The knockout stage of T20 World Cup 2026 is going to start from Wednesday, March 4. In the first semi-final, New Zealand will face South Africa at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, while in the second semi-final, India and England will face each other at Wankhede, Mumbai on Thursday. The journey of the losing team will end here, while the winning team will face off at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on March 8. Before the start of this phase, we are telling you about the players who have scored the most runs, most wickets and most sixes in the knockout stage of the T20 World Cup. We will also tell you about the batsmen who scored the most 50+ scores in this phase. The knockout stage consists of quarter-finals (which rarely happens in a T20 World Cup), semi-finals and a final. Let us know…
Most matches in T20 World Cup knockout
Rohit Sharma has the experience of playing the most matches in the T20 World Cup. However, he has now retired from T20 Internationals. At the same time, there are five players jointly at second position with seven matches. All of them are former Sri Lankan cricketers. These include Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene, Lasith Malinga, Angelo Mathews and Kumar Sangakkara. At third place are jointly 12 players with six matches. These include Virat Kohli, Moeen Ali, Dwayne Bravo, Jos Buttler, Chris Gayle, Chris Jordan, Kamran Akmal, Denesh Ramdin, Adil Rashid, Darren Sammy, Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Malik. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has five T20 World Cup knockout matches to his name.
Most matches in T20 World Cup knockout
player match
Rohit Sharma 8
Tillakaratne Dilshan 7
Mahela Jayawardene 7
Lasith Malinga 7
angelo matthews 7
Kumar Sangakkara 7
Moeen Ali 6
Dwayne Bravo 6
jos buttler 6
chris gayle 6
chris jordan 6
Kamran Akmal 6
Virat Kohli 6
danish ramdin 6
Adil Rashid 6
darren sammy 6
Shahid Afridi 6
Shoaib Malik 6
Most runs in T20 World Cup knockout
The record of scoring most runs in the knockout stage of T20 World Cup is in the name of India’s Virat Kohli. Kohli reached the knockout stage with Team India four times in 2014, 2016, 2022 and 2024. The Indian team reached the final in 2014, was out of the semi-finals in 2016 and 2022, while winning the title in 2024. Overall, Kohli scored 373 runs in six T20 World Cup knockout matches at an average of 93.25. During this period his strike rate was 145.13. At the same time, Rohit Sharma is at number two. He also played the final with Team India in 2007. Rohit scored 227 runs in eight T20 World Cup knockout matches at an average of 37.83 and strike rate of 139.26. England’s Jos Buttler is at number three. He played the final in 2016, while played the semi-final in 2021. His team became champion in 2022, while in 2024 it was out of the semi-finals. Butler has scored 226 runs in six T20 World Cup knockout matches at an average of 56.5 and strike rate of 156.94.
Most runs in T20 World Cup knockout
Player Match Run Average Strike Rate
Virat Kohli 6 373 93.25 145.13
Rohit Sharma 8 227 37.83 139.26
Jos Buttler 6 226 56.50 156.94
Marlon Samuels 5 215 71.66 120.78
Tillakaratne Dilshan 7 197 32.83 115.20
T20 World Cup 2026 Most Runs to Highest Wicket Taker in ICC Knock Out Matches Records and Stats
Highest score of 50+ in T20 World Cup knockout
Virat Kohli holds the record for scoring 50+ most times in T20 World Cup knockout matches. Kohli has now retired from T20 International. He has five scores of more than 50 in the T20 World Cup. However, he could never score a century in the T20 World Cup knockout. There is a lot of difference between Kohli and the players in second place. After them, there are jointly six players with two 50-plus scores in the knockouts. These include Chris Gayle, Daryl Mitchell, Mohammad Rizwan, Marlon Samuels, Kumar Sangakkara and Shahid Afridi. This time too Mitchell is included in the New Zealand team that reached the semi-finals.
Most number of 50+ scores in T20 World Cup knockout
Player Match Century Half Century 50+ Score
Virat Kohli 6 0 5 5
chris gayle 6 0 2 2
Daryl Mitchell 3 0 2 2
Mohammad Rizwan 3 0 2 2
Marlon Samuels 5 0 2 2
Kumar Sangakkara 7 0 2 2
Shahid Afridi 6 0 2 2
Most sixes in T20 World Cup knockout
Virat Kohli holds the record of hitting most sixes in T20 World Cup knockout. He has hit 11 sixes. At the second place are Jos Buttler and Marlon Samuels with 10 sixes each. At number three are Chris Gayle, Alex Hales and Rohit Sharma with eight sixes each.
Most sixes in T20 World Cup knockout
player match sixes
Virat Kohli 6 11
jos buttler 6 10
marlon samuels 5 10
chris gayle 6 8
alex helms 4 8
Rohit Sharma 8 8
michael hussey 4 7
Imran Nazir 3 7
hardik pandya 4 7
Most wickets in T20 World Cup knockout
England’s Chris Jordan holds the record for most wickets in T20 World Cup knockout. He has taken nine wickets in six matches. After this, Ajantha Mendis of Sri Lanka and Umar Gul of Pakistan are jointly in second place with eight wickets each. At third place are Samuel Badree of West Indies and Angelo Mathews of Sri Lanka with seven wickets each.
Most wickets in T20 World Cup knockout
player match wicket
chris jordan 69
Ajanta Mendis 5 8
Omar Gul 5 8
samuel badri 5 7
angelo matthews 7 7
Adil Rashid 6 6
Shahid Afridi 6 6
Best bowling in T20 World Cup knockout
The record of best bowling in T20 World Cup knockout is in the name of Ajanta Mendis. He took four wickets for 12 runs against West Indies in the final of the 2012 T20 World Cup. At the same time, Shadab Khan of Pakistan is in second place. He took four wickets for 26 runs against Australia in the semi-finals of the 2021 T20 World Cup. Tabrez Shamsi is at number three. He took three wickets for six runs against Afghanistan in the semi-finals of the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Best bowling in T20 World Cup knockout
player best bowling
Ajanta Mendis 4/12
Shadab Khan 4/26
Tabrez Shamsi 3/6
Sunil Narine 3/9
Sam Curran 3/12
