Mitchell Marsh entered his name in the history books on Sunday by becoming the first Australian cricketer to score 1,500 T20 runs in a calendar year. The Australia T20I captain achieved the feat while
playing for Sunrisers Leeds in their Men’s Hundred match against Welsh Fire at Headingley in Leeds.
Marsh scored 50 runs off 34 balls against Welsh Fire to take his tally of runs in 2026 to 1,502 in 35 matches.
He surpassed the previous Australian record held by Tim David, who scored 1,462 runs in 73 T20 matches for seven different teams in 2022.
Most T20 runs in a calendar year (Australian players)
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | MATCHES | RUNS | BEST SCORE | 100/50 | YEAR |
| Mitchell Marsh | Australia, Lucknow Super Giants, Perth Scorchers, Sunrisers Leeds | 35 | 1502 | 111 | 2/11 | 2026 |
| Tim David | Australia, Hobart Hurricanes, Lancashire, Multan Sultans, Mumbai Indians, Southern Brave, St Lucia Kings | 73 | 1461 | 71 | 0/5 | 2022 |
| Travis Head | Australia, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Washington Freedom | 39 | 1442 | 102 | 1/13 | 2024 |
| Aaron Finch | Australia, Kings XI Punjab, Melbourne Renegades, Surrey | 39 | 1350 | 172 | 3/6 | 2018 |
| D’Arcy Short | Australia, Hobart Hurricanes, Rajasthan Royals | 38 | 1346 | 122* | 1/10 | 2018 |
| David Hussey | Australia, Kolkata Knight Riders, Northern Districts, Nottinghamshire, Victoria | 49 | 1275 | 81* | 0/7 | 2010 |
In 2026, Marsh has represented Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash League, Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL, Australia in T20Is and Sunrisers Leeds in the Men’s Hundred.
The all-rounder has scored 230 runs in seven T20Is for Australia and finished the 2026 IPL season with 563 runs in 13 matches. He also accumulated 335 runs in eight BBL matches and currently leads the run-scoring charts in the Men’s Hundred 2026 with 374 runs from seven matches.
Mitchell Marsh in 2026
| TEAM | TOURNAMENT | MATCHES | RUNS | BEST SCORE | AVERAGE | STRIKE RATE | 100/50 | 4/6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | T20Is | 7 | 230 | 64* | 38.33 | 166.66 | 0/3 | 28/12 |
| Lucknow Super Giants | Indian Premier League | 13 | 563 | 111 | 43.3 | 163.18 | 1/3 | 51/36 |
| Perth Scorchers | Big Bash League | 8 | 335 | 102 | 41.87 | 139.58 | 1/1 | 30/18 |
| Sunrisers Leeds | Men’s Hundred | 7 | 374 | 76 | 53.42 | 173.14 | 0/4 | 31/27 |
| Total | 35 | 1502 | 111 | 44.17 | 159.92 | 2/11 | 140/93 |
Marsh has also scored four half-centuries for Sunrisers Leeds in the ongoing edition of the Men’s Hundred. If he scores at least 51 more runs in the remainder of the tournament, he will break the record for the most runs in a single edition of the competition.
Former England batter James Vince currently holds that record. Vince scored 424 runs in 10 matches for Southern Brave in the 2024 edition of the Men’s Hundred.
Most runs in a one edition of men’s Hundred
| PLAYER | TEAM | MATCHES | RUNS | BEST SCORE | STRIKE RATE | 50 | SEASON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Vince | Southern Brave | 10 | 424 | 90* | 142.76 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jos Buttler | Manchester Originals | 10 | 391 | 82 | 145.35 | 3 | 2023 |
| Dawid Malan | Trent Rockets | 9 | 377 | 98* | 166.81 | 4 | 2022 |
| Mitchell Marsh | Sunrisers Leeds | 7 | 374 | 76 | 173.14 | 4 | 2026 |
| Jordan Cox | Oval Invincibles | 9 | 367 | 86* | 173.93 | 3 | 2025 |
| Phil Salt | Manchester Originals | 10 | 353 | 70* | 152.81 | 3 | 2022 |
| Liam Livingstone | Birmingham Phoenix | 9 | 348 | 92* | 178.46 | 3 | 2021 |
While Marsh has already created history in Australia, he still has a long way to go to break the overall record for most T20 runs in a calendar year. That record belongs to former West Indies captain and wicketkeeper-batter Nicholas Pooran, who amassed 2,331 runs in 76 T20 matches in 2024.
Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan is the only other batter to have scored more than 2,000 T20 runs in a calendar year. Rizwan accumulated 2,036 runs in 48 matches in 2021.
Most T20 runs in a calendar year
| PLAYER | COUNTRY | MATCHES | RUNS | BEST SCORE | 100/50 |
| Nicholas Pooran | West Indies | 76 | 2331 | 101 | 1/15 |
| Mohammad Rizwan | Pakistan | 48 | 2036 | 104* | 1/18 |
| Reeza Hendricks | South Africa | 71 | 1970 | 117 | 1/17 |
| Alex Hales | England | 61 | 1946 | 91 | 0/17 |
| Nicholas Pooran | West Indies | 63 | 1918 | 108* | 1/15 |
Marsh has also been prolific with the bat in terms of six-hitting this year. He has smashed 93 sixes in T20 cricket in 2026 and needs just seven more maximums to become the first Australian to hit 100 sixes in a calendar year.
Most sixes in T20s in a calendar year (Australian batters)
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | MATCHES | RUNS | SIXES | YEAR |
| Tim David | Australia, Gulf Giants, Hobart Hurricanes, Rangpur Riders, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Sharjah Warriorz, St Lucia Kings | 56 | 1231 | 94 | 2025 |
| Tim David | Australia, Hobart Hurricanes, Lancashire, Multan Sultans, Mumbai Indians, Southern Brave, St Lucia Kings | 73 | 1461 | 93 | 2022 |
| Mitchell Marsh | Australia, Lucknow Super Giants, Perth Scorchers, Sunrisers Leeds | 35 | 1502 | 93 | 2026 |
| Travis Head | Australia, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Washington Freedom | 39 | 1442 | 83 | 2024 |
| Mitchell Owen | Australia, Hobart Hurricanes, Paarl Royals, Peshawar Zalmi, Punjab Kings, Washington Freedom | 50 | 981 | 82 | 2025 |
Tim David currently holds the Australian record, having smashed 94 sixes in 56 T20 matches in 2025. The overall record for most sixes in a calendar year also belongs to Pooran, who hit 170 maximums in 76 matches in 2024.
