Tests - Best Batsmen In Impact Innings

Top 25 Test Batsmen Impact Innings

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All Test Ratings on the website are from 01/01/1950 onwards (Know Why). 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. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section (Detailed Explanation). Here are the Top 25 batsmen with most II and best II/dismissal in Test cricket.

*Note: All Test Ratings are updated till 2025-09-10

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
4.1. Against All Teams
4.2. Against Top Teams
4.3. In Home Matches
4.4. In Away Matches
5. IMPACT INNINGS RATING
6. TOP TEAMS
6.1. Top Teams In Asia
6.2. Top Teams Outside Asia
II RATING

Impact Inns are those innings which have a minimum impact in terms of runs or strike rate. Know All About II. Points to note about II:-

  • 1st & 2nd and 3rd & 4th innings are clubbed together.
  • A Batsman should score at least 30 runs to qualify.
  • An Inn is included in II if it is 16.67% of the total runs of the higher total or
  • The runs are more than 10.00% of the total runs and
  • The SR is high or in a successful chase while being Not Out.

THE CRITERIA

The II Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Total Impact Inns 200.00
Consistent II Percentage 250.00
Top Teams II Percentage (TT) 250.00
At Home II Percentage (HM) 100.00
Away From Home II Percentage (AW) 200.00
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.
Top Teams (TT)

Some sections consider performances only against the top teams. Here is some information about the Top Teams:-

  • Win/Loss Ratio is used to determine top teams.
  • The top teams are calculated by decades.
  • Further, they are divided into In Asia and Outside Asia.
  • A batsman's performace is counted in TT if it comes in the specific condition and in the specific decade.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings 50
Min Career Runs 1000

PROLIFIC

The Eras

The time period from 1950 to present is divided into eras for this section. This is because less cricket was played earlier. To make it fair for earlier players they are compared with players of the same period with a slight reduction in points. Know More About Eras.

Era 1 MP before 1991
Era 2 MP between 1990 And 2016
Era 3 MP greater than 2015

CRITERIA: Points For Total Impact Inns

RANK ERA 1 NAT FP LP MP INNS II RAT
TS SM Gavaskar IND 1971 1987 1979 214 77 170.00
1 SM Gavaskar IND 1971 1987 1979 214 77 170.00
2 AR Border AUS 1978 1994 1986 265 74 163.38
3 IVA Richards WI 1974 1991 1982.5 182 73 161.17
4 Javed Miandad PAK 1976 1993 1984.5 189 72 158.96
5 DI Gower ENG 1978 1992 1985 204 66 145.71
6 DL Haynes WI 1978 1994 1986 202 65 143.51
7 G Boycott ENG 1964 1982 1973 193 61 134.68
8 KF Barrington ENG 1955 1968 1961.5 131 53 117.01
9 GS Sobers WI 1954 1974 1964 160 51 112.60
10 KD Walters AUS 1965 1981 1973 125 45 99.35
11 PBH May ENG 1951 1961 1956 106 40 88.31
12 EJ Barlow SA 1961 1970 1965.5 57 21 46.36
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS II RAT
TS SR Tendulkar IND 1989 2013 2001 329 114 200.00
1 SR Tendulkar IND 1989 2013 2001 329 114 200.00
2 S Chanderpaul WI 1994 2015 2004.5 280 99 173.68
3 JH Kallis SA 1995 2013 2004 280 91 159.65
4 BC Lara WI 1990 2006 1998 232 88 154.39
5 SR Waugh AUS 1985 2004 1994.5 260 78 136.84
6 HM Amla SA 2004 2019 2011.5 215 73 128.07
7 Inzamam-ul-Haq PAK 1992 2007 1999.5 200 66 115.79
8 AB de Villiers SA 2004 2018 2011 191 65 114.04
9 GP Thorpe ENG 1993 2005 1999 179 57 100.00
10 A Flower ZIM 1992 2002 1997 112 36 63.16
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS II RAT
TS JE Root ENG 2012 2025 2018.5 288 99 190.00
1 JE Root ENG 2012 2025 2018.5 288 99 190.00
2 SPD Smith AUS 2010 2025 2017.5 212 75 143.94
3 RR Pant IND 2018 2025 2021.5 82 31 59.49

CONSISTENT

CRITERIA: Points For Impact Inns Per Dismissal

Min Qualification For TS
Min II 25
Min II (TT) 10
Min II (HM) 10
Min II (AW) 10

Against All Teams

RANK BATSMAN DIS II II PERC RAT
TS KF Barrington 116 53 45.69 250.00
1 KF Barrington 116 53 45.69 250.00
2 IVA Richards 170 73 42.94 234.96
3 Javed Miandad 168 72 42.86 234.50
4 S Chanderpaul 231 99 42.86 234.50
5 PBH May 97 40 41.24 225.64
6 KD Walters 111 45 40.54 221.83
7 RR Pant 77 31 40.26 220.29
8 SPD Smith 187 75 40.11 219.45
9 BC Lara 226 88 38.94 213.06
10 SM Gavaskar 198 77 38.89 212.79
11 A Flower 93 36 38.71 211.81
12 SR Tendulkar 296 114 38.51 210.73
13 EJ Barlow 55 21 38.18 208.92
14 JH Kallis 240 91 37.92 207.47
15 GP Thorpe 151 57 37.75 206.55
16 AB de Villiers 173 65 37.57 205.58
17 JE Root 264 99 37.50 205.19
18 Inzamam-ul-Haq 178 66 37.08 202.88
19 DL Haynes 177 65 36.72 200.94
20 GS Sobers 139 51 36.69 200.76
21 HM Amla 199 73 36.68 200.72
22 SR Waugh 214 78 36.45 199.44
23 G Boycott 170 61 35.88 196.34
24 DI Gower 186 66 35.48 194.16
25 AR Border 221 74 33.48 183.22

Against Top Teams

RANK BATSMAN DIS II II PERC RAT
TS IVA Richards 136 64 47.06 250.00
1 IVA Richards 136 64 47.06 250.00
2 KF Barrington 99 45 45.45 241.48
3 A Flower 54 23 42.59 226.27
4 Javed Miandad 111 47 42.34 224.94
5 S Chanderpaul 189 75 39.68 210.81
6 PBH May 79 31 39.24 208.47
7 GS Sobers 121 47 38.84 206.35
8 EJ Barlow 55 21 38.18 202.84
9 DL Haynes 147 56 38.10 202.38
10 SM Gavaskar 179 68 37.99 201.82
11 KD Walters 88 33 37.50 199.22
12 BC Lara 192 72 37.50 199.22
13 GP Thorpe 112 42 37.50 199.22
14 SPD Smith 153 56 36.60 194.44
15 RR Pant 63 23 36.51 193.95
16 JE Root 200 73 36.50 193.91
17 HM Amla 148 54 36.49 193.83
18 SR Tendulkar 217 78 35.94 190.96
19 JH Kallis 179 64 35.75 189.94
20 DI Gower 149 52 34.90 185.40
21 SR Waugh 176 60 34.09 181.11
22 AB de Villiers 137 46 33.58 178.38
23 G Boycott 144 48 33.33 177.08
24 Inzamam-ul-Haq 120 39 32.50 172.66
25 AR Border 182 57 31.32 166.38

In Home Matches

RANK BATSMAN DIS II II PERC RAT
TS RR Pant 19 12 63.16 100.00
1 RR Pant 19 12 63.16 100.00
2 KD Walters 53 27 50.94 80.66
3 DL Haynes 69 35 50.72 80.31
4 PBH May 50 25 50.00 79.17
5 S Chanderpaul 106 49 46.23 73.19
6 Javed Miandad 73 33 45.21 71.58
7 BC Lara 106 47 44.34 70.20
8 SPD Smith 84 36 42.86 67.86
9 JE Root 132 56 42.42 67.17
10 JH Kallis 124 48 38.71 61.29
11 SM Gavaskar 101 38 37.62 59.57
12 AB de Villiers 101 38 37.62 59.57
13 A Flower 48 18 37.50 59.38
14 Inzamam-ul-Haq 73 27 36.99 58.56
15 SR Tendulkar 137 50 36.50 57.79
16 GP Thorpe 74 27 36.49 57.77
17 KF Barrington 66 24 36.36 57.58
18 HM Amla 110 40 36.36 57.58
19 G Boycott 90 32 35.56 56.30
20 GS Sobers 61 21 34.43 54.51
21 DI Gower 104 34 32.69 51.76
22 IVA Richards 63 20 31.75 50.26
23 EJ Barlow 35 11 31.43 49.76
24 SR Waugh 120 37 30.83 48.82
25 AR Border 125 37 29.60 46.87

In Away Matches

RANK BATSMAN DIS II II PERC RAT
TS KF Barrington 50 29 58.00 200.00
1 KF Barrington 50 29 58.00 200.00
2 EJ Barlow 20 10 50.00 172.41
3 IVA Richards 107 53 49.53 170.80
4 SR Waugh 94 41 43.62 150.40
5 Javed Miandad 95 39 41.05 141.56
6 SR Tendulkar 159 64 40.25 138.80
7 SM Gavaskar 97 39 40.21 138.64
8 A Flower 45 18 40.00 137.93
9 S Chanderpaul 125 50 40.00 137.93
10 DI Gower 82 32 39.02 134.57
11 GP Thorpe 77 30 38.96 134.35
12 AR Border 96 37 38.54 132.90
13 GS Sobers 78 30 38.46 132.63
14 SPD Smith 103 39 37.86 130.57
15 AB de Villiers 72 27 37.50 129.31
16 Inzamam-ul-Haq 105 39 37.14 128.08
17 HM Amla 89 33 37.08 127.86
18 JH Kallis 116 43 37.07 127.82
19 G Boycott 80 29 36.25 125.00
20 BC Lara 120 41 34.17 117.82
21 RR Pant 58 19 32.76 112.96
22 JE Root 132 43 32.58 112.33
23 PBH May 47 15 31.91 110.05
24 KD Walters 58 18 31.03 107.02
25 DL Haynes 108 30 27.78 95.79

IMPACT INNINGS RATING

The IMPACT INNINGS (II) Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000.

RANK BATSMAN PRO CON CON TT C HM C AW II RAT
1 IVA Richards 161.17 234.96 250.00 50.26 170.80 867.20
2 KF Barrington 117.01 250.00 241.48 57.58 200.00 866.07
3 Javed Miandad 158.96 234.50 224.94 71.58 141.56 831.54
4 S Chanderpaul 173.68 234.50 210.81 73.19 137.93 830.12
5 SR Tendulkar 200.00 210.73 190.96 57.79 138.80 798.27
6 SM Gavaskar 170.00 212.79 201.82 59.57 138.64 782.82
7 JE Root 190.00 205.19 193.91 67.17 112.33 768.60
8 SPD Smith 143.94 219.45 194.44 67.86 130.57 756.26
9 BC Lara 154.39 213.06 199.22 70.20 117.82 754.68
10 JH Kallis 159.65 207.47 189.94 61.29 127.82 746.18
11 DL Haynes 143.51 200.94 202.38 80.31 95.79 722.92
12 SR Waugh 136.84 199.44 181.11 48.82 150.40 716.61
13 PBH May 88.31 225.64 208.47 79.17 110.05 711.63
14 DI Gower 145.71 194.16 185.40 51.76 134.57 711.60
15 KD Walters 99.35 221.83 199.22 80.66 107.02 708.07
16 HM Amla 128.07 200.72 193.83 57.58 127.86 708.06
17 GS Sobers 112.60 200.76 206.35 54.51 132.63 706.85
18 A Flower 63.16 211.81 226.27 59.38 137.93 698.54
19 GP Thorpe 100.00 206.55 199.22 57.77 134.35 697.88
20 AR Border 163.38 183.22 166.38 46.87 132.90 692.74
21 G Boycott 134.68 196.34 177.08 56.30 125.00 689.39
22 AB de Villiers 114.04 205.58 178.38 59.57 129.31 686.88
23 RR Pant 59.49 220.29 193.95 100.00 112.96 686.69
24 EJ Barlow 46.36 208.92 202.84 49.76 172.41 680.30
25 Inzamam-ul-Haq 115.79 202.88 172.66 58.56 128.08 677.97

TOP TEAMS

Top Teams In Asia

DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6
1950s AUS WI PAK IND ENG
1960s WI AUS PAK IND ENG SA
1970s PAK ENG IND WI SA AUS
1980s PAK WI ENG NZ AUS
1990s IND PAK SA AUS WI
2000s AUS IND SL PAK SA ENG
2010s IND PAK SL ENG SA AUS
2020s IND AUS PAK NZ ENG SA

Top Teams Outside Asia

DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5
1950s AUS ENG WI SA PAK
1960s ENG AUS WI SA NZ
1970s SA ENG WI AUS IND
1980s WI NZ AUS ENG PAK
1990s AUS SA WI PAK ENG
2000s AUS ENG SA IND NZ
2010s SA AUS ENG NZ IND
2020s AUS NZ ENG SA IND

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