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

Published : Nov 02, 2022 15:19 IST

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

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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