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. All T20I Ratings are updated till 2026-03-08. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section and at the end (Detailed Explanation). Here are the Top 10 batsmen in ICC World Cups in T20Is.

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
6.1. Against All Teams
6.2. Against Top Teams
7. QUICK INNINGS POTENTIAL
7.1. Against All Teams
7.2. Against Top Teams
8. WORLD CUP RATING
9. BRIEF EXPLANATION
9.1. Dynamic Nature
9.2. Trend Setter (TS)
9.3. Top Teams (TT)
9.4. Top Inns by SR (QIP) Qualification
9.5. Abbreviations

THE CRITERIA

The WC Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Runs Scored 250.00
Consistent Average 150.00
Attacking Strike Rate 250.00
Big Innings Potential Top Scores by Runs 100.00
Quick Innings Potential Top Scores by SR 250.00

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (TT) 5
Min Career Runs 500

PROLIFIC

The Eras

T20Is from 2005 to present are divided into eras for this section. Players are compared with players of the same period. A few points are deducted if the top scorer of that era is not the overall top scorer. Know More About Eras.

Era 1 MP before 2021
Era 2 MP greater than 2020

CRITERIA: Points For Runs Scored

RANK ERA 1 NAT FP LP MP INNS RUNS RAT
TS V Kohli IND 2010 2024 2017 33 1292 250.00
1 V Kohli IND 2010 2024 2017 33 1292 250.00
2 RG Sharma IND 2007 2024 2015.5 44 1220 236.07
3 JC Buttler ENG 2011 2026 2018.5 42 1100 212.85
4 DPMD Jayawardena SL 2006 2014 2010 31 1016 196.59
5 DA Warner AUS 2009 2024 2016.5 41 984 190.40
6 CH Gayle WI 2006 2021 2013.5 31 965 186.73
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS RUNS RAT
TS SA Yadav IND 2021 2026 2023.5 26 722 230.00
1 SA Yadav IND 2021 2026 2023.5 26 722 230.00
2 AK Markram SA 2019 2026 2022.5 26 670 213.43
3 Rahmanullah Gurbaz AFG 2019 2026 2022.5 20 575 183.17
4 FH Allen NZ 2021 2026 2023.5 17 428 136.34

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) 300

Against All Teams

RANK BATSMAN INNS NO RUNS 50+ AVE R AVE RAT
TS V Kohli 33 11 1292 15 58.73 60.42 60.00
1 V Kohli 33 11 1292 15 58.73 60.42 60.00
2 DPMD Jayawardena 31 5 1016 7 39.08 38.19 37.93
3 SA Yadav 26 6 722 6 36.10 37.04 36.78
4 RG Sharma 44 9 1220 12 34.86 35.99 35.74
5 JC Buttler 42 10 1100 6 34.38 35.13 34.89
6 CH Gayle 31 3 965 9 34.46 35.02 34.78
7 AK Markram 26 5 670 6 31.90 32.28 32.06
8 Rahmanullah Gurbaz 20 0 575 4 28.75 28.93 28.74
9 FH Allen 17 2 428 2 28.53 28.01 27.82
10 DA Warner 41 3 984 8 25.89 26.44 26.25

Against Top Teams

RANK BATSMAN INNS NO RUNS 50+ AVE R AVE RAT
TS MEK Hussey 13 7 365 2 60.83 67.50 90.00
1 V Kohli 22 7 945 11 63.00 65.02 86.70
2 AK Markram 11 3 318 3 39.75 41.60 55.47
3 JC Buttler 25 6 717 4 37.74 39.09 52.12
4 CH Gayle 27 3 912 9 38.00 38.94 51.93
5 FH Allen 8 1 257 1 36.71 37.07 49.43
6 DPMD Jayawardena 25 4 719 4 34.24 35.63 47.51
7 RG Sharma 29 6 741 6 32.22 33.36 44.48
8 Rahmanullah Gurbaz 12 0 337 3 28.08 29.05 38.74
9 SA Yadav 12 0 257 1 21.42 22.51 30.02
10 DA Warner 26 1 533 4 21.32 21.97 29.30

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) 300
Min Average 20

Against All Teams

RANK BATSMAN RUNS BF SR R SR RAT
TS KP Pietersen 580 391 148.34 158.06 100.00
1 FH Allen 428 243 176.13 175.53 100.00
2 SA Yadav 722 479 150.73 152.70 96.61
3 CH Gayle 965 676 142.75 147.87 93.55
4 JC Buttler 1100 763 144.17 145.47 92.03
5 DPMD Jayawardena 1016 754 134.75 141.60 89.58
6 AK Markram 670 485 138.14 139.56 88.30
7 DA Warner 984 733 134.24 138.40 87.56
8 RG Sharma 1220 917 133.04 137.30 86.86
9 Rahmanullah Gurbaz 575 433 132.79 134.95 85.37
10 V Kohli 1292 1003 128.81 133.81 84.65

Against Top Teams

RANK BATSMAN RUNS BF SR R SR RAT
TS KP Pietersen 492 336 146.43 155.41 150.00
1 FH Allen 257 129 199.22 195.86 150.00
2 CH Gayle 912 610 149.51 155.11 149.72
3 JC Buttler 717 479 149.69 151.86 146.58
4 Rahmanullah Gurbaz 337 235 143.40 145.19 140.14
5 AK Markram 318 230 138.26 139.28 134.43
6 DA Warner 533 402 132.59 137.47 132.69
7 SA Yadav 257 190 135.26 137.22 132.45
8 V Kohli 945 717 131.80 136.90 132.14
9 DPMD Jayawardena 719 552 130.25 136.42 131.67
10 RG Sharma 741 561 132.09 136.12 131.39

BIG INNINGS POTENTIAL

Ave HS

In this criteria, the top 5 scores of the batsman have been taken. 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

Against All Teams

RANK ERA 1 1 2 3 4 5 AVE HS RAT
TS CH Gayle 117 100* 98 88 75* 95.60 30.00
1 CH Gayle 117 100* 98 88 75* 95.60 30.00
2 DPMD Jayawardena 100 98* 89 81 78 89.20 27.99
3 V Kohli 89* 82* 82* 78* 77 81.60 25.61
3 JC Buttler 101* 83* 80* 73 71* 81.60 25.61
5 RG Sharma 92 79* 74 62* 57 72.80 22.85
6 DA Warner 89* 72 65 63* 63 70.40 22.09
RANK ERA 2 1 2 3 4 5 AVE HS RAT
TS P Nissanka 100* 72 67 62 51 70.40 30.00
1 Rahmanullah Gurbaz 84 80 76 60 46 69.20 29.49
2 AK Markram 86* 82* 59 52* 52 66.20 28.21
3 SA Yadav 84* 68 61* 53 51* 63.40 27.02
4 FH Allen 100* 84* 42 32 31 57.80 24.63

Against Top Teams

RANK ERA 1 1 2 3 4 5 AVE HS RAT
TS CH Gayle 117 100* 98 88 75* 95.60 70.00
1 CH Gayle 117 100* 98 88 75* 95.60 70.00
2 V Kohli 89* 82* 82* 78* 77 81.60 59.75
3 DPMD Jayawardena 98* 89 81 65* 44 75.40 55.21
4 RG Sharma 92 79* 62* 57 55* 69.00 50.52
5 JC Buttler 80* 73 71* 66* 42 66.40 48.62
6 DA Warner 72 63* 63 53 49 60.00 43.93
RANK ERA 2 1 2 3 4 5 AVE HS RAT
TS P Nissanka 100* 72 67 40 9 57.60 70.00
1 Rahmanullah Gurbaz 84 80 60 30 27 56.20 68.30
2 AK Markram 86* 52* 52 40 23* 50.60 61.49
3 FH Allen 100* 42 31 29 26 45.60 55.42
4 SA Yadav 68 47 32 31 18 39.20 47.64

QUICK INNINGS POTENTIAL

QI SR

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

Criteria: Points For Runs Scored In The Top 5 Inns

Against All Teams

RANK BATSMAN 1 2 3 4 5 QI SR RAT
TS Shahid Afridi 22/7 39/15 49/19 22/9 24/13 258.56 80.00
1 FH Allen 100/33 42/16 21/8 31/17 32/18 244.81 75.74
2 SA Yadav 33/13 61/25 51/25 31/16 53/28 216.82 67.09
3 RG Sharma 92/41 23/11 30/16 30/16 24/13 211.71 65.51
4 JC Buttler 24/8 71/32 83/38 32/17 66/37 210.99 65.28
5 CH Gayle 30/14 100/48 25/12 117/57 75/41 208.98 64.66
6 DA Warner 20/8 39/16 25/12 28/14 72/42 206.20 63.80
7 AK Markram 28/11 52/25 51/26 86/44 59/32 202.06 62.52
8 DPMD Jayawardena 65/27 35/18 98/56 89/51 44/26 195.41 60.46
9 V Kohli 89/47 72/44 82/51 82/53 55/37 170.14 52.64
10 Rahmanullah Gurbaz 84/42 30/17 76/45 30/20 80/56 169.37 52.40

Against Top Teams

RANK BATSMAN 1 2 3 4 5 QI SR RAT
TS AB de Villiers 69/28 30/13 31/15 20/12 24/16 216.87 170.00
1 CH Gayle 30/14 100/48 25/12 117/57 75/41 209.31 164.07
2 FH Allen 100/33 42/16 31/17 29/19 26/23 207.54 162.69
3 DA Warner 39/16 25/12 28/14 72/42 49/30 193.73 151.85
4 RG Sharma 92/41 30/16 24/13 79/46 55/33 193.67 151.81
5 JC Buttler 71/32 32/17 66/37 26/15 36/22 190.54 149.35
6 DPMD Jayawardena 35/18 98/56 89/51 44/26 81/51 179.91 141.02
7 V Kohli 89/47 72/44 82/51 82/53 55/37 170.13 133.36
8 AK Markram 52/25 86/44 20/14 52/41 40/36 157.40 123.38
9 Rahmanullah Gurbaz 84/42 30/17 80/56 27/22 60/49 152.96 119.90
10 SA Yadav 31/16 68/40 47/36 32/29 119.39 93.59

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 250.00 146.70 216.79 85.36 186.01 884.85
2 CH Gayle 186.73 86.70 243.27 100.00 228.73 845.43
3 JC Buttler 212.85 87.01 238.61 74.23 214.64 827.33
4 RG Sharma 236.07 80.22 218.25 73.37 217.31 825.22
5 AK Markram 213.43 87.53 222.73 89.70 185.90 799.29
6 DPMD Jayawardena 196.59 85.44 221.25 83.20 201.48 787.97
7 FH Allen 136.34 77.24 250.00 80.05 238.43 782.06
8 SA Yadav 230.00 66.80 229.06 74.66 160.67 761.18
9 DA Warner 190.40 55.55 220.25 66.03 215.65 747.88
10 Rahmanullah Gurbaz 183.17 67.48 225.52 97.79 172.30 746.26

BRIEF EXPLANATION

Dynamic Nature

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.

Trend Setter (TS)

  1. TS is the player who does the best in a criteria.
  2. The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Example:-
  3. TS Runs: 2,000; Player X Runs: 1,000; Section Points: 250.00
  4. TS Points: 250.00 (Max)
  5. Player X Points: Runs/TS Runs X 250 = 1,000/2,000 X 250 = 125.00.
  6. Ratings of all sections are calculated similarly with Runs being replaced by the Criteria Stat.
  7. Know All About the Trend Setter
    8. .

Top Teams (TT)

  1. An opposition is counted as a TT considering its Win/Loss (WL) Ratios in last 5 years.
  2. Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia and Overall WL Ratio is considered.
  3. The WL Ratio should be more than a certain value overall or in specific condition.

Top Inns by SR (QIP) Qualification

  1. Runs Scored in the innings must be more than 20
  2. They should also be more than 10% of runs scored by the team with the higher total.

Abbreviations

  1. AVE - Average or Runs/(Inns - Not Out)
  2. BF - Balls Faced
  3. DIS - Dismissals or (Inns - Not Out)
  4. FP - First Played by Year
  5. INF - Infinite
  6. INNS - Innings
  7. LP - Last Played by Year
  8. MP - Middle Played or (FP+LP)/2
  9. NA - Not Applicable
  10. NI - Not In Top
  11. NK - Not Known
  12. NO, * - Not Out
  13. NQ - Not Qualified
  14. OPP - Opposition
  15. PTS - Points
  16. RAT - Rating
  17. SR - Strike Rate or Runs/Balls
  18. TS - Trend Setter
  19. TT - Top Teams
  20. WTG - Weightage

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