T20 World Cup 2022: Statistics, most runs, most wickets, most sixes, highest scores, batting average, bowling economy

Kieran Francis

T20 World Cup 2022: Statistics, most runs, most wickets, most sixes, highest scores, batting average, bowling economy image

T20 World Cup 2022 has arrived in Australia as cricket's best short-form players shoot for glory in the 20-over format.

Which batting stars have scored the most runs?

Who has taken the most wickets?

The Sporting News has all the latest statistics from T20 World Cup 2022.

Player batting statistics - T20 World Cup 2022

Most runs

Pos.BatterTotal Runs
1Virat Kohli (India)296
2Max O'Dowd (Netherlands)242
3Suryakumar Yadav (India)239
4Jos Buttler (England)225
5Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka)222
6Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe)219
7Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka)214
8Alex Hales (England)212
9Lorcan Tucker (Ireland)204
10Glenn Phillips (New Zealand)201

Highest score (innings)

Pos.BatterScore
1Rilee Rossouw (South Africa)109
2Glenn Phillips (New Zealand)104
3Devon Conway (New Zealand)92*
T4Alex Hales (England)86*
T4Michael Jones (Scotland)86
T5Virat Kohli (India)82
T5Sikander Raza (Zimbabwe)82*
8Jos Buttler (England)80*
9Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka)79
10Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka)74

Best batting average

Note: Players who are yet to be dismissed will not be listed, as they do not have an average yet. 

Pos.BatterAverageInns.Total Runs
1Virat Kohli (India)98.666296
2Brandon King (West Indies)79.00279
3David Miller (South Africa)78.00378
4George Munsey (Scotland)60.503121
5Suryakumar Yadav (India)59.756239
6Darly Mitchell (New Zealand)54.504109
7Aaron Finch (Australia)53.503107
8Jos Buttler (England)45.006225
9Shan Masood (Pakistan)43.757175
10Alex Hales (England)42.406212

Most sixes

Pos.BatterSixes
1Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe)11
T2Alex Hales (England)10
T2Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka)10
T3Marcus Stoinis (Australia)9
T3Andrew Balbirnie (Ireland)9
T3Suryakumar Yadav (India)9
T3Rilee Rossouw (South Africa)9
T8Glenn Phillips (New Zealand)8
T8Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka)8
T8Max O'Dowd (Netherlands)8
T8KL Rahul (India)8
T8Virat Kohli (India)8

Player bowling statistics - T20 World Cup 2022

Most wickets

Pos.BowlerWickets
1Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka)15
2Bas de Leede (Netherlands)13
T2Sam Curran (England)13
4Blessing Muzarabani12
T5Joshua Little (Ireland(11
T5Shaheen Shah Afridi11
T5Paul van Meekeren (Netherlands)11
T5Shadab Khan (Pakistan)11
T5Anrich Nortje (Netherlands)11
T9Arshdeep Singh (India)10
T9Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan)10

Best bowling economy

Pos.BowlerEconomyWickets
1Nasum Ahmed (Bangladesh)3.501
2Moeen Ali (England)4.500
3Jason Holder (West Indies)4.745
T4Aayan Khan (UAE)4.752
T4Zahoor Khan (UAE)4.755
6Bernard Scholtz (Namibia)5.084
T7Naveen-ul-Haq Murid (Afghanistan)5.253
T7Gerhard Erasmus (Namibia)5.250
9Colin Ackermann (Netherlands)5.281
10Anrich Nortje (Netherlands)5.3711

Best bowling figures (innings)

Pos.BowlerFigures
1Sam Curran (New Zealand)5/10
2Anrich Nortje (South Africa)4/10
3Trent Boult (New Zealand)4/13
4Alzarri Joseph (West Indies)4/16
5Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan)4/22
6Mohammad Wasim (Pakistan)4/24
7Taskin Ahmed (Bangladesh)4/25
8Lungi Ngidi (South Africa)4/29
9Anrich Nortje (South Africa)4/41
10Tim Southee (New Zealand)3/6

Kieran Francis

Kieran Francis is a senior editor at The Sporting News based in Melbourne, Australia. He started at Sportal.com.au before being a part of the transition to Sporting News in 2015. Just prior to the 2018 World Cup, he was appointed chief editor of Goal.com in Australia. He has now returned to The Sporting News where his passions lay in football, AFL, poker and cricket - when he is not on holiday.