Guptill overtook Kohli to top the list with 11 runs in Ranchi. Kohli is not playing in the series. Guptill overtook Kohli early in the match in Ranchi. Guptill broke Kohli’s record by hitting two consecutive fours against Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the third over of the match. Gupta reached this milestone with the accompaniment of luck. With just eight runs to spare, Indian batsman Rahul missed the opportunity given to Gupta. Taking advantage of the opportunity, the batsman struck 31 off 15 balls with three fours and two sixes. In the second match too, Deepak Chahar was dismissed for a wicket. The wicket-keeper caught the ball off Chahar’s ball and the batsman returned.
Guptill now has 3248 runs from 111 matches in the International T20. The Kiwis batter has scored two centuries and 19 fifties in international T20s. Virat Kohli, meanwhile, is second with 3227 runs from 95 matches at an average of 52.04. He has scored 29 fifties and has not scored a century in international T20s.
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#StatChat | @Martyguptill goes top in Men’s T20Is! Guptill’s 31 tonight in Ranchi moved him ahead of Inidia’s Virat Kohli on the international T20 run scoring ladder. LIVE scoring | https://t.co/GxGlAHWia2 #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/MEsH7j0yag
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India’s T20 captain Rohit Sharma is behind Guptill and Kohli in the list. Hitman has 3086 runs in 117 matches. He has four T20I centuries but has not been able to cross the three-mark since 2018. Australian captain Aaron Finch (2608 runs in 83 matches) is fourth.
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