5 Batsmen With Most Runs In First 27 T20I Innings

T20I cricket is the shortest format of cricket. Being quick and less time-consuming, T20I matches have become an entertaining and thrilling form of cricket to watch out for. In T20Is, batsmen have to score runs at a faster speed since there are only 20 overs for each side to play in one T20I inning. Hence, the T20I format has witnessed numerous quickfire knocks by many batsmen in the past.

There are few batsmen who were in an astonishing form since the start of their T20I career. They piled up a lot of runs in their initial T20I innings and gained the limelight of cricket fans around the world. Their blockbuster knocks with the bat in the initial T20I game also helped them to emerge as a run-machine in the shortest format. Here we take a glance at the 5 batsmen with the most runs in the first 27 T20I innings.

5 Batsmen With Most Runs In First 27 T20I Innings

KL Rahul- 922

KL Rahul takes the 5th spot in this list. The Indian cricketer made his T20I debut in July 2016 against Zimbabwe. After playing 27 T20I innings, the right-handed batsman had smashed 922 runs at an average of 41.90. KL Rahul smashed an unbeaten century of 110 runs in his 4th T20I game.

After playing 27 innings, the wicket-keeper batsman had also smacked 2 centuries and 5 fifties in his career. So far, the 29-year-old cricketer has scored 1157 runs in 45 innings at an average of 39.92 with 2 hundreds and 12 fifties.

Aaron Finch- 931

Australia’s Aaron Finch takes 4th place in this list as he had scored 931 runs in his first 27 T20I innings. The Australian limited-overs skipper had an average of 38.79 post 27 T20I games in international cricket and also smashed 1 century and 6 half-centuries. Finch gained worldwide attention after hitting a 156-run knock in his 7th T20I match against England in August 2013.

Since his debut in January 2011, Finch has played 71 T20I matches so far. The right-handed batsman has accumulated 2346 runs at an average of 38.45. Finch has also smashed 2 tons and 14 half-centuries so far.

Virat Kohli-1015

Indian cricketer Virat Kohli is the third player in this list. After playing his 27 T20I innings, the Indian skipper had scored 1015 runs at an average of 46.13. The right-handed batsman had also smashed 9 fifties till his 27th T20I game. The 32-year made his T20I debut in June 2010 in a match against Zimbabwe and has so far played 90 games.

In 84 innings, he has scored 3159 runs at an average of 52.65 and is also the leading run-scorer in the T20 internationals. Kohli has hit 28 fifties in his career so far and is yet to smash a century.

Babar Azam-1069

Babar Azam gets the 2^nd spot in this list. The Pakistan skipper had scored 1069 runs in his first 27 T20I innings at an average of 53.45. The right-handed batsman smashed a half-century in his 2nd T20I match against West Indies. Till his 27 T20I games, Azam had smacked 8 fifties. Overall, the 26-year-old cricketer has played 54 T20I matches.

He made his debut in September 2016 in a match against England. In 52 innings so far, Azam has piled up 2035 runs at an average of 47.32. He has also smacked 1 century in T20Is and scored 18 half-centuries too.

Dawid Malan-1090

Dawid Malan tops this list. The England cricketer has surpassed every batsman in this list after piling up 1090 in 27 T20I innings. The left-handed batsman has only batted in 27 T20I games so far and boasts an average of 47.39. The 32-year-old made his T20I debut in June 2017 in a match against South Africa.

Malan gained the limelight with a spectacular 78-run knock in his debut game. He also holds the top spot in ICC rankings for T20I batsmen at present. So far, Malan has smacked 1 century and 11 half-centuries in T20Is.