Top five Indian T20I wicket-keepers with most 50+ scores, featuring Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson

25 Jul 2026, 05:58 pm IST|
Top five Indian T20I wicket-keepers with most 50+ scores, featuring Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson
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A recent compilation lists the top five Indian wicket-keepers who have recorded 50-plus scores in T20 Internationals, with Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson among those featured. MS Dhoni scored the most runs as designated wicket-keeper for India in T20I cricket.

The item assembles Indian players who achieved half-centuries while serving as the team's designated wicket-keeper in T20I matches. It focuses specifically on instances where a keeper reached 50 or more runs in that role, bringing together contemporary figures and past performers. Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson are singled out in the headline as part of the top five. The compilation also notes MS Dhoni’s standing within this group.

The ranking presents five wicket-keepers from India who have produced scores of at least 50 in T20 Internationals while keeping wicket. Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson are identified among the featured names, highlighting their inclusion in the upper tier of this particular category. Each entry corresponds to occasions when the player was the designated keeper for India in a T20I innings that yielded a half-century.

MS Dhoni scored the most runs as designated wicket-keeper for India in T20I cricket. That fact is reiterated in the compilation as a benchmark against which other keepers’ contributions are viewed. The piece places his tally ahead of other keepers considered in the top five.

The full list presents the complete top-five ordering and the instances that qualify each player for inclusion. Readers seeking the precise breakdown of which matches and innings produced those 50-plus scores will find the detailed table in the main feature. The summary serves to highlight the names included and the metric used for ranking.

Overall, the feature offers a concise reference for Indian wicket-keepers who have reached half-centuries in T20 internationals. Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson are among the highlighted performers, while MS Dhoni remains the leading run-scorer in the designated-keeper category.

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