Most Runs In BBL History 

BBL (Big Bash League) is the 2nd most popular franchise T20 league in the World after IPL. Cricket Australia began the Big Bash League in 2011. Afterward, 11 seasons of the exotic BBL have been completed and the 12th season is underway. In the Big Bash League, wickets are challenging and it’s not easy to bat at all due to the bouncy pitches in Australia. Although sometimes they prepare flat wickets too for the sake of a good game. In the last 11 years, many greats have played the BBL, let’s have a look at the batsmen with the most runs in BBL or Big Bash League history. 

Chris Lynn

Swashbuckling Australian Opener Chris Lynn has scored the most runs in BBL history. From 2011 to 2023, Lynn played 11 years for Brisbane Heats, and this season he is playing for Adelaide Strikers. The right-hand batsman from Queensland has played 113 matches so far and made 3421 runs at an impressive average of 35.26 and a wow strike rate of 147.23. Lynn also holds the record of getting the most fifties in tournament history (27). 

Aaron Finch 

The 2021 T20 world Cup-winning skipper, Aaron Finch gets 2nd place on the list of BBL with highest run scorer with 3245 runs in 102 matches. Since the inaugural season of BBL, Finch has been playing for Melbourne Renegades in BBL. The ace batter averages 35.27, having 26 fifties and 2 centuries in his name. In 2018-19, Aaron Finch led Melbourne Renegades to their maiden BBL title. 

Jonathan Wells

Tasmanian middle-order batsman, Jonathan Wells finds himself in 3rd position in terms of notching up the most runs in BBL. Having played 126 matches, Wells has amassed 2797 runs at a decent average of 33.29. Wells played 6 seasons for  Hobart Hurricanes (2011-2017), then he moved to Adelaide Strikers for the next 5 years (2017-2022) where he won the BBL trophy for the first time in the 2017-18 season. 

D’Arcy Short

Flamboyant left-hand batter, D’Arcy Short is featured in the 4th spot in getting the most runs in BBL. Short has represented Adelaide Strikers, Hobart Hurricanes, and Melbourne Renegades in 82 matches to date and accumulated 2706 runs at a staggering average of 37.06. The Southpaw’s best score in BBL is 122* off 69 balls which he made against Brisbane Heats. 

Glenn Maxwell

One of the most popular names in T20 cricket, all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has whacked 2673 runs in 100 matches, which is the 5th most in the history of BBL. Maxwell has a fantastic strike rate of 150.84 and his 154* off just 64 balls against Hobart Hurricanes in the 2022 BBL season is the highest score by a batsman in BBL. 

Player	Matches	Innings	Runs	AVG	SR	Best	50s	100s
C Lynn	113	111	3421	35.26	147.83	101	27	01
A Finch	102	101	3245	35.27	132.17	111*	26	02
J Wells	126	117	2797	33.29	121.50	73	14	–
D Short	82	82	2706	37.06	132.45	122*	20	02
G Maxwell	100	95	2673	33.83	150.84	154*	18	02
M Henriques	119	113	2646	29.07	131.31	77	15	–
S Marsh	74	74	2629	40.44	128.68	99*	24	–
M Stoinis	91	88	2497	34.68	134.39	147*	17	01
MS Wade	93	89	2463	31.13	140.98	130*	17	01
BR McDermott	86	83	2335	33.35	138.24	127	12	03