Babar Azam or Virat Kohli? - Which batsman has scored most fours in T20Is?

27-04-2024
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Pakistan skipper Babar Azam created some more T20I history on Saturday, April 28, after becoming the player with the most boundaries in the format.

With the series 2-1 in a scoreline of visitors New Zealand, Pakistan took the field in the fifth T20I at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on Saturday. 

After losing fellow opener Saim Ayub cheaply in the second over, Babar took the initiative and scored runs at a brisk pace. He was eventually dismissed in the 15th over, but not before scoring 69 runs off 44 balls, setting the foundation for a big finish. 

The captain scored six fours and two sixes, which allowed him to overtake Irishman Paul Stirling as the player with the most fours scored in T20I history. 

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Who are the top five batsmen with the most fours scored in T20Is?

Pakistan batsman Babar Azam leads the list with 409 fours to his name in T20I. In second place is Ireland's Paul Stirling, who has 407 fours at the time of writing. 

No other batsmen have scored over 400 fours in T20Is.

Player Country Innings Runs Average S.R. 4s 6s HS
Babar Azam Pakistan 107 3823 41.10 129.41 409 62 122
Paul Stirling Ireland 136 3491 27.92 135.20 407 124 115*
Virat Kohli India 109 4037 51.75 138.15 361 117 122*
Rohit Sharma India 143 3974 31.79 139.97 359 190 121*
David Warner Australia 103 3099 33.68 142.67 320 113 100*