Highest run scorer in T20 World Cup 2024 - Updated list of top batsmen with most runs at ICC T20 tournament

Mohit Khakhar

Highest run scorer in T20 World Cup 2024 - Updated list of top batsmen with most runs at ICC T20 tournament image

The T20 World Cup 2024 began on June 1 with USA and Canada competing in the opening showdown. This edition of the T20 World Cup is the most expansive ever as 20 teams are competing for the crown.

Is it also the first ICC World Cup to be held in the United States of America. England are defending their crown, whereas the likes of Australia, India, Pakistan, among others, would aim to add to their respective trophy cabinets.

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India have plenty of firepower up their ranks, in the form of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. The ODI World Cup-winners Australia have Travis Head and David Warner, while Pakistan's batting will be led by Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan. 

England's batting responsibilities will be shared by Jos Buttler and Jonny Bairstow, while the Blackcaps New Zealand will be bolstered by the return of the injured Devon Conway, alongside skipper Kane Williamson.

Here we will round up all the leading run scorers as the tournament progresses.

Highest run scorer in T20 World Cup 2024

No.PlayerTeamRunsMatchesBatting AverageHighest Score100s/50s
1Rahmanullah GurbazAfghanistan281835.12800/3
2Rohit SharmaIndia257836.71920/3
2Travis HeadAustralia255742.50760/2
5Quinton De KockSouth Africa243927.00740/2
4Ibrahim ZadranAfghanistan231828.87700/2

Highest run scorers and best batsmen in T20 World Cup history

The list of previous top run scorers at ICC T20 World Cups is an illustrious one.

YearPlayerTeamRuns
2007Matthew HaydenAustralia265
2009Tillakarantne DilshanSri Lanka317
2010Mahela JayawardaneSri Lanka302
2012Shane WatsonAustralia249
2014Virat KohliIndia319
2016Tamim IqbalBangladesh295
2021Babar AzamPakistan303
2022Virat KohliIndia296

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Mohit Khakhar is a content producer for The Sporting News India.