The Hundred runs officially count towards T20 career statistics
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 6, 2026, 6:49 PM
Last updated Aug 6, 2026
The runs scored in The Hundred format are recognized as part of a player's T20 career statistics. This classification has been in effect since the tournament's debut in 2021. Jos Buttler's recent achievement of becoming men's cricket's leading T20 run-scorer drew attention to this rule. The ICC classifies both men's and women's competitions as official List A T20 matches, aligning with traditional T20 cricket structures. David Kendix, president of the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians, explained that folding Hundred stats into existing T20 records provides consistency across cricket’s statistical history.
- •Runs from The Hundred are included in T20 statistics since 2021.
- •Jos Buttler became the leading T20 run-scorer with Hundred runs.
- •ICC classifies Hundred matches as official List A T20.
- •The format consists of 20 overs delivered in sets of five balls.
- •David Kendix advocated for the inclusion of Hundred statistics in T20 records.
- 6:49 PMYahoo Sports — Explained: Why runs in the Hundred are counted in total T20 runs of a batter
"Explained: Discover why the ICC and major cricket databases count runs scored in The Hundred toward a batter's official career T20 statistics.
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