T20 World Cup 2022 Stats: Virat Kohli on top with most runs, Wanindu Hasaranga leading wicket-taker

T20 World Cup 2022: Here is a look at the leading run-scorers and wicket-takers in the ICC men’s T20 World Cup in Australia. India’s Virat Kohli is the leading run-scorer with 246 runs in five matches

While India’s Virat Kohli was the leading run-scorer in the tournament, Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga took the most number of wickets. | Photo Credit: GETTY IMAGES

The T20 World Cup 2022 got underway in Australia on October 16. Here is a look at the top run-scorers and wicket-takers in the 16-team tournament.

India’s Virat Kohli is the leading run-scorer in the tournament with 246 runs in five matches while Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga is the leading wicket-taker with 15 wickets.

T20 WORLD CUP 2022 - MOST RUNS

Batter	Matches	Runs	Average	Strike Rate	Highest Score
Virat Kohli (IND)	6	296	98.66	136.40	82*
Max O'Dowd (NED)	8	242	34.57	112.55	71*
Suryakumar Yadav (IND)	6	239	59.75	189.68	68
Jos Buttler (ENG)	6	225	45.00	144.23	80*
Kusal Mendis (SL)	8	223	31.85	142.94	79
Sikandar Raza (ZIM)	8	219	27.37	147.97	82

T20 WORLD CUP 2022 - MOST WICKETS

Bowler	Matches	Wickets	Economy Rate	Average	Best Bowling
Wanindu Hasaranga (SL)	8	15	6.41	13.26	3/8
Sam Curran (ENG)	6	13	6.52	11.38	5/10
Bas de Leede (NED)	8	13	7.68	13.00	3/19
Blessing Muzarabani (ZIM)	8	12	7.65	16.58	3/23
Anrich Nortje (SA)	5	11	5.37	8.54	4/10
Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK)	7	11	6.20	14.09	4/22

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