South Africa most runs and best batters, T20I 2026
Dewald Brevis was South Africa's top run-scorer in T20I 2026 with 431 runs in 13 innings at a strike rate of 157.3, ahead of Aiden Markram (384) and Connor Esterhuizen (326).
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Most runs for South Africa
Every South Africa batter in T20I 2026
| # | Batter | Inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dewald Brevis | 13 | 431 | 75 | 35.92 | 157.3 | 2/0 | 26 | 31 |
| 2 | Aiden Markram | 10 | 384 | 86 | 54.86 | 168.4 | 4/0 | 41 | 15 |
| 3 | Connor Esterhuizen | 9 | 326 | 88 | 40.75 | 155.2 | 3/0 | 25 | 23 |
| 4 | Ryan Rickelton | 10 | 299 | 77 | 42.71 | 165.2 | 1/0 | 22 | 18 |
| 5 | Lhuan-dre Pretorius | 5 | 270 | 101 | 54.00 | 175.3 | 1/1 | 27 | 12 |
| 6 | Quinton de Kock | 9 | 265 | 115 | 29.44 | 169.9 | 0/1 | 24 | 17 |
| 7 | Rubin Hermann | 10 | 174 | 39 | 21.75 | 126.1 | 0/0 | 18 | 5 |
| 8 | David Miller | 5 | 154 | 63 | 51.33 | 158.8 | 1/0 | 11 | 9 |
| 9 | Tristan Stubbs | 6 | 144 | 44 | 144.00 | 139.8 | 0/0 | 5 | 7 |
| 10 | George Linde | 5 | 117 | 33 | 39.00 | 169.6 | 0/0 | 10 | 6 |
| 11 | Jordan Hermann | 5 | 109 | 53 | 27.25 | 141.6 | 1/0 | 13 | 3 |
| 12 | Tony de Zorzi | 8 | 94 | 23 | 11.75 | 88.7 | 0/0 | 11 | 2 |
| 13 | Jason Smith | 8 | 87 | 26 | 17.40 | 127.9 | 0/0 | 11 | 2 |
| 14 | Dian Forrester | 5 | 83 | 21 | 27.67 | 107.8 | 0/0 | 4 | 4 |
| 15 | Marco Jansen | 2 | 57 | 55 | 57.00 | 158.3 | 1/0 | 2 | 5 |
| 16 | Duan Jansen | 3 | 51 | 25 | — | 145.7 | 0/0 | 5 | 1 |
| 17 | Wiaan Mulder | 4 | 47 | 31 | 11.75 | 85.5 | 0/0 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | Nqobani Mokoena | 3 | 26 | 26 | 13.00 | 108.3 | 0/0 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | Gerald Coetzee | 2 | 18 | 16 | 9.00 | 180.0 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Eathan Bosch | 3 | 11 | 7 | 11.00 | 122.2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Corbin Bosch | 3 | 9 | 5 | 4.50 | 81.8 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Lutho Sipamla | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 80.0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Keshav Maharaj | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2.00 | 40.0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Bjorn Fortuin | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 33.3 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Prenelan Subrayen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Kagiso Rabada | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Ottniel Baartman | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
Powerplay batting
Overs 1–6 · ranked by runs · minimum 12 balls
| # | Batter | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | Outs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aiden Markram | 223 | 123 | 181.3 | 30 | 10 | 5 |
| 2 | Quinton de Kock | 171 | 115 | 148.7 | 19 | 8 | 6 |
| 3 | Connor Esterhuizen | 145 | 100 | 145.0 | 9 | 13 | 2 |
| 4 | Lhuan-dre Pretorius | 118 | 76 | 155.3 | 17 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Jordan Hermann | 94 | 60 | 156.7 | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | Ryan Rickelton | 87 | 54 | 161.1 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| 7 | Dewald Brevis | 72 | 53 | 135.8 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Tony de Zorzi | 44 | 64 | 68.8 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
Death overs batting
Overs 16–20 · ranked by runs · minimum 12 balls
| # | Batter | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | Outs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tristan Stubbs | 91 | 52 | 175.0 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 2 | Connor Esterhuizen | 51 | 23 | 221.7 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | Duan Jansen | 49 | 32 | 153.1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | David Miller | 44 | 23 | 191.3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Aiden Markram | 43 | 20 | 215.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Lhuan-dre Pretorius | 43 | 25 | 172.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Ryan Rickelton | 38 | 20 | 190.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | George Linde | 37 | 20 | 185.0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
Quick answers
Who scored the most runs for South Africa in T20I 2026?
Dewald Brevis was South Africa's top run-scorer in T20I 2026 with 431 runs in 13 innings at a strike rate of 157.3, ahead of Aiden Markram (384) and Connor Esterhuizen (326).
Who hit the most sixes for South Africa?
Dewald Brevis, with 31 sixes in 13 innings.
Who had the best strike rate for South Africa?
Lhuan-dre Pretorius scored at 175.3 runs per 100 balls (minimum 60 balls faced).
Who was South Africa's best powerplay batter?
Aiden Markram: 223 runs off 123 balls in the powerplay, a strike rate of 181.3.
Who was South Africa's best finisher?
Tristan Stubbs made 91 runs off 52 balls in the death overs, a strike rate of 175.0.