In the fifth match of the five-match T20 tournament between India and New Zealand, held at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Sunday (November 1), vice-captain Ishan Kishan demonstrated outstanding play and set a new record.
Kishan became the leading Indian player in terms of runs scored during the calendar year in the T20 International format. He has currently scored 1220 runs in 37 matches, playing 37 innings. Previously, this record belonged to Suryakumar Yadav, who scored 1164 runs in 31 matches, playing 31 innings, in 2022.
Other players also showed good results: Abhishek Sharma scored 1153 runs in 39 matches in this calendar year (2026), and Sanju Samson accumulated 810 runs in 30 matches in 2026.
Regarding the world record for the highest number of runs in T20 International in one calendar year, it belongs to Karnbir Singh from Austria, who scored 1488 runs in 32 matches in 2025. The second place in this list is held by Mohammad Rizwan from Pakistan, who scored 1326 runs in 26 innings over 29 matches in 2021. Third place is occupied by Fazal Ahmed, who scored 1251 runs in 37 innings over 40 matches in 2025. Thus, Ishan Kishan ranked fourth in this rating. It should be noted that Kishan is the second batsman in the ICC T20 ranking.
In the match played on Sunday, Kishan scored 61 runs off 32 balls, using 5 fours and 5 sixes, before being dismissed by Blair Tickner. He also joined the club of players who have scored 2000 runs in T20I. Abhishek Sharma is the batsman who scored 2000 T20I runs in the fewest balls (1024). In this list, Suryakumar Yadav is in second place (1164 balls), and Ishan Kishan is third (1345 balls). Kishan reached the 2000 T20I run mark by playing 69 innings, in which he scored 14 half-centuries and 1 century.