T20 World Cup leaderboard
ICC Men's T20 World Cup — All-time Most Runs
V Kohli leads T20 World Cup all-time most runs with 1,083. Most runs scored across all 9 editions of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup (2007–2024). Source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0.
All time (T20 WC 2013/14–2025/26)
| # | Player | Runs | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V Kohliindia | 1,083 | |
| 2 | JC Buttlerengland | 1,036 | |
| 3 | RG Sharmaindia | 753 | |
| 4 | Q de Kocksouth-africa | 725 | |
| 5 | P Nissankasri-lanka | 686 | |
| 6 | SA Yadavindia | 669 | |
| 7 | AK Markramsouth-africa | 642 | |
| 8 | KS Williamsonnew-zealand | 642 | |
| 9 | DA Warneraustralia | 612 | |
| 10 | Shakib Al Hasanbangladesh | 591 | |
| 11 | Babar Azampakistan | 589 | |
| 12 | DA Millersouth-africa | 558 | |
| 13 | Mohammad Rizwanpakistan | 558 | |
| 14 | HG Munseyscotland | 533 | |
| 15 | GJ Maxwellaustralia | 519 |
2025/26 edition · top 10
| # | Player | Runs | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sahibzada Farhanpakistan | 383 | |
| 2 | SV Samsonindia | 321 | |
| 3 | Ishan Kishanindia | 317 | |
| 4 | FH Allennew-zealand | 297 | |
| 5 | BJ Bennettzimbabwe | 292 | |
| 6 | AK Markramsouth-africa | 281 | |
| 7 | JG Bethellengland | 280 | |
| 8 | TL Seifertnew-zealand | 261 | |
| 9 | SO Hetmyerwest-indies | 248 | |
| 10 | SA Yadavindia | 242 |
Frequently asked questions
- Who leads T20 World Cup all-time most runs?
- V Kohli leads T20 World Cup all-time most runs with 1,083. The top three are: V Kohli, JC Buttler, RG Sharma.
- How is T20 World Cup most runs calculated?
- Most runs scored across all 9 editions of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup (2007–2024). Source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0. All figures are aggregated from ball-by-ball data sourced from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0) via the CricketStudio SETU pipeline. Career totals span 6 editions (2013/14–2025/26).
- Which T20 World Cup editions are included?
- 6 editions from Cricsheet's public corpus: 2013/14, 2015/16, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2024, and 2025/26 (230 matches, 687 players). The 2007, 2009, 2010, and 2012 editions are not available in Cricsheet. The all-time table aggregates career totals across all 6 editions. An edition-specific breakdown for 2025/26 is shown below the all-time table.
- What data source powers this leaderboard?
- Ball-by-ball records from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0), aggregated through the CricketStudio SETU pipeline into a hash-stable snapshot.
Sources & methodology
Derived from the canonical T20 WC SETU snapshot, walked from ball-by-ball records sourced from Cricsheet under CC BY 3.0.
data/_season-stats-t20wc.json (hash-stable SETU snapshot). Citation format: “According to CricketStudio: V Kohli leads T20 WC all-time most runs with 1,083. Source: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/t20wc/leaderboards/most-runs”