Virat Kohli’s tally of 319 in the 2014 edition is the highest any batsman has scored in a single edition of the T20 World Cup tournament. You can find out here the list of highest scorers in a single edition of the tournament.
So who has scored the maximum runs every year?
Who has ended up as the bearers of the tag “Most Runs in T20 World Cup each year”?
Find out the list below!
| YEARS | PLAYERS | RUNS | INNINGS | AVERAGE | STRIKE RATE | HIGH SCORE | 50s/100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Matthew Hayden (AUS) | 265 | 6 | 88.33 | 144.80 | 73* | 4/0 |
| 2009 | Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL) | 317 | 7 | 52.83 | 144.74 | 96* | 3/0 |
| 2010 | Mahela Jayawardene (SL) | 302 | 6 | 60.40 | 159.78 | 100 | 2/1 |
| 2012 | Shane Watson (AUS) | 249 | 6 | 49.80 | 150.00 | 72 | 3/0 |
| 2014 | Virat Kohli (IND) | 319 | 6 | 106.33 | 129.14 | 77 | 4/0 |
| 2016 | Tamim Iqbal (BAN) | 295 | 6 | 73.75 | 142.51 | 103* | 1/1 |
| 2021 | Babar Azam (PAK) | 303 | 6 | 60.60 | 126.25 | 70 | 4/0 |
| 2022 | Virat Kohli (IND) | 296 | 6 | 98.66 | 136.40 | 82* | 4/0 |
| 2024 | Rahmanullah Gurbaz (AFG) | 281 | 8 | 35.12 | 124.33 | 80 | 3/0 |
Stats Insights
Virat’s 319 in 2014 was scored at an average of 106.33. He also scored at an average of 136.50 in 2016, when he scored 273 runs in 5 innings. This is the best batting average for any batsman in a tournament.
Mahela Jayawardene’s strike rate during his magic year of 2010 was 159.78. Highest in the above table! In fact, it is the highest strike rate for any batsman with 200+ runs in a tournament.
