Batsmen With Most T20 Runs In A Calendar Year
Published - 09 Jun 2021, 10:56 AM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:47 AM
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T20 is perhaps the most entertaining format of cricket. The rising craze of fans towards Twenty20 cricket over the years has led to the establishment of many T-20 domestic leagues. T20 matches are a quick and shorter version of the game of cricket, with just 20 overs of play in both innings. As a result, the matches witness quickfire batting knocks on many occasions.
In T20 cricket, batsmen require to score runs at a high strike rate. There are only 20 overs and every team tries to score maximum runs while batting. Since Twenty20 matches have fewer overs as compared to ODIs and Tests, batsmen have very fewer balls to score runs.
However, there are still few batsmen who have shown a consistent batting performance in the shortest format of the game in the past. Here we talk about 4 batsmen with the most T20 runs in a calendar year.
Batsmen With Most T20 Runs In A Calendar Year
4. AB de Villiers- 1580 Runs (2019)
AB de Villiers is the 4th batsman in this list. The former South African cricketer scored 1580 runs in 2019. The right-handed batsman retired from international cricket in 2018 but is still active in franchise T20 leagues. In 2019, the wicket-keeper batsman made the record of the 4th most runs in a calendar year.
He scored 1580 runs in 43 innings at an average of 52.66 and a brilliant strike rate of 156+. He smashed 1 century and 14 half-centuries in T20 cricket during the 2019 calendar year. He also smashed 79 sixes and 115 fours.
In 2019, Villiers played matches for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL, Lahore Qalandars in Pakistan Super League, Rangpur Riders in Bangladesh Premier League, Tshwane Spartans in Mzansi Super League, and Middlesex County of England.
3. Babar Azam- 1607 Runs (2019)
Babar Azam is 3rd player on this list. The Pakistan skipper scored 1607 runs in 2019 while playing 39 innings. He had a strike rate of 139+ and an average of 45.91. He smashed 3 hundreds and 12 fifties during the calendar year. He hit 168 boundaries and 35 sixes too.
In 2019, the right-handed batsman played T20 matches for the Pakistan national team, Central Punjab (Domestic team of Pakistan), Somerset (a domestic team of England), and Karachi Kings in the Pakistan Super League.
2. Virat Kohli- 1614 Runs (2016)
Virat Kohli holds the record for 2nd most T20 runs in a calendar year. The Indian skipper scored 1614 runs in 2016. The right-handed batsman played 31 matches during the year and scored 1614 runs in 29 innings.
He had a spectacular average of 89.66 and a strike rate of 147+ during the year. He smashed 4 centuries and 14 half-centuries during 2016. Kohli also smashed 47 sixes and 153 boundaries. During the calendar year 2016. Kohli played matches for India national team and Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL.
1. Chris Gayle- 1665 Runs (2015)
Chris Gayle holds the record for most runs in a calendar year by a batsman in T20 cricket. The West Indies cricketer scored 1665 runs in 2015 in 36 innings. He batted an average of 59.46 and a strike rate of 164+.
The left-handed batsman also smashed 3 centuries and 10 half-centuries during the year. He also smashed 135 sixes and 123 boundaries in Twenty20 cricket in 2016.
During 2016, Chris Gayle played matches for the West Indies national team, Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL, Barisal Bulls in Bangladesh Premier League, Jamaica Tallawahs in Caribbean Premier League, Melbourne Renegades in Big Bash League, and English county Somerset.
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