Highest Batting Average in T20

Highest Batting Average in T20 is the definitive measure of a batter’s consistency, reflecting the rare ability to balance risk-taking with the art of staying not-out in a high-pressure, short-format game. Unlike strike rates which measure speed, the average highlights a player's reliability as the backbone of the team.
In T20 Internationals (T20I), as of 2026, Virat Kohli remains the gold standard, maintaining a career average near 48–50 (among players with 50+ innings), largely due to his clinical precision in run-chases. He is closely followed by Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam, who have consistently delivered averages in the 40+ bracket. While the modern T20 philosophy increasingly prioritizes "impact" over "average," this statistic remains the primary indicator of an elite "anchor," distinguishing those who can weather a bowling storm and finish the innings for their nation.

RANK 1

Alok Chandra Sahoo

AVG

85.6

Runs

428

RANK 2

Clive Rose

AVG

48.32

Runs

1353

RANK 3

Faisal Mubashir

GER

AVG

46.92

Runs

610

Rank	Player	Matches	Innings	Runs	BF	HS	AVG	SR	Not Out	4s	6s	50s	100s
1	Alok Chandra Sahoo	22	22	428	171	0	85.6	70.8	7	16	8	0	0
2	Clive Rose	58	57	1353	132	0	48.32	34.4	12	15	7	0	0
3	Faisal Mubashir GER	22	21	610	554	79	46.92	110.1	8	53	6	5	0
4	Ryan Stevenson	22	22	621	47	0	44.35	27.6	6	7	1	0	0
5	David White	23	23	786	683	87	43.66	115.08	5	74	21	9	0
6	Babar Azam PAK	357	344	12390	9621	122	42.72	128.78	54	1293	235	101	12
7	Phillip Hughes	34	34	1110	947	87	42.69	117.21	8	112	16	10	0
8	KL Rahul IND	245	232	8330	6067	132	42.28	137.3	35	715	342	70	7
9	Virat Kohli IND	420	403	13790	10213	122	42.04	135.02	75	1238	443	107	9
10	Rohan Kadam	31	30	1089	849	89	41.88	128.26	4	121	29	9	0
11	Hashmatullah Shahidi AFG	70	66	2124	1774	97	41.64	119.72	15	198	63	17	0
12	Mohammad Rizwan PAK	312	281	9039	7226	110	41.08	125.08	61	804	245	71	3
13	Narender Singh	23	21	447	188	0	40.63	33.8	5	14	6	0	0
14	Ryan McCone	30	29	853	31	0	40.61	23.5	5	2	0	0	0
15	Devon Conway NZ	241	230	7398	5732	105	39.56	129.06	43	778	185	58	2
16	Tim Johnston	22	18	509	94	0	39.15	29.5	3	9	3	0	0
17	Abhimanyu Easwaran	41	40	1242	934	130	38.81	132.97	8	111	36	6	2
18	Sam Hain	180	172	5053	3778	112	38.57	133.74	41	437	131	37	1
19	Shane Burger	36	23	422	434	62	38.36	97.23	12	24	9	1	0
20	Ross McMillan	21	21	647	500	80	38.05	129.4	4	55	26	4	0
21	Shaun Marsh	215	212	7050	5485	115	37.9	128.53	26	679	222	57	2
22	MS Dhoni	405	355	7628	5624	84	37.57	135.63	152	529	350	28	0
23	Taufeeq Umar	36	36	1124	950	100	37.46	118.31	6	130	9	6	1
24	Michael Hussey	161	149	4569	3658	116	37.45	124.9	27	423	121	35	1
25	Amandeep Khare	60	57	1760	1404	90	37.44	125.35	10	166	50	11	0
26	AB de Villiers	340	320	9424	6277	133	37.24	150.13	67	753	436	69	4
27	Jean Paul Duminy	264	248	6397	5215	99	37.19	122.66	76	463	221	42	0
28	Virandeep Singh MAL	114	107	3228	2528	116	37.1	127.68	20	281	132	23	1
29	David Warner AUS	438	437	14195	10099	135	37.06	140.55	54	1454	501	117	10
30	Brad Hodge	277	261	7406	5641	106	36.84	131.28	60	709	248	48	2
31	Rassie van der Dussen SA	254	242	7295	5554	112	36.84	131.34	44	508	326	45	5
32	Virat Singh	97	94	2814	2121	103	36.54	132.67	17	273	89	19	1
33	Luqman Butt	45	41	1240	838	80	36.47	147.97	7	105	71	6	0
34	Graeme Hick	37	36	1201	769	116	36.39	156.17	3	127	52	10	2
35	Matthew Hayden	50	50	1632	1192	93	36.26	136.91	5	181	63	13	0
36	Chris Gayle WI	463	455	14562	10060	175	36.22	144.75	53	1132	1056	88	22
37	Shoaib Malik	557	515	13571	10665	95	35.99	127.24	138	1059	422	83	0
38	Marco Marais	77	72	2116	1475	106	35.86	143.45	13	181	111	14	2
39	Dian Forrester	36	33	681	484	80	35.84	140.7	14	36	35	2	0
40	Jonathan Trott	81	76	2147	1870	86	35.78	114.81	16	219	34	13	0
41	Farhaan Behardien	204	172	3719	2836	72	35.75	131.13	68	224	138	14	0
42	Robert O Donnell	86	75	1842	1391	73	35.42	132.42	23	162	66	12	0
43	David Miller SA	563	511	11986	8642	120	35.35	138.69	172	855	547	52	4
44	Harpreet Singh Bhatia	111	105	3094	2474	92	35.15	125.06	17	261	100	21	0
45	Ankit Bawne	42	35	875	665	90	35	131.57	10	83	31	7	0
46	Nazar Hussain	21	21	560	165	0	35	26.1	4	6	4	0	0
47	Lance Klusener	53	46	1014	745	111	34.96	136.1	17	77	42	4	1
48	Jos Buttler ENG	499	470	14051	9604	124	34.95	146.3	68	1287	602	100	8
49	Dean Foxcroft NZ	66	59	1712	1359	82	34.93	125.97	10	148	54	13	0
50	Tayyab Tahir	57	51	1467	1096	78	34.92	133.85	9	158	39	10	0
51	Surya Kumar Yadav IND	367	341	9615	6303	117	34.83	152.54	65	952	423	64	6
52	Hamilton Masakadza ZIM	130	129	3958	3128	162	34.71	126.53	15	326	166	29	4
53	Venkatesh Iyer	147	131	3290	2366	104	34.63	139.05	36	303	133	19	1
54	Aditya Waghmode	39	37	1108	861	101	34.62	128.68	5	118	30	8	1
55	Reeza Hendricks SA	302	283	8584	6708	117	34.61	127.96	35	805	254	66	5
56	James Taylor	91	82	1972	1685	62	34.59	117.03	25	149	42	8	0
57	Imam ul Haq PAK	93	88	2690	2108	94	34.48	127.6	10	268	49	25	0
58	Pavan Deshpande	26	21	517	372	63	34.46	138.97	6	39	19	3	0
59	Michael Klinger	206	198	5960	4842	126	34.45	123.08	25	550	146	33	8
60	Shreyas Iyer IND	246	239	6786	4929	147	34.44	137.67	42	562	300	46	3
61	Tristan Stubbs SA	175	155	3615	2533	80	34.42	142.71	50	237	169	14	0
62	Ishank Jaggi	68	66	1750	1435	108	34.31	121.95	15	190	38	11	1
63	Eklavya Dwivedi	47	39	923	743	89	34.18	124.22	12	95	27	4	0
64	Niraj Patel	37	34	957	804	96	34.17	119.02	6	105	16	6	0
65	Jacques Rudolph	159	144	4016	3423	101	34.03	117.32	26	417	58	27	1
66	Mahesh Rawat	62	54	1153	940	72	33.91	122.65	20	111	25	9	0
67	Kevin Pietersen	200	193	5695	4160	115	33.89	136.89	25	495	220	35	3
68	Misbah ul Haq	162	141	3491	2997	107	33.89	116.48	38	226	139	13	1
69	Prashant Gupta	37	36	1111	917	102	33.66	121.15	3	125	26	5	1
70	Prashant Chopra	73	72	2120	1854	99	33.65	114.34	9	210	48	14	0
71	Stevie Eskinazi	35	32	975	714	84	33.62	136.55	3	95	21	8	0
72	Aaron Finch	387	380	11458	8293	172	33.6	138.16	39	1095	452	77	8
73	Neil McKenzie	155	138	3357	2830	89	33.57	118.62	38	341	49	18	0
74	Salman Nizar	34	28	502	371	99	33.46	135.3	13	27	29	2	0
75	Rinku Singh IND	192	164	3644	2489	79	33.43	146.4	55	298	174	19	0
76	Jay Bista	34	34	1001	737	92	33.36	135.82	4	114	33	7	0
77	Pieter Malan	69	69	1934	1632	140	33.34	118.5	11	190	56	12	1
78	Navneet Dhaliwal CAN	54	52	1434	1134	70	33.34	126.45	9	114	57	10	0
79	William Bosisto	21	21	400	336	75	33.33	119.04	9	38	9	2	0
80	Rob Jones	41	28	432	382	61	33.23	113.08	15	34	5	1	0
81	Mitchell Marsh AUS	240	227	6213	4505	117	33.22	137.91	40	494	310	38	4
82	Cam Fletcher	127	108	2359	1797	80	33.22	131.27	37	156	96	12	0
83	Ricky Bhui	81	78	2026	1440	108	33.21	140.69	17	141	116	10	2
84	Joshua van Heerden	32	31	828	697	75	33.12	118.79	6	87	17	5	0
85	Irfan Karim KEN	93	83	1952	1920	74	33.08	101.66	24	163	30	14	0
86	Noor Ali Zadran AFG	55	54	1553	1324	85	33.04	117.29	7	149	41	13	0
87	Shikhar Dhawan	334	331	9797	7816	106	32.98	125.34	34	1108	228	70	2
88	Dawid Malan	393	386	10801	8316	117	32.92	129.88	58	1060	351	75	5
89	Abdul Waheed	48	45	1251	992	110	32.92	126.1	7	125	37	5	1
90	Sachin Tendulkar	96	96	2797	2310	100	32.9	121.08	11	359	38	16	1