Mahela Jayawardene, a former captain of Sri Lanka, owns the record for the most runs scored in a T20 World Cup match. In five T20 World Cups that were contested between 2007 and 2014, this former player scored 1016 runs. The only participant in this competition with more than 1000 runs to his credit is Jayawardene. He is followed in this list by the names of Universe Boss Chris Gayle and Tillakaratne Dilshan. Big shock to Sri Lanka as star fast bowler is ruled out of the T20 World Cup in 2022. Gayle has scored 965 runs in the T20 World Cup, compared to Dilshan's 897 runs.
The T20 World Cup batsmen with the highest runs scored are listed here. Rohit, who participated in the first T20 World Cup in 2007, is ranked fourth on this list with 847 runs scored in 33 games. Kohli, who participated in the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2012, is only two runs behind Rohit at the moment. In just 21 matches, Kohli has amassed 845 runs at an average of 76.81 and is currently ranked fifth. Both of these athletes stand a strong possibility of topping Mahela Jayawardene's all-time ranking this year.
Mahela Jayawardene, a former captain of Sri Lanka, owns the record for the most runs scored in a T20 World Cup match. In five T20 World Cups that were contested between 2007 and 2014, this former player scored 1016 runs. The only participant in this competition with more than 1000 runs to his credit is Jayawardene. He is followed in this list by the names of Universe Boss Chris Gayle and Tillakaratne Dilshan.
Gayle has scored 965 runs in the T20 World Cup, compared to Dilshan's 897 runs. The records of these two players should be easily broken by Kohli and Rohit, although Jayawardene's record will require a little more effort.