List: Players with 1000 Runs and 50 Wickets in T20Is

In T20Is, an all-rounder plays a pivotal role in a team’s success. After all, a player who can contribute with both the bat and the ball has immense value in the shorter format of the game.

Over the years, the T20I format has seen some of the best all-rounders grace the field. However, a few players like Shakib Al Hasan, Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Nabi, and Hardik Pandya have etched their names in history with the remarkable achievement of scoring 1000 runs and picking up 50 wickets.

So, in this article, let’s take a look at the players with 1000 runs and 50 wickets in T20Is.

Players with 1000 Runs and 50 Wickets in T20Is

Player	Team	Matches	Runs	Batting Avg	Wickets	Bowling Avg
Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	129	2551	23.19	149	20.91
Mitchell Santner	New Zealand	138	1108	20.51	142	23.85
Virandeep Singh	Malaysia	122	3370	36.23	125	13.48
Shadab Khan	Pakistan	124	1009	19.4	123	24.31
Hardik Pandya	India	138	2288	28.24	114	27.13
Sikandar Raza	Zimbabwe	138	3144	25.98	110	24.28
Mohammad Nabi	Afghanistan	152	2448	22.25	109	27.77
Aizaz Khan	Hong Kong	103	1096	15.43	104	21.73
Aqib Iqbal	Austria	90	1261	24.72	99	21.55
Shahid Afridi	Pakistan	99	1416	17.92	98	24.44
Dinesh Nakrani	Uganda	82	1144	25.42	96	15.29
Imran Anwar	Bahrain	104	1190	18.59	95	23.07
George Dockrell	Ireland	159	1426	20.37	91	22.10
Bilal Zalmai	Austria	70	1864	31.06	81	21.98
Dwayne Bravo	West Indies	91	1255	22.01	78	26.10
Syed Aziz	Malaysia	128	3027	30.27	76	22.59
JJ Smit	Namibia	74	1307	33.51	73	17.16
Sami Sohail	Malawi	70	2105	45.76	70	17.30
Gerhard Erasmus	Namibia	88	2178	32.02	65	16.43
Kadek Gamantika	Indonesia	88	1111	18.21	64	18.09
James Neesham	New Zealand	105	1105	20.09	64	25.17
Jan Frylinck	Namibia	84	1356	26.07	63	17.95
Dipendra Singh Airee	Nepal	100	2220	34.15	62	20.85
Ryan Burl	Zimbabwe	123	2060	25.43	62	23.56
Mohammad Hafeez	Pakistan	119	2514	26.46	61	22.75
Rohan Mustafa	UAE	58	1006	20.95	61	21.03
Andre Russell	West Indies	86	1122	22.00	61	31.45
Gareth Delany	Ireland	93	1294	20.53	60	26.08
Kevin O’Brien	Ireland	110	1973	21.21	58	19.81
Vikram Vijh	Luxembourg	53	1002	22.77	56	21.92
Sharvin Muniandy	Malaysia	122	1188	16.97	55	23.07
Marcus Stoinis	Australia	87	1416	30.78	53	25.22
Vasu Saini	Romania	66	1397	31.75	53	26.39
Taranjeet Singh	Romania	51	1533	34.06	52	18.34
Moeen Ali	England	92	1229	21.18	51	27.13
Glenn Maxwell	Australia	130	2897	28.97	51	29.70
Thisara Perera	Sri Lanka	84	1204	23.15	51	33.66
Zeeshan Maqsood	Oman	73	1369	26.32	51	22.90
Nalin Nipiko	Vanuatu	45	1086	28.57	50	16.18

Key Insights on All-Rounders with 1000 Runs and 50 Wickets in T20Is

Elite Milestones and Historic T20I Firsts

Pakistan’s prolific all-rounder Shahid Afridi became the first player to achieve the double of 1000 runs and 50 wickets in the T20I format. Afridi also features in the list of players with over 5000 runs and 500 wickets across all formats.

The UAE’s Rohan Mustafa became the first associate player to score 1000 runs and take 50 wickets in T20Is, achieving the feat in 2023.

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Record-Breaking Captains and Performance Leaders

Namibia’s Gerhard Erasmus and Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza are the two captains to aggregate 1000 runs and grab 50 wickets in T20Is.

Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammad Nabi, Virandeep Singh, Sikandar Raza, and Hardik Pandya are the five players to score 2000-plus runs and pick up 100-plus wickets in the shortest format. This makes them some of the greatest all-rounders in the game’s history.

Virandeep Singh is the only all-rounder to achieve the double of 3000 runs and 100 wickets in T20I cricket.

Shakib Al Hasan and Dinesh Nakrani (Uganda) are the two players on this list to have two or more five-wicket hauls in the 20-over format.

Virandeep Singh has the lowest bowling average and economy rate among the bowlers on this list, with his average around 14 and economy rate around 5.5.

Andre Russell has the highest batting strike rate among all the above all-rounders. He scored 1122 runs at a strike rate of 163.79.

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Notable Centurions and Statistical Multi-Taskers

11 players have crossed 1500 runs and 50 wickets in the shortest format. The players are:

• Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)
• Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan)
• Hardik Pandya (India)
• Virandeep Singh (Malaysia)
• Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe)
• Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan)
• Sami Sohail (Malawi)
• Kevin O’Brien (Ireland)
• Gerhard Erasmus (Namibia)
• Ryan Burl (Zimbabwe)
• Dipendra Singh Airee (Nepal)
• Syed Aziz (Malaysia)

Among the above-listed players, 11 have scored a century each. The centurions are:

• Kevin O’Brien (Ireland: 124 vs Hong Kong, 2019)
• Bilal Zalmai (Austria: 111* vs Czech Republic, 2019)
• Dipendra Singh Airee (Nepal: 110* vs Malaysia, 2022)
• Gerhard Erasmus (Namibia: 100* vs Uganda, 2022)
• Zeeshan Maqsood (Oman: 102* vs Bahrain, 2022)
• Taranjeet Singh (Romania: 110 vs Czech Republic, 2022)
• Virandeep Singh (Malaysia: 116* vs Indonesia, 2023) 
• Syed Aziz (Malaysia: 126 vs Thailand, 2023)
• Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe: 133* vs Gambia, 2024)
• JJ Smit (Namibia: 111* Kenya, 2025)
• Jan Frylinck (Namibia: 134 vs Nigeria, 2025)

O’Brien was the first among this lot, scoring 124 runs against Hong Kong in 2019. This made him the first Irish batter to notch up a T20I century and the first Irish batter to score a hundred in all formats.

Mohammad Nabi, Hardik Pandya, and Sikandar Raza are the three players with the treble of 2000 runs, 100 wickets, and 50 catches in T20Is.

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