WELLINGTON, New Zealand
\nNew Zealand\u2019s opening batsman Martin Guptill has surpassed India\u2019s Rohit Sharma to become the highest run-scorer in T20Is.
\nThe flamboyant batsman achieved this feat during the first T20I between England and Scotland in Edinburgh on Wednesday.
\nMartin Guptill scored a 31-ball 40 as the Black Caps posted a huge target of 225\/5 batting first. In response, Scotland were restricted to 157\/8 with Ish Sodhi claiming four wickets whereas Mitchell Satner sent two batters back to the pavilion.
\nHere are the current top-five run-scorers in T20I cricket:
\n1. Martin Guptill \u2014 3,399
\n2. Rohit Sharma \u2014 3,379
\n3. Virat Kohli \u2014 3,308
\n4. Paul Stirling \u2014 2,894
\n5. Aaron Finch \u2014 2,855
\nEarlier this year, Rohit Sharma surpassed his countryman Virat Kohli to become the leading run-scorer. However, his record has now been snatched by the Kiwi batsman Guptill and now has 20 more runs than the Indian captain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
WELLINGTON, New Zealand New Zealand\u2019s opening batsman Martin Guptill has surpassed India\u2019s Rohit Sharma to become the highest run-scorer in T20Is. The flamboyant batsman achieved this feat during the first T20I between England and Scotland in Edinburgh on Wednesday. Martin Guptill scored a 31-ball 40 as the Black Caps posted a huge target of 225\/5 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":274292,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-274282","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n