Find below a list of batters who made the most fifty-plus scores in a calendar year in T20I cricket.
| Player | Year | Inns | 50+ Scores | Runs | 100s | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karanbir Singh (AUT) | 2025 | 32 | 15 | 1488 | 2 | 115 |
| Mohammad Rizwan (PAK) | 2021 | 26 | 13 | 1326 | 1 | 104* |
| Suryakumar Yadav (IND) | 2022 | 31 | 11 | 1164 | 2 | 117 |
| Babar Azam (PAK) | 2021 | 26 | 10 | 939 | 1 | 122 |
| Mohammad Rizwan (PAK) | 2022 | 25 | 10 | 996 | 0 | 88* |
| Virat Kohli (IND) | 2022 | 20 | 9 | 781 | 1 | 122* |
| Muhammad Waseem (UAE) | 2024 | 26 | 9 | 909 | 1 | 100 |
| Bilal Zalmai (AUT) | 2025 | 35 | 9 | 1008 | 0 | 79* |
| Abhishek Sharma (IND) | 2026 | 34 | 9 | 956 | 1 | 108 |
| Paul Stirling (IRE) | 2019 | 20 | 8 | 748 | 0 | 91 |
| Asif Ali (BHR) | 2025 | 30 | 8 | 955 | 1 | 100* |
| Fiaz Ahmed (BHR) | 2025 | 37 | 8 | 1251 | 1 | 105* |
| Tanzid Hasan (BAN) | 2025 | 27 | 8 | 775 | 0 | 89 |
| Ishan Kishan (IND) | 2026 | 34 | 8 | 1158 | 1 | 103 |
| Sahibzada Farhan (PAK) | 2026 | 15 | 8 | 697 | 2 | 100* |
Key Insights on Annual Fifty-Plus Scores in T20Is
Record-Breaking T20I Fifty-Plus Scorer in a Year
Austria’s Karanbir Singh has smashed the most fifty-plus scores in a calendar year in T20Is. He brought up 15 scores of 50 or more runs in 2025.
Karanbir’s record fifty-plus scores powered his run tally to 1488, the most by a batter in a calendar year in T20Is. His run tally included 127 fours and 122 sixes, which are again the most in a year.
Sanju Samson has scored the most centuries in a year in T20Is, getting past the mark three times for India in 2024.
Yearly Consistent Half-Century Records in T20I
Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan became the first batter to smash 10 fifty-plus scores in a calendar year in T20Is, getting 13 knocks in 2021.
The same year, Rizwan also led the run chart, scoring 1326 runs, the most among full-member batters in a year in T20Is.
Rizwan is the only batter to score 10 or more fifty-plus knocks in two different years. He followed his 2021 brilliance with 10 half-centuries in 2022.
Fifty-Plus Scores in Home and Away T20I Matches
Zimbabwe’s Brian Bennett hammered seven fifty-plus scores in Zimbabwe in 2025, the most by a batter in home conditions in a year in T20Is.
Six of Bennett’s fifty-plus scores came at the Harare Sports Club, the most by a batter at a single ground in a year in T20Is.
11 of Karanbir’s 15 fifty-plus knocks came outside Austria, the most by a batter in a year in away-from-home T20Is.
12 of Karanbir’s fifty-plus knocks came in wins for Austria, the most in a year in T20Is. Rizwan is the other batter with 10 winning knocks in 2021.
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