Highest Batting Average in T20I

This article explores the elite statistical milestones and record-breaking performances of cricketers who have maintained the highest batting averages in T20I history. In other words, the most consistent T20I batsmen throughout their careers.

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Highest Batting Average in T20Is

Player	Team	Innings	Not Outs	Runs	Average
Virat Kohli	India	117	31	4188	48.69
Karanbir Singh	Austria	40	4	1721	47.80
Mohammad Rizwan	Pakistan	93	21	3414	47.41
Sohail Ahmed	Bahrain	67	28	1833	47.00
Mohammad Ihsan	Spain	24	6	845	46.94
Sami Sohail	Malawi	62	19	1988	46.23
Tilak Varma	India	41	13	1289	46.03
Manish Pandey	India	33	17	709	44.31
Faheem Nazir	Switzerland	27	4	985	42.82
Rinku Singh	India	32	16	665	41.56
Jermaine Baker	Cayman Islands	22	3	783	41.21
Ryan ten Doeschate	Netherlands	23	10	533	41.00
Saiteja Mukkamalla	USA	21	3	737	40.94
Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming	Japan	45	4	1669	40.70

Note: Batters who’ve batted in a minimum of 20 innings are shown.

Key Insights on Highest Batting Average in T20I Cricket

Leading Individual Batting Averages in T20I History

Virat Kohli holds the record for the highest batting average in men’s T20I cricket, amassing 4188 runs at an average of 48.69 across 117 innings. See his overall T20I records here.

Mohammad Rizwan and Austria’s Karanbir Singh are the only two opening batters to sustain an average above 50 in T20I cricket.

Rizwan stands as the only wicketkeeper-batter to achieve a batting average exceeding 50 in T20Is.

Virat also maintains the highest average as a captain in the format, averaging 47.57 while scoring 1570 runs in 46 innings as the leader of the Indian team.

Former Indian captain MS Dhoni holds the record for the most unbeaten innings, remaining not out 42 times while averaging 37.60 in 85 outings.

Record-Breaking T20I Averages by Venue and Conditions

Pakistan’s Rizwan is the solitary batter to maintain a batting average above 60 in home T20I matches.

Malawi’s Sami Sohail is the only player to average over 60 in an overseas country, achieving this feat specifically in Rwanda.

JP Duminy of South Africa possesses the highest batting average in overseas T20Is, with 648 runs at 46.48 in 22 innings.

Qatar’s Muhammad Tanveer (in Doha) and Pakistan’s Babar Azam (in Lahore) are the only two batters to average above 40 at a single specific venue.

Elite Milestone Averages Against Opponents and Calendar Years

Malawi’s Sohail is the only batter in the world to average above 100 in both winning causes and successful run chases in T20Is.

Rizwan recorded the highest batting average within a single calendar year, averaging 73.66 with 1326 runs in 26 innings during 2021.

The 1326 runs scored by Rizwan in 2021 represent the second-most runs scored by any batter in a calendar year in T20I history.

Virat boasts the highest average against a specific opponent, scoring 794 runs at an average of 49.62 in 22 matches against Australia.

Saurabh Chede

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