Who scored most runs in international cricket across formats in 2024?

Five batsmen scored over 1500 runs in international cricket in 2024.

The year 2024 was another entertaining, action-packed year of cricket throughout. ODI cricket took a backseat and wasn’t much relevant in 2024 as the first half of the year was dominated by T20Is and the second half by test cricket.

After a few test matches in January, the attention turned towards T20Is with the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 slated for June. After that competition in West Indies and the USA, teams rammed up their preparation for the longest format as they contested in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 cycle.

Let us see the top run-scorers in international cricket in 2024, by each format and collectively.

Test cricket

Joe Root had another stellar year in test cricket, finishing as the top run-scorer in the format in 2024 with 1556 runs at an average of 55, including six centuries. Yashavi Jaiswal followed Root closely with 1478 runs at 54.

Behind Jaiswal is the English duo of Ben Duckett and Harry Brook with 1149 runs and 1100 runs respectively. Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis took the world by storm as he averaged 74 in nine tests, scoring 1049 runs and hitting five tons.

Most runs in test cricket in 2024:

1. Joe Root – 1556 runs
2. Yashavi Jaiswal – 1478 runs
3. Ben Duckett – 1149 runs
4. Harry Brook – 1100 runs
5. Kamindu Mendis – 1049 runs

ODI cricket (Only Full Members)

Sri Lanka played the most number of ODIs in 2024. So it’s no surprise that the top three run-scorers in the 50-over international format this year were all Sri Lankans, with Kusal Mendis (742 runs) leading the way, followed by opening partner Pathum Nissanka (694 runs) and captain Charith Asalanka (605 runs). All three averaged over 50.

West Indies’ Keacy Carty is fourth on this list with 560 runs at an average of 62, and with 531 runs, Afghanistan’s Rahmanullah Gurbaz takes the fifth spot.

Most runs in ODI cricket in 2024 (Full Members):

1. Kusal Mendis – 742 runs
2. Pathum Nissanka – 694 runs
3. Charith Asalanka 605 runs
4. Keacy Carty – 560 runs
5. Rahmanullah Gurbaz – 531 runs

T20I cricket (Only Full Members)

Among Full member batsmen, Pakistan’s Babar Azam finished as the highest scorer in T20Is in 2024 with 738 runs. Babar is followed by Zimbabwe’s Brian Bennett, who scored 632 runs, and the Sri Lankan duo of Kusal Mendis (628) and Pathum Nissanka (622). Babar’s opening partner Mohammad Rizwan scored 617 runs.

Overall, including all countries, UAE’s Muhammad Waseem was the leading T20I scorer in 2024 with 909 runs.

Most runs in T20I cricket in 2024 (Full Members):

1. Babar Azam – 738 runs
2. Brian Bennett – 632 runs
3. Kusal Mendis – 628 runs
4. Pathum Nissanka – 622 runs
5. Mohammad Rizwan – 617 runs

Most runs in international cricket in all three formats in 2024:

Sri Lanka’s Kusal Mendis ended up with the most runs in international cricket across formats in 2024, having piled up 1860 runs. The second batsman on this list is India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal with 1771 runs, followed by Sri Lanka’s Pathum Nissanka with 1696 runs.

England’s Harry Brook is the fourth-highest run-scorer in international cricket in 2024 with 1575 runs, and his teammate Joe Root is the fifth-highest with 1556 runs.

Most runs in international cricket in 2024:

1. Kusal Mendis – 1860 runs
2. Yashasvi Jaiswal – 1771 runs
3. Pathum Nissanka – 1696 runs
4. Harry Brook – 1575 runs
5. Joe Root – 1556 runs

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