T-20 World Cup: These batsmen scored 250+ runs at an average of 100+ in one edition

Updated: 11-03-2026, 04.27 PM

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Kohli has done wonders in the T-20 World Cup (Photo: X/@BCCI)

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Many interesting matches were seen in the T20 World Cup 2026 played between India and Sri Lanka. The Indian cricket team scored huge scores in its semi-final and final matches and in this sequence the batsmen scored a lot of runs. A total of 8 batsmen scored more than 250 runs in this edition. Meanwhile, let us know about the batsmen who have scored 250+ runs with an average of more than 100 in an edition of the T20 World Cup.

Brian Bennett (Average- 146, Year- 2026)

This time Brian Bennett gave an incredible performance from the Zimbabwe cricket team. This young batsman scored 292 runs in 6 innings in the T20 World Cup 2026 with an average of 146.00 and strike rate of 134.56. Meanwhile, he scored 3 half-centuries with the highest score of 97* runs. He was the batsman who scored the most runs from his team. However, his team could not win any match in the Super-8.

Virat Kohli (Average- 136.50, Year- 2016)

T20 World Cup 2016 was a great year for legendary batsman Virat Kohli. In that edition, Kohli scored 273 runs in 5 innings at an average of 136.50 and strike rate of 146.77. He also hit 29 fours and 5 sixes. Kohli was the second highest run scorer in that edition. Then Bangladesh’s Tamim Iqbal (295) had scored more runs than him.

Virat Kohli (Average- 106.33, Year- 2014)

Kohli is the highest run scorer in the history of T20 World Cup. In the 2014 edition, he scored 319 runs at an average of 106.33 while playing 6 matches. He also hit 24 fours and 10 sixes. Under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India finished runner-up, losing to Sri Lanka in the final of that edition. Apart from him, no other batsman could even touch the 250-run mark in that edition.

Butler had missed a place in this list

England’s Jos Buttler missed being included in this list in 2021. Then he scored 269 runs in 6 innings with an average of 89.66 and strike rate of 151.12. In that edition, Butler also scored a century (101*) and a half-century. With the help of his tremendous performance, the England team won the title. Kohli scored 296 runs in 2022 at an average of 98.66 and strike rate of 136.40.

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