Top 10 Batsmen In T20Is With Best Strike Rates

Our Twenty Twenty International (T20I) ratings take into account all matches from the first T20I match on January 5, 1971 till the below mentioned last update date. To qualify for the rating, a player must have played at least 20 innings against the Top Teams (TT). TT may be found in the last section of the rating.

*Note: All T20I Ratings are updated till 2023-01-08

Best Strike Rates

The first list simply gives you the batsmen with best strike rates in T20I cricket. The second list gives you the batsmen with best Relative Strike Rates (R SR). How it is calculated is explained in the highlighted sections. Only batsmen with more than 1,000 runs and average of more than 20.00 are considered for both lists.

TOP 10 T20I BATSMEN WITH BEST STRIKE RATES


RANK BATSMAN NAT FP LP INNS NO 100s RUNS SR
1 SA Yadav IND 2021 2023 43 9 3 1578 180.34
2 C Munro NZ 2012 2020 62 7 3 1724 156.44
3 E Lewis WI 2016 2022 52 3 2 1465 151.97
4 GJ Maxwell AUS 2012 2022 90 14 3 2159 150.98
5 GD Phillips NZ 2017 2022 49 8 2 1360 148.15
6 SR Watson AUS 2006 2016 56 6 1 1462 145.33
7 JC Buttler ENG 2011 2022 95 20 1 2602 144.24
8 DA Miller SA 2010 2022 96 34 2 2147 144.19
9 HH Pandya IND 2016 2023 64 16 0 1205 143.97
10 AJ Finch AUS 2011 2022 103 12 2 3120 142.53
C SR

The Comparative Strike Rate (C SR) for batsmen is calculated by taken into account two factors:-

  • First is the SR of batsmen at particluar positions (1-11) in a decade.
  • Second is the SR of the opposition bowlers at Home, in Asia or outside Asia; whichever is applicable.
  • The SR of the opposing team’s bowlers is also calculated by decades.
  • Higher C SR suggests that the scoring rate was high in the above mentioned factors.
  • The batsmen’s points will thus be decreased accordingly.
  • Lower C SR means the opposite.
R SR

The Relative Strike Rate (R SR) is calculated using the C SR. Its formula is (Batsman’s SR/His C SR)*A Constant Factor. This constant doesn’t affect the rating as it is the same for everone. If your C SR is comparatively high, your R SR will be low; which is worse for batsmen. Broadly speaking, the points to note are:-

    • Opening batsmen are at a disadvantage because of the first powerplay when SR is high.
    • Earlier batsmen have a slight advantage as Strike Rates have improved with time.
    • Batsmen who have played more in unfavourable conditions.
    • Batsmen who have played more against top opposition than weaker teams.

TOP 10 T20I BATSMEN WITH BEST R SR


RANK BATSMAN NAT FP LP INNS NO 100s RUNS SR R SR
1 SA Yadav IND 2021 2023 43 9 3 1578 180.34 173.25
2 C Munro NZ 2012 2020 62 7 3 1724 156.44 151.94
3 GJ Maxwell AUS 2012 2022 90 14 3 2159 150.98 148.44
4 SR Watson AUS 2006 2016 56 6 1 1462 145.33 148.07
5 E Lewis WI 2016 2022 52 3 2 1465 151.97 147.11
6 KP Pietersen ENG 2005 2012 36 5 0 1176 141.52 146.33
7 DA Miller SA 2010 2022 96 34 2 2147 144.19 142.42
8 JC Buttler ENG 2011 2022 95 20 1 2602 144.24 141.58
9 HH Pandya IND 2016 2023 64 16 0 1205 143.97 141.39
10 Yuvraj Singh IND 2007 2017 51 9 0 1177 136.38 140.02

TOP TEAMS


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


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