The tussle for the run charts of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 continues with Smriti Mandhana on 159 runs. The race for the last few semifinal spots has been a tight one going into the penultimate day of round-robin play, and good individual performances from Babette de Leede, Shemaine Campbelle and Marizanne Kapp have kept those hopes alive.
| Rank | Player | Matches | Inns | Runs | Average | Strike Rate | 4s | 6s |
| 1 | Danni Wyatt-Hodge | 7 | 7 | 302 | 60.4 | 149.5 | 42 | 2 |
| 2 | Beth Mooney | 7 | 7 | 238 | 47.6 | 142.51 | 32 | 1 |
| 3 | Nat Sciver-Brunt | 4 | 4 | 227 | 113.5 | 142.77 | 26 | 2 |
| 4 | Tazmin Brits | 4 | 4 | 225 | 75 | 129.31 | 25 | 4 |
| 5 | Darcey Carter | 5 | 5 | 208 | 52 | 111.83 | 26 | 1 |
| 6 | Smriti Mandhana | 5 | 5 | 205 | 41 | 140.41 | 30 | 3 |
| 7 | Ellyse Perry | 7 | 7 | 198 | 49.5 | 132.89 | 25 | 1 |
| 8 | Orla Prendergast | 5 | 5 | 181 | 36.2 | 125.69 | 21 | 4 |
| 9 | Shafali Verma | 5 | 5 | 179 | 35.8 | 151.69 | 25 | 5 |
| 10 | Shemaine Campbelle | 6 | 6 | 176 | 35.2 | 119.73 | 17 | 4 |
| 11 | Babette de Leede | 5 | 5 | 175 | 43.75 | 96.15 | 16 | 0 |
| 12 | Chamari Athapaththu | 5 | 5 | 172 | 43 | 157.8 | 27 | 4 |
| 13 | Sarah Bryce | 5 | 5 | 159 | 39.75 | 133.61 | 17 | 2 |
| 14 | Heather Knight | 7 | 5 | 154 | 30.8 | 127.27 | 19 | 1 |
| 15 | Ashleigh Gardner | 6 | 6 | 150 | 50 | 170.45 | 15 | 5 |
After the opening round of matches at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, the race for the top run-scorer is intensifying. Smriti Mandhana led the batting charts with 159 runs in three innings continuing her remarkable consistency and aggressive stroke play. Dutch batter Babette de Leede comes next with 134 runs, and West Indies’ Shemaine Campbelle has been on a run-scoring spree too (130 runs at an average of 65.00). With 128 runs, England opener Danni Wyatt-Hodge is still among the top performers. After being the key for South Africa with a match-winning unbeaten 81 against India, all-rounder Marizanne Kapp also climbed the rankings and boasts one of the tournament’s best strike rates among top batters. As teams gear up for the important group-stage fixtures, the race for the Golden Bat remains wide open.
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