Highest individual scores in T20Is in 2026
| Player | Team | Score (balls) | 4s/6s | Strike rate | In return for | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinton de Kock | South Africa | 115 (49) | 6/10 | 234.69 | West Indies | Centurion | January 29, 2026 |
| Ishan Kishan | India | 103 (43) | 6/10 | 239.53 | New Zealand | Thiruvananthapuram | January 31, 2026 |
| Harry Tector | Ireland | 96* (56) | 13/0 | 171.42 | Italy | Dubai | January 25, 2026 |
| Ibrahim Zadran | Afghanistan | 87* (56) | 8/3 | 155.35 | West Indies | Dubai (DICS) | January 19, 2026 |
| Aiden Markram | South Africa | 86* (47) | 9/3 | 182.97 | West Indies | Pearl | January 27, 2026 |
| Darwish Rasooli | Afghanistan | 84 (59) | 8/2 | 142.37 | West Indies | Dubai (DICS) | January 19, 2026 |
| Abhishek Sharma | India | 84 (35) | 5/8 | 240.00 | New Zealand | Nagpur | January 21, 2026 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | India | 84* (49) | 10/4 | 171.42 | USA | We are ourselves | February 7, 2026 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | India | 82* (37) | 9/4 | 221.62 | New Zealand | Raipur | January 23, 2026 |
| Find Allen | New Zealand | 80 (38) | 8/6 | 210.52 | India | Thiruvananthapuram | January 31, 2026 |
Key insights on most T20I runs in an innings per player in 2026
Quinton de Kock scored 115 off 49 balls against West Indies in Centurion, making it his highest T20I score.
This is also De Kock’s fastest T20I century, coming off 43 balls. It is striking that his first ton also came from 43 balls against the same opponents and at the same location in 2023!
De Kock’s 115 is the third highest individual score by a South African batsman in a T20I chase. And this is the fourth highest score by any batsman against West Indies in T20Is.
Ishan Kishan scored his maiden T20I century, hitting 103 off 43 balls against New Zealand in Thiruvananthapuram.
Kishan’s 103 is the fifth highest score by an Indian batsman at No. 3 and the joint fifth highest score by any batsman against New Zealand in T20Is.
Kishan needed 42 deliveries to reach 100, making it the fastest T20I century against New Zealand. This is the second fastest T20I hundred by a No. 3 batsman for India.
Harry Tector’s unbeaten 96 is the second highest individual score by a batsman against Italy in T20Is.
Ibrahim Zadran recorded the highest score by an Afghan batsman against West Indies in T20Is, hitting an unbeaten 87 off 56 balls in Dubai.
Finn Allen hit his third-fastest T20I fifty, off 22 balls, as he scored 80 off 38 balls against India in Thiruvananthapuram.
Allen’s 80-run knock is the third highest score of a New Zealand opener against India in T20Is.
Aiden Markram recorded the second highest score by a South African captain against the West Indies, scoring an unbeaten 86 off 47 balls in Paarl. This was only the third fifty-plus score by a South African skipper against the West Indies in T20Is.
Abhishek Sharma posted the second highest score as an Indian opener against New Zealand, with a total of 84 runs from 35 balls in Nagpur.
Abhishek also hit the fastest fifty for India against New Zealand in T20Is, getting there in 14 balls in Guwahati. He ultimately remained unbeaten with 68 off 20 balls, helping India achieve a target of 154 runs in 10 overs. This is the second fastest chase of 150 runs by a team in T20Is.
Suryakumar Yadav recorded his second highest score as captain in the Indian T20I, scoring an unbeaten 82 off 37 balls against New Zealand in Raipur. This is also the highest score by an Indian captain against New Zealand in T20Is.
Anthony Mosca achieved the highest individual score for Italy against a full team in T20Is. He scored 69 runs from 48 balls against Ireland in Dubai
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