Who has scored most T20 runs on a ground?
The advent of T20 franchise leagues gave several budding batters a platform to shine forth. Several veterans like Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers stamped their authority in the shortest format (overall). Over the years, quite a few batters have fancied playing on a particular ground. Here are the batters with most runs on a ground in T20 cricket.
Virat Kohli: M Chinnaswamy Stadium
Virat Kohli, India's leading run-getter in T20 cricket, has slammed 12,628 runs at 42.09. The tally includes as many as nine tons. Kohli, who plays for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League, smashed 3,382 of these runs on his home ground, the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. He has the most runs by a player at a venue in T20 cricket.
Mushfiqur Rahim: Shere Bangla National Stadium
Bangladesh's veteran batter Mushfiqur Rahim has played for a host of franchises across T20 leagues. Mushfiqur, a key figure in the Bangladesh Premier League, has slammed 3,239 runs at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka, in T20 cricket. His tally includes 20 half-centuries with the highest score of 98*. Mushfiqur has played 138 T20s at this iconic venue.
Alex Hales: Trent Bridge
Alex Hales remains the only batter from SENA nations (South Africa, England, New Zealand, and Australia) to have smashed over 3,000 T20 runs on a ground. Hales leads the tally with 3,036 runs at an average of 32.64 at the iconic Trent Bridge in Nottingham. His tally includes two tons and 24 half-centuries. Hales has returned unbeaten eight times in this regard.
Tamim Iqbal: Shere Bangla National Stadium
As of now, Bangladesh's Tamim Iqbal is the only other batter with over 3,000 runs at a venue in T20 cricket. Like Mushfiqur, his comptariot Tamim also has more than 3,000 T20 runs at Dhaka's Shere Bangla National Stadium. The latter owns 3,020 runs from 103 T20s at an average of 31.78 at this venue (21 fifties and two tons).
