T20Is - Best Batsmen In World Cups

Top 10 T20I Batsmen In World Cups

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Our Twenty Twenty International (T20I) ratings take into account all matches from the first T20I match on February 17, 2005 till the below mentioned last update date. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section (Detailed Explanation). So, here are the Top 10 batsmen in World Cups in T20Is.

*Note: All T20I Ratings are updated till 2025-10-12

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
4.1. Against All Teams
4.2. Against Top Teams
5. ATTACKING
5.1. Against All Teams
5.2. Against Top Teams
6. BIG INNINGS POTENTIAL (NWT)
7. QUICK INNINGS POTENTIAL (NWT)
8. WORLD CUP RATING
9. TOP TEAMS
10. NON WEAK TEAMS
WC RATING

Points to note about WORLD CUP Rating:-

  • Qualifying round is the round in some editions of World Cup in which the main teams don't play.
  • Matches in qualifying round are not considered in our rating.

THE CRITERIA

The WORLD CUP Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Runs Scored 250.00
Consistent Average 200.00
Attacking Strike Rate 250.00
Big Innings Potential Top Scores 150.00
Quick Innings Potential Top Inns By SR 150.00
The Trend Setter (TS)

TS is the player who does the best in a criteria. The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Know All About TS. Here is a simple example:-

  • TS Runs: 2,000; Player X Runs: 1,000; Section Points: 250.00
  • TS Points: 250.00(Max); Player X Points: Runs/TS Runs X 250 = 1,000/2,000 X 250 = 125.00
  • Ratings of all sections are calculated similarly with Runs being replaced by the Criteria Stat.
TT and NWT

Some sections consider performances only against the top teams (TT) and non weak teams (NWT). Here is some information:-

  • Win/Loss Ratio is used to determine TT and NWT.
  • They are calculated by decades.
  • A batsman's performace is counted in TT or NWT if it comes against that team in the specific decade.
  • Knock Out matches of T20 World Cup are also counted in TT.
  • TT and NWT may be found in the last section.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (TT) 5
Min Career Runs 500

PROLIFIC

CRITERIA: Points For Runs Scored

RANK BATSMAN NAT FP LP INNS RUNS RAT
TS V Kohli IND 2010 2024 33 1292 250.00
1 V Kohli IND 2010 2024 33 1292 250.00
2 RG Sharma IND 2007 2024 44 1220 236.07
3 DPMD Jayawardena SL 2006 2014 31 1016 196.59
4 JC Buttler ENG 2011 2025 34 1013 196.01
5 DA Warner AUS 2009 2024 41 984 190.40
6 CH Gayle WI 2006 2021 31 965 186.73
7 TM Dilshan SL 2006 2016 34 897 173.57
8 AB de Villiers SA 2006 2017 29 717 138.74
9 KP Pietersen ENG 2005 2012 15 580 112.23
10 MEK Hussey AUS 2005 2012 16 437 84.56

CONSISTENT

R Ave

Relative Average (R Ave) is a more accurate type of average. Know How It Is Calculated. Briefly, it takes into account:-

  • Strength of Opposition.
  • Positions at which a batsman has played.
  • Venues at which he has played.
  • Time Period in which he has been active

CRITERIA: Points For Relative Average

Min Qualification For TS
Min Runs 500
Min Runs (TT) 400

Against All Teams

RANK BATSMAN INNS NO RUNS 50s AVE R AVE RAT
TS V Kohli 33 11 1292 15 58.73 61.45 100.00
1 V Kohli 33 11 1292 15 58.73 61.45 100.00
2 MEK Hussey 16 8 437 2 54.63 59.64 97.07
3 KP Pietersen 15 2 580 4 44.62 47.35 77.06
4 JC Buttler 34 10 1013 6 42.21 44.92 73.11
5 DPMD Jayawardena 31 5 1016 7 39.08 40.68 66.21
6 RG Sharma 44 9 1220 12 34.86 37.05 60.29
7 CH Gayle 31 3 965 9 34.46 36.38 59.21
8 TM Dilshan 34 5 897 6 30.93 32.43 52.78
9 AB de Villiers 29 5 717 5 29.88 31.21 50.79
10 DA Warner 41 3 984 8 25.89 27.06 44.04

Against Top Teams

RANK BATSMAN INNS NO RUNS 50s AVE R AVE RAT
TS V Kohli 24 8 1046 12 65.38 68.42 100.00
1 V Kohli 24 8 1046 12 65.38 68.42 100.00
2 MEK Hussey 13 7 365 2 60.83 66.60 97.33
3 KP Pietersen 13 2 492 3 44.73 47.22 69.01
4 JC Buttler 24 7 732 4 43.06 46.45 67.89
5 CH Gayle 28 3 916 9 36.64 38.96 56.95
6 DPMD Jayawardena 25 4 719 4 34.24 36.20 52.91
7 RG Sharma 31 6 766 6 30.64 32.75 47.86
8 TM Dilshan 27 2 737 5 29.48 31.48 46.00
9 DA Warner 29 3 693 6 26.65 27.98 40.90
10 AB de Villiers 24 3 522 3 24.86 26.27 38.39

ATTACKING

R SR

Relative Strike Rate (R SR) is calculated using the same method as R Ave with average being replaced with SR.

CRITERIA: Points For R SR

Min Qualification For TS
Min Runs 500
Min Runs (TT) 400
Min Average 20

Against All Teams

RANK BATSMAN RUNS BF SR R SR RAT
TS KP Pietersen 580 391 148.34 154.16 100.00
1 KP Pietersen 580 391 148.34 154.16 100.00
2 JC Buttler 1013 688 147.24 149.96 97.28
3 AB de Villiers 717 500 143.40 148.01 96.01
4 CH Gayle 965 676 142.75 146.10 94.77
5 MEK Hussey 437 313 139.62 144.37 93.65
6 DPMD Jayawardena 1016 754 134.75 138.52 89.86
7 DA Warner 984 733 134.24 136.04 88.25
8 RG Sharma 1220 917 133.04 135.79 88.08
9 V Kohli 1292 1003 128.81 132.15 85.73
10 TM Dilshan 897 723 124.07 127.28 82.56

Against Top Teams

RANK BATSMAN RUNS BF SR R SR RAT
TS CH Gayle 916 620 147.74 151.53 150.00
1 CH Gayle 916 620 147.74 151.53 150.00
2 KP Pietersen 492 336 146.43 151.29 149.77
3 MEK Hussey 365 250 146.00 150.45 148.93
4 JC Buttler 732 497 147.28 149.58 148.07
5 AB de Villiers 522 380 137.37 142.08 140.65
6 DA Warner 693 507 136.69 139.05 137.65
7 V Kohli 1046 789 132.57 135.46 134.09
8 RG Sharma 766 580 132.07 134.48 133.12
9 DPMD Jayawardena 719 552 130.25 134.25 132.89
10 TM Dilshan 737 602 122.43 125.68 124.41

BIG INNINGS POTENTIAL (NWT)

Ave HS

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 scores of the batsman against Non Weak Teams in World Cups. Average High Score (Ave HS) is simply the total runs in the 5 innings divided by 5.

CRITERIA: Points For Runs Scored In The Top 5 Inns

RANK BATSMAN 1 2 3 4 5 AVE HS RAT
TS CH Gayle 117 100* 98 88 75* 95.60 150.00
1 CH Gayle 117 100* 98 88 75* 95.60 150.00
2 V Kohli 89* 82* 82* 78* 77 81.60 128.03
2 JC Buttler 101* 83* 80* 73 71* 81.60 128.03
4 TM Dilshan 96* 83* 76 74 55 76.80 120.50
5 DPMD Jayawardena 98* 89 81 65* 44 75.40 118.31
6 RG Sharma 92 79* 74 62* 57 72.80 114.23
7 DA Warner 89* 72 65 63* 63 70.40 110.46
8 AB de Villiers 69* 64 63 53 47* 59.20 92.89
9 KP Pietersen 73* 58 53 47 46 55.40 86.92
10 MEK Hussey 60* 54* 47* 45* 39* 49.00 76.88

QUICK INNINGS POTENTIAL (NWT)

QI SR

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 innings of the batsman with highest strike rate against Non Weak Teams. Quick Innings Strike Rate (QI SR) is the Relative SR of the batsmen in the 5 innings.

CRITERIA: Points For R SR In The Top 5 Inns by SR

RANK BATSMAN 1 2 3 4 5 QI SR RAT
TS Shahid Afridi 39/15 49/19 22/9 20/11 30/18 228.29 150.00
1 AB de Villiers 69/28 30/13 64/29 31/15 20/12 227.72 149.62
2 CH Gayle 30/14 100/48 25/12 117/57 75/41 206.48 135.67
3 JC Buttler 71/32 83/38 32/17 66/37 26/15 203.69 133.84
4 RG Sharma 92/41 23/11 30/16 24/13 79/46 199.30 130.96
5 DA Warner 39/16 25/12 28/14 72/42 49/30 189.34 124.41
6 MEK Hussey 60/24 28/15 47/29 39/26 37/25 183.34 120.47
7 DPMD Jayawardena 35/18 98/56 89/51 44/26 81/51 176.60 116.03
8 KP Pietersen 46/27 39/23 31/19 42/26 53/33 171.31 112.56
9 V Kohli 89/47 72/44 82/51 82/53 55/37 168.04 110.41
10 TM Dilshan 96/57 20/12 53/32 74/47 83/56 163.94 107.72

WORLD CUP RATING

The WORLD CUP (WC) Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000.

RANK BATSMAN PRO CON ATT BIP QIP WC RAT
1 V Kohli 250.00 200.00 219.81 128.03 110.41 908.26
2 JC Buttler 196.01 141.00 245.34 128.03 133.84 844.23
3 CH Gayle 186.73 116.16 244.77 150.00 135.67 833.33
4 RG Sharma 236.07 108.16 221.21 114.23 130.96 810.61
5 DPMD Jayawardena 196.59 119.12 222.75 118.31 116.03 772.80
6 DA Warner 190.40 84.93 225.89 110.46 124.41 736.09
7 MEK Hussey 84.56 194.40 242.58 76.88 120.47 718.89
8 KP Pietersen 112.23 146.07 249.77 86.92 112.56 707.55
9 TM Dilshan 173.57 98.78 206.98 120.50 107.72 707.55
10 AB de Villiers 138.74 89.18 236.66 92.89 149.62 707.09

TOP TEAMS

DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
2000s PAK SA SL IND WI AUS NZ ENG
2010s IND SA PAK AUS ENG NZ SL WI
2020s IND AUS ENG NZ PAK SA BAN WI

NON WEAK TEAMS

DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
2000s PAK SA SL IND WI AUS NZ ENG BAN
2010s IND SA PAK AUS ENG NZ SL WI BAN AFG NET
2020s IND AUS ENG NZ PAK SA BAN WI SL US AFG

* Most of our ratings are dynamic, and as new matches are played, the rating of earlier batsmen may change if current batsmen set new benchmarks.

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