Highest Strike Rate in T20 World Cup

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.