Austrian batter Karanbir Singh now holds the world record for most runs in a calendar year in men’s T20Is.
Two Austrians, Rizwan, SKY in top four
When Austria began their tour of Romania, Karanbir needed 87 to go past Mohammad Rizwan’s world record tally of 1,326 runs, set in 2021. In the double header on October 18, he scored 57 in 27 balls in the first game, and 90 in 46 in the second, to earn the record. On the next day, he added 74 in 44, then 27 in 12, to extend the record to 1,488 runs.
Karanbir also hit 19 fours in the series, which took his tally to 127 for the year (eight more than Rizwan’s previous world record). His 122 sixes are nearly twice as many as anyone else’s count: Suryakumar Yadav (68) came the closest in 2022.
During the fourth of these T20Is, at the Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground in Ilfov County, Karanbir’s teammate Bilal Zalmai became the fourth cricketer to reach the 1,000-run mark in a calendar year. Bahrain’s Fiaz Ahmed is only 57 runs away from the 1,000-mark this year.
Most runs in a calendar year in men’s T20Is
| Runs | Year | Batter | Team | Innings | SR | 4s | 6s |
| 1,488 | 2025 | Karanbir Singh | Austria | 32 | 175 | 127 | 122 |
| 1,326 | 2021 | Mohammad Rizwan | Pakistan | 26 | 135 | 119 | 42 |
| 1,164 | 2022 | Suryakumar Yadav | India | 31 | 187 | 106 | 68 |
| 1,008 | 2025 | Bilal Zalmai | Austria | 35 | 155 | 103 | 57 |
| 996 | 2022 | Mohammad Rizwan | Pakistan | 25 | 123 | 78 | 22 |
| 943 | 2025 | Fiaz Ahmed | Bahrain | 26 | 137 | 70 | 52 |
| 939 | 2021 | Babar Azam | Pakistan | 26 | 128 | 99 | 17 |
| 909 | 2024 | Muhammad Waseem | UAE | 26 | 160 | 65 | 55 |
| 863 | 2023 | Muhammad Waseem | UAE | 23 | 163 | 78 | 54 |
| 860 | 2024 | Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming | Japan | 20 | 151 | 67 | 43 |
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