| Pos | Player | Team | Innings | SR | Runs | Avg |
| 1 | Darren Sammy | WI | 18 | 164.12 | 215 | 17.91 |
| 2 | Shahid Afridi | PAK | 32 | 154.23 | 546 | 18.82 |
| 3 | Kevin Pietersen | ENG | 15 | 148.33 | 580 | 44.61 |
| 4 | Glenn Maxwell | AUS | 21 | 147.68 | 446 | 27.87 |
| 5 | Jos Buttler | ENG | 27 | 144.48 | 799 | 42.05 |
| 6 | AB de Villiers | SA | 29 | 143.40 | 717 | 29.87 |
| 7 | Chris Gayle | WI | 31 | 142.75 | 965 | 34.46 |
| 8 | Albie Morkel | SA | 20 | 142.59 | 308 | 20.53 |
| 9 | Luke Wright | ENG | 20 | 142.53 | 439 | 25.82 |
| 10 | Thisara Perera | SL | 17 | 142.33 | 232 | 23.20 |
Two-time T20 World Cup-winning captain Darren Sammy was a master when it came to chipping in with valuable match-winning cameos at the backend of the innings. His thunderous cameos of 34 (13) that helped the West Indies pull off a tricky chase against the Australians in 2014 is a part of folklore.
Hence, it's no wonder that he owns the first spot in the list of highest strike-rate in the history of T20 WC’s (min. 15 innings). The West Indian stuck @ 164.12 in 18 innings.
“BOOM BOOM!” Shahid Afridi is the second spot. The 2009 T20 World Cup winner struck @ 154.23 in 32 innings.
The 2010 Player of the Tournament Kevin Pietersen is at the third spot. KP not only struck at a brisk rate (148.33 in 15 innings), but he also married his aggression with consistency as he also averaged 44.61/innings.
England’s World Cup-winning skipper Jos Buttler has also combined consistency and explosive stroke play to the hilt over the years. The English white-ball skipper has struck @ 144.48 in 27 innings while also averaging 42.05 per innings.
Australia’s Glenn Maxwell is at the fourth spot. The swashbuckler has hammered 446 runs @ 147.68 albeit at an average of 27.87.
Former South African and West Indies captains, AB de Villiers and Chris Gayle, are at the sixth and seventh spot respectively. While ABD struck @ 143.40 in 29 innings, the Universe Boss blazed away @ 142.75 in 31 innings while also averaging a solid 34.46.
Gayle also holds the record for scoring the two fastest hundreds (in 47 balls vs. England in 2016 & in 50 balls vs. South Africa in 2007) in T20 World Cup history.
