Martin Guptill on Friday became the leading run-getter in the Twenty 20 Internationals after the Kiwi opener smashed a brilliant 105 runs in just 54 balls against Australia. His scintillating innings included six fours and nine sixes. However, Australia won the match but Guptill innings was a class apart and helped him to enter the record books. Let us look at the top five run-getters in the shortest format of the game.
Name: Martin Guptill
Team: New Zealand
Matches: 73
Innings: 71
Runs: 2188
Average: 34.18
100s: 2
50s: 13
Martin Guptill
Name: Brendon McCullum
Team: New Zealand
Matches: 71
Innings: 70
Runs: 2140
Average: 35.66
100s: 2
50s: 13
Brendon McCullum
Name: Virat Kohli
Team: India
Matches: 55
Innings: 51
Runs: 1956
Average: 52.86
100s: 0
50s: 18
Virat Kohli
Name: Tillakaratne Dilshan
Team: Sri Lanka
Matches: 80
Innings: 79
Runs: 1889
Average: 28.19
100s: 1
50s: 13
Tillakaratne Dilshan
Name: Shoaib Malik
Team: Pakistan
Matches: 92
Innings: 86
Runs: 1821
Average: 29.37
100s: 0
50s: 6
Shoaib Malik