Most T20 Runs In 2025: T20 cricket during 2025 has been sheer magic, with some of the biggest stars of the world, along with unexpected heroes, stamping their authority on the international platform.
From Jos Buttler’s ever-consistent brilliance to new finds like Sahibzada Farhan and Austria’s Karanbir Singh, the year has witnessed some astonishing batting performances league-wise.
Most T20 Runs in 2025
Nicholas Pooran (West Indies) – 1,425 T20 Runs
Innings: 46, Highest Score: 108*, Average: 38.51
Nicholas Pooran has been the most consistent T20 batter of 2025, with explosive hitting. With a strike rate always around 160, Pooran has been the most destructive middle-order batsman in world cricket. His record of a century and 12 half-centuries shows that he is a match-winner in all formats.
Jos Buttler (England) – 1,396 T20 Runs
Innings: 37, Top Score: 97*, Average: 43.62
England captain Jos Buttler is one of the most dangerous T20 openers. He has a little more than 1,300 runs, and an astonishing average of 43.62. Buttler has been fantastic for England, and good in franchise cricket too. His 97* innings shows his class, and ability to dictate the innings completely.
Sahibzada Farhan (Pakistan) – 1,346 T20 Runs
Innings: 30, Highest Score: 162*, Average: 48.07
An unexpected development in 2025, Sahibzada Farhan, a fresh face in T20 cricket, has made T20 cricket storm. With four centuries already to his name, including a record 162*, Farhan has already shown he can be an aggressive opener and also a match-winning middle-order batsman. Farhan is dominating T20 cricket and you can see why when you take a player’s strike rate to be over 160 and average approaching 50.
Shai Hope (West Indies) – 1,338 T20 Runs
Innings: 39, Highest Score: 102*, Average: 40.54
Praised historically for his traditional approach, Shai Hope has muted his critics of his T20 cricket with a spectacular 2025 season. Having scored two centuries and nine fifties, Hope has mixed strong technique with attacking scoring. His function as the anchor of the West Indies, while others bat around him, has been instrumental in his success.
Tim Seifert (New Zealand) – 1,310 T20 Runs
Innings: 45, Highest Score: 125*, Average: 32.75
Tim Seifert has been the most travelled globetrotter of T20 cricket, scoring runs in various leagues. His 125* unbeaten knock was among the top scores of the year, but Seifert’s actual strength has been his ability to play different roles.
Whether batting to start or complete the innings, Seifert’s aggressive approach and versatility as a wicketkeeper-batter have established him as a vital asset for New Zealand and teams globally.
Will Jacks (England) – 1,272 T20 Runs
Innings: 43, Highest Score: 100, Average: 31.02
England’s Will Jacks has exhibited all the hallmarks of a contemporary T20 opener aggressive, temerarious, and unrelenting. His first T20 century and nine T20 fifties illustrate his capability to deliver explosive beginnings, particularly in powerplays.
Though his average lacks some of his contemporaries’, Jacks’ capability of altering the direction of an innings with his aggressive approach makes him a vital cricketer for England as well as his franchise sides. At 26, Jacks is well on the way to becoming one of T20 cricket’s brightest stars.
James Vince (England) – 1,269 T20 Runs
Innings: 46, Highest Score: 101, Average: 30.21
James Vince has had a quietly impressive year of T20 cricket with a hard-working 1,269 runs. With a century and 10 fifties, Vince is still a must-have player for his franchise and national sides.
Although his strike rate is not as big-hitting as some of the other players on this list, his classy stroke play and ability to identify gaps render him a consistent player in T20 cricket.
Karanbir Singh (Austria) – 1,240 T20 Runs
Innings: 28, Highest Score: 115, Average: 49.60
Karanbir Singh has been the surprise package of the year, especially for associate country Austria. With an incredible average of nearly 50 and a strike rate in excess of 170, Singh stunned the T20 globe.
His haul of two centuries and 10 half-centuries in mere 28 innings speaks volumes about his consistency and power-hitting capability. With almost 100 sixes in 2025, Singh has become one of the most thrilling T20 talents, overpowering attacks in several leagues.
Shimron Hetmyer (West Indies) – 1,205 T20 Runs
Innings: 52, Highest Score: 97*, Average: 28.02
Shimron Hetmyer continues to be valuable middle-order batsman for the West Indies. His offensive batting style allows for the potential to change games as his strike rate of around 170 suggests.
His consistency has been suspect, however with seven fifties and a few match-winning cameos, Hetmyer has shown he can be valuable as a finisher. Hetmyer’s 97* against a tough opponent, suggested that at his best.
