Star Pakistan batsman Babar Azam currently holds the record for scoring most runs in the T20. Babar Azam tops the table with 4,596 runs as he has amassed in 145 T20 matches (136 innings) till date in the shortest format of the game at international level. The India batter has slammed 3 Century and 39 fifties in the T20 and aggregated runs consistently at a healthy average of 38.95.
Babar Azam is followed by Jos Buttler and the charismatic England cricketer has scored 4,384 runs in 163 T20 matches and averages 34.79.
Till date, a total of 15 players have scored 3000-plus runs in the T20. The toppers in the list comprise of players from Pakistan, England, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, Australia, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
Three players from India (Rohit Sharma - 4,231 runs in 159 T20 matches, Virat Kohli - 4,188 runs in 125 T20 matches and Suryakumar Yadav - 3,272 runs in 113 T20 matches) feature in the list.
Two cricketers from Pakistan (Babar Azam - 4,596 runs in 145 T20 matches and Mohammad Rizwan - 3,414 runs in 106 T20 matches) , Malaysia (Virandeep Singh - 3,515 runs in 126 T20 matches and Syed Aziz - 3,183 runs in 132 T20 matches) and Australia (David Warner - 3,277 runs in 110 T20 matches and Aaron Finch - 3,120 runs in 103 T20 matches) present in the highest run-getters in the T20.
One cricketer each from England (Jos Buttler - 4,384 runs in 163 T20 matches) , Ireland (Paul Stirling - 3,895 runs in 163 T20 matches) , New Zealand (Martin Guptill - 3,531 runs in 122 T20 matches) , United Arab Emirates (Muhammad Waseem - 3,371 runs in 99 T20 matches) , Zimbabwe (Sikandar Raza - 3,244 runs in 144 T20 matches) and South Africa (Quinton de Kock - 3,095 runs in 110 T20 matches) are also in the top 3000- plus runs.
Here is the list of all Most Runs in T20 history:
| # | Player | Mat | Inn | Runs | HS | 100s | 50s | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Babar Azam Pakistan | 145 | 136 | 4,596 | 122 | 3 | 39 | 38.95 |
| 2 | Jos Buttler England | 163 | 150 | 4,384 | 131 | 2 | 30 | 34.79 |
| 3 | Rohit Sharma India | 159 | 151 | 4,231 | 121* | 5 | 32 | 32.05 |
| 4 | Virat Kohli India | 125 | 117 | 4,188 | 122* | 1 | 38 | 48.7 |
| 5 | Paul Stirling Ireland | 163 | 160 | 3,895 | 115* | 1 | 24 | 26.32 |
| 6 | Martin Guptill New Zealand | 122 | 118 | 3,531 | 105 | 2 | 20 | 31.81 |
| 7 | Virandeep Singh Malaysia | 126 | 118 | 3,515 | 116* | 1 | 24 | 37 |
| 8 | Mohammad Rizwan Pakistan | 106 | 93 | 3,414 | 104* | 1 | 30 | 47.42 |
| 9 | Muhammad Waseem United Arab Emirates | 99 | 99 | 3,371 | 112 | 3 | 26 | 36.25 |
| 10 | David Warner Australia | 110 | 110 | 3,277 | 100* | 1 | 28 | 33.44 |
| 11 | Suryakumar Yadav India | 113 | 107 | 3,272 | 117 | 4 | 25 | 36.36 |
| 12 | Sikandar Raza Zimbabwe | 144 | 139 | 3,244 | 133* | 1 | 17 | 25.54 |
| 13 | Syed Aziz Malaysia | 132 | 123 | 3,183 | 126 | 1 | 24 | 30.61 |
| 14 | Aaron Finch Australia | 103 | 103 | 3,120 | 172 | 2 | 19 | 34.29 |
| 15 | Quinton de Kock South Africa | 110 | 109 | 3,095 | 115 | 2 | 19 | 30.95 |
| 16 | Glenn Maxwell Australia | 130 | 118 | 2,897 | 145* | 5 | 12 | 28.97 |
| 17 | David Miller South Africa | 140 | 123 | 2,804 | 106* | 2 | 9 | 33.78 |
| 18 | Pathum Nissanka Sri Lanka | 97 | 96 | 2,784 | 107 | 2 | 19 | 30.59 |
| 19 | Litton Das Bangladesh | 122 | 120 | 2,702 | 83 | 0 | 16 | 23.5 |
| 20 | Kusal Mendis Sri Lanka | 109 | 109 | 2,694 | 86 | 0 | 20 | 26.16 |
| 21 | Babar Hayat Hong Kong, China | 115 | 111 | 2,678 | 122 | 2 | 15 | 28.49 |
| 22 | Karanbir Singh Austria | 65 | 64 | 2,600 | 164 | 4 | 20 | 45.61 |
| 23 | George Munsey Scotland | 88 | 86 | 2,598 | 132 | 3 | 14 | 32.07 |
| 24 | Kane Williamson New Zealand | 93 | 90 | 2,575 | 95 | 0 | 18 | 33.44 |
| 25 | Nizakat Khan Hong Kong, China | 131 | 128 | 2,573 | 81 | 0 | 13 | 21.62 |
| 26 | Shakib Al Hasan Bangladesh | 129 | 127 | 2,551 | 84 | 0 | 13 | 23.19 |
| 27 | Mohammad Hafeez Pakistan | 119 | 108 | 2,514 | 99* | 0 | 14 | 26.46 |
| 28 | Mohammad Nabi Afghanistan | 155 | 143 | 2,509 | 89 | 0 | 7 | 22.2 |
| 29 | Richie Berrington Scotland | 108 | 99 | 2,504 | 100 | 1 | 10 | 30.91 |
| 30 | Reeza Hendricks South Africa | 90 | 89 | 2,504 | 117 | 1 | 18 | 28.78 |
| 31 | Fakhar Zaman Pakistan | 120 | 110 | 2,494 | 91 | 0 | 14 | 23.98 |
| 32 | Eoin Morgan England | 115 | 107 | 2,458 | 91 | 0 | 14 | 28.58 |
| 33 | Mahmudullah Bangladesh | 141 | 130 | 2,444 | 64* | 0 | 8 | 23.5 |
| 34 | Shoaib Malik Pakistan | 124 | 111 | 2,435 | 75 | 0 | 9 | 31.22 |
| 35 | Anshy Rath Hong Kong, China | 88 | 87 | 2,400 | 140* | 2 | 12 | 31.17 |
| 36 | Andy Balbirnie Ireland | 110 | 106 | 2,392 | 83 | 0 | 12 | 23.45 |
| 37 | Max O'Dowd Netherlands | 91 | 88 | 2,354 | 133* | 1 | 16 | 29.06 |
| 38 | Rovman Powell West Indies | 120 | 106 | 2,347 | 107 | 1 | 10 | 26.37 |
| 39 | Kusal Perera Sri Lanka | 95 | 93 | 2,335 | 101 | 1 | 16 | 26.24 |
| 40 | Kushal Bhurtel Nepal | 82 | 80 | 2,329 | 129 | 3 | 15 | 31.9 |
| 41 | Gerhard Erasmus Namibia | 92 | 88 | 2,327 | 100* | 1 | 16 | 33.24 |
| 42 | Mitchell Marsh Australia | 88 | 83 | 2,313 | 103* | 1 | 14 | 33.52 |
| 43 | Rahmanullah Gurbaz Afghanistan | 90 | 90 | 2,297 | 100 | 1 | 13 | 25.52 |
| 44 | Hardik Pandya India | 138 | 109 | 2,288 | 71* | 0 | 9 | 28.25 |
| 45 | Glenn Phillips New Zealand | 97 | 85 | 2,286 | 108 | 2 | 12 | 31.75 |
| 46 | Tim Seifert New Zealand | 90 | 84 | 2,279 | 97* | 0 | 17 | 31.22 |
| 47 | Nicholas Pooran West Indies | 106 | 97 | 2,275 | 98 | 0 | 13 | 26.15 |
| 48 | KL Rahul India | 72 | 68 | 2,265 | 110* | 2 | 22 | 37.75 |
| 49 | Dipendra Singh Airee Nepal | 102 | 87 | 2,235 | 110* | 1 | 12 | 33.86 |
| 50 | Rakep Patel Kenya | 108 | 92 | 2,228 | 120 | 1 | 14 | 30.11 |
| 51 | Simon Ssesazi Uganda | 88 | 86 | 2,204 | 100* | 1 | 17 | 29 |
| 52 | Ryan Burl Zimbabwe | 129 | 120 | 2,201 | 67* | 0 | 6 | 26.2 |
| 53 | Sami Sohail Malawi | 75 | 71 | 2,192 | 96* | 0 | 14 | 42.98 |
| 54 | Brendon McCullum New Zealand | 71 | 70 | 2,140 | 123 | 2 | 13 | 35.67 |
| 55 | Brian Bennett Zimbabwe | 69 | 69 | 2,129 | 111 | 1 | 12 | 33.79 |
| 56 | Ravija Sandaruwan Kuwait | 80 | 80 | 2,094 | 103 | 2 | 12 | 27.19 |
| 57 | Didier Ndikubwimana Rwanda | 120 | 113 | 2,076 | 82* | 0 | 11 | 19.77 |
| 58 | Alex Hales England | 75 | 75 | 2,074 | 116* | 1 | 12 | 30.96 |
| 59 | Mark Chapman New Zealand | 113 | 95 | 2,074 | 104* | 1 | 10 | 25.93 |
| 60 | Mohammad Shahzad Afghanistan | 73 | 73 | 2,048 | 118* | 1 | 12 | 29.26 |
| 61 | Dasun Shanaka Sri Lanka | 137 | 124 | 2,048 | 76* | 0 | 9 | 20.69 |
| 62 | Brandon King West Indies | 87 | 85 | 2,028 | 85* | 0 | 14 | 25.35 |
| 63 | Sohail Ahmed Bahrain | 81 | 76 | 1,983 | 80* | 0 | 16 | 42.19 |
| 64 | Muhammad Tanveer Qatar | 72 | 66 | 1,980 | 88* | 0 | 15 | 39.6 |
| 65 | Kevin O'Brien Ireland | 110 | 103 | 1,973 | 124 | 1 | 5 | 21.22 |
| 66 | Aiden Markram South Africa | 77 | 73 | 1,966 | 86* | 0 | 14 | 31.71 |
| 67 | Ross Taylor Samoa | 106 | 97 | 1,954 | 63 | 0 | 7 | 26.05 |
| 68 | Ahmad Faiz Malaysia | 106 | 89 | 1,952 | 105* | 1 | 8 | 24.4 |
| 69 | Ibrahim Zadran Afghanistan | 68 | 68 | 1,938 | 95* | 0 | 16 | 32.85 |
| 70 | JP Duminy South Africa | 81 | 75 | 1,934 | 96* | 0 | 11 | 38.68 |
| 71 | Alishan Sharafu United Arab Emirates | 74 | 70 | 1,927 | 90* | 0 | 15 | 31.59 |
| 72 | Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming Japan | 59 | 57 | 1,905 | 114 | 2 | 12 | 36.63 |
| 73 | Bilal Zalmai Austria | 74 | 72 | 1,904 | 111* | 1 | 13 | 29.75 |
| 74 | Tony Ura Papua New Guinea | 66 | 65 | 1,900 | 107* | 2 | 16 | 33.93 |
| 75 | Chris Gayle West Indies | 79 | 75 | 1,899 | 117 | 2 | 14 | 27.93 |