David Warner holds the record for scoring the most runs for Australia in T20I cricket. The left-hand opener amassed 3277 runs in 110 innings at an average of 33.43 and a strike rate of 142.37.
Warner surpassed Aaron Finch’s tally to claim the top spot during the 2024 T20 World Cup. Finch, the former T20 World Cup-winning captain, scored 3120 runs in 103 innings. His 172-run knock against Zimbabwe in 2018 still remains the highest individual score in T20Is.
Glenn Maxwell is the only other batter to score more than 2000 T20I runs for Australia. Maxwell’s 5 hundreds are the most by an Australian batter in T20I cricket.
Mitchell Marsh, Shane Watson, Matthew Wade, Marcus Stoinis, Steven Smith, and Travis Head have crossed the 1000-run mark in T20Is.
You can check out the top 20 batters who have scored the most runs for Australia in T20I cricket.
Most Runs for Australia in T20Is
| Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | High Score | Avg | SR | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Warner | 110 | 110 | 3277 | 100* | 33.43 | 142.47 | 1/28 |
| Aaron Finch | 103 | 103 | 3120 | 172 | 34.28 | 142.53 | 2/19 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 113 | 104 | 2600 | 145* | 29.88 | 154.76 | 5/11 |
| Mitchell Marsh | 65 | 62 | 1629 | 92* | 31.94 | 135.41 | 0/9 |
| Shane Watson | 58 | 56 | 1462 | 124* | 29.24 | 145.32 | 1/10 |
| Matthew Wade | 92 | 68 | 1202 | 80 | 26.13 | 134.15 | 0/3 |
| Marcus Stoinis | 71 | 58 | 1149 | 78 | 30.23 | 145.62 | 0/4 |
| Steven Smith | 67 | 55 | 1094 | 90 | 24.86 | 125.45 | 0/5 |
| Travis Head | 38 | 37 | 1093 | 91 | 33.12 | 160.49 | 0/5 |
| Cameron White | 47 | 44 | 984 | 85* | 32.80 | 132.97 | 0/5 |
| David Hussey | 39 | 36 | 756 | 88* | 22.90 | 121.34 | 0/3 |
| Michael Hussey | 38 | 30 | 721 | 60* | 37.94 | 136.29 | 0/4 |
| Josh Inglis | 26 | 25 | 679 | 110 | 32.33 | 160.14 | 2/0 |
| D’Arcy Short | 23 | 23 | 642 | 76 | 30.57 | 118.88 | 0/4 |
| Tim David | 37 | 31 | 608 | 64 | 27.63 | 167.49 | 0/2 |
| Michael Clarke | 34 | 28 | 488 | 67 | 21.21 | 103.17 | 0/1 |
| George Bailey | 29 | 25 | 470 | 63 | 26.11 | 140.71 | 0/2 |
| Brad Haddin | 34 | 29 | 402 | 47 | 17.47 | 114.52 | 0/0 |
| Ricky Ponting | 17 | 16 | 401 | 98* | 28.64 | 132.78 | 0/2 |
| Moises Henriques | 24 | 21 | 355 | 62* | 20.88 | 124.56 | 0/2 |
Note: Stats are updated after every match. (Avg: Batting Average, SR: Batting Strike Rate)
Did You Know?:
Ricky Ponting was the first-ever batter to score a half-century in T20I cricket history. He hammered an unbeaten 98 against New Zealand in the first-ever T20I match in 2005. This remained the highest individual score by a batter on T20I debut for almost 14 years.
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