T20 Cricket: The shortest form of the game is the most entertaining format in the game of cricket. The fast-paced T20 Cricket format has even got the most views on television channels, and mobile live-streaming applications. With that, people also come to watch the match live in large numbers at the stadium.
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Today, In This Segment, We Shall Name The 6 With 12,000 And More Runs In T20 Cricket –
1. Chris Gayle –
The Universal Boss leads the way in the T20 Cricket format. He has the highest number of runs in this form of the game. Gayle played 463 matches of the shortest format from 2005 to 2022 and he has scored 14562 runs with 88 half-centuries and 22 centuries.
Chris has played the T20 Cricket matches for Balkh Legends, Barisal Bulls, Barisal Burners, Chattogram Challengers, Chittagong Vikings, Dhaka Gladiators, Fortune Barishal, Jamaica, Jamaica Tallawahs, Jozi Stars, Karachi Kings, Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lahore Qalandars, Lions, Matabeleland Tuskers, Melbourne Renegades, PCA Masters XI, Punjab Kings, Quetta Gladiators, Rangpur Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Somerset, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, Stanford Superstars, Sydney Thunder, West Indians, West Indies and Western Australia in his career.
2. Shoaib Malik –
The former Men in Green, Pakistani skipper, Shoaib Malik, stands second in this list. Malik has scored 13492 runs from 551 matches and 510 innings. Malik had represented these T20 Cricket teams in his career – Barbados Tridents, Central Punjab (Pakistan), Chittagong Vikings, Comilla Victorians, Delhi Daredevils, Fortune Barishal, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Hobart Hurricanes, ICC World XI, Islamabad, Jaffna Kings, Jaffna Stallions, Jozi Stars, Karachi Kings, Karachi Whites, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Multan Sultans, Pakistan, Pakistan International Airlines, Pakistanis, Peshawar Zalmi, Rajshahi Royals, Rangpur Riders, Sialkot Region, Sialkot Stallions, Southern Punjab (Pakistan), Stallions (Pakistan), Uva Next, Warwickshire.
3. Kieron Pollard –
After Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard is the second batter from West Indies to be named in this list of the top six batters with 12,000 and more runs in T20 Cricket. Pollard scored 13434 runs from 692 matches and 615 innings. He has played the teams of Adelaide Strikers, Barbados Tridents, Cape Cobras, Dhaka Dynamites, Dhaka Gladiators, Karachi Kings, London Spirit (Men), Melbourne Renegades, MI Cape Town, MI Emirates, MI New York, Multan Sultans, Mumbai Indians, Peshawar Zalmi, Somerset, South Australia, Southern Brave (Men), St Lucia Stars, Stanford Superstars, Surrey, Trinbago Knight Riders, Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies.
4. Alex Hales –
The opening batter of England, Alex Hales is the fourth batter who scored more than 12,000 runs in the shortest form of the game. He has played 486 games and 482 innings of T20 Cricket. In those matches, Hales scored 13361 runs by playing for these teams in his career – Adelaide Strikers, Barbados Tridents, Desert Vipers, Durban Heat, England, England Lions, England XI, Galle Marvels, Hobart Hurricanes, Islamabad United, Jamaica Tallawahs, Karachi Kings, Khulna Tigers, Melbourne Renegades, Nottinghamshire, Rangpur Riders, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Sydney Thunder, Trent Rockets (Men).
5. Virat Kohli –
The King, Virat Kohli stands fifth in this list of the batters who scored 12,000 and more runs in the T20 Cricket. He has played only for his state team, his country, India and the Indian Premier League franchise side of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru since that very season of 2008. King Kohli has retired from T20 Internationals but he will still continue to play the IPL. Till now, he has scored 12886 runs from 399 matches and 382 innings.
6. David Warner –
The Aussie opener, David Warner is the last batter to be mentioned in this list of top six batsmen with 12,000 and more runs in T20 Cricket. This opener from Australia scored 12757 runs from 394 matches and 393 innings. Dashing Dangerous Warner had played for these teams in his career – Australia, Australia A, Delhi Capitals, Delhi Daredevils, Dubai Capitals, Durham, Middlesex, New South Wales, Northern Districts, St Lucia Stars, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Sydney Sixers, Sydney Thunder, Sylhet Sixers.
T20 Cricket: Can Jos Buttler Be The Seventh Batter To Score 12,000 And More Runs In The Game Today At Kolkata?
India and England will play a series of five matches in the T20 International format today, starting at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Jos Buttler is just 33 runs away from amassing 12,000 runs in T20 Cricket. If he scores those runs in the first match today then the England skipper would be the seventh batter to get to this feat and also be the second player from his nation to achieve this record.
As of now, Jos Buttler has scored 11967 runs from 429 matches and 404 innings in T20 Cricket. If Jos the Boss scores those remaining 33 runs today, then he also may be the fastest player from England to amass more than 12,000 runs in this form of the game. Alex Hales amassed this milestone in 435 T20 Cricket matches. Buttler has played for these teams in his career – Comilla Victorians, England, England Lions, England XI, Lancashire, Manchester Originals (Men), Melbourne Renegades, Mumbai Indians, Paarl Royals, Rajasthan Royals, Somerset, Sydney Thunder.
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