T20I Records
Highest Batting Average in T20I cricket — All-Time Leaderboard
Ashan Priyanjan has the highest T20I batting average among tracked players, at 54 from 3 innings.
54
Average
Innings
3
Average
54
Strike Rate
87.1
Hundreds
0
Highest
40
Fours
1
Sixes
2
Balls
62
Lead over #2 (Virat Kohli)
5.3
Top 25 All-Time T20I Records
Ranked among the 60 players currently tracked in CricLegacy's stats database.
| # | Player | Country | Mat | Inn | NO | Runs | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashan Priyanjan | Sri Lanka | 3 | 3 | 2 | 54 | 54 | 87.1 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 2 | Virat Kohli | India | 125 | 117 | 31 | 4,188 | 48.7 | 137.05 | 1 | 38 | 122 |
| 3 | Babar Azam | Pakistan | 136 | 129 | 17 | 4,429 | 39.54 | 128.46 | 3 | 38 | 122 |
| 4 | Lokesh Rahul | India | 72 | 68 | 8 | 2,265 | 37.75 | 139.13 | 2 | 22 | 110 |
| 5 | Tim David | Australia | 68 | 58 | 14 | 1,596 | 36.27 | 168.89 | 1 | 9 | 102 |
| 6 | Yashasvi Jaiswal | India | 23 | 22 | 2 | 723 | 36.15 | 164.32 | 1 | 5 | 100 |
| 7 | Joe Root | England | 32 | 30 | 5 | 893 | 35.72 | 126.31 | 0 | 5 | 90 |
| 8 | Suryakumar Yadav | India | 99 | 93 | 14 | 2,788 | 35.29 | 163.24 | 4 | 21 | 117 |
| 9 | Rohit Sharma | India | 159 | 151 | 16 | 4,231 | 31.34 | 140.9 | 5 | 32 | 121 |
| 10 | Shreyas Iyer | India | 51 | 47 | 11 | 1,104 | 30.67 | 136.13 | 0 | 8 | 74 |
| 11 | Harry Brook | England | 52 | 44 | 11 | 1,012 | 30.67 | 151.73 | 0 | 5 | 81 |
| 12 | Travis Head | Australia | 47 | 45 | 4 | 1,197 | 29.2 | 156.68 | 0 | 5 | 91 |
| 13 | Shubman Gill | India | 36 | 36 | 5 | 869 | 28.03 | 138.6 | 1 | 3 | 126 |
| 14 | AB de Villiers | South Africa | 78 | 75 | 11 | 1,672 | 26.13 | 135.17 | 0 | 10 | 79 |
| 15 | Ishan Kishan | India | 32 | 32 | 1 | 796 | 25.68 | 124.38 | 0 | 6 | 89 |
| 16 | Ahmad Faiz | Malaysia | 103 | 86 | 9 | 1,922 | 24.96 | 123.77 | 1 | 8 | 105 |
| 17 | Steven Smith | Australia | 67 | 55 | 11 | 1,094 | 24.86 | 125.46 | 0 | 5 | 90 |
| 18 | Harry Tector | Ireland Republic | 91 | 83 | 15 | 1,658 | 24.38 | 121.03 | 0 | 7 | 69 |
| 19 | Rishabh Pant | India | 76 | 66 | 14 | 1,209 | 23.25 | 127.4 | 0 | 3 | 65 |
| 20 | Najmul Hossain Shanto | Bangladesh | 50 | 48 | 5 | 987 | 22.95 | 109.07 | 0 | 4 | 71 |
| 21 | Ravindra Jadeja | India | 74 | 41 | 17 | 515 | 21.46 | 127.17 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| 22 | Temba Bavuma | South Africa | 36 | 35 | 3 | 670 | 20.94 | 118.17 | 0 | 1 | 72 |
| 23 | Dane Cleaver | New Zealand | 9 | 7 | 1 | 122 | 20.33 | 120.8 | 0 | 1 | 78 |
| 24 | Kamindu Mendis | Sri Lanka | 35 | 31 | 3 | 540 | 19.29 | 124.72 | 0 | 3 | 65 |
| 25 | Asad Shafiq | Pakistan | 10 | 10 | 0 | 192 | 19.2 | 103.79 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
Average Leader by Country
Sri Lanka
Ashan Priyanjan54
India
Virat Kohli48.7
Pakistan
Babar Azam39.54
Australia
Tim David36.27
England
Joe Root35.72
South Africa
AB de Villiers26.13
Malaysia
Ahmad Faiz24.96
Ireland Republic
Harry Tector24.38
Bangladesh
Najmul Hossain Shanto22.95
New Zealand
Dane Cleaver20.33
Methodology & Data Source
Covers men's T20I cricket only. Based on the 60 players currently tracked in CricLegacy's T20I batting stats database, sourced from our own match records. As more historical players are added to the database, this leaderboard will expand accordingly.
Last updated 25 August 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
Who has the most average in T20I cricket?
Ashan Priyanjan has the highest T20I batting average among tracked players, at 54 from 3 innings.
Who is closest to the all-time T20I average record?
Virat Kohli is closest among currently tracked players, with 48.7 — 5.3 behind Ashan Priyanjan.