Achieving a double hundred (200 runs or more) has been an outstanding achievement for batsmen in one-day international (ODI) and domestic cricket, both form of cricket is played over 50 Overs. To achieve that score in one day of cricket require great concentration, skill, endurance, and tactical acumen on the part of the batsman. There are only a select few batsmen that have reached the double hundred mark for ODIs and Domestic Cricket throughout the history of cricket, only to have their names immortalised in the annals of cricket as member of an elite group.

The most recent addition to this group is Aman Rao Perala, who played for Andhra Pradesh in the 2025-26 Vijay Hazare Trophy against Bengal and not only achieved his own personal milestone but also was one of the standout performances of this season's List A cricket. History has shown that many of the double-hundred innings played by batsmen have changed the direction of the match and been the highlights of that tournament.

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Rohit Sharma is the highest profile player to have a number of List A double hundreds to his name, including his highest score in the ODI, where he set the record at 264, which is still one of the highest scores in the history of 50 overs cricket. Other very notable players such as Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill have also managed to make the double hundred club, indicating that the double hundred is still a milestone that modern-day players aspire to play for.

List of all List A Double Hundreds

Joe Root is moving closer to lasting greatness as he narrowed the gap with Sachin Tendulkar on the list of players with the most Test runs. He achieved this with a brilliant 160-run knock on Day 2 of the fifth and final Ashes Test in Sydney. It was Root’s 41st century in Test cricket, which helped him equal Ricky Ponting on the list of most Test hundreds. Only Jacques Kallis and Sachin Tendulkar are now ahead of him.

Root is also just 1,984 runs behind the Indian legend on the all-time Test runs list. Having turned 35 last week, it appears he is on track to challenge Tendulkar’s record based on his current form. For now, let us take a look at the statistical comparison between the two after 41 Test centuries.

In terms of statistics, Sachin Tendulkar was well ahead of Root when he scored his 41st Test century in 2008 against England in Chennai. Tendulkar reached the milestone in his 155th Test and 254th innings, while Root achieved it in his 163rd Test and 297th innings. However, at this stage of their careers, Root has scored 1,524 more runs than Tendulkar had at the same point. Tendulkar averaged an impressive 54.68 after the Chennai Test where he scored his 41st Test hundred, while Root’s average currently stands at 51.23.

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How many runs does Joe Root need to break Sachin Tendulkar’s record?

1,984 runs are still a big target for any player, including Joe Root. Root is currently 35 years old and may need a little more than two years to score close to 2,000 runs, even if he continues in his current form. If he loses form during this period, the former England captain may need more time to reach the milestone.

Root has already hinted at touring Australia again for the next Ashes series, four years from now. He could break Tendulkar’s record if his career lasts until 2029. However, his form and fitness will play a key role in achieving this goal.

Steve Smith showcased his class in the fifth and final Ashes Test on Day 3, smashing his 37th century in the format. This marked the 123rd Test match of his illustrious career—the same number of matches Virat Kohli played for India before announcing his retirement from the format last year. On that note, let us take a look at the statistical comparison between Smith and Kohli after 123 Tests.

Smith is winning this battle hands down, having displayed immense composure at various stages of his career. Kohli was not far behind until 2019, but his last five to six years in Test cricket did not go as planned. Although the former India skipper managed to score a couple of centuries, he lacked consistency during this phase. As a result, his career average dropped below 50 before he eventually retired ahead of the England tour in 2025.

From a statistical perspective, Kohli scored 9,230 runs in 123 Test matches at an average of 46.85, including 30 centuries and 31 fifties. In the same number of Tests, Smith is closing in on 11,000 runs. In Sydney, he brought up his 37th Test century, with his career average standing above 56.

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Steve Smith vs Virat Kohli stats after 123 matches in Test cricket

Steve Smith becomes second-highest run-scorer in Ashes history

Steve Smith became the second-highest run-scorer in Ashes history on Tuesday (January 6, 2026). The right-handed batter achieved the milestone on Day 2 of the fifth and final Ashes Test against England at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

During Australia’s first innings, Smith went past England legend Jack Hobbs, who scored 3,636 runs in 41 matches and 71 innings in the Ashes. Hobbs averaged an impressive 54.26 and hit 13 centuries along with 15 half-centuries.

Smith, now ranked second on the list, has scored 3,644 runs in 41 matches and 73 innings at a brilliant average of 56.93. He has also registered 13 centuries and 15 half-centuries in the Ashes so far.

Australian great Don Bradman remains the leading run-scorer in Ashes history. Bradman amassed 5,028 runs in 37 matches and 63 innings at an incredible average of 89.78, including 19 centuries and 12 half-centuries. However, it remains to be seen whether Smith can cross the 12,000-run mark before he retires from international cricket.

The third and 2026 edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) starts on January 09 with the two champion sides- Mumbai Indians Women (MIW) locking horns with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women (RCBW) at the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai. One of them will be eager to add another winning trophy to their cabinet.

The tracks have been tough to bowl on at the start of the Indian season, where the batters enjoy their time in the middle. The spinners generally get some drift and spin from the slow and low surfaces, while the pacers use the speed to hurry the batters on occasions and get the swing with the new ball.

The top three bowlers with the most wickets in the list for the Women’s Premier League (WPL) remain three foreigners. In the case of the Indian players, Shikha Pandey remains the leading wicket-taker for the Blue Brigade with 30 wickets in 27 innings at an average of 23.20 and a strike rate of 20 with an economy rate of under seven.

A look at the top 3 wicket-takers in Women’s Premier League (WPL) history

1.   Hayley Matthews (Mumbai Indians)

Hayley Matthews remains one of the most important members of the Mumbai Indians in WPL history, thanks to her dual performances with the bat and ball in crucial junctures to bail the franchise out of trouble on many occasions.

Matthews remains the highest wicket taker in history, WPL, with 41 scalps in 29 innings at an average of 17.56 and a strike rate of 14.50, besides maintaining an economy rate of just about seven with the best figures of 3/5 in an innings.

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Her best season with the ball came in 2 025 when she picked up 18 wickets in ten innings and an average of just about 17 and an economy rate of 8.22, thanks to the best figures of 3/16. Mathews has also contributed massively with the bat, pocketing 758 runs at a strike rate of more than 120 in 29 innings.

2.   Amelia Kerr (Mumbai Indians)

One of the biggest reasons for the success of the Mumbai Indians is that their two spinners have found a place at the top of the list for the most wickets in the history of the WPL. The New Zealand allrounder has picked up overall forty wickets in 29 innings of WPL at an average of under eighteen and an economy rate of 7.64.

In the previous season of WPL, Kerr enjoyed her best season with the ball as she bagged 18 wickets at an average of under 16 and a strike rate of 12.30. In the first season of the WPL, she picked up 15 wickets at an economy rate of just 6.45, which was a tremendous achievement from a young spinner.

Apart from that, the New Zealand batter has recorded 437 runs in Twenty 4 innings at an average of 24.27 and a strike rate of under 120, with the best score of unbeaten 45 runs.

3.   Sophie Ecclestone (UP Warriorz)

The veteran England spinner, Sophie Ecclestone, remains the third-leading wicket-taker in the history of WPL as she played all three seasons for the UP Warriorz. She has overall picked up 36 wickets in 25 innings at an average of 18.38 and a strike rate of 16.50. Her best quality with the ball is keeping it tight, as she maintained an economy rate of under seven.

The best season for Sophie came in the maiden season of WPL when she picked up 16 wickets at an average of under 15 and the economy rate of 6.61. In the previous season of the tournament, she struggled with the ball as she finished with nine wickets in eight innings and an average of 24.44 and an economy rate of close to seven.

The spinner, who has already played over 100 WT20Is, will bring a massive experience in the bowling department heading into the new season of the tournament. 

The 2026 season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) begins on January 09, this year, with the Mumbai Indians taking on the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the curtain raiser at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai. Just like all seasons of the game, the upcoming edition is also expected to be an exciting one for the viewers and the players.

Just a week before the start of the WPL 2026, Delhi Capitals announced Jemimah Rodrigues as their new captain, while Ellyse Perry and Annabel Sutherland withdrew from the edition due to their personal reasons, which put the two teams- Bengaluru and the Delhi Capitals (DC) in a spot of bother for the new season of the tournament.

Over the years, some of the classical players have scored runs in the tournament as they enjoyed the pitch at the start of the Indian season. In the list of the top three run-getters, there is no Indian player. Among Indians, Shafali Varma remains the most successful player with 865 runs in 27 innings at an average of 36.04 and a strike rate of 162.59 with the help of six fifties.

A look at the top 3 run-getters in Women’s Premier League (WPL) history

1.   Nat Sciver-Brunt (Mumbai Women)

Nat Sciver-Brunt, who became the first retained player for the Mumbai Indians ahead of the WPL 2026, remains the leading run-getter of the league’s history with 1027 runs in 29 innings at an average of 46.68 and a strike rate of 141.85, with the help of eight half-centuries at the best score of unbeaten 80 runs.

Nat started her campaign in the WPL in 2022 with 332 runs in ten innings at an average of 66.40 and a strike rate of 140.08, with the help of three half-centuries at the best score of undefeated 72 runs for the Mumbai Indians. Her last season, where he notched up 523 runs in ten innings at an average of over 65 and a strike rate of more than 150, thanks to five half-centuries, remains our best in the competition.

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With experience of over 130 WT20Is, the England veteran is expected to lead the batting department again heading into the WPL 2026.

2.   Ellyse Perry (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)

Ellyse Perry, playing for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), is the second leading run-getter in WPL history. She has recorded an overall 972 runs in 25 innings at an average of nearly 65 and a strike rate of over 130 with the help of eight half-centuries and the best score of unbeaten 90 runs in this event.

Consistency has been a key for Perry, who clubbed over 300 runs in the last two seasons of the tournament, and that’s what will be the most missing factor for Bengaluru in their middle order, heading into the new season.

During the WPL 2025, Perry recorded 372 runs in just eight innings at an average of 93 and a strike rate of almost 150, scoring four half-centuries and the best coat of undefeated 90 runs.

3.   Meg Lanning (Delhi Capitals)

The veteran and successful Australia captain, Meg Lanning, led the Delhi Capitals in the first three seasons of the WPL before being shifted to the UP Warriorz for 2026. In the first two seasons of WPL, she crossed 330 runs consecutively.

Her best season with the bat came in the opening edition of the tournament, where Lanning smashed 345 runs in nine innings at an average of nearly 50 and a strike rate of almost 140, with the help of two half-centuries and the best score of 72 runs.

The last season was not the worst campaign for Lanning, but it was mediocre compared to her caliber. She 276 runs in nine innings at an average of 34.50 and a strike rate of under 120 with three half-centuries.

The T20 World Cup 2026, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, will start on February 07 with the Indian side playing their opening clash against the United States of America (USA) at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. However, the curtain raiser will be between Pakistan and the Netherlands at the SSC Stadium in Colombo on the same morning. 

Over the seasons, many players earned success in the history of the T20 World Cup with the ball. Bowling in the shortest format isn’t an easy job, especially when the batters go after the bowler. But to keep the run-rate down, bagging wickets becomes crucial in the format. Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan, as of now, leads the chart in the T20 World Cup history.

List of highest wicket-takers in ICC T20 World Cup history

1.   Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)

One of the premier spin all-rounders of world cricket, Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan has achieved massive success with the ball using the variation of pace, right line, and lengths of the ball. In the T20 World Cups, Shakib has overall bagged 50 wickets in 41 innings, averaging 20.12 and maintaining an economy rate of under seven, with the help of three four-wicket hauls.

Shakib, whose international career isn’t guaranteed to be back for the national side, has amassed 149 wickets in 126 innings of the T20Is at an average of under 21 and an economy rate of under seven, with the help of six four-wicket and two five-wicket hauls.

2.   Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)

The former Pakistan captain and the premier spin all-rounder of the side, Shahid Afridi, is second on the list with 39 wickets. In his six editions of the T20 World Cup, Afridi recorded those wickets in 34 innings at an average of 23.25 and an economy rate of 6.71, thanks to two four-wicket hauls.

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Afridi, the 45-year-old, has overall bagged 98 wickets in 97 innings of the shortest format for the national side. He averaged 24.44 and a strike rate of 22.1 with an economy rate of under seven, thanks to three four-wicket hauls at the best bowling figure of 4/11 in an innings.

3.   Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)

The former Sri Lanka pacer, Lasith Malinga, is known for his slingy action to bowl the firing yorkers and fox the batters with the slower deliveries, especially in the death overs. In the history of the T20 World Cup, Malinga has overall pocketed 38 wickets in 31 innings at an average of 20.07 and a strike rate of 16.21 with an economy rate of 7.43.

The 42-year-old Galle-born pacer collected overall 107 wickets in 83 innings of the shortest format for the national side at an average of 20.79 and a strike rate of 16.80 with an economy rate of 7.42, thanks to two five-wicket hauls and one four-wicket haul.

4.   Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka)

In such a short time in his career, Sri Lanka’s mystery spinner has earned massive success with the ball, in various durations of the game. The right-arm pacer has featured in just three seasons of the event and enjoyed 37 wickets in 19 innings at an average of under 12 and a strike rate of 11.72 with an economy rate of exactly six, thanks to the best bowling figures of 3/8.

The 28-year-old Hasaranga has managed overall 146 wickets in 88 innings of the shortest format at an average of 15.86 and a strike rate of 13.6 and an economy rate of under seven, thanks to four four-wicket hauls at the best figures of 4/9 in an innings.

5.   Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)

Afghanistan’s captain and the star player of the white-ball formats, Rashid Khan, has also earned so much success with the ball in the middle overs. In just 23 innings of the T20 World Cup history, the leg spinner has bagged 37 wickets at an average of under 15 and a strike rate of 14.16, thanks to an economy rate of 6.30, with the help of three four-wicket hauls.

The 27-year-old has overall fetched 182 wickets in the 108 innings of the shortest format at an average of under 14 and a strike rate of 13.5 with an economy rate of just over six, thanks to nine four-wicket and a couple of five-wicket hauls at the best figures of 5/3 in an innings.

The T20 World Cup 2026, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, will begin on February 07 with Pakistan and the Netherlands locking horns for the curtain-raiser at the SSC stadium in Colombo. India, the defending champions, will open their campaign on the same evening against the United States of America (USA) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Over the years, various players have earned success in the T20 World Cup with the bat. It’s not that easy to be consistent in the shortest format of the game at a decent strike rate, which will always be an advantage for the teams. Virat Kohli leads the chart, followed by the World Cup-winning captain, Rohit Sharma.

List of highest run-scorers in ICC T20 World Cup history

1.   Virat Kohli (India)

Virat Kohli, who retired from the shortest format of the game after the previous World Cup, finished the competition as the leading run-getter. The Delhi-born amassed 1292 runs in 33 innings at an average of 58.72 and a strike rate of 128.81 with the help of 15 half-centuries at the best score of unbeaten 89 runs against West Indies in Mumbai.

Kohli retired from the format with 4188 runs in 117 innings of the T20Is at an average of 48.69 and a strike rate of 137.04, shouldering on 38 half-centuries and one century at the best score of unbeaten 122 runs against Afghanistan,

2.   Rohit Sharma (India)

India’s title-winning captain, Rohit Sharma, remains in second position of the table with 1220 runs in 44 innings at an average of 34.85 and a strike rate of 133.04, with the help of 12 half-centuries at the best score of 92 against Australia in the previous edition at the Darren Sammy International Cricket Stadium in St. Lucia.

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The Nagpur-born overall clubbed 4231 runs in 151 innings of the T20Is at an average of 32.05 and a strike rate of 140.89, thanks to 32 half-centuries and five centuries at the best score of unbeaten 121 runs.

3.   Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)

Sri Lanka won their last T20 World Cup in 2014 when they got the better of MS Dhoni’s India in Mirpur. Mahela Jayawardene, the former captain, retired after the final of the tournament. He finished as the competition’s third leading run-getter with 1016 runs in 31 innings at an average of 39.07 and a strike rate of 134.74, thanks to six fifties and one century.

Jayawardene had 1493 T20I runs in 55 innings of the T20Is at an average of 31.76 and a strike rate of 133.18 with the help of nine half-centuries and one century at the best score of 100.

4.   Jos Buttler (England)

Jos Butler, the wicket-keeper batter of the England side, won the T20 World Cup for the national side in 2022 against Pakistan at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). He is the tournament’s fourth leading run-getter with the help of 1013 runs in 34 innings at an average of 42.20 and a strike rate of 147.23, thanks to five half-centuries and one century at the best score of unbeaten 101 runs.

Buttler’s contribution, towards the beginning of the event, was in the middle order. While later on, he decided to promote him up the order and open the batter. In T20Is, the Lancashire batter has smashed a total of 3869 runs in 132 innings at an average of 35.69 and a strike rate of 148.97, with the help of 28 half-centuries and one century at the best score of 101*.

5.   David Warner (Australia)

David Warner, the left-handed opening batter of the Australian side, also won the T20 World Cup in 2021 when they beat New Zealand in the final. The southpaw is the fifth leading run-getter of the competition with 984 runs in 41 innings at an average of 25.89 and a strike rate of 134.24 with the help of eight half-centuries at the best score of unbeaten 89 runs.

Warner has cashed in 3277 runs in 110 innings of the shortest format at an average of 33.43 and a strike rate of 142.47, shouldering on 28 half-centuries and one century at the best score of unbeaten 100 runs. He has also retired from the shortest format of the game. 

Achieving a milestone is a very great feeling for any cricketer, and it becomes more memorable if it happens in an international cricket career. But if a cricketer achieves something that has hardly done by anyone before, it becomes very special. 

Here, we are talking about the players with 4000 runs in Women's T20I history, where we can see only two names. 

Batters with 4000 runs in Women's T20I history

(as of December 21, 2025)

Suzie Bates

New Zealand Women's legend Suzie Bates was the first cricketer to record 4000 runs in Women's T20I history. She is well ahead in the list of most runs in Women's T20I history, as she has scored 4716 runs in her WT20I career with an average of 29.11, including one century and 28 half-centuries.

Bates completed her 4000 runs in Women's T20I career in October 2023 and became the first to achieve this milestone. As the White Ferns legend is still active, she is likely to become the first cricketer to record 5000 runs in Women's T20I history. 

In Men's T20I cricket, we are still waiting for the first batter to complete 4500 runs.  

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Smriti Mandhana

Indian opening batter Smriti Mandhana has created numerous records with her bat, and now she has become the second batter to record 4000 runs in Women's T20I history. During the first game of the five-match home series against Sri Lanka Women on December 21, 2025, Smriti achieved the milestone. The left-handed batter holds the record for the most 50+ scores in Women's T20I history, as she has recorded 31 half-centuries and one century in this format.