This year due to the Corona epidemic, cricket teams got to play less cricket. Especially ODI cricket has suffered a lot. The new cricket teams have played more ODI matches than the bigger teams. This is the reason why players from big teams are missing in the list of top-5 batsmen who have scored the most runs in One Day Internationals.
Here are the top 5 run scorers of 2021:
1. Paul Stirling: This Ireland all-rounder is the highest run-scorer in One Day International in 2021. Paul Stirling has scored 705 runs in 14 ODIs this year at an average of 54. He has also scored 3 centuries during this period.
2. JN Malan: This young South African batsman has scored 509 runs in 8 ODIs this year at an average of 84. Malan has also scored 2 centuries and 2 fifties at a strike rate of 92. He is the only player in this list who belongs to the big teams. ,
3. Tamim Iqbal: Bangladesh’s Tamim Iqbal has scored 464 runs in 12 matches at an average of 38 in 2021. He has scored 1 century and 4 fifties.
4. Harry Tector: He is the second Irish player in the top-5 to score the most runs this year. The Irish middle-order batsman has scored 454 runs in 14 ODIs this year at an average of 37. Tector has 4 fifties to his name.
5. Andy Balbirnie: The Irishman is actually a spinner but this year he has scored a lot of runs. Andy has scored 421 runs in 14 ODIs at an average of 32. He has also recorded one century and three half-centuries.
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