In the illustrious history of the T20 World Cup, there have been a lot of cricketers who managed to showcase their talent, skill, and ability to the maximum, making a huge name for themselves in the cricketing world. Since the T20I format is devised for maximizing the scoring rate with a certain level of consistency, the batters have been the dominating factor in the T20 World Cup over the years.
In the article, SportsTiger looks at the five highest run-getters in the history of the T20 World Cup. (Records till June 8)
5. David Warner (901 runs)
David Warner made his T20 World Cup debut 15 years ago, and since then, he has been a part of every Australian campaign in the tournament, mostly walking out to open the innings. The winner of the T20 World Cup in 2021 has scored 901 runs in 36 innings at an average of 26.50 and a strike-rate of 134.07 with seven fifties, delivering impactful performances on a regular basis for Australia.