Babar Azam Surpasses Virat Kohli’s Record To Become Leading T20I Run-Scorer

On Thursday, Babar Azam achieved the milestone of becoming the leading T20I run-scorer with 4067 runs in his 113 innings, leaving behind legendary Virat Kohli at 4038 runs in 110 innings. 

Trailing behind these two is Indian skipper Rohit Sharma with 4026 runs in his 144 innings. 

The only silver lining in the USA vs PAK match was the Pakistani skipper’s new record because the rest of the match was definitely a horror story. 

Debutant USA thrashed the so-called experienced Pakistan team in what was the latter’s first match of the T20 World Cup 2024. 

The match that should have ended long ago from the Pakistan side ended up having a Super Over which was brilliantly won by the USA. 

Skipper Babar Azam’s 44 off 43 balls and all-rounder Shadab Khan’s 40 off 25 were the saving grace of the collapsing PAK batting lineup. 

Despite becoming the leading T20I run-scorer, Babar’s innings could not save his team from a disastrous loss. 

The top 3 leading run-scorers in T20Is, Babar, Virat, and Rohit, will step into the same ground in what is going to be the biggest and the most thrilling ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 match. 

Will Babar be able to maintain his first spot in the list of leading T20I run-scorers or will Virat take his spot back with another brilliant innings? 

Most runs in Men’s T20I history

Here’s a list of leading run-scorers in T20I history: 

1	Babar Azam (Pakistan)	4067
2	Virat Kohli (India)	4038
3	Rohit Sharma (India)	4026
4	Paul Sterling (Ireland)	3591
5	Martin Guptill (New Zealand)	3531

Despite handing in his official retirement from international cricket, Guptill still holds the 5th spot in the list of leading T20I run scorers. 

The IND vs PAK match will be an interesting battle between Babar, Virat, and Rohit to score the highest number of runs. Let’s see if this list of run-scorers will see a change or will it stay as it is.