He was part of the Indian setup for three years between 2021 and 2023. Then he suddenly disappeared as if he didn’t exist at all.
Cut to 2026, he wrote the most beautiful redemption story one could imagine. That’s Ishan Kishan’s T20I career summed up in a few lines.
That said, here’s a look at Ishan Kishan’s year-wise batting stats in T20I cricket.
Ishan Kishan T20I Runs Year-wise
| Year | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s/50s | 4s/6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | 113 | 56 | 28.25 | 134.52 | 0/1 | 13/5 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 476 | 89 | 29.75 | 127.96 | 0/3 | 52/18 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 207 | 58 | 18.82 | 112.5 | 0/2 | 14/13 |
| 2026 | 27 | 27 | 905 | 103 | 34.81 | 171.08 | 1/6 | 95/44 |
| Total | 59 | 59 | 1701 | 103 | 29.84 | 145.51 | 1/12 | 174/80 |
Key Insights on Ishan Kishan’s Year-Wise T20I Batting Stats
Kishan’s T20I Debut and 2021 Performance Milestones
Kishan made his T20I debut in March 2021. And he had a memorable start to his career.
The left-hander scored 56 from 32 balls against England in the second Ahmedabad T20I.
This made Kishan only the second batter to score a fifty for India on T20I debut. His 56 is also the second-highest individual score by an Indian batter on T20I debut.
Kishan ended 2021 with 113 runs from five innings at a strike rate of 134.52.
Kishan’s T20I Form Surge and Bilateral Run Tallies in 2022
The left-hander upped his game in 2022. He scored 476 runs in 16 innings, the fifth-most by an Indian batter in T20Is in 2022.
His strike rate of 127.95 was, however, the second-worst by an Indian batter in T20Is in 2022 (minimum 100 balls faced).
206 of Kishan’s 476 runs came in the five-match T20I series against South Africa at home. This is the third-most runs by an Indian batter against South Africa in a bilateral T20I series.
Kishan’s T20I Form Slump in 2023
Kishan’s form hit rock bottom in 2023. He managed to score 207 runs in 11 innings.
He also recorded the worst batting average of 18.81 and the second-lowest batting strike rate of 112.50 for India in 2023.
Kishan’s Sensational 2026 T20I Comeback and World Cup Records
Kishan didn’t play a single T20I across 2024 and 2025 before his classic redemption in 2026.
The left-hand batter smashed his maiden T20I century in early 2026. He brought up 103 off 43 balls against New Zealand in the 2026 Trivandrum T20I. This is the third-highest individual score by an Indian batter against the Kiwis in T20Is.
Kishan ended the 2026 home series against New Zealand with 215 runs across four outings. This is the third-most runs by an Indian batter against New Zealand in a bilateral T20I series.
Kishan aggregated 317 runs in nine innings in the 2026 T20 World Cup. This is the third-most runs by an Indian batter in a T20 World Cup edition. This was also the second-highest run tally by any batter in the 2026 edition.
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