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Player figures come from full scorecards, which we hold for 896 of the 2,568 matches in this selection (from 2001). Earlier matches have results and team totals only.
| Player | Opposition | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve SmithAUS | England | 2010-2026 | 41 | 74 | 8 | 3703 | 239 | 56.11 | 6690 | 55.35 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 417 | 26 |
| Joe RootENG | India | 2012-2025 | 35 | 64 | 7 | 3383 | 218 | 59.35 | 6115 | 55.32 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 360 | 8 |
| Steve SmithAUS | India | 2013-2025 | 24 | 46 | 6 | 2356 | 192 | 58.90 | 4460 | 52.83 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 257 | 14 |
| Virat KohliIND | Australia | 2011-2025 | 30 | 53 | 2 | 2232 | 186 | 43.76 | 4292 | 52.00 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 242 | 7 |
| Alastair CookENG | India | 2006-2018 | 30 | 54 | 3 | 2431 | 294 | 47.67 | 5374 | 45.24 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 283 | 3 |
| Kumar SangakkaraSL | Pakistan | 2006-2015 | 19 | 37 | 5 | 2262 | 221 | 70.69 | 4264 | 53.05 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 220 | 10 |
| Michael ClarkeAUS | England | 2005-2015 | 34 | 60 | 7 | 2195 | 187 | 41.42 | 3904 | 56.22 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 253 | 4 |
| Kumar SangakkaraSL | Bangladesh | 2005-2014 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 1577 | 319 | 105.13 | 2582 | 61.08 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 168 | 16 |
| Jacques KallisSA | India | 2004-2013 | 14 | 24 | 3 | 1396 | 201* | 66.48 | 2938 | 47.52 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 138 | 8 |
| Joe RootENG | Australia | 2013-2026 | 39 | 75 | 6 | 2828 | 180 | 40.99 | 5511 | 51.32 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 311 | 13 |
| Joe RootENG | New Zealand | 2013-2026 | 24 | 46 | 4 | 2096 | 226 | 49.90 | 3621 | 57.88 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 236 | 11 |
| AB de VilliersSA | Australia | 2005-2018 | 23 | 43 | 5 | 1988 | 169 | 52.32 | 3983 | 49.91 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 235 | 20 |
| Hashim AmlaSA | England | 2005-2017 | 20 | 36 | 2 | 1902 | 311* | 55.94 | 3721 | 51.12 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 250 | 3 |
| Alastair CookENG | West Indies | 2007-2017 | 20 | 35 | 5 | 1739 | 243 | 57.97 | 3528 | 49.29 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 195 | 1 |
| Michael ClarkeAUS | India | 2004-2014 | 20 | 36 | 2 | 1717 | 329* | 50.50 | 3065 | 56.02 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 183 | 9 |
| Graeme SmithSA | England | 2003-2012 | 16 | 30 | 2 | 1599 | 277 | 57.11 | 2828 | 56.54 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 202 | 2 |
| David WarnerAUS | Pakistan | 2014-2024 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 1552 | 335* | 73.90 | 2101 | 73.87 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 171 | 14 |
| Kevin PietersenENG | India | 2006-2012 | 15 | 26 | 1 | 1535 | 202* | 61.40 | 2495 | 61.52 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 199 | 11 |
| Joe RootENG | West Indies | 2015-2024 | 17 | 29 | 2 | 1513 | 182* | 56.04 | 2458 | 61.55 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 162 | 6 |
| Mahela JayawardeneSL | England | 2003-2014 | 14 | 25 | 1 | 1469 | 213* | 61.21 | 3015 | 48.72 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 165 | 6 |
| Joe RootENG | Sri Lanka | 2014-2024 | 13 | 24 | 2 | 1376 | 228 | 62.55 | 2145 | 64.15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 125 | 3 |
| Shubman GillIND | England | 2021-2025 | 15 | 28 | 2 | 1346 | 269 | 51.77 | 2154 | 62.49 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 150 | 26 |
| Ricky PontingAUS | South Africa | 2005-2012 | 16 | 31 | 1 | 1336 | 143* | 44.53 | 2153 | 62.05 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 148 | 9 |
| Azhar AliPAK | Sri Lanka | 2011-2022 | 17 | 31 | 2 | 1319 | 157 | 45.48 | 3032 | 43.50 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 110 | 1 |
| Jacques KallisSA | Pakistan | 2002-2013 | 14 | 25 | 3 | 1266 | 155 | 57.55 | 2621 | 48.30 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 124 | 10 |
| AB de VilliersSA | West Indies | 2005-2015 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 1191 | 178 | 99.25 | 2068 | 57.59 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 125 | 12 |
| Kane WilliamsonNZ | South Africa | 2012-2024 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 1068 | 176 | 62.82 | 2159 | 49.47 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 120 | 7 |
| Alastair CookENG | Australia | 2006-2018 | 35 | 64 | 2 | 2493 | 244* | 40.21 | 5288 | 47.14 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 283 | 1 |
| Sachin TendulkarIND | Australia | 2003-2013 | 21 | 40 | 6 | 2132 | 241* | 62.71 | 3710 | 57.47 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 243 | 13 |
| Cheteshwar PujaraIND | Australia | 2010-2023 | 25 | 45 | 3 | 2074 | 204 | 49.38 | 4903 | 42.30 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 228 | 4 |
| Virat KohliIND | England | 2012-2022 | 28 | 50 | 3 | 1991 | 235 | 42.36 | 3824 | 52.07 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 235 | 2 |
| Cheteshwar PujaraIND | England | 2012-2022 | 27 | 49 | 4 | 1778 | 206* | 39.51 | 4090 | 43.47 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 225 | 2 |
| Alastair CookENG | Pakistan | 2006-2018 | 20 | 36 | 1 | 1719 | 263 | 49.11 | 3505 | 49.04 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 205 | 0 |
| Younis KhanPAK | Sri Lanka | 2006-2015 | 20 | 33 | 3 | 1703 | 313 | 56.77 | 3266 | 52.14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 162 | 10 |
| Hashim AmlaSA | Australia | 2008-2018 | 21 | 40 | 2 | 1574 | 196 | 41.42 | 3059 | 51.45 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 197 | 3 |
| Travis HeadAUS | England | 2019-2026 | 18 | 34 | 1 | 1539 | 170 | 46.64 | 2035 | 75.63 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 193 | 17 |
| Hashim AmlaSA | India | 2004-2018 | 21 | 37 | 2 | 1528 | 253* | 43.66 | 3383 | 45.17 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 181 | 3 |
| Kane WilliamsonNZ | Pakistan | 2011-2023 | 14 | 25 | 2 | 1519 | 238 | 66.04 | 2867 | 52.98 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 158 | 4 |
| Michael ClarkeAUS | South Africa | 2008-2014 | 14 | 27 | 5 | 1487 | 259* | 67.59 | 2495 | 59.60 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 182 | 3 |
| KL RahulIND | England | 2016-2025 | 18 | 34 | 0 | 1487 | 199 | 43.74 | 2810 | 52.92 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 185 | 8 |
| Kane WilliamsonNZ | Sri Lanka | 2012-2024 | 14 | 25 | 4 | 1467 | 242* | 69.86 | 2520 | 58.21 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 140 | 6 |
| David WarnerAUS | South Africa | 2012-2023 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 1415 | 200 | 52.41 | 1767 | 80.08 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 170 | 16 |
| Kane WilliamsonNZ | England | 2013-2026 | 20 | 37 | 2 | 1408 | 156 | 40.23 | 3050 | 46.16 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 169 | 2 |
| Rishabh PantIND | England | 2018-2025 | 16 | 28 | 1 | 1260 | 146 | 46.67 | 1666 | 75.63 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 142 | 38 |
| Virender SehwagIND | Sri Lanka | 2005-2010 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 1203 | 293 | 75.19 | 1213 | 99.18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 177 | 15 |
| Dinesh ChandimalSL | Bangladesh | 2013-2025 | 14 | 22 | 4 | 1159 | 138 | 64.39 | 2200 | 52.68 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 87 | 14 |
| Andrew StraussENG | West Indies | 2004-2012 | 16 | 28 | 3 | 1134 | 169 | 45.36 | 2171 | 52.23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 149 | 2 |
| Graeme SmithSA | West Indies | 2003-2010 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 1126 | 147 | 75.07 | 1793 | 62.80 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 146 | 5 |
| Brendan TaylorZIM | Bangladesh | 2011-2026 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 1093 | 171 | 64.29 | 1891 | 57.80 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 104 | 8 |
| Virat KohliIND | Sri Lanka | 2015-2022 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 1085 | 243 | 67.81 | 1589 | 68.28 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 99 | 6 |
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