# List of players who have scored 2,000 or more runs in Twenty20 International cricket

Scoring over 2,000 runs in Twenty20 International (T20I) format of cricket is considered a significant achievement. In 2014, New Zealand batsman Brendon McCullum became the first batsman to score 2,000 runs in T20I. He retired as the most prolific run scorer in T20Is with a total of 2140 runs in June 2015. The record was broken by his teammate Martin Guptill in February 2018.
In terms of innings, Pakistan's Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan are the fastest (52 innings each) to reach the 2,000 run mark.
Currently the list of the highest run scorers is topped with Rohit Sharma, Babar Azam, and Virat Kohli.
As of January 2025, 38 players have scored 2,000 runs in T20Is. Out of them, 4 players are from India and Pakistan, 3 from Australia, Bangladesh, England, New Zealand, and South Africa, 2 from Afghanistan, Ireland, Malaysia, and Scotland, and 1 from Hong Kong, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, West Indies and Zimbabwe.
This list contains all the players who have scored 2,000 runs in T20I. By default the list is sorted in order of the day the feat is achieved. Overall career scores of these players will be updated on regular interval and not on daily basis.

## Key

| Mat. – denotes the number of matches played Inn. – denotes the number of innings batted HS – Highest score | Avg – Runs scored per dismissal S/R – Strike rate runs scored per 100 balls 100 – Centuries scored 50 – Half-centuries scored | 2KI – denotes the number of innings the player took to reach 2,000 runs Date – denotes the date on which the player reached the 2,000 run mark Bold text – denotes that the player is still active |

## Players with 2,000 or more T20I runs

Player list and statistics are updated as of March 2025.
2,000 or more runs in T20Is :
| No. | Player | Country | Mat. | Inn. | Runs | HS | Avg. | S/R | 100 | 50 | 2KI | Date |
| 1 | Brendon McCullum | New Zealand | 71 | 70 | 2140 | 123 | 35.66 | 136.21 | 2 | 13 | 66 | 29 March 2014 |
| 2 | Martin Guptill | New Zealand | 122 | 118 | 3531 | 105 | 31.81 | 135.70 | 2 | 20 | 68 | 28 January 2018 |
| 3 | Shoaib Malik | Pakistan | 124 | 111 | 2435 | 75 | 31.22 | 125.64 | 0 | 9 | 92 | 1 July 2018 |
| 4 | Virat Kohli | India | 125 | 117 | 4188 | 122* | 48.69 | 137.04 | 1 | 38 | 56 | 3 July 2018 |
| 5 | Rohit Sharma | India | 159 | 151 | 4231 | 121* | 32.05 | 140.89 | 5 | 32 | 77 | 8 July 2018 |
| 6 | David Warner | Australia | 110 | 110 | 3277 | 100* | 33.43 | 142.47 | 1 | 28 | 73 | 11 January 2019 |
| 7 | Eoin Morgan | England | 115 | 107 | 2458 | 91 | 28.58 | 136.17 | 0 | 14 | 84 | 10 November 2019 |
| 8 | Paul Stirling | Ireland | 149 | 147 | 3656 | 115* | 26.88 | 134.70 | 1 | 24 | 72 | 15 January 2020 |
| 9 | Mohammad Hafeez | Pakistan | 119 | 108 | 2514 | 99* | 26.46 | 122.03 | 0 | 14 | 89 | 30 August 2020 |
| 10 | Aaron Finch | Australia | 103 | 103 | 3120 | 172 | 34.28 | 142.53 | 2 | 19 | 62 | 4 September 2020 |
| 11 | Babar Azam | Pakistan | 128 | 121 | 4223 | 122 | 39.83 | 129.22 | 3 | 36 | 52 | 25 April 2021 |
| 12 | Mohammad Shahzad | Afghanistan | 73 | 73 | 2048 | 118* | 29.25 | 132.12 | 1 | 12 | 68 | 31 October 2021 |
| 13 | Jos Buttler | England | 134 | 123 | 3535 | 101* | 35.35 | 146.61 | 1 | 26 | 78 | 1 November 2021 |
| 14 | Kane Williamson | New Zealand | 93 | 90 | 2575 | 95 | 33.44 | 123.08 | 0 | 18 | 72 | 14 November 2021 |
| 15 | Mahmudullah | Bangladesh | 141 | 130 | 2444 | 64* | 23.50 | 117.38 | 0 | 8 | 107 | 5 March 2022 |
| 16 | Glenn Maxwell | Australia | 116 | 106 | 2664 | 145* | 29.93 | 154.97 | 5 | 11 | 78 | 9 June 2022 |
| 17 | Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh | 129 | 127 | 2551 | 84 | 23.19 | 121.18 | 0 | 13 | 97 | 3 July 2022 |
| 18 | Mohammad Rizwan | Pakistan | 106 | 93 | 3414 | 104* | 47.41 | 125.37 | 1 | 30 | 52 | 20 September 2022 |
| 19 | KL Rahul | India | 72 | 68 | 2265 | 110* | 37.75 | 139.12 | 2 | 22 | 58 | 20 September 2022 |
| 20 | David Miller | South Africa | 130 | 114 | 2591 | 106* | 33.21 | 140.66 | 2 | 8 | 92 | 2 October 2022 |
| 21 | Quinton de Kock | South Africa | 92 | 91 | 2584 | 100 | 31.51 | 138.32 | 1 | 16 | 71 | 4 October 2022 |
| 22 | Alex Hales | England | 75 | 75 | 2074 | 116* | 30.95 | 138.35 | 1 | 12 | 74 | 10 November 2022 |
| 23 | Richie Berrington | Scotland | 97 | 88 | 2230 | 100 | 31.40 | 131.48 | 1 | 10 | 77 | 28 July 2023 |
| 24 | Andrew Balbirnie | Ireland | 110 | 106 | 2392 | 83 | 23.45 | 123.23 | 0 | 12 | 91 | 21 August 2023 |
| 25 | Virandeep Singh | Malaysia | 88 | 86 | 2551 | 116* | 36.44 | 125.41 | 1 | 17 | 64 | 30 October 2023 |
| 26 | Suryakumar Yadav | India | 83 | 79 | 2598 | 117 | 38.20 | 167.07 | 4 | 21 | 56 | 12 December 2023 |
| 27 | Mohammad Nabi | Afghanistan | 132 | 124 | 2237 | 89 | 22.59 | 136.23 | 0 | 6 | 109 | 19 February 2024 |
| 28 | Simon Ssesazi | Uganda | 88 | 86 | 2204 | 100* | 29.00 | 123.19 | 1 | 17 | 75 | 21 March 2024 |
| 29 | George Munsey | Scotland | 74 | 72 | 2078 | 132 | 31.01 | 144.20 | 2 | 11 | 69 | 15 June 2024 |
| 30 | Nicholas Pooran | West Indies | 106 | 97 | 2275 | 98 | 26.14 | 136.39 | 0 | 13 | 84 | 17 June 2024 |
| 31 | Sikandar Raza | Zimbabwe | 105 | 100 | 2403 | 133* | 25.83 | 136.07 | 1 | 14 | 86 | 13 July 2024 |
| 32 | Syed Aziz | Malaysia | 94 | 92 | 2340 | 126 | 30.38 | 141.30 | 1 | 17 | 80 | 23 August 2024 |
| 33 | Nizakat Khan | Hong Kong | 104 | 101 | 2098 | 81 | 22.31 | 122.61 | 0 | 10 | 94 | 3 September 2024 |
| 34 | Reeza Hendricks | South Africa | 78 | 77 | 2271 | 117 | 30.28 | 131.72 | 1 | 17 | 71 | 27 September 2024 |
| 35 | Muhammad Waseem | United Arab Emirates | 69 | 69 | 2515 | 112 | 39.29 | 155.53 | 3 | 20 | 54 | 29 September 2024 |
| 36 | Litton Das | Bangladesh | 95 | 93 | 2020 | 83 | 22.44 | 124.76 | 0 | 11 | 90 | 12 October 2024 |
| 37 | Max O'Dowd | Netherlands | 77 | 75 | 2034 | 133* | 29.05 | 120.56 | 1 | 14 | 75 | 16 November 2024 |
| 38 | Kusal Perera | Sri Lanka | 77 | 76 | 2056 | 101 | 28.16 | 134.11 | 1 | 15 | 76 | 2 January 2025 |