ICC T20 World Cup 2022: Top 5 run scorers in the tournament so far

Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis has been the tournament's leading run-scorer with 223 runs in 8 matches at an average of 31.85

Kusal Mendis is playing a shot (Image Credits: ICC/Twitter)
By Omar | Nov 5, 2022 | 2 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

The ICC T20 World Cup 2022 commenced in Australia on the 16th of October with the First Round, followed by the Super 12 matches. We are currently at the business end of the tournament and there have been some fantastic performances by batters so far. Sri Lanka’s Kusal Mendis has been the tournament’s leading run-scorer.

Sri Lanka’s wicketkeeper-batter has scored 223 runs in 8 matches at an average of 31.85, he has provided the impetus early on which they needed desperately. Just below him in the second position is India’s Virat Kohli who is having a phenomenal tournament, he has scored 220 runs in 4 matches at a staggering average of 220.00. In spite of scoring the only century of the only century in the tournament so far, Glenn Phillips (NZ) finds himself in the 6th position with 195 runs.

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Two Sri Lankan players feature in the top 3 runs scorers, namely Kusal Mendis on no.1 and Pathum Nissanka on no.3 with 214 runs. Both Sri Lankan openers have climbed through the ranks on the back of some magnificent performances. Virat Kohli is the only player on the list who has played only 4 matches in the Super 12 Round. The rest of the players in the top 5 list have all played 3 extra matches in Round 1 barring Kusal who has gone on to play 4 matches. Netherlands’ opening batter, Max O’Dowd is placed in the 4th position with 213 runs, followed by the Irish wicket-keeper Lorcan Tucker, who is currently in the 5th position with 204 runs.

Top 5 highest run scorers of the tournament so far

NameMatchesRunsAverageHighest Score
Kusal Mendis (SL)822331.8579
Virat Kohli (IND)4220220.0082*
Pathum Nissanka (SL)721430.5774
Max O’Dowd (NED)721335.5071*
Lorcan Tucker (IRE)720440.8071*




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