Scoring more than 3,000 runs in T20I format of cricket is considered a significant achievement. In 2018, New Zealand batter Suzie Bates became the first woman to score 3,000 runs in Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I). Later, she also became the first player (either male or female) to score 3500, 4000 and 4500 runs in T20Is as well. In June 2026, she retired as the most prolific run scorer in WT20Is, with a total of 4758 runs.

In terms of innings, Australia's Beth Mooney is the fastest (100 innings) to reach the 3,000 run mark, whereas England's Danni Wyatt-Hodge is the slowest (145) to reach the mark.

, 17 players from 9 teams have scored 3,000 runs in T20Is. Out of them, 3 players are from each of Australia, India and West Indies, followed by 2 each from England and New Zealand, and, 1 from Ireland, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and United Arab Emirates.

This list contains all the players who have scored 3,000 runs in T20I. By default the list is sorted in order of the day the feat is achieved. Overall career scores of these players will be updated on regular interval and not on daily basis.

Key Mat. – Number of matches played Inn. – Number of innings batted HS – Highest score Avg – Runs scored per dismissal 100 – Centuries scored 50 – Half-centuries scored 3KI – Number of innings the player took to reach 3,000 runs Date – Date on which the player reached the 3,000 run mark Name in bold text – The player is still active, therefore their stats are likely to change Ref. – Cumulative list of players runs, showing which innings they achieved 3,000 runs in

Players with 3,000 or more T20I runs Player list and statistics are updated as of October 2026.

+ 3,000 or more runs in T20Is No. Player Country Mat. Inn. Runs HS Avg. 100 50 3KI Date Ref. 1 186 178 4758 28.83 1 28 105 2 142 138 3740 35.28 0 23 103 3 132 121 3405 36.61 2 15 107 4 210 188 4346 30.18 1 18 135 5 158 154 3817 28.69 1 24 119 6 179 172 4867 31.00 2 37 122 7 173 170 4311 27.11 4 16 132 8 162 143 3054 25.45 1 17 142 9 125 119 3783 41.57 2 31 100 10 187 166 3671 24.47 3 23 145 11 154 150 3228 26.03 2 14 135 12 120 118 3453 34.18 5 14 106 13 119 117 3185 31.22 2 20 110 14 127 127 3382 29.15 3 21 114 15 141 135 3187 30.64 0 20 132 16 119 118 3325 30.22 1 21 113 17 109 103 3049 38.11 4 16 101

See also Women's Twenty20 International

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