Martin Guptill beat Rohit Sharma
Reflexes
- Martin Guptill achieved the feat in the match against Scotland
- Top run scorer in T20I
- ahead of Rohit Sharma
REGISTRATION ALERT: New Zealand starter Martin Guptill has once again become the leading run scorer in T20 Internationals. He has left behind the Indian captain Rohit Sharma. Guptill now has 3,399 runs in the shorter format of cricket. While Rohit has 3379 runs. Guptill opened the innings in the first T20 match against Scotland, scoring 40 runs on 31 balls. He hit four fours and two sixes during his innings. Before this match, Rohit Sharma was the leading run scorer, but Guptill took the lead with 20 runs.
Speaking of Guptill’s career, he has scored two centuries and 20 half centuries so far and his average is 32.37. While Rohit Sharma holds the record for over four centuries to his name and has also scored 26 half centuries.
An interesting battle continues between Guptill, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli for the top run scorer in T20 Internationals. These three players are currently in the top three and all have over 3,300 runs. Although Virat has the highest average of 50.12 among these three.
Leading career scorer in T20 Internationals
- Martin Guptill (New Zealand): 3399
- Rohit Sharma (India): 3379
- Virat Kohli (India): 3308
- Paul Stirling (Ireland): 2894
- Aaron Finch (Australia): 2855
We tell you that the record for hitting the most sixes in T20I is also recorded in the name of Guptill. He has hit 169 sixes in 112 innings so far. While in this case also Rohit Sharma is in second place and has 157 sixes. Only these two players have hit more than 150 sixes in this format.
Players who hit the most sixes in T20 Internationals
- Martin Guptill (New Zealand): 169
- Rohit Sharma (India): 157
- Chris Gayle (West Indies): 124
- Eoin Morgan (England) 120
- Aaron Finch (Australia): 117
