Top run-scorers in West Indies T20I cricket
Here's a look at the top run-scorers for the Windies in T20Is, with Pooran leading the pack followed by Gayle, Marlon Samuels, Kieron Pollard, and Lendl Simmons.
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NEW DELHI: Explosive batter Nicholas Pooran overtook compatriot and T20 cricket legend Chris Gayle to become the highest-run-getter in short format for the West Indies.
Pooran accomplished this milestone against New Zealand in his side's T20 World Cup 2024 match at Tarouba. Here are the top run-scorers for the Windies T20I cricket.
Nicholas Pooran
In 91 T20Is, Pooran has scored 1,914 runs at an average of 25.52 and strike rate of 134.03, with 11 half-centuries. His best score is 82.
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Chris Gayle
Gayle had scored 1,899 runs in 79 T20Is for West Indies at an average of 27.92 and a strike rate of 137.50, with two centuries and 14 fifties. His best score is 117 in the format.
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Marlon Samuels
Marlon Samuels scored 1611 runs at a strike rate of 116.23 after playing 67 matches and 65 T20I innings with the West Indies. He is the third-highest run scorer for the Caribbeans in T20Is.
Source: ICC
Kieron Pollard
Kieron Pollard played 101 matches and 83 innings in the 20-over cricket where he scored 1569 runs at a strike rate of 135.14.
Source: ECB
Lendl Simmons
Lendl Simmons is the fifth-highest run scorer for the Caribbeans in the T20I cricket. He scored 1527 runs at a strike rate of 120.71 after playing 68 matches and 67 innings.
Source: ICC