List of batters with most international runs in 2025 ft Shai Hope

Extending his brilliant form in red-ball cricket, Shai Hope has scored his fourth Test hundred. The middle-order batter reached the milestone on Day 4 of the opening Test against New Zealand in Christchurch. He reached his century in just 139 balls and helped his team recover after early wickets in their second innings. This is also his second consecutive Test hundred of the year.

This sparkling century from Shai Hope has now moved him to the second spot on the list of most international runs in 2025. In this journey, he has even surpassed legends like Joe Root.

In this article, we will share the top five batters with the most runs in 2025 across all formats.

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Top Five batters with the most international runs in 2025

1. Shubman Gill 

Shubman Gill leads the chart with 1,732 runs in 32 matches at an average of 52.48. The current Indian Test captain has played very well in both red-ball and white-ball cricket. He was in phenomenal form during the England vs India 2025 series, scoring 754 runs in 10 innings at an average of 75.40. He hit four centuries and a double hundred in that series. He also scored 430 runs in a single match—the second Test at Edgbaston in Birmingham.

In his 39 innings in 2025, Gill scored seven hundreds and three fifties.

2. Shai Hope 

The Caribbean middle-order batter moved up to the second spot after scoring a sparkling century in the ongoing NZ vs WI 1st Test. Along with a composed innings from Justin Greaves, he helped the West Indies stay in the game and keep their slim hopes alive of saving the first Test against New Zealand.

Shai Hope scored 1,677 runs in 2025 across all formats in 40 matches, with a strike rate of 87.29. He is also in good form in the NZ vs WI ODI series, scoring a century and achieving a major milestone by surpassing 6,000 ODI runs.

In the 2025 season, he scored five hundreds and nine fifties, with an average of 43.00.

3. Brian Bennett

Brian Bennett is ranked third on the chart. The Zimbabwe all-rounder became a dark horse, scoring 1,585 runs in 2025 with a strike rate of 109.31. He was in excellent form during the Pakistan vs Zimbabwe 2025 series and played some match-winning innings. He also scored 49 runs to help Zimbabwe win in Pakistan.

In the 2025 season, he scored three hundreds and eight fifties, with an average of 35.22.

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4. Agha Salman

The Pakistan T20I skipper has been a new sensation in T20I cricket. Although he had a bad run in the Asia Cup 2025, he is still firmly placed at the 4th spot in this ranking. The Pakistani all-rounder scored 1,569 runs in 2025 with an average of 32.68. He also scored a century in the recently concluded Pakistan vs Sri Lanka match and hit a half-century in that T20I series.

In his 58 innings in 2025, Agha scored two hundreds and nine fifties with a strike rate of 89.19.

5. Joe Root

The former England skipper is in sensational form in 2025. On the opening day of the ongoing second Ashes Test 2025–26, Joe Root ended his century drought in Australia and scored his first-ever Test hundred on Australian soil, making 138* off 206 balls. He also equalled England legend Ian Botham’s record at the Gabba.

In his 28 innings in 2025, Root scored 1,525 runs with an average of 61.00, the highest on this list. He also hit seven hundreds and five fifties, with a strike rate of 74.10.