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Most runs in T20 cricket: Virat Kohli is closing in on Chris Gayle at the top. (BCCI)Most Runs in T20 Cricket History: Since the rapid expansion of the Twenty20 cricket format from the mid-2000s, a host of international batters have emerged as the format’s superheroes, plundering runs for their national teams as well as franchise leagues across the globe. West Indies superstar continues to remain as the benchmark for the format, having smashed a whopping 22 centuries and 1056 sixes in T20 cricket. With 14,562 runs in 463 matches across 17 years, Gayle remains the leading run-getter in the format.
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India’s Virat Kohli could soon close in on Gayle as he became only the fifth batter to reach 13,000 runs during the ongoing IPL 2025 season. Kohli also leads the charts among Indian batters in terms of centuries, smashing nine in his career, eight of which have come in the IPL. Kohli had previously gone past the 10,000-run mark T20 milestone during the 2021 IPL, reaching the feat in 299 innings as the third-quickest batter after Babar Azam and Gayle.
Over 8000 of Kohli’s T20 runs have come in the IPL, where the Royal Challengers Bengaluru star continues to top the batting charts.
Most T20 runs in history
| Player | Span | Mat | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100 | 50 |
| Chris Gayle | 2005-2022 | 463 | 14562 | 175* | 36.22 | 144.75 | 22 | 88 |
| Alex Hales | 2009-2025 | 494 | 13610 | 119* | 30.04 | 145.28 | 7 | 85 |
| Shoaib Malik | 2005-2025 | 555 | 13557 | 95* | 36.05 | 127.29 | 0 | 83 |
| Kieron Pollard | 2006-2025 | 695 | 13537 | 104 | 31.33 | 150.19 | 1 | 61 |
| Virat Kohli | 2007-2025 | 401 | 13014* | 122* | 41.57 | 134.28 | 9 | 98 |
| David Warner | 2007-2025 | 399 | 12913 | 135* | 37 | 140.23 | 8 | 108 |
| Jos Buttler | 2009-2025 | 436 | 12206 | 124 | 34.97 | 145.27 | 8 | 85 |
| Rohit Sharma | 2007-2025 | 451 | 11851 | 121* | 30.7 | 134.7 | 8 | 78 |
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