T20 World Cup 2026 top run scorers
Farhan (383) leads ahead of Seifert (326) and Samson (321). Full top 10 in the batting leaderboard below.
Tournament stats — T20 WC 2026
T20 World Cup 2026 stats: Farhan 383, Bumrah & Chakaravarthy 14 each.
Final tournament leaderboards from the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. Pakistan's Sahibzada Farhan set a new single-edition record of 383 runs; India's Bumrah and Chakaravarthy shared the wicket lead at 14 each.
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T20 World Cup 2026 most wickets
Bumrah and Chakaravarthy (both IND) tied at 14 wickets. Full top 9 in the bowling leaderboard below.
Player of the Tournament 2026
Sanju Samson (IND) — three consecutive fifties in the Super 8, semi-final and final. 321 runs in 5 innings at SR 199.38.
Single-edition record broken
Farhan's 383 broke Virat Kohli's 2014 record of 319 runs in a single T20 World Cup edition — the highest individual tally in tournament history.
Top 10 run scorers — T20 World Cup 2026
The top 10 batters across the 2026 tournament covered 2,994 runs. India had three batters in the top 10; New Zealand had two. Sanju Samson's 321 runs came in only five innings because the India XI's top-order combination was settled early in the Super 8.
| Rank | Player | Team | Runs | Strike rate | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sahibzada Farhan | PAK | 383 | 160.25 | 76.60 |
| 2 | Tim Seifert | NZ | 326 | 166.33 | 46.57 |
| 3 | Sanju Samson | IND | 321 | 199.38 | 80.25 |
| 4 | Ishan Kishan | IND | 317 | 193.29 | 35.22 |
| 5 | Finn Allen | NZ | 298 | 200.00 | 49.67 |
| 6 | Brian Bennett | ZIM | 292 | 134.56 | 146.00 |
| 7 | Aiden Markram | SA | 286 | 165.32 | 47.67 |
| 8 | Jacob Bethell | ENG | 280 | 152.17 | 35.00 |
| 9 | Shimron Hetmyer | WI | 248 | 186.47 | 41.33 |
| 10 | Suryakumar Yadav | IND | 242 | 136.72 | 30.25 |
Strike rates and averages reflect tournament innings only, not bilateral series.
Top 9 wicket takers — T20 World Cup 2026
Bumrah and Chakaravarthy tied at 14 wickets. Van Schalkwyk (USA), Muzarabani (ZIM) and Adil Rashid (ENG) shared third place with 13 each. Spinners and quicks split the top 9 roughly evenly.
| Rank | Player | Team | Wickets | Average | Economy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jasprit Bumrah | IND | 14 | 12.43 | 6.21 |
| 1 | Varun Chakaravarthy | IND | 14 | 20.50 | 9.26 |
| 3 | Shadley van Schalkwyk | USA | 13 | 7.77 | 6.74 |
| 3 | Blessing Muzarabani | ZIM | 13 | 14.46 | 7.84 |
| 3 | Adil Rashid | ENG | 13 | 19.23 | 8.11 |
| 6 | Lungi Ngidi | SA | 12 | 15.58 | 7.19 |
| 6 | Rachin Ravindra | NZ | 12 | 12.42 | 7.84 |
| 8 | Marco Jansen | SA | 11 | 21.55 | 10.45 |
| 8 | Maheesh Theekshana | SL | 11 | 18.55 | 7.43 |
Averages and economy rates are tournament-wide; venue-specific economy will differ.
Records and milestones
- Single-edition record: Farhan's 383 runs broke Kohli's 2014 record of 319.
- First three-peat defence: India became the first team to defend a T20 World Cup title and the first to win three (2007, 2024, 2026).
- Largest T20 WC final margin: India's 96-run win is the largest victory margin in any T20 World Cup final.
- First host country to win: India is the first co-host country to win the tournament in the modern era.
- Player of the Tournament: Sanju Samson — three consecutive fifties in knockout cricket (West Indies Super 8, England semi-final, New Zealand final).
For the tournament hub, see T20 World Cup 2026. For the final scorecard, see 2026 final. For the India squad, see India squad 2026.
T20 World Cup 2026 stats FAQ
Who scored the most runs in the 2026 T20 World Cup?
Sahibzada Farhan of Pakistan finished as the leading run scorer with 383 runs in 6 innings at an average of 76.60 and a strike rate of 160.25. He broke Virat Kohli's single-edition record of 319 runs set in 2014.
Who took the most wickets in the 2026 T20 World Cup?
Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakaravarthy of India shared the wicket-taking lead with 14 wickets each. Bumrah's best was 4/15 in the final; Chakaravarthy bowled 31 overs across 9 matches.
Who was the Player of the Tournament in T20 World Cup 2026?
Sanju Samson of India was named Player of the Tournament. He scored fifties in three consecutive knockout matches — 50+ vs West Indies (Super 8), 50+ vs England (semi-final), and 89 (46) in the final vs New Zealand — finishing with 321 runs in 5 innings.
Which teams had multiple players in the top 10?
India had three batters in the top 10 (Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav) and two bowlers in the top 5 (Bumrah, Chakaravarthy). New Zealand had two batters (Tim Seifert, Finn Allen).
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