Most Runs in Single T20 World Cup Series: Sahibzada Farhan has made a world record for scoring the most runs in a single T20 World Cup. He created this record by leaving Virat Kohli behind. Farhan broke Virat’s record when he scored 38 runs against Sri Lanka. Farhan has so far scored 3 fifties and one century in this World Cup.
Virat Kohli’s record broken
Earlier, the record of scoring most runs in a single T20 World Cup was in the name of Virat Kohli. Virat had scored 319 runs in the 2014 World Cup. Before the Super-8 match against Sri Lanka, Sahibzada Farhan had scored 283 runs. He established this record during his half-century innings in the match against Sri Lanka.
Most runs in a World Cup
- Sahibzada Farhan (PAK) – 320+ runs
- Virat Kohli (IND) – 319 runs
- Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL) – 317 runs
- Babar Azam (PAK) – 303 runs
- Mahela Jayawardene (SL) – 302 runs
Virat Kohli had scored 319 runs in 6 innings in the 2014 T20 World Cup and during this his average was 106.33. In that World Cup, Virat had scored 4 half-centuries. Apart from this, Virat Kohli had also scored 296 runs in the 2022 World Cup.
Who scored the most runs in the T20 World Cup?
The record of scoring most runs in the history of T20 World Cup is still in the name of Virat Kohli. Virat had scored 1,292 runs in 33 innings in his World Cup career. India’s Rohit Sharma is also at second place in this list, who had scored 1,220 runs in his T20 World Cup career. The closest to him is Jos Buttler, who has scored 1,075 runs so far.