5 batsmen with highest T20 career strike-rate

T20 cricket has evolved a lot from the time it was thought to be all about hitting big sixes. The manner in which T20 innings are being constructed these days is a testimony to the fact that the game of cricket is evolving.

Still, the best way to judge batsmen in T20s is to check out their strike-rate. It statistically means the number of runs scored per hundred deliveries.

At the international arena, the batsman with the highest strike-rate is New Zealand's Colin Munro. The destructive batsman is followed by the Australian duo of Glenn Maxwell and Aaron Finch. West Indies opener Evin Lewis and India's KL Rahul are no.4 and no.5 on the list.

However, none of these make it to the top 5 in the list of batsmen with the highest strike rate.

Here's the list of top 5 batsman who have the highest career strike rates in T20 cricket.

Note: The benchmark for selection is a minimum of 250 balls faced in T20 cricket.

#5 Rishabh Pant

Rishabh Pant

One of India's biggest talents in the ongoing era is Rishabh Pant, the diminutive wicketkeeper from Roorkee who has been doing extremely well in T20 cricket. His ability to clear the boundary with ease is one of his biggest strengths and his aggressive nature irrespective of the conditions or situation make him a dangerous proposition for the opposition.

In 55 T20s, Pant averages 36.57 and has a strike-rate of 165.31, which is the second highest among Indian players. Pant has played for the Delhi Daredevils in the IPL and this year was in a very good touch, hitting 684 runs in 14 matches at an average of 52.61 and a strike rate of 173.

He also has a Test century to his name.

#4 Andre Russell

Andre Russell

The beast from Jamaica packs quite a punch lower down the order and is a tricky customer to deal with at the death, be it with bat or ball. He was handed a one-year ban in 2017 but returned in style and scored more than 300 runs and picked up 13 wickets from 16 matches for the Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2018. His strike-rate was 184.79 this year.

Russell has played for a large number of T20 teams around the world, and his career strike-rate is recorded to be 167.35. That is a fantastic figure, considering he has played 268 matches.

Not many might know, but Russell also has two T20 hundreds to his name.

#3 Colin de Grandhomme

Colin de Grandhomme

The Royal Challengers Bangalore saw a lot of potential in the Kiwi all-rounder and acquired him last season. His numbers in T20s suggest why he was such a hot property.

In his 11-year T20 career where he has played 168 games, de Grandhomme has a strike-rate of 167.87 and has scored 2728 runs. He can give the ball a hard thwack and is famous for his far-reaching sixes.

He is also a very handy medium pacer who can be used in the middle-overs or at the death.

#2 Krishnappa Gowtham

K Gowtham

It might seem like a surprise to many, but Krishnappa Gowtham has shown in the IPL as well as the domestic circuit that he is a clean striker of the ball who can punish the bowlers at will.

The lanky all-rounder is an asset to any T20 side because of his hard-hitting and spin bowling abilities. In the 2018 IPL playing for the Rajasthan Royals, his strike rate was a massive 196.87.

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#1 Ed Pollock

Ed Pollock

23-year-old Ed Pollock is the unlikely leader of this list, having played just 23 T20s in a career that started for the Birmingham Bears only last year. He opened for them in the Vitality Blast and gave his side quick starts with veteran Ian Bell as his partner.

He is the son of former first-class player Angus Pollock and was born in Buckinghamshire.

Pollock has a strike-rate of a whopping 179.79 and has scored three fifties in T20s till date. He has already hit 37 sixes in his career at an average of 1.6 sixes per innings. He averages 23.21 with the bat.