Highest Individual Scores in T20Is in 2026
| Player | Team | Score (Balls) | 4s/6s | Strike Rate | Against | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinton de Kock | South Africa | 115 (49) | 6/10 | 234.69 | West Indies | Centurion | 29 Jan 2026 |
| Ishan Kishan | India | 103 (43) | 6/10 | 239.53 | New Zealand | Thiruvananthapuram | 31 Jan 2026 |
| Harry Tector | Ireland | 96* (56) | 13/0 | 171.42 | Italy | Dubai | 25 Jan 2026 |
| Ibrahim Zadran | Afghanistan | 87* (56) | 8/3 | 155.35 | West Indies | Dubai (DICS) | 19 Jan 2026 |
| Aiden Markram | South Africa | 86* (47) | 9/3 | 182.97 | West Indies | Paarl | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Darwish Rasooli | Afghanistan | 84 (59) | 8/2 | 142.37 | West Indies | Dubai (DICS) | 19 Jan 2026 |
| Abhishek Sharma | India | 84 (35) | 5/8 | 240.00 | New Zealand | Nagpur | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | India | 84* (49) | 10/4 | 171.42 | USA | Wankhede | 7 Feb 2026 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | India | 82* (37) | 9/4 | 221.62 | New Zealand | Raipur | 23 Jan 2026 |
| Finn Allen | New Zealand | 80 (38) | 8/6 | 210.52 | India | Thiruvananthapuram | 31 Jan 2026 |
Key Insights on the Most T20I Runs in an Innings by Player in 2026
Quinton de Kock scored 115 off 49 balls against the West Indies in Centurion, making it his highest T20I score.
This is also de Kock’s joint-fastest T20I century, off 43 balls. Notably, his first ton also came off 43 balls against the same opposition and at the same venue in 2023!
De Kock’s 115 is the third-highest individual score by a South African batter in a T20I run chase. And this is the fourth-highest score by any batter against the West Indies in T20Is.
Ishan Kishan scored his maiden T20I century, smashing 103 from 43 balls against New Zealand in Thiruvananthapuram.
Kishan’s 103 is the fifth-highest score by an Indian batter at No. 3 and the joint fifth-highest by any batter against New Zealand in T20Is.
Kishan took 42 deliveries to reach 100, making it the fastest T20I century against New Zealand. This is the second-fastest T20I hundred by a No. 3 batter for India.
Harry Tector’s unbeaten 96 is the second-highest individual score by a batter against Italy in T20Is.
Ibrahim Zadran recorded the highest score by an Afghanistan batter against the West Indies in T20Is, smashing an unbeaten 87 off 56 balls in Dubai.
Finn Allen struck his third-fastest T20I fifty, off 22 balls, while scoring 80 off 38 balls against India in Thiruvananthapuram.
Allen’s 80-run knock is the third-highest score by a New Zealand opener against India in T20Is.
Aiden Markram brought up the second-highest score by a South African captain against the West Indies, scoring an unbeaten 86 off 47 balls in Paarl. This was just the third fifty-plus score by a South African skipper against the West Indies in T20Is.
Abhishek Sharma smashed the second-highest score as an Indian opener against New Zealand, aggregating 84 runs from 35 balls in Nagpur.
Abhishek also struck the fastest fifty for India against New Zealand in T20Is, getting there in 14 balls in Guwahati. He eventually remained unbeaten on 68 off 20 balls, helping India close out a 154-run target in 10 overs. This is the second-fastest 150-run chase by a team in T20Is.
Suryakumar Yadav brought up his second-highest score as India’s T20I captain, scoring an unbeaten 82 from 37 balls against New Zealand in Raipur. This is also the highest score by an Indian captain against New Zealand in T20Is.
Anthony Mosca smashed the highest individual score for Italy against a full-member team in T20Is. He scored 69 runs from 48 balls against Ireland in Dubai
