Most Runs in 1996: Test, ODI & T20I Leaders Updated 27 Oct 2026, 3:19 PM IST · Data: Cricsheet (ODC-By) + CRIX
Most Runs
Most Runs in 1996
# Player Team Span M Inn Runs Ave 1 Saeed Anwar Pakistan 1996 3 3 163 54.33 2 Ijaz Ahmed Pakistan 1996 3 3 126 63.00 3 Aravinda de Silva Sri Lanka 1996 1 1 122 122.00 4 Gary Kirsten South Africa 1996 1 1 118 5 Shahid Afridi Pakistan 1996 3 2 116 58.00 6 Saleem Malik Pakistan 1996 2 2 67 33.50 7 Wasim Akram Pakistan 1996 1 1 66 8 Nathan Astle New Zealand 1996 1 1 60 60.00 9 Saleem Elahi Pakistan 1996 2 2 53 26.50 10 Arjuna Ranatunga Sri Lanka 1996 1 1 52 52.00
Most Wickets
Most Wickets in 1996
# Player Team Span M Inn Wkts Econ 1 Waqar Younis Pakistan 1996 2 2 5 5.66 2 Shahid Afridi Pakistan 1996 3 3 5 4.62 3 Saqlain Mushtaq Pakistan 1996 3 3 4 3.90 4 Allan Donald South Africa 1996 1 1 3 3.84 5 Derek Crookes South Africa 1996 1 1 3 3.00 6 Sanath Jayasuriya Sri Lanka 1996 1 1 3 9.40 7 Brian McMillan South Africa 1996 1 1 2 5.50 8 Matthew Hart New Zealand 1996 1 1 2 3.30 9 Muttiah Muralitharan Sri Lanka 1996 1 1 2 7.30 10 Aravinda de Silva Sri Lanka 1996 1 1 1 5.80
Highest Individual Scores
Highest Individual Scores in 1996
# Player Team Span M Inn Score SR 1 Aravinda de Silva Sri Lanka 1996 1 1 122 105.17 2 Gary Kirsten South Africa 1996 1 1 118* 92.91 3 Saeed Anwar Pakistan 1996 3 3 115 95.83 4 Shahid Afridi Pakistan 1996 3 2 102 255.00 5 Ijaz Ahmed Pakistan 1996 3 3 73* 83.91 6 Wasim Akram Pakistan 1996 1 1 66* 169.23 7 Nathan Astle New Zealand 1996 1 1 60 86.96 8 Arjuna Ranatunga Sri Lanka 1996 1 1 52 113.04 9 Kumar Dharmasena Sri Lanka 1996 1 1 51 63.75 10 Zahoor Elahi Pakistan 1996 1 1 51 51.52
Top Bowling Figures
Top Bowling Figures in 1996
# Player Team Span M Inn Figures Econ 1 Waqar Younis Pakistan 1996 2 2 5-52 5.89 2 Saqlain Mushtaq Pakistan 1996 3 3 4-33 3.30 3 Derek Crookes South Africa 1996 1 1 3-30 3.00 4 Allan Donald South Africa 1996 1 1 3-32 3.84 5 Shahid Afridi Pakistan 1996 3 3 3-48 4.80 6 Sanath Jayasuriya Sri Lanka 1996 1 1 3-94 9.40 7 Matthew Hart New Zealand 1996 1 1 2-33 3.30 8 Brian McMillan South Africa 1996 1 1 2-55 5.50 9 Muttiah Muralitharan Sri Lanka 1996 1 1 2-73 7.30 10 Pat Symcox South Africa 1996 1 1 1-35 3.89
Most Sixes
Most Sixes in 1996
# Player Team Span M Inn 6s SR 1 Shahid Afridi Pakistan 1996 3 2 11 236.73 2 Wasim Akram Pakistan 1996 1 1 5 169.23 3 Aravinda de Silva Sri Lanka 1996 1 1 2 105.17 4 Adam Parore New Zealand 1996 1 1 1 68.12 5 Andrew Hudson South Africa 1996 1 1 1 97.67 6 Arjuna Ranatunga Sri Lanka 1996 1 1 1 113.04 7 Chaminda Vaas Sri Lanka 1996 1 1 1 123.08 8 Chris Cairns New Zealand 1996 1 1 1 69.44 9 Inzamam-ul-Haq Pakistan 1996 1 1 1 25.93 10 Kumar Dharmasena Sri Lanka 1996 1 1 1 63.75
Most Hundreds
Most Hundreds in 1996
# Player Team Span M Inn 100s Ave 1 Aravinda de Silva Sri Lanka 1996 1 1 1 122.00 2 Gary Kirsten South Africa 1996 1 1 1 3 Shahid Afridi Pakistan 1996 3 2 1 58.00 4 Saeed Anwar Pakistan 1996 3 3 1 54.33
Highest Team Totals
Highest Team Totals in 1996
# Team Opposition Date Total Overs 1 Pakistan Sri Lanka 4 Oct 1996 371-9 50 2 Sri Lanka Pakistan 4 Oct 1996 289 49.5 3 New Zealand Pakistan 8 Dec 1996 235-3 45.1 4 Pakistan New Zealand 8 Dec 1996 234-4 50 5 South Africa Pakistan 6 Oct 1996 204-3 39.2 6 Pakistan South Africa 6 Oct 1996 203 46.2
Lowest Team Totals
Lowest Team Totals in 1996
# Team Opposition Date Total Overs 1 Pakistan South Africa 6 Oct 1996 203 46.2 2 South Africa Pakistan 6 Oct 1996 204-3 39.2 3 Pakistan New Zealand 8 Dec 1996 234-4 50 4 New Zealand Pakistan 8 Dec 1996 235-3 45.1 5 Sri Lanka Pakistan 4 Oct 1996 289 49.5 6 Pakistan Sri Lanka 4 Oct 1996 371-9 50
Biggest Wins by Runs
Biggest Wins by Runs in 1996
# Team Opposition Date Margin 1 Pakistan Sri Lanka 4 Oct 1996 82 runs
Biggest Wins by Wickets
Biggest Wins by Wickets in 1996
# Team Opposition Date Margin 1 New Zealand Pakistan 8 Dec 1996 7 wickets 2 South Africa Pakistan 6 Oct 1996 7 wickets
Key facts Saeed Anwar leads the most runs list for men's and women's internationals in 1996 with 163, 37 runs ahead of Ijaz Ahmed on 126. 10 of the top 10 have played in this scope in the 12 months up to 8 Dec 1996. The top 10 has not changed since CRIX started tracking this list on 27 Oct 2026, 3:19 PM IST. Saeed Anwar built the total across 1996, in 3 matches. The list covers 3 matches up to 8 Dec 1996, from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data plus CRIX scorecards for the newest games, and is rebuilt every 30 minutes.