The high paced T20 cricket has made the game popular. From the highest score of 172 by Aaron Finch to a century of just 35 balls from Rohit and Miller, batting has always been the central point of talking in T20 cricket. So, in this article, we will talk about 'Top 10 Batters with most runs scored in a calendar year in T20I'.
1. Mohammad Rizwan
Rizwan is the Pakistan wicket-keeper batsman who has the highest number of scored runs in a T20 International during an entire year. In 2021, Rizwan managed to score 1326 runs and maintained an average of 73.66. Against South Africa alone, he smacked 104 runs as his largest score that year. He also had 12 half-centuries.
2. Suryakumar Yadav
Indian batsman Suryakumar Yadav scored 1164 runs at an average of 46.56, with a strike rate of 187.43 in the year 2022 in T20 International. Suryakumar Yadav played 21 T20 International in 2022, smacking two tons and nine half-centuries. He also scored his highest individual score in T20 Internationals of 117 in the same year against England.
3. Mohammad Rizwan
Pakistani wicket-keeper batsman Mohammad Rizwan scored 996 runs at an average of 45.27, with a strike rate of 122.96 in the year 2022 in T20 International. Rizwan played 25 T20 International in 2022, smacking ten half-centuries. His highest individual score in the 2022 T20 Internationals of 88 came against England at Karachi.
4. Babar Azam
Pakistani batsman Babar Azam scored 939 runs at an average of 37.56, with a strike rate of 127.58 in the year 2021 in T20 International. Babar played 29 T20 International in 2021, smacking a ton and nine half-centuries. He also scored his highest individual score in T20 Internationals of 122 in the same year against South Africa.
5. Virat Kohli
Indian batsman Virat Kohli scored 781 runs at an average of 55.78, with a strike rate of 138.23 in the year 2022 in T20 International. Kohli played 20 T20 International in 2021, smacking a ton and eight half-centuries. He also scored his highest individual score in T20 Internationals of 122 in the same year against Afghanistan.
6. Paul Stirling
Irish batsman Paul Stirling scored 748 runs at an average of 41.55, with a strike rate of 140.60 in the year 2019 in T20 International. Stirling played 20 T20 International in 2019, smacking eight half-centuries. His highest individual score in 2019 in T20 International of 91 came against Afghanistan in India.
7. Babar Azam
Pakistani batsman Babar Azam scored 735 runs at an average of 31.95, with a strike rate of 123.32 in the year 2022 in T20 International. Babar played 26 T20 International in 2022, smacking a ton and five half-centuries. His highest individual score in 2022 in T20 International of 110 came against Ireland at Karachi.
8. Sikandar Raza
Zimbabwean all-rounder Sikandar Raza scored 735 runs at an average of 35.00, with a strike rate of 150.92 in the year 2022 in T20 International. Sikandar Raza played 24 T20 International in 2022, smacking five half-centuries. He also scored his highest individual score in T20 Internationals of 87 in the same year against Singapore.
9. Kevin O’Brien
Irish all-rounder Kevin O'Brien scored 729 runs at an average of 31.69, with a strike rate of 155.43in the year 2019 in T20 International. Kevin O'Brien played 23 T20 International in 2019, smacking a ton and three half-centuries. He also scored his highest individual score in T20 Internationals of 124 in the same year against Hong Kong.
10. Glenn Philips
New Zealand batsman Glenn Philips scored 716 runs at an average of 44.75, with a strike rate of 156.33in the year 2022 in T20 International. Kevin O'Brien played 21 T20 International in 2022, smacking a ton and six half-centuries. His highest individual score in 2022 in T20 Internationals of 104 came against Sri Lanka.
