South Africa opener Quinton de Kock can be taking the sector at this time in their T20 World Cup opener towards Sri Lanka in New York. Both groups can be wanting to begin their marketing campaign on a excessive even because the Proteas opener can be eyeing to go past Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam in the listing of most runs scored in the historical past of the mega occasion.
Babar has thus far scored 427 runs in 13 innings at a strike charge of 114.47 with 5 fifties to his title and De Kock is barely 17 runs behind him in this facet. The southpaw has thus far mustered 410 runs in 18 innings at a strike charge of 130.99 with two half-centuries and appears sure to add extra runs to his tally.
De Kock and Babar’s runs in T20 World Cup thus far
| Player | Matches | Runs | Average | Strike Rate | Fifties |
| Babar Azam | 13 | 427 | 35.58 | 114.47 | 5 |
| Quinton de Kock | 18 | 410 | 24.11 | 130.99 | 2 |
Meanwhile, De Kock additionally has an opportunity to bounce the queue in the listing of most runs scored for South Africa in T20 World Cup historical past. He is the fourth highest run-scorer in the meanwhile and wishes solely 24 runs to go past legendary Jacques Kallis in this facet. Kallis scored 433 runs in the mega occasion throughout his glittering profession with three fifties to his title.
AB de Villiers is on high of this listing having amassed 717 runs in 29 innings at a strike charge of 143.4 with 5 scores in extra of fifty. JP Duminy is subsequent with 568 runs in 23 innings at a mean of 40.57 and a strike charge of 129.68 with two fifties to his title.
Most runs for South Africa in T20 World Cup
| Players | Runs scored |
| AB de Villiers | 717 |
| JP Duminy | 568 |
| Jacques Kallis | 433 |
| Quinton de Kock | 410 |
