Highest Run Scorers in India vs Pakistan T20Is

By Ravi - Sep 12, 2025 12:20 PM
Last updated on Sep 12, 2025 12:20 PM

The excitement of the Asia Cup has begun, in which the Indian team defeated UAE by 9 wickets in its first match. Now the Indian team's next match is going to be against Pakistan on 14 September. The Asia Cup is being played in T20 format and Team India has shown in its very first match what level of cricket it is going to play. Before the start of this high-voltage match, find out here who are the highest run scorers in India-Pakistan T20 matches.

So far in the history of T20 cricket, India and Pakistan have faced each other 13 times, out of which the Indian team has won 10 times and Pakistan has won only 3 times. Since September 2022, Pakistan has never been able to beat India in any T20 match.

Most runs in India vs Pakistan T20 matches

1. Virat Kohli - 492 Runs
2. Mohammad Rizwan - 228 Runs
3. Shoaib Malik - 164 Runs
4. Mohammad Hafeez - 156 Runs
5. Yuvraj Singh - 155 Runs

1. Virat Kohli (India)

Virat Kohli is the highest run-scorer in the history of India-Pakistan T20I matches. He scored 492 runs in 11 matches at an impressive average of 70.28. His innings include 5 half-centuries, many of which have been match-winning. Virat Kohli played a brilliant innings of 82 runs in 53 balls against Pakistan in the 2022 T20 World Cup. This is one of the most memorable innings in the history of T20 cricket. In this match, India got a target of 160 runs and at one point 4 wickets had fallen for 31 runs. After this, Kohli along with Hardik Pandya took charge of the innings and gave India victory by hitting big shots in the last overs.

2. Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan)

Pakistan batsman Mohammad Rizwan is the highest run-scorer in T20s against India. He has scored 228 runs in 5 matches at an impressive average of 57. Rizwan has consistently scored good runs against India. In the 2021 T20 World Cup, he scored an unbeaten 79 against India to give Pakistan a historic 10-wicket win. This was the first time Pakistan defeated India in the World Cup. In this match, he and Babar Azam shared a 152-run partnership. After this, in the 2022 Asia Cup too, Rizwan played another important half-century of 71 runs against India.

3. Shoaib Malik (Pakistan)

Pakistan's experienced all-rounder Shoaib Malik is also included in the list of highest run scorers in India-Pakistan T20 matches. He has scored 164 runs in 9 matches against India, which includes a half-century. His average is 27.3 and strike rate is 103.79.

One of Shoaib Malik's most memorable innings was played in Bengaluru in 2012, where he scored an unbeaten 57 off 50 balls to guide Pakistan to victory. This is his only half-century in T20 matches against India. In this match, India batted first and scored 133 runs, in response to which Pakistan's team was struggling after losing 3 wickets early. In such a situation, Malik along with Mohammad Hafeez made an important partnership and led the team to victory.

4. Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan)

Former Pakistan captain and all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez is among the highest run-scorers in T20 matches against India. He has scored 156 runs in 8 matches, including 1 half-century. Hafeez, popularly known as 'Professor', has made important contributions against India many times with both his batting and bowling. His biggest innings was of 43 runs played in Pakistan in 2012, in which he played an important role in leading the team to victory.

5. Yuvraj Singh (India)

India's Yuvraj Singh, who has won many matches for India with his explosive batting. He is among the highest run-scorers in T20 matches between India and Pakistan. Yuvraj Singh has scored 155 runs in 8 matches. His strike rate has been 133.62, which shows his explosive game. Yuvraj's most memorable innings was against Pakistan in the 2012 T20 World Cup, when he scored an unbeaten 28 runs in 19 balls. He not only led the team to victory, but he also hit a six in this innings, which was very important at that time.

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