Babar Azam surpasses Virat Kohli as top T20I run-scorer in USA vs PAK T20 World Cup 2024 match

During Pakistan’s T20 World Cup 2024 match against the United States on Thursday, skipper Babar Azam became the top run-scorer in Men’s Twenty20 Internationals. Azam surpassed India’s Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to lead the list of the world’s most prolific batters in the shortest format. He breached Kohli’s 4038-run mark with a four off Nosthush Kenjige, who had earlier dismissed Usman Khan.

Azam initially struggled, scoring 10 runs off 24 balls before hitting his first boundary off the last ball of the 10th over, bowled by Jasdeep Singh. He was eventually dismissed for 44 off 43 balls by Jasdeep in the 16th over, having helped Pakistan recover from early trouble.

MOST RUNS IN MEN’S T20Is:

• Babar Azam (PAK) – 4052* runs in 113 innings
• Virat Kohli (IND) – 4038 runs in 110 innings
• Rohit Sharma (IND) – 4026 runs in 144 innings
• Paul Stirling (IRE) – 3591 runs in 142 innings
• Martin Guptill (NZ) – 3531 runs in 118 innings