T20 World Cup: Leading run-scorers in T20 WC history

T20 WC 2021: Ahead of the 2021 T20 World Cup scheduled to be held in UAE and Oman, here's a look at the most prolific run-scorers in the history of the tournament.

From Mahela Jayawardena to Rohit Sharma, here's a look at the batting stats from the T20 World Cup.

The T20 World Cup will host its seventh edition in the United Arab Emirates and Oman from October 17 to November 15.

Here's a look at the top run-scorers in the tournament's history since 2007:

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Name	MT (inn)	Runs	Average	Strike Rate	HS	100s	50s	4	6
Mahela Jayawardena	31 (31)	1016	39.07	134.75	100	1	6	111	25
Chris Gayle	28 (26)	920	40.00	146.73	117	2	7	75	60
Tillakaratne Dilshan	35 (34)	897	30.93	124.06	96*		6	101	20
Virat Kohli	16 (16)	777	86.33	133.04	89*		9	73	19
AB de Villiers	30 (29)	717	29.87	143.40	79*		5	51	30
Shakib Al Hasan	28 (28)	675	29.34	126.40	84		3	56	23
Rohit Sharma	28 (25)	673	39.58	127.22	79*		6	59	24
Kumar Sangakkara	31 (30)	661	25.42	112.22	68		4	63	11
Brendon McCullum	25 (25)	637	28.95	128.42	123	1	2	67	19
Yuvraj Singh	31 (28)	593	23.72	128.91	70		4	38	33