The game’s shortest format, T20I cricket, demands batters score runs at a rapid pace. Along with scoring quick runs, the batters also need to maintain consistency in their performances.
With this consistency coupled with the blazing scoring rate, some batters manage to quickly reach the remarkable 1000-run milestone.
In this article, we’ll look at the top 10 batsmen who have been the fastest to 1000 runs in T20Is.
Fastest to 1000 Runs in T20I
| Player | Innings to 1000 Runs | Time Taken |
|---|---|---|
| Dawid Malan (ENG) | 24 | 3y 268d |
| Sabawoon Davizi (CZK-R) | 24 | 2y 279d |
| Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming (JPN) | 25 | 1y 211d |
| Babar Azam (PAK) | 26 | 2y 58d |
| Devon Conway (NZ) | 26 | 1y 329d |
| Muhammad Waseem (UAE) | 26 | 1y 319d |
| Virat Kohli (IND) | 27 | 5y 112d |
| Aaron Finch (AUS) | 29 | 6y 36d |
| KL Rahul (IND) | 29 | 3y 171d |
| Mohammad Rizwan (PAK) | 31 | 6y 87d |
| Suryakumar Yadav (IND) | 31 | 1y 202d |
Key Insights
24: England’s Dawid Malan and the Czech Republic’s Sabawoon Davizi are the joint-fastest batsmen to reach 1000 T20I runs in terms of innings. Both batters reached the 1000-run mark in 24 innings, making it the fastest by a full-member as well as an associate-member player.
1y 94d: On the other hand, Simon Ssesazi is the fastest batter to reach the 1000-run milestone in terms of time taken from the debut. The Ugandan batter took only 1 year and 94 days to surpass the 1000-run mark in T20Is.
1: New Zealand’s prolific run scorer and former captain, Brendon McCullum, became the first batter to score 1000 runs in T20Is. He crossed the mark in May 2010 during the T20 World Cup encounter against Zimbabwe. McCullum took a little over 5 years and 35 innings to go past the 1000-run landmark.
8y 305d: Zimbabwe’s former cricketer, Hamilton Masakadza, is the slowest batter to reach 1000 runs in T20Is in terms of time taken. He took 8 years and 305 days to complete 1000 runs. One of the major reasons for this could be that Zimbabwe doesn’t play international cricket regularly, unlike other full-member teams.
