The mega global cricket extravaganza T20 World Cup 2024 is well underway and several teams have already played their first games of the season. The sides are hard at work as they aim to get their hands on the marquee title, with the likes of Australia, India, England, West Indies, and many more teams striving to go all the way.
As has been the case in the format for many years, the T20 format is one where the batters go full throttle and attack the bowlers right from the word get go. The 2024 edition of the T20 World Cup is no exception either Notably, the marquee event is being hosted by the United States of America (USA) for the first time while West Indies are the co-hosts. The event kickstarted on June 1 and the grand summit clash will take place on June 29.
Hence, many batters will aim to play to the best of their abilities in a bid to give their team flourish when it mattered the most. Hence to boost the overall runrate, playing with high strike rates throughout the World Cup is of utmost importance. Consequently, some batters could also lead the T20 World Cup Most Runs charts as well.
The likes of Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Glenn Maxwell, Rovman Powell and many more stars are players who are known to play at high strike rates can highly influence the game plan for their teams as the T20 World Cup progresses.
Player |
Team |
Matches |
Runs |
SR |
Shahid Afridi | PAK | 34 | 546 | 154.23 |
Kevin Pietersen | ENG | 15 | 580 | 148.33 |
Jos Buttler | ENG | 35 | 1013 | 147.23 |
Glenn Maxwell | AUS | 27 | 578 | 146.32 |
AB de Villiers | SA | 30 | 717 | 143.4 |
Chris Gayle | WI | 33 | 965 | 142.75 |
Shane Watson | AUS | 24 | 537 | 140.94 |
Alex Hales | ENG | 20 | 568 | 139.21 |
Mahela Jayawardene | SL | 31 | 1016 | 134.74 |
Quinton de Kock | SA | 27 | 653 | 134.36 |