India’s top five batters with most 50+ scores versus Pakistan in T20Is — Kohli leads, Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma featured
A Khel Now list published on October 3, 2026 identifies the five Indian batters with the most 50-plus scores against Pakistan in T20 Internationals, led by Virat Kohli and including Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan and Gautam Gambhir. The compilation highlights individual innings from ICC events and the Asian Games that contribute to those head-to-head records.
The article notes that cricket’s tempo has accelerated in recent years, driven by an active T20I calendar and franchise tournaments, and that records are being frequently broken as varied batting styles emerge. It says India is in a transition phase with younger players rising while a generation of established names approaches retirement, and reiterates that encounters with Pakistan carry elevated stakes. Against that backdrop the piece ranks Indian players by their number of 50+ scores in India–Pakistan T20Is.
Gautam Gambhir’s 75 in the final of the 2007 ICC T20 World Cup in Johannesburg is cited as one of India’s most important T20I innings against Pakistan. The article also records that Robin Uthappa and Yuvraj Singh each have one half-century against Pakistan in the format.
Ishan Kishan’s head-to-head record is summarised with explicit figures: he has played only two games versus Pakistan and recorded his best score of 77 on debut. That 77 came in India’s 61-run group-stage victory over Pakistan at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, the list states.
Tilak Varma is described as the most recent addition to the group after a half-century in the Asian Games 2026 final in Japan, where he scored 51 off 22 balls, hitting three fours and four maximums. The article also records Varma’s highest score against Pakistan as an unbeaten 69 from the 2025 Asia Cup final.
Abhishek Sharma’s performance versus Pakistan at the Asian Games 2026 final in Aichi-Nagoya is highlighted for its pace; the piece states he has played with a strike rate of 190. The same paragraph also records, without further clarification, that "his strike rate has been less than 40."
Virat Kohli is listed at the top, described as having a clear lead among Indian batters against Pakistan in T20Is. The 37-year-old is credited with five 50+ scores in the rivalry, across 11 matches in the format, with an average of 70 and a highest score of 82 during the October 2022 T20 Cricket World Cup at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
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