Cricket World Cup History: Top 5 Batsmen with highest strike rate

#3. David Warner (Australia) – 120.20

Warner was superb for Australia in the 2015 World Cup

David Warner made his World Cup debut in the 2015 edition and gave a pretty good account of himself. The opener ended up scoring in excess of 300 runs over the course of the tournament and enjoyed providing the momentum at the top of the Aussies’ innings.

His highest score of 178 came against Afghanistan at Perth. The innings was laced with 19 fours and 5 sixes. While Warner sparkled only intermittently post that game, the knock had reminded the whole world what he was capable of producing.

Thus, with him returning to the international fold after a year out, courtesy the infamous sandpaper gate, one can expect him to be raring to portray his attributes on the grand stage.

Moreover, the highways in England, also sometimes called cricket pitches, would aid the Aussie in his stroke-making and enable him to scale an even higher strike rate this time around.

Hence, one shouldn’t be surprised if Warner finds himself higher on this list come the end of the tournament in England.

But, for now, he has to settle for the 3rd spot.