Martin Guptill overtakes Rohit Sharma to become top-scorer in T20Is

It is worth mentioning that Indian batter Virat Kohli was the first one to cross the 3,000-run mark in T20Is

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New Zealand's opening batsman Martin Guptill has surpassed India's Rohit Sharma to become the highest run-scorer in T20Is.

The flamboyant batsman achieved this feat during the first T20I between England and Scotland in Edinburgh on Wednesday.

Martin Guptill scored a 31-ball 40 as the Black Caps posted a huge target of 225/5 batting first. In response, Scotland were restricted to 157/8 with Ish Sodhi claiming four wickets whereas Mitchell Satner sent two batters back to the pavilion.

Here are the current top-five run-scorers in T20I cricket:

Martin Guptill — 3,399
Rohit Sharma — 3,379
Virat Kohli — 3,308
Paul Stirling — 2,894
Aaron Finch — 2,855

Earlier this year, Rohit Sharma surpassed his countryman Virat Kohli to become the leading run-scorer. However, his record has now been snatched by the Kiwi batsman Guptill and now has 20 more runs than the Indian captain.

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It is worth mentioning that Indian batter Virat Kohli was the first one to cross the 3,000-run mark in T20Is. However, his form has taken a significant hit in recent times which has hurt his ability to score runs as quickly as he used to.