Sikandar Raza becomes 2nd cricketer in world to...

• Zimbabwe’s Raza became the 2nd cricketer globally to score 3000 T20I runs & take 100 wickets.
• Raza achieved the milestone during a Super 8s match vs India in Chennai, hitting a boundary.
• He's the first Zimbabwean to reach 3000 T20I runs, joining Malaysian Virandeep Singh in the feat.

Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza entered his name in the history books on Thursday (February 26) by becoming the second cricketer in the world to score 3000 runs and also take 100 wickets in T20Is. Raza, who is leading

Zimbabwe in their ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8s match against India at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, needed 15 runs on Thursday to complete 3000 runs in T20Is, and he achieved the objective by hitting Axar Patel for a four on the fourth ball of the 14th over of Zimbabwe’s innings in the 257-run chase.

Raza was sent back to the pavilion by Arshdeep Singh in the 17th over of the run chase. He scored 31 runs from 21 balls during his stay at the crease and hammered 2 fours and 2 sixes.

Malaysian cricketer Virandeep Singh is the only other cricketer in the world who has 3000 runs and 100 wickets to his name in the 20-over format of the game. The 26-year-old cricketer has played 111 T20I matches so far for Malaysia, and in addition to scoring 3180 runs, has picked up 109 wickets.

Players to score 3000+ runs and take 100+ wickets in T20Is

PLAYER	COUNTRY	MATCHES	RUNS	WICKETS
Virandeep Singh	Malaysia	111	3180	109
Sikandar Raza	Zimbabwe	132*	3016*	104

On the other hand, Raza has 104 wickets to his name in 132 matches in addition to 3016 runs.

Raza is the first cricketer from Zimbabwe and overall 14th in the world to score 3000+ runs in T20Is.

Most runs in T20Is

PLAYER	COUNTRY	MATCHES	RUNS	BEST SCORE
Babar Azam	Pakistan	145	4596	122
Rohit Sharma	India	159	4232	121*
Virat Kohli	India	125	4188	122*
Jos Buttler	England	153	4012	101*
Paul Stirling	Ireland	163	3895	115*
Martin Guptill	New Zealand	122	3531	105
Mohammad Rizwan	Pakistan	106	3414	104*
Muhammad Waseem	UAE	97	3338	112
David Warner	Australia	110	3277	100*
Suryakumar Yadav	India	110*	3243	117
Virandeep Singh	Malaysia	111	3180	116*
Aaron Finch	Australia	103	3120	172
Quinton de Kock	South Africa	108	3085	115
Sikandar Raza	Zimbabwe	132*	3016*	133*

The world record of scoring the most runs in T20Is is in the name of Pakistan’s Babar Azam. In 145 matches played so far for Pakistan, Babar has amassed a total of 4596 runs. He is followed by India’s Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Rohit and Kohli retired from T20Is on June 29, 2024, after scoring 4231 and 4188 runs, respectively.