Ireland captain Paul Stirling needs 45 more runs to reclaim 4th spot from Jos Buttler on this T20I list
Paul Stirling has a chance to surpass Jos Buttler on the list of T20I leading run-scorers. Stirling can also become the leading T20I run-scorer as opener.
After getting whitewashed in white-ball series by England, West Indies will return to Ireland for a three-T20I series. During the home series, Ireland captain Paul Stirling will have a chance to move up on the list of leading T20I run-scorers. Here are the top 5 run-scorers in T20Is -
5. Ireland captain Paul Stirling has scored 3,656 runs from 150 T20Is. He averages 26.88 in T20Is and scores at a strike rate of 134.70. Stirling has one century and 24 fifties to his name.
4. England's veteran batter Jos Buttler has 3,700 runs from 137 games at an average of 35.92 and strike rate of 147.05. Buttler has one century and 27 fifties in T20Is. His strike rate is the highest among T20I batters with more than 3,000 runs.
3. Former India T20I player Virat Kohli has 4,188 runs from 125 games at an average of 48.69 and strike rate of 137.04. Kohli has one century and 38 fifties in T20Is.
2. Out-of-favour Pakistan batter Babar Azam has scored 4,223 runs from 128 games at an average of 39.83 and strike rate of 129.22. Babar has three centuries and 36 fifties. He has been dropped from T20I squad due to his diminishing returns and strike rate.
1. Former India T20I captain Rohit Sharma has scored 4,231 runs from 159 games at an average of 32.05. He has five centuries and 32 fifties. The opener's strike rate is 140.89.
The T20I series between Ireland and West Indies commences on June 12. Stirling needs 45 more runs to srupass Buttler. He also has Rohit Sharma's T20I record in sight. Rohit has 3,750 T20I runs as opener while Stirling has 3,579. He needs 182 runs in the three-T20I series to break the record for most T20I runs as opener.
