The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup started in 2007 and since then six editions of the tournament have gone by, and it is India’s Virat Kohli who tops the tally of batters to have scored the most runs in T20 World Cup history so far. Kohli has scored 1141 runs in 27 matches at an average of 81.50, which also includes 14 fifties at a strike-rate over 130. His highest score in the tournament is 89 not out, which he scored in the 2016 edition of the T20 World Cup. Take a look at the list of batters with most runs in T20 World Cup.
Most runs in T20 World Cup
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
| V Kohli (IND) | 2012-2022 | 27 | 25 | 11 | 1141 | 89* | 81.50 | 869 | 131.30 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 103 | 28 |
| DPMD Jayawardene (SL) | 2007-2014 | 31 | 31 | 5 | 1016 | 100 | 39.07 | 754 | 134.74 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 111 | 25 |
| CH Gayle (WI) | 2007-2021 | 33 | 31 | 3 | 965 | 117 | 34.46 | 676 | 142.75 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 78 | 63 |
| RG Sharma (IND) | 2007-2022 | 39 | 36 | 8 | 963 | 79* | 34.39 | 753 | 127.88 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 91 | 35 |
| TM Dilshan (SL) | 2007-2016 | 35 | 34 | 5 | 897 | 96* | 30.93 | 723 | 124.06 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 101 | 20 |
Most runs in T20 World Cup history
Virat Kohli
As stated above, Virat Kohli tops the tally of batters to have scored the most runs in T20 World Cup history so far. Kohli has scored 1141 runs in 27 matches at an average of 81.50, which also includes 14 fifties at a strike-rate over 130. His highest score in the tournament is 89 not out, which he scored in the 2016 edition of the T20 World Cup.
Mahela Jayawardene
The former Sri Lanka captain has scored 1,016 runs in 31 matches at an average of 39.07 and a strike rate of 134.74. Jayawardene was also the highest run-getter in the 2010 T20 World Cup.
Chris Gayle
West Indian opener, Chris Gayle, occupies the third spot. Gayle has showcased his batting prowess by accumulating 965 runs in 33 matches, maintaining an average of 34.46 and an impressive strike rate of 142.75.
