Men's T20 World Cup: Leading Run-Scorers and Wicket-Takers Update

USA's Shadley van Schalkwyk (L) and New Zealand's Tim Seifert (R) are currently the leading wicket-taker and run-scorer respectively at the Men's T20 World Cup.

The T20 World Cup group stage is progressing in India and Sri Lanka.

Which players are topping the charts for runs and wickets? presents the latest statistics.

*The top two teams in each group advance to the Super 8s, which consist of two groups of four teams each.

Following the Super 8s matches, the top two teams from each group move on to the semi-finals. The winner of each Super 8s group faces the runner-up of the opposite group.

Men's T20 World Cup 2026: Batting stats

Top run-scorers:

1. Tim Seifert (New Zealand) - 167 runs
2. Aiden Markram (South Africa) - 150 runs
3. Lorcan Tucker (Ireland) - 139 runs
4. Bas de Leede (Netherlands) - 125 runs

Highest individual scores:

1. Lorcan Tucker (Ireland v Oman) - 94* runs
2. Tim Seifert (New Zealand v UAE) - 89* runs
3. Aiden Markram (South Africa v New Zealand) - 86* runs
4. Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan v South Africa) - 84 runs
5. George Munsey (Scotland v Italy) - 84 runs
6. Suryakumar Yadav (India v USA) - 84* runs
7. Finn Allen (New Zealand v UAE) - 84* runs

Batting averages:

1. Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka) - 117
2. Sherfane Rutherford (West Indies) - 102
3. Suryakumar Yadav (India) - 96
4. Tim Seifert (New Zealand) - 83.50

Strike rates:

1. Kamindu Mendis (Sri Lanka) - 242.3
2. Dasun Shanaka (Sri Lanka) - 238.09
3. Josh Inglis (Australia) - 214.28
4. Ishan Kishan (India) - 202.5
5. Ryan Rickelton (South Africa) - 191.66

Men's T20 World Cup 2026: Bowling stats

Top wicket-takers:

1. Shadley van Schalkwyk (USA) - 11 wickets
2. Lungi Ngidi (South Africa) - 8 wickets
3. Blessing Muzarabani (Zimbabwe), Marco Jansen (South Africa), Harmeet Singh (USA) - 7 wickets each

Bowling averages:

1. Josh Little (Ireland) & Muhammad Jawadullah (UAE) - 4.00
2. Blessing Muzarabani (Zimbabwe) - 4.12
3. Maheesh Theekshana (Sri Lanka) & Richard Ngarava (Zimbabwe) - 4.25

Best bowling figures:

1. Romario Shepherd (West Indies v Scotland) - 5-20
2. Junaid Siddique (UAE v Canada) - 5-35
3. Nathan Ellis (Australia v Ireland) - 4-12
4. Michael Leask (Scotland v Italy) & Blessing Muzarabani (Zimbabwe v Australia) - 4-17

Bowling economy rates:

1. Romario Shepherd (West Indies) - 4.5
2. Blessing Muzarabani (Zimbabwe) - 4.71
3. Josh Little (Ireland) - 5.33
4. Richard Ngarava (Zimbabwe) - 5.66
5. Cameron Green (Australia) - 6.00

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