In the T20I format, a team must get a solid start to finish up with a mammoth score or hunt down a huge target. For this purpose, teams stack up with power hitters in their ranks to speed up the innings from the word go.
The batters use the powerplay overs to the fullest to set the tempo for the upcoming batters. During the first six overs, batters look to score quick runs, including boundaries, to boost the run rate.
In this article, we’ll look at the top 10 instances of the most runs scored by batters in powerplay in a T20I innings.
Most Runs by a Batter in Powerplay in a T20I Innings
| Player | Runs in PP | Strike Rate | Against | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Fahad (Turkey) | 93 (24) | 387.50 | Bulgaria | Sofia | 12 Jul 2025 |
| Travis Head (AUS) | 73 (22) | 331.81 | Scotland | Edinburgh | 4 Sep 2024 |
| Jan Frylinck (Namibia) | 67 (22) | 304.54 | Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 18 Sep 2025 |
| Paul Stirling (IRE) | 67 (25) | 268.00 | West Indies | St George’s | 15 Jan 2020 |
| Colin Munro (NZ) | 66 (23) | 286.95 | West Indies | Mount Maunganui | 1 Jan 2018 |
| Jos Buttler (ENG) | 65 (24) | 270.83 | South Africa | Manchester | 12 Sep 2025 |
| Quinton de Kock (SA) | 64 (24) | 266.66 | West Indies | Centurion | 26 Mar 2023 |
| Tim Seifert (NZ) | 63 (26) | 242.30 | Pakistan | Wellington | 26 Mar 2025 |
| Evin Lewis (WI) | 62 (24) | 258.33 | Bangladesh | Mirpur | 22 Dec 2018 |
| Johnson Charles (WI) | 62 (23) | 269.56 | South Africa | Kingston | 26 May 2024 |
Key Insights on Powerplay Batting Records in T20I Innings
Record-Breaking Individual T20I Powerplay Performances
Turkey’s Muhammad Fahad holds the record for scoring the most runs in the powerplay in a T20I innings. He hammered 93 runs off 24 balls against Bulgaria in 2025.
Fahad’s 93 runs included 10 sixes, the most by a batter in the powerplay in a T20I innings.
Fahad also achieved a strike rate of 387.50, again the highest among the batters who’ve faced a minimum of six balls in the powerplay in an innings.
Team Performance Records in the First Six Overs
The Turkish keeper-batters’ onslaught pushed his team’s powerplay total to 113, the joint-highest by a team in the first six overs in a T20I innings.
Australia also reached 113 runs in the powerplay, thanks to Travis Head’s 73 runs from 22 balls against Scotland in the 2024 Edinburgh T20I.
Head laced his knock with 12 fours, the most by a batter in the powerplay in a T20I innings.
Fastest Powerplay Conversions
Fahad went on to bring up his hundred off 29 balls, the second-fastest century in T20Is, before getting out for 120 runs from 34 balls. He needed 13 balls to score his fifty, the joint-third fastest half-century in T20Is.
Namibia’s Jan Frylinck is the other batter to smash a 13-ball fifty on his way to score 67 runs in the powerplay against Zimbabwe in 2025.
Quinton de Kock is the other batter to convert his powerplay start into a century. The South African keeper-batter scored 100 off 44 balls against the Windies, helping the Proteas successfully chase down 259 runs. This is the highest successful run chase by a team in T20I cricket.
T20I Career Powerplay Dominance
India’s Rohit Sharma has aggregated the most runs in the powerplay phase in all T20I cricket. He scored 2141 runs at a strike rate of 133.22 in 128 innings. His run tally included 94 sixes, the most by a batter in the first six overs in T20Is.
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