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T20 World Cup: The top 5 most successful batsmen in history

By Rohit - October 21, 2021 - Last updated on Dec 04, 2021 11:20 AM T20 World Cup: The top 5 most successful batsmen in history

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One of the best batsmen to have ever performed the sport, Sri Lankan legend Mahela Jayawardene owns the top spot in the case of batsmen scoring closely on the T20 World Cup.

One of the best batsmen to have ever performed the sport, Sri Lankan legend Mahela Jayawardene owns the top spot in the case of batsmen scoring closely on the T20 World Cup.

The fashionable top-order batsman accrued runs at a median of over 39 that included 6 half-centuries and one century. The solely T20 World Cup century that Mahela scored was towards Zimbabwe within the 2010 version,

when he smoked 100 off simply 64 balls. The veteran Lankan batsman scored his runs at a brisk tempo total on the T20 WC as nicely – at a strike price of 134.74. Overall he smashed 111 fours and 25 sixes within the competitors — typically offering he groups with stable begins as a top-order batsman.Chris Gayle (West Indies – 28 matches | 920 runs)

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Swashbuckling opener Chris Gayle turned 42 final months, however, the T20 icon and one of the most damaging gamers on the planet within the shortest format are much from being finished. Just 97 runs quick of turning into the best run-scorer of all time within the T20 World Cup, Gayle will likely be representing West Indies for the seventh time on the T20 carnival this time, having performed all different earlier editions of the match.

With a complete of 920 runs within the competitors thus far, the fashionable Jamaican presently sits second on the record of most run-getters on the T20 WC. The sole batsman to have scored 2 T20 World Cup a whole lot, Gayle has been an absolute run-machine for the West Indies within the marquee competitors.

With a median of 40 and a strike price of over 146, Gayle has proven no mercy to the opposition bowlers version after version. 60 sixes within the competitors — virtually the double of second-positioned Yuvraj Singh (33) on the most sixes record within the match — Gayle has proven what brute power and unimaginable timing carry to the desk within the shortest format. Gayle has performed 28 T20 World Cup matches total between 2007 and 2016.

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One of the most spectacular top-order batsmen within the fashionable period, Tillakaratne Dilshan modified how T20s have been performed throughout his run within the worldwide environment. His well-known Dil-Scoop and different out-of-the-field photographs of scoring runs made him one of the most unorthodox but successful batsmen within the format.

Over the years, the Sri Lankan legend performed a pivotal function in cementing his nation’s legacy on the T20 World Cup. With a complete of 897 runs in 35 video games, Dilshan completed because the second-highest run-scorer for his nation (thus far) on the T20 World Cup total. Although Dilshan didn’t have a ton to his title on the World Cup between 2007 and 2016, his 6 half-centuries typically gave Sri Lanka a stable platform to lift huge totals and chase targets towards the opposition.

Dilshan’s finest rating of 96 not out was scored within the semi-remaining towards West Indies within the 2009 version. Known for offering terrific begins, Dilshan batted with a strike price of over 124 and has 101 fours and 20 sixes to his title on the T20 World Cup.Virat Kohli (India – 16 matches | 777 runs)


Virat Kohli is likely to be captaining Team India for the final time on the T20 World Cup, however, Virat as a batsman is much from finished on the T20 cricket carnival stage. Aged 32, Virat nonetheless may need a minimum of 2-3 World Cups left in him and his success thus far has been past creativeness. A common of over 86 speaks volumes of how the fashionable-day legend has approached the competitors.

Between the 2012 and 2016 editions, Virat has performed a complete of 16 matches within the competitors and has a whopping 777 runs to his title. Although Virat has no ton on this match, his 9 half-centuries and a strike price of over 133 make him one of the most damaging batsmen to have ever performed the match.

His highest rating of 89 not out that was scored within the semi-remaining towards the West Indies within the final version was in a dropping trigger, however was a terrific knock. Playing his final T20 World Cup as India skipper, Virat will likely be undoubtedly eyeing a title and for that to occur, the captain may even contribute with the bat. Currently positioned fourth on the record of top run-getters within the competitors, if Virat clicks, he may even have a giant likelihood of shifting up the record.

AB de Villiers (South Africa – 30 matches | 717 runs)

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AB de Villiers is likely to be finished with worldwide cricket, however, Mr. 360 continues to impress together with his swashbuckling performances in T20 leagues all over the world. One of the most feared T20 batsmen, de Villiers was a category aside when it got here to perform on the T20 World Cup. Although South Africa should not have a title to their title within the competitors, de Villiers, throughout his reign remodeled T20 batting. The dynamic Proteas legend amassed 717 runs in 30 matches between the 2007 and 2016 editions of the T20 World Cup. With a strike price of over 143, de Villiers fully ripped aside the opposition bowling line-up. De Villiers did not handle to attain a century on the World Cup, however, his 5 fifties and the highest rating of 79 not out gave the audiences and the followers a number of moments to cherish. During his run on the T20 World Cup for South Africa, de Villiers smacked a complete of 51 fours and 30 maximums. De Villiers presently sits on the fifth spot on the record of batsmen with the most runs on the T20 World Cup.

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