T20 cricket in 2021 belonged to Mohammad Rizwan. The Pakistani batsman made a mighty 1326 runs in T20 internationals, becoming the first batsman to score 1000+ T20I runs in a calendar year. He played a major role in his team’s success in the 2021 T20 World Cup. Pakistan lost the semi-final game against Pakistan, in which Rizwan ended up as his team’s high scorer. He was the third-highest run-scorer in the tournament by adding 281 to his team’s runs at an average above 70.
The success continued in 2022 too, where Rizwan played a big role in his team’s Asia Cup campaign, in which they finished as runners-up.
Earlier in his career, he had a tough two years in 2015 and 2016, averaging less than 20 in the 7 innings. He returned strong in 2019 after multiple strong displays in the domestic circuit. Since then, he has replaced the former captain Sarfaraz Khan as the side’s wicketkeeper and became the first-choice opener in all three formats.
This article will show light on Mohammad Rizwan’s year-by-year batting performances in T20I cricket.
Mohammad Rizwan T20I Runs Year-wise
| YEAR | RUNS | INNINGS | AVERAGE | STRIKE RATE | BEST SCORE | 50s/100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 102 | 6 | 20.40 | 97.14 | 33* | 0/0 |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | 4.00 | 100.00 | 4 | 0/0 |
| 2019 | 74 | 6 | 14.80 | 98.66 | 31 | 0/0 |
| 2020 | 133 | 5 | 44.33 | 127.88 | 89 | 1/0 |
| 2021 | 1326 | 26 | 73.66 | 134.89 | 104* | 12/1 |
| 2022 | 981 | 24 | 46.71 | 123.24 | 88* | 10/0 |
| 2023 | 162 | 4 | 54.00 | 139.65 | 98* | 2/0 |
| 2024 | 617 | 20 | 41.13 | 117.30 | 90* | 5/0 |
| OVERALL | 3414 | 93 | 47.41 | 125.37 | 104* | 30/1 |
Key Stats
Rizwan’s 2021 supremacy included 13 50+ scores, the highest by any cricketer in a calendar year. Check the top ten here.
His only T20I century came in the same year against South Africa in Lahore. He was also named the Player of the Match for the match-winning performance in that game.
The Pakistani opener has been extremely consistent, averaging well above 50 in the last two years, which is considered a magical number in the shortest format.
His partnerships with his captain Babar Azam are the big favourites among the Pakistani crowd, as the pair enjoys multiple entries in the highest opening partnership in T20 World Cup games.
