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Ishan Kishan fifty vs New Zealand in 5th T20I - (Source: AFP)
On Sunday, November 1, India locked horns against New Zealand for 5th and final T20I of the series. The Men in Blue lost two early wickets, but Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer set the tone with a 93-run stand for the 4th wicket.
Ishan Kishan was the pick of the batters as the southpaw finally regained his lost mojo and slammed a quickfire 61 (32), which featured 5 fours and 5 sixes. Following the blistering knock, Ishan Kishan broke a plethora of records, particularly Suryakumar Yadav’s feat of most runs in a calendar year.
Ishan Kishan Shatters Record For Most Runs In A Calendar Year
Ishan Kishan went past Suryakumar Yadav to hold the record for most runs in a calendar year. The left-handed batter has 1220 in 2026. Previously, SKY held the record with 1,164 runs in 2022.
Notably, Ishan Kishan has played 37 innings and amassed 1220 runs, averaging 35.88 with the bat. Meanwhile, SKY scored 1164 runs in 31 innings, and he averaged 46.56 with the bat.
Overall, Mohammad Rizwan holds the record for most runs in a calendar year (1326). Here is the complete list.
Most T20I runs in a Year (full member teams)
- 1326 - Mohammad Rizwan (2021)
- 1220 - 𝗜𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗞𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗻 (2026)*
- 1164 - Suryakumar Yadav (2022)
- 1153 - Abhishek Sharma (2026)
List Of All Records Broken By Ishan Kishan In 5th T20I vs New Zealand
Fastest to 2000 Runs for India in T20Is (By Innings):
Ishan Kishan also completed 2000 T20I runs for India and has become the 4th quickest to reach this feat.
- 56 - Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav
- 58 - KL Rahul
- 64 - Abhishek Sharma
- 69 - Ishan Kishan*
- 77 - Rohit Sharma
However, he is the 3rd fastest by number of balls taken.
- 1024 - Abhishek Sharma
- 1164 - Suryakumar Yadav
- 1345 - Ishan Kishan*
Most 50+ Scores for India in T20Is:
Ishan Kishan brought up his 15th T20I fifty and has gone past Sanju Samson, who has 14 to his name. Notably, only 5 players has more T20I fifties than Ishan Kishan.
- 39 - Virat Kohli
- 37 - Rohit Sharma
- 29 - Suryakumar Yadav
- 24 - KL Rahul
- 18 - Abhishek Sharma
- 15 - Ishan Kishan*
- 14 - Sanju Samson
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