Highest Strike Rate in T20 World Cup

Last Modified May 27, 2024 22:59 IST
PosPlayerTeamInningsSRRunsAvg
1Darren SammyWI18164.1221517.91
2Shahid AfridiPAK32154.2354618.82
3Kevin PietersenENG15148.3358044.61
4Glenn MaxwellAUS21147.6844627.87
5Jos ButtlerENG27144.4879942.05
6AB de VilliersSA29143.4071729.87
7Chris GayleWI31142.7596534.46
8Albie MorkelSA20142.5930820.53
9Luke WrightENG20142.5343925.82
10Thisara PereraSL17142.3323223.20

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.

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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.

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“BOOM BOOM!” Shahid Afridi is the second spot. The 2009 T20 World Cup winner struck @ 154.23 in 32 innings.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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