Australia has always been a hunting ground for the home players. There have been times when Australian cricket was at its peak and never showed mercy on the traveling cricketers. This may not be the case now, but it is still one of the most demanding venues for scoring runs.
So, in this article, we will look at the top batters with the highest batting average in Australia in T20I cricket.
Highest Batting Average in Australia in T20Is
| Player | Average | Runs | Innings | High Score | 100/50 | Not Outs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli (IND) | 74.70 | 747 | 16 | 90* | 0/9 | 6 |
| JP Duminy (SA) | 68.00 | 204 | 5 | 78 | 0/2 | 2 |
| Suryakumar Yadav (IND) | 46.14 | 323 | 10 | 68 | 0/3 | 3 |
| Shane Watson (AUS) | 42.00 | 420 | 12 | 124* | 1/2 | 2 |
| George Bailey (AUS) | 41.80 | 209 | 8 | 60* | 0/1 | 3 |
| David Warner (AUS) | 41.07 | 1150 | 34 | 100* | 1/9 | 6 |
| Lorcan Tucker (IRE) | 40.80 | 204 | 7 | 71* | 0/1 | 2 |
| Glenn Phillips (NZ) | 40.20 | 201 | 5 | 104 | 1/1 | 0 |
| Matthew Wade (AUS) | 39.83 | 478 | 20 | 80 | 0/3 | 8 |
| Jos Buttler (ENG) | 39.66 | 476 | 14 | 80* | 0/4 | 2 |
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Virat Kohli holds the highest batting average in Australia in T20I cricket. The Indian batter scored 747 runs at an impressive average of 74.70 in 16 innings.
Kohli’s 747 runs are also the most by an overseas batter in Australian conditions in T20Is.
South Africa’s JP Duminy has the highest average against Australia in Australia in T20Is (minimum 200 runs). The left-hand batter averaged 68 while scoring 204 runs in five innings against the hosts.
Kohli follows Duminy with an average of 64.42 while aggregating 451 runs against the Aussies in 10 T20I innings.
Kohli is, in fact, the top overseas run-scorer against Australia in their backyard in T20Is, with no other overseas batter even scoring 300-plus runs.
Series and Venue-Specific T20I Records
Kohli has also recorded the highest batting average in a bilateral T20I series in Australia. He accumulated 199 runs at an average of 199 against the hosts in three innings in the 2016 series.
Glenn Maxwell and Kohli are the two batters to average above 200 at a single ground in Australia in T20Is (minimum 200 runs). Both have achieved the feat at the Adelaide Oval, with Maxwell averaging 236, while Kohli follows him at 204.
Australian Batters’ Consistency at Home in T20Is
Australia’s David Warner leads the run chart at home in T20Is, having scored 1150 runs in 34 innings at an average of 41.07.
Warner has also recorded the highest average against a team in Australia in T20Is. He aggregated 327 runs at an average of 109 against Sri Lanka in seven innings (minimum 200 runs).
Warner averaged 287 while scoring 287 runs in six innings in 2019, the highest average by a batter in a calendar year in Australia in T20Is (minimum 200 runs).
Tim David, Marcus Stoinis, Shane Watson, Maxwell, and Warner have strike rates above 150 in Australia in T20Is (minimum 200 balls faced).
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