Indian Openers with Most T20I runs

Openers' contributions are the most important thing for any Cricket team's batting department. If the openers fail to deliver then it's a high chance that the team may not bounce back in the game. So they are like pillars of the team's batting department. In this article, we will take a look at the top 5 Indian Openers with the Most T20I runs in their cricketing career.

India Women's Cricket Team opener Smriti Mandana hits another milestone as she reaches the milestone of 2000+ T20I runs in her career on Wednesday in the Commonwealth Games 2022. She is now the second highest Indian player to score most T20I runs as an opener after Rohit Sharma (2973* runs). Check out in detail below.

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Indian Openers with Most T20I runs:

#5. KL Rahul | 1392* runs

Indian opener KL Rahul aggregated 1392* runs as an opener in T20Is. Although Rahul currently isn't regular in the team due to his injury and Covid positive results, he maintained his position in the fifth place in this list of Most T20I runs by Indian openers.

In his 56 matches T20I career, KL Rahul has registered 1831 runs in 52 innings at 40.69 and maintained a good strike rate of 142.49. Moreover, Rahul has already smoked 2 centuries and also 16 half-centuries in the format with the highest score of 110.

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#4. Mithali Raj | 1407 runs

Former Indian Women's team captain Mithali Raj comes at the fourth position in this list of Indian openers with the Most T20I runs. Mithali has registered 1407 runs as an opener in T20Is to be part of this elite list.

In her 89 matches T20I career, Mithali Raj has added 2364 runs in 84 innings at an average of 37.52. She has also recorded 17 fifties in the format. She retired from International cricket in June 2022.

#3. Shikhar Dhawan | 1759* runs

Another Indian Opener, Shikhar Dhawan, who is currently not a regular batsman for India in T20Is comes at the third position. Dhawan has aggregated 1759* runs in T20Is as an opener.

In 68 matches T20I career, Dhawan has smashed 1759 runs in 66 innings at 27.92 and maintained a strike rate of 126.36. Meanwhile, Dhawan has also recorded 11 half centuries in the shortest format of the game.

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#2. Smriti Mandhana | 2004* runs

The second female opener on this list is Smriti Mandana, the talented Indian opener who has recently reached 2000 T20I runs as an opener. Mandhana has added 2004* runs as an opener in T20Is as he comes at second place on this list of Indian openers with the Most T20I runs.

In her 90-match T20I career, Mandhana has aggregated 2125 runs in 88 innings at an average of 26.23 while maintaining a strike rate of 120.87. Moreover, she has also slammed 15 T20I half-centuries while her highest score is 86 in the format.

#1. Rohit Sharma | 2973* runs

The top player on this list is Indian captain Rohit Sharma, who is not just leading this list but also leading the list of Most T20I runs. Rohit has played the most matches(131) in the format and has also been a part of Most T20I wins(89).

In 123 innings, Rohit Sharma has aggregated 3454 runs at an average of 31.69 and maintained a strike rate of 139.84 in the format. Rohit has slammed four T20I centuries (Most by any player) in his career while also having 27 half-centuries in the format. His highest score in 118 against Sri Lanka which he had scored in 2017.

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N.B: The stats and records are accurate as of 03/08/2022.