In cricket’s world, the T20 World Cup has now become a top event of the game’s shortest format. In this regard, as we get closer to the ninth edition of this tournament let us take a moment to look at those who have cracked many runs and batted with the highest strike rates that left indelible marks in the contest.
Virat Kohli finishes first in terms of most run-scorer in T20 World Cup. With 1141 runs over five editions, Kohli has always shown match winning performance under immense pressure, making him one of the best batsmen in T20 cricket. This is further exemplified by his record of 319 runs in 2014 edition and an impressive tally of 296 runs in 2016.
Mahela Jayawardene on the other hand, comes second with an aggregate score card of 1016 shouldered a great role towards Sri Lanka becoming victorious. He was their rock during five editions.
Chris Gayle is ranked third with 965 runs in all his matches having established himself as one of the most destructive and entertaining hitters ever witnessed in world cricket. The West Indian player has since then been adored by fans specifically after he played a huge part during their maiden title win back in 2012.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma has scored heavily for India in T20 World Cups registering a total score of 963 from his bat which comprises 91 fours; all these have come at an average strike rate of 127.88. Rohit Sharma had been instrumental with regards to India’s success at different editions through scoring big runs while providing stability at top order.
The leading run getter for the year was Tillakaratne Dilshan who managed to make amassed three hundred and seventeen runs from seven matches he played. His aggressive style batting ability to provide quick starts upfront made him an important cog for Sri Lankan teams line-up across six editions; hence racking up 897 runs.
Jos Buttler of England tops the list of the highest strike rates in T20 World Cup with an impressive figure of 144.48 which is a reflection on his dynamic and destructive batting; this has earned him to score 799 runs in 27 games. The bowlers’ most feared provision.
AB de Villiers, retired South African legend, boasts a staggering career strike rate of143.40 which is indicative of his ability to score rapidly and decisively. He was one of the most feared batsmen in the tournament with 717 runs from just twenty-nine innings that included fifty-one boundaries and thirty sixes.
The only player to have scored two hundreds in an event both of which were match winning efforts is Chris Gayle whose fearlessness leads to a mind blowing rate of 142.75 during the T20 World Cups.No other Jamaican ever backed himself so much against any bowler than he did here.
Mahela Jayawardene’s impressive average (39.07) coupled with a strike rate (134.74) indicates that he can maintain consistency while scoring quickly making him a vital asset for his team Sri Lanka
In T20 World Cups David Warner has helped Australia tremendously by being aggressive when he bats for them thereby giving him an average overall score rate of 133.22. Due to his hard-hitting approach, he has been among the most thrilling yet efficient batters at various versions in this contest.
