T20Is - Best Middle Order Batsmen

Top 10 Middle Order Batsmen In T20Is

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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). Here are the Top 10 middle order (3-6) batsmen in T20I Cricket of all time.

*Note: All T20I Ratings are updated till 2026-03-08

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PRIMARY CRITERIA
3.1. PROLIFIC
3.2. CONSISTENT
3.2.1. Against All Teams
3.2.2. Against Top Teams
3.3. ATTACKING
3.3.1. Against All Teams
3.3.2. Against Top Teams
3.4. BIG INNINGS POTENTIAL (NWT)
3.5. QUICK INNINGS POTENTIAL (NWT)
3.6. PRIMARY RATING
4. CONDITIONS CRITERIA
4.1. HOME/AWAY
4.1.1. At Home
4.1.2. Away From Home
4.2. FAMILIAR/UNFAMILIAR CONDITIONS
4.2.1. Familiar Conditions Rating
4.2.1.1. Non Asians Outside Asia
4.2.1.2. Asians In Asia
4.2.2. Unfamiliar Conditions Rating
4.2.2.1. Non Asians In Asia
4.2.2.2. Asians Outside Asia
4.3. CONDITIONS RATING
5. SECONDARY CRITERIA
5.1. WORLD CUP
5.2. IMPACT INNINGS
5.3. TOP FORM
5.4. SECONDARY RATING
6. OVERALL RATING
7. NON WEAK TEAMS
8. TOP TEAMS
Position Filter

This rating filters the OVERALL Rating to include performances of middle order (3-6) batsmen. Innings played only at the specified position are counted in this rating.

THE CRITERIA

CRITERIA CONSTITUENTS
Primary Runs, Average, Strike Rate, Top Inns (Runs and SR)
Conditions Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia
Secondary World Cup, Impact Inns, Top Form
The Trend Setter (TS)

TS is the player which 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 an 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) 15
Min Overall Runs 500

PRIMARY CRITERIA

The Primary Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Runs Scored 200.00
Consistent Average 250.00
Attacking Strike Rate 250.00
Big Innings Potential Top Inns (Runs) 100.00
Quick Innings Potential Top Inns (SR) 200.00

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Runs Scored

RANK BATSMAN NAT FP LP MP INNS RUNS RAT
TS V Kohli IND 2010 2024 2017 100 3637 200.00
1 V Kohli IND 2010 2024 2017 100 3637 200.00
2 SA Yadav IND 2021 2026 2023.5 103 3137 172.50
3 DA Miller SA 2010 2026 2018 119 2754 151.44
4 GJ Maxwell AUS 2012 2026 2019 108 2592 142.54
5 EJG Morgan ENG 2009 2022 2015.5 106 2441 134.23
6 GD Phillips NZ 2017 2026 2021.5 81 2237 123.01
7 HH Pandya IND 2016 2026 2021 92 2082 114.49
8 J-P Duminy SA 2007 2019 2013 70 1894 104.15
9 NT Tilak Varma IND 2023 2026 2024.5 44 1340 73.69
10 KP Pietersen ENG 2005 2011 2008 33 1064 58.51

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 750
Min Runs (TT) 600

Against All Teams

RANK BATSMAN INNS NO RUNS 50s AVE R AVE RAT
TS V Kohli 100 29 3637 35 51.23 51.55 100.00
1 V Kohli 100 29 3637 35 51.23 51.55 100.00
2 NT Tilak Varma 44 15 1340 6 46.21 47.64 92.42
3 J-P Duminy 70 23 1894 11 40.30 42.30 82.06
4 KP Pietersen 33 4 1064 6 36.69 39.27 76.18
5 SA Yadav 103 17 3137 24 36.48 37.43 72.61
6 DA Miller 119 40 2754 9 34.86 37.42 72.60
7 GD Phillips 81 13 2237 12 32.90 34.82 67.55
8 HH Pandya 92 25 2082 8 31.07 33.48 64.96
9 EJG Morgan 106 21 2441 14 28.72 30.44 59.06
10 GJ Maxwell 108 17 2592 11 28.48 30.04 58.27

Against Top Teams

RANK BATSMAN INNS NO RUNS 50s AVE R AVE RAT
TS NT Tilak Varma 35 13 1137 6 51.68 54.06 150.00
1 NT Tilak Varma 35 13 1137 6 51.68 54.06 150.00
2 V Kohli 84 22 3198 31 51.58 52.00 144.28
3 J-P Duminy 59 19 1617 10 40.43 43.16 119.74
4 KP Pietersen 31 4 976 5 36.15 38.61 107.14
5 HH Pandya 71 19 1638 6 31.50 34.06 94.50
6 SA Yadav 78 8 2272 15 32.46 33.21 92.14
7 DA Miller 96 27 2069 7 29.99 32.75 90.86
8 GD Phillips 63 9 1651 9 30.57 32.67 90.63
9 EJG Morgan 98 21 2305 14 29.94 31.73 88.05
10 GJ Maxwell 86 14 2087 8 28.99 30.72 85.23

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 750
Min Runs (TT) 600
Min Average 20

Against All Teams

RANK BATSMAN RUNS BF SR R SR RAT
TS TH David 1564 916 170.74 169.42 100.00
1 SA Yadav 3137 1928 162.71 158.88 93.78
2 GJ Maxwell 2592 1721 150.61 150.00 88.54
3 KP Pietersen 1064 745 142.82 148.70 87.77
4 HH Pandya 2082 1394 149.35 146.34 86.38
5 GD Phillips 2237 1540 145.26 142.10 83.88
6 DA Miller 2754 1926 142.99 142.08 83.86
7 NT Tilak Varma 1340 930 144.09 139.60 82.40
8 EJG Morgan 2441 1793 136.14 137.77 81.32
9 V Kohli 3637 2674 136.01 136.24 80.42
10 J-P Duminy 1894 1498 126.44 129.51 76.44

Against Top Teams

RANK BATSMAN RUNS BF SR R SR RAT
TS TH David 946 540 175.19 170.42 200.00
1 SA Yadav 2272 1417 160.34 155.50 182.49
2 GJ Maxwell 2087 1352 154.36 153.46 180.09
3 KP Pietersen 976 690 141.45 146.92 172.42
4 GD Phillips 1651 1117 147.81 144.16 169.18
5 HH Pandya 1638 1120 146.25 142.99 167.81
6 NT Tilak Varma 1137 781 145.58 141.29 165.82
7 DA Miller 2069 1471 140.65 139.80 164.07
8 EJG Morgan 2305 1669 138.11 139.48 163.69
9 V Kohli 3198 2328 137.37 137.65 161.54
10 J-P Duminy 1617 1290 125.35 128.91 151.28

BIG INNINGS POTENTIAL (NWT)

Ave HS

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 scores of the batsman against Non Weak Teams of all time. 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 SA Yadav 117 112* 111* 100 84* 104.80 100.00
1 SA Yadav 117 112* 111* 100 84* 104.80 100.00
2 GJ Maxwell 120* 113* 104* 103* 75 103.00 98.28
3 NT Tilak Varma 120* 107* 73 72* 69* 88.20 84.16
4 V Kohli 94* 90* 89* 85 82* 88.00 83.97
5 DA Miller 106* 101* 85* 82 65* 87.80 83.78
6 GD Phillips 108 104 78 76 70* 87.20 83.21
7 EJG Morgan 91 85* 80* 74 71* 80.20 76.53
8 J-P Duminy 86* 78 69* 68* 67 73.60 70.23
9 HH Pandya 71* 63 63 59* 51 61.40 58.59
10 KP Pietersen 73* 62 58 53 53 59.80 57.06

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 25/7 23/8 28/10 49/19 22/9 285.30 150.00
1 HH Pandya 35/13 47/18 31/12 63/25 42/17 251.30 132.12
2 GD Phillips 22/7 23/9 60/24 24/10 34/16 241.60 127.02
3 DA Miller 101/36 22/9 28/12 106/47 65/29 240.57 126.48
4 GJ Maxwell 25/11 43/19 70/31 74/33 20/9 224.33 117.94
5 SA Yadav 61/22 58/26 82/37 112/51 57/26 223.02 117.25
6 EJG Morgan 57/22 71/31 91/41 66/33 71/36 221.01 116.20
7 J-P Duminy 34/14 86/43 68/34 33/17 54/28 207.12 108.89
8 V Kohli 70/29 26/11 38/20 72/38 89/47 203.79 107.15
9 NT Tilak Varma 120/47 55/26 107/56 33/18 62/34 201.81 106.10
10 KP Pietersen 25/11 34/18 43/23 46/27 39/23 190.88 100.36

PRIMARY RATING

The total of the above five criteria comes out to be 1,000.00 points. The Primary Rating is the addition of the points a batsman scored in the five criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 40 percent.

RANK BATSMAN PRO CON ATT BIP QIP RAT PRI PTS
1 V Kohli 200.00 244.28 241.96 83.97 107.15 877.35 350.94
2 SA Yadav 172.50 164.75 276.27 100.00 117.25 830.78 332.31
3 DA Miller 151.44 163.46 247.93 83.78 126.48 773.09 309.24
4 GJ Maxwell 142.54 143.50 268.63 98.28 117.94 770.90 308.36
5 NT Tilak Varma 73.69 242.42 248.22 84.16 106.10 754.59 301.83
6 GD Phillips 123.01 158.19 253.06 83.21 127.02 744.49 297.79
7 EJG Morgan 134.23 147.11 245.01 76.53 116.20 719.07 287.63
8 HH Pandya 114.49 159.46 254.19 58.59 132.12 718.85 287.54
9 J-P Duminy 104.15 201.81 227.73 70.23 108.89 712.81 285.12
10 KP Pietersen 58.51 183.32 260.19 57.06 100.36 659.44 263.78

CONDITIONS CRITERIA

The Conditions Rating is calculated by applying the five criteria of Primary Rating to various conditions. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points. Click on the Rating Titles to see how they were calculated.

The four conditions criteria and thier weightage is as follows:-

CRITERIA POINTS
Home 20.00
Away 80.00
Familiar Conditions 20.00
Unfamiliar Conditions 80.00

HOME/AWAY

HM/AW RATING

Points to note:-

  • U.A.E. and India are considered as Home for Afghanistan.
  • U.A.E. is also considered as a second home for Pakistan.
  • All Home and Away stats of Pakistani and Afghani batsmen are calculated accordingly.

At Home

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 V Kohli 40 1375 50.93 148.97 854.95 17.10
2 SA Yadav 50 1530 35.58 165.58 830.55 16.61
3 HH Pandya 42 1058 34.13 161.28 763.66 15.27
4 GJ Maxwell 38 1058 34.13 155.36 760.83 15.22
5 GD Phillips 37 937 33.46 154.62 754.40 15.09
6 DA Miller 47 1199 34.26 150.25 752.72 15.05
7 EJG Morgan 34 678 24.21 144.56 637.09 12.74
8 NT Tilak Varma 20 557 42.85 137.87 623.94 12.48
9 J-P Duminy 30 671 31.95 132.87 598.75 11.98
10 KP Pietersen 12 356 32.36 140.71 577.95 11.56

Away From Home

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 V Kohli 60 2262 51.41 129.18 843.43 67.47
2 SA Yadav 53 1607 37.37 160.06 808.40 64.67
3 NT Tilak Varma 24 783 48.94 148.86 781.81 62.54
4 J-P Duminy 40 1223 47.04 123.16 766.70 61.34
5 EJG Morgan 72 1763 30.93 133.16 754.25 60.34
6 GJ Maxwell 70 1534 25.57 147.50 746.41 59.71
7 DA Miller 72 1555 35.34 137.85 745.34 59.63
8 KP Pietersen 21 708 39.33 143.90 679.39 54.35
9 GD Phillips 44 1300 32.50 139.19 677.84 54.23
10 HH Pandya 50 1024 28.44 138.75 639.21 51.14

FAMILIAR/UNFAMILIAR CONDITIONS

FC/UC RATING

Points to note:-

  • Unfamiliar Conditions (UC) is Outside Asia for Asians and In Asia for Non Asians.
  • Familiar Conditions (FC) are the opposite.

Familiar Conditions Rating

Non Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 GD Phillips 56 1689 37.53 151.07 842.62 16.85
2 GJ Maxwell 71 1711 28.52 153.87 792.98 15.86
3 EJG Morgan 72 1721 29.67 143.06 781.01 15.62
4 DA Miller 77 1821 33.11 138.90 779.51 15.59
5 J-P Duminy 49 1200 34.29 126.58 687.50 13.75
6 KP Pietersen 30 906 33.56 145.43 682.22 13.64

Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 V Kohli 64 2404 55.91 136.98 913.75 18.28
2 SA Yadav 69 1957 34.33 160.54 802.55 16.05
3 HH Pandya 58 1288 29.95 156.88 736.59 14.73
4 NT Tilak Varma 28 823 48.41 135.36 714.20 14.28

Unfamiliar Conditions Rating

Non Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 DA Miller 42 933 38.88 151.71 854.72 68.38
2 GJ Maxwell 37 881 28.42 144.66 829.13 66.33
3 J-P Duminy 21 694 57.83 126.18 815.27 65.22
4 EJG Morgan 34 720 26.67 122.03 691.30 55.30
5 GD Phillips 25 548 23.83 129.86 591.19 47.30
6 KP Pietersen 3 158 79.00 129.51 500.00 40.00

Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 SA Yadav 34 1180 40.69 166.43 947.22 75.78
2 V Kohli 36 1233 44.04 134.17 860.84 68.87
3 NT Tilak Varma 16 517 43.08 160.56 774.04 61.92
4 HH Pandya 34 794 33.08 138.57 710.32 56.83

CONDITIONS RATING

The Conditions Rating is the addition of the points a batsman scored in the four criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 20%.

RANK BATSMAN AWAY HOME UC FC CON PTS
1 SA Yadav 64.67 16.61 75.78 16.05 173.11
2 V Kohli 67.47 17.10 68.87 18.28 171.72
3 DA Miller 59.63 15.05 68.38 15.59 158.65
4 GJ Maxwell 59.71 15.22 66.33 15.86 157.12
5 J-P Duminy 61.34 11.98 65.22 13.75 152.28
6 NT Tilak Varma 62.54 12.48 61.92 14.28 151.23
7 EJG Morgan 60.34 12.74 55.30 15.62 144.01
8 HH Pandya 51.14 15.27 56.83 14.73 137.97
9 GD Phillips 54.23 15.09 47.30 16.85 133.46
10 KP Pietersen 54.35 11.56 40.00 13.64 119.56

SECONDARY CRITERIA

The Secondary Rating consists of three parts. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points. Click on the Rating Titles to see how they were calculated.

The three secondary criteria and thier weightage is as follows:-

CRITERIA POINTS
World Cup 150.00
Impact Innings 150.00
Top Form 100.00
WORLD CUP RATING

Points to note:-

  • 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.

WORLD CUP

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 3

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 V Kohli 25 1141 81.50 131.30 925.24 138.79
2 KP Pietersen 15 580 44.62 148.34 693.64 104.05
3 SA Yadav 26 722 36.10 150.73 684.38 102.66
4 J-P Duminy 18 528 48.00 130.69 676.25 101.44
5 GJ Maxwell 30 640 26.67 141.91 672.26 100.84
6 HH Pandya 19 527 35.13 157.78 648.79 97.32
7 DA Miller 27 580 36.25 128.89 621.40 93.21
8 EJG Morgan 26 535 26.75 121.59 602.15 90.32
9 GD Phillips 18 545 34.06 140.83 601.69 90.25
10 NT Tilak Varma 8 186 31.00 146.46 395.56 59.33
Impact Innings (II)

Impact Innings are those innings which have an impact in terms of Runs or Strike Rate. Know All About II. Points to note about II:-

  • Both Inns are clubbed together.
  • A Batsman should score at least 20 runs to qualify.
  • An Inn is included in II if it is 250% of the total runs of the higher total or
  • The runs are 10.00% of the total runs and
  • The SR is high or in a successful chase while being Not Out.

IMPACT INNINGS

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 15

RANK BATSMAN DIS II II/Dis % RAT WTG
1 V Kohli 71 36 50.70 929.83 139.47
2 SA Yadav 86 36 41.86 806.62 120.99
3 KP Pietersen 29 15 51.72 793.02 118.95
4 J-P Duminy 47 24 51.06 778.29 116.74
5 DA Miller 79 30 37.97 700.92 105.14
6 GJ Maxwell 91 30 32.97 659.23 98.89
7 HH Pandya 67 22 32.84 574.91 86.24
8 GD Phillips 68 21 30.88 567.21 85.08
9 NT Tilak Varma 29 11 37.93 561.47 84.22
10 EJG Morgan 85 25 29.41 541.22 81.18
TOP FORM RATING

Points to note:-

  • Top Form is calculated by taking the best 30 consecutive innings of a batsman.
  • Only Inns against Non Weak Teams are considered in the rating.
  • Non Weak Teams may be found in the last section.

TOP FORM

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 SA Yadav 30 1240 47.69 168.94 894.80 89.48
2 V Kohli 30 1206 67.00 145.30 881.83 88.18
3 NT Tilak Varma 30 1030 54.21 146.93 814.77 81.48
4 GD Phillips 30 893 34.35 166.60 770.70 77.07
5 GJ Maxwell 30 926 35.62 152.05 746.09 74.61
6 EJG Morgan 30 834 34.75 152.75 716.50 71.65
7 J-P Duminy 30 794 46.71 135.03 710.17 71.02
8 KP Pietersen 30 923 35.50 141.78 697.21 69.72
9 DA Miller 30 760 36.19 145.87 696.11 69.61
10 HH Pandya 30 764 36.38 149.51 688.00 68.80

SECONDARY RATING

The Secondary Rating is the addition of the points a batsman scored in the three criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 40%.

RANK BATSMAN WC II TF SEC RAT
1 V Kohli 138.79 139.47 88.18 366.44
2 SA Yadav 102.66 120.99 89.48 313.13
3 KP Pietersen 104.05 118.95 69.72 292.72
4 J-P Duminy 101.44 116.74 71.02 289.20
5 GJ Maxwell 100.84 98.89 74.61 274.33
6 DA Miller 93.21 105.14 69.61 267.96
7 GD Phillips 90.25 85.08 77.07 252.40
8 HH Pandya 97.32 86.24 68.80 252.35
9 EJG Morgan 90.32 81.18 71.65 243.16
10 NT Tilak Varma 59.33 84.22 81.48 225.03

OVERALL RATING

OVERALL Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000 Pts.

RANK BATSMAN NAT PRI PTS CON PTS SEC PTS FIN RAT
1 V Kohli IND 350.94 171.72 366.44 889.10
2 SA Yadav IND 332.31 173.11 313.13 818.55
3 GJ Maxwell AUS 308.36 157.12 274.33 739.81
4 DA Miller SA 309.24 158.65 267.96 735.85
5 J-P Duminy SA 285.12 152.28 289.20 726.60
6 GD Phillips NZ 297.79 133.46 252.40 683.66
7 NT Tilak Varma IND 301.83 151.23 225.03 678.10
8 HH Pandya IND 287.54 137.97 252.35 677.86
9 KP Pietersen ENG 263.78 119.56 292.72 676.05
10 EJG Morgan ENG 287.63 144.01 243.16 674.79

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
2020s IND ENG AUS PAK NZ SA BAN WI SL AFG US

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 ENG AUS PAK NZ SA BAN WI

* 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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