Top five batsmen with most 50+ scores in T20Is
T20 cricket has become a fan-favourite format over the years with the proceedings being crisp and full of momentum shifts. There were some reservations regarding this format of the game at the start but things changed with time. Nowadays, in fact, the cricket calendar is mostly dominated by T20 matches. Meanwhile, the shortest international format is majorly known to favour the batters.
With an inning comprising just 120 legal deliveries, batters have the license to play freely without thinking much about showcasing resistance. However, being consistent in this version of the game isn’t easy by any means. One rash shot and it will be curtains to a batter’s outing. Nevertheless, several players in the international arena have embraced this challenge.
Here we’ll look at batters with the most 50-plus scores in T20Is:
5. Martin Guptill – 22
The highest run-scorer in T20I cricket, Martin Guptill is one of the finest batters to have played white-ball cricket for New Zealand. The dashing opener can attack bowlers from the outset and his ability to play long knocks makes him even more lethal. To date, he breached the 50-run mark 22 times in T20Is. Out of which, he converted two scores into centuries.
4. David Warner – 22
Warner belongs to that rare breed of batters who can delivery consistently and that too with a staggering strike rate. The southpaw backs himself to take on bowlers in any condition and his numbers are nothing short of sensational. Like Guptill, Warner also has 22 50-plus scores in T20Is – 21 half-centuries and one hundred.
3. Babar Azam – 25
Defying the dynamics of T20Is, Azam has been a force to reckon with in the shortest format of the game. His big-hitting abilities were questioned at the initial part of his career. However, Azam has polished his skills and become a nightmare for bowlers. So far, the Pakistan skipper has 25 fifty-plus scores in T20Is including a hundred.
2. Virat Kohli – 29
Seldom you’ll find an elite batting list not featuring Virat Kohli. Well, this is not one of them. The Indian skipper has scored runs for fun in this format and his numbers are a dream for many batters worldwide. The 33-year-old has reached the 50-run mark 29 times in T20 Internationals.
1. Rohit Sharma – 30
The top spot on this list is occupied by none other than Rohit Sharma. While the dasher started his career as a middle-order batter, he emerged as one of the finest openers ever. As far as his 50-plus scores are concerned, he has reached the landmark 30 times in T20Is. He’s also the only batter with four T20I centuries.
