T20 cricket has opened up vistas for players with special skills. A format with high rewards for unabated aggression up the batting order, T20 is a boon for players like New Zealand's Brendon 'Baz' McCullum.
He currently is the leading run-scorer in T20 Internationals, with 1245 runs in 42 innings.
The top 10 scorers:
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Top 10 Run Scorers in T20I |
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|
No |
Player |
Team |
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Avg |
C |
F |
Z |
|
1 |
BB McCullum |
NZl |
42 |
42 |
8 |
1245 |
116* |
36.61 |
1 |
8 |
1 |
|
2 |
KP Pietersen |
Eng |
32 |
32 |
4 |
1011 |
79 |
36.10 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
|
3 |
GC Smith |
RSA |
33 |
33 |
2 |
982 |
89* |
31.67 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
|
4 |
DPMD Jayawardene |
Srl |
35 |
35 |
5 |
953 |
100 |
31.76 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
|
5 |
KC Sangakkara |
Srl |
32 |
31 |
4 |
874 |
78 |
32.37 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
|
6 |
TM Dilshan |
Srl |
34 |
33 |
6 |
866 |
104* |
32.07 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
|
7 |
DA Warner |
Aus |
29 |
29 |
0 |
775 |
89 |
26.72 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
|
8 |
JP Duminy |
RSA |
32 |
31 |
8 |
715 |
96* |
31.08 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
|
9 |
Kamran Akmal |
Pak |
38 |
33 |
3 |
704 |
73 |
23.46 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
|
10 |
Shahid Afridi |
Pak |
43 |
41 |
3 |
683 |
54* |
17.97 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
In the recent series against Zimbabwe, McCullum hit 12 sixes in two innings (six each) and became the first batsman to 50 sixes in T20 Internationals.
He has left Yuvraj Singh behind at a distant second.
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Top 10 Six Hitters in T20I |
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No |
Player |
Team |
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Avg |
6s |
|
1 |
BB McCullum |
NZl |
42 |
42 |
8 |
1245 |
116* |
36.61 |
51 |
|
2 |
Yuvraj Singh |
Ind |
23 |
22 |
4 |
567 |
70 |
31.50 |
38 |
|
3 |
CL White |
Aus |
29 |
28 |
8 |
632 |
85* |
31.60 |
36 |
|
4 |
CH Gayle |
Win |
20 |
20 |
1 |
617 |
117 |
32.47 |
34 |
|
5 |
SR Watson |
Aua |
25 |
24 |
2 |
574 |
81 |
26.09 |
34 |
|
6 |
DA Warner |
Aus |
29 |
29 |
0 |
775 |
89 |
26.72 |
33 |
|
7 |
LRPL Taylor |
NZl |
39 |
35 |
4 |
667 |
63 |
21.51 |
31 |
|
8 |
DJ Hussey |
Aus |
32 |
30 |
3 |
667 |
88* |
24.70 |
29 |
|
9 |
JA Morkel |
RSA |
31 |
25 |
6 |
443 |
43 |
23.31 |
29 |
|
10 |
KP Pietersen |
Eng |
32 |
32 |
4 |
1011 |
79 |
36.10 |
27 |
