The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 is currently underway in the West Indies and the USA, with the final set to be held on June 29 at the Kensington Oval in Barbados. This highly anticipated tournament showcases some of the best batting talents in the world, making it a prestigious competition to excel in.
One player who has stood out so far in the T20 World Cup 2024 is Afghanistan’s Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who has scored an impressive 156 runs from just two games, making him the current top scorer in the tournament. Finishing as the top run-scorer in a T20 World Cup is a rare achievement, with only seven players having accomplished this feat since the tournament began in 2007.
Matthew Hayden from Australia holds the record for the highest individual run scorer in a T20 World Cup, with an incredible 265 runs in six matches during the inaugural event in 2007. Virat Kohli from India is another player who has made history by being the only player to have topped the run-scoring charts in two different T20 World Cups, with impressive performances in 2014 and 2022.
Other notable players who have finished as the top run-scorers in past T20 World Cups include Sri Lanka’s Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene, Australia’s Shane Watson, Bangladesh’s Tamim Iqbal, and Pakistan’s Babar Azam. As
