Who has the highest batting average in ODI cricket?

Among qualifying batters, Ryan ten Doeschate averages 67 in ODIs, the highest on the list.

Who are the top ODI averages?

The top four are Ryan ten Doeschate (67), Milind Kumar (63.89), Shubman Gill (59.09) and Virat Kohli (58.59).

How is batting average calculated?

It is runs scored divided by the number of times a batter has been dismissed, so not-out innings lift the figure.

Highest Batting Average in ODI Cricket

Rank	Player	M	Inns	Runs	NO	AVG	S/R	4s	6s
1	Ryan ten Doeschate	33	32	1541	9	67.00	87.70	130	29
2	Milind Kumar	29	27	1214	8	63.89	97.90	100	33
3	Shubman Gill	64	63	3191	9	59.09	101.04	367	67
4	Virat Kohli	314	302	14941	47	58.59	93.95	1389	171
5	Daryl Mitchell	59	54	2690	8	58.47	95.72	216	71
6	Lindsay Reeler	23	23	1034	5	57.44	-	0	0
7	Dawid Malan	30	30	1450	4	55.76	97.44	150	32
8	Michael Bevan	232	196	6912	67	53.58	74.16	450	21
9	Meg Lanning	103	102	4602	16	53.51	92.20	572	40
10	AB de Villiers	228	218	9577	39	53.50	101.09	840	204
11	Babar Azam	143	140	6626	16	53.43	86.59	610	69
12	Beth Mooney	62	56	2120	16	53.00	86.74	213	9
13	Jonathan Trott	68	65	2819	10	51.25	77.06	216	3
14	Ellyse Perry	135	109	3662	37	50.86	76.67	310	32
15	KL Rahul	96	88	3399	21	50.73	91.00	263	79
16	Mithali Raj	232	211	7805	57	50.68	67.54	805	19
17	MS Dhoni	350	297	10773	84	50.57	87.56	826	229
18	Shai Hope	150	144	6169	22	50.56	79.85	489	122
19	Rassie van der Dussen	71	65	2657	12	50.13	87.02	206	50
20	Joe Root	189	178	7577	25	49.52	87.59	614	54
21	Hashim Amla	181	178	8113	14	49.46	88.39	822	53
22	Rohit Sharma	285	277	11720	37	48.83	92.97	1107	363
23	Ibrahim Zadran	42	42	1902	3	48.76	81.91	183	30
24	Kane Williamson	175	167	7256	18	48.69	81.59	667	60
25	Michael Hussey	185	157	5442	44	48.15	87.16	383	80
26	Karen Rolton	141	132	4814	32	48.14	-	0	0
27	Janneman Malan	23	22	958	2	47.90	83.30	97	16
28	Zaheer Abbas	62	60	2572	6	47.62	84.80	0	0
29	Ross Taylor	236	220	8607	39	47.55	83.32	713	147
30	Faf du Plessis	143	136	5507	20	47.47	88.60	495	66
31	Ambati Rayudu	55	50	1694	14	47.05	79.04	145	30
32	Imam ul Haq	75	74	3152	7	47.04	81.95	253	30
33	Glenn Turner	41	40	1598	6	47.00	68.05	0	0
34	Sir Viv Richards	187	167	6721	24	47.00	90.20	0	0
35	Quinton De Kock	161	161	7123	8	46.55	96.68	801	134
36	Harry Tector	54	49	1992	6	46.32	83.24	155	46
37	Shreyas Iyer	79	73	3035	7	45.98	98.60	276	76
38	Adam Voges	31	28	870	9	45.78	87.17	61	10
39	Natalie Sciver	99	87	3280	15	45.55	94.60	348	22
40	Ishan Kishan	30	26	1092	2	45.50	107.69	112	41
41	Tom Cooper	32	31	1319	2	45.48	72.71	115	8
42	Fakhar Zaman	92	91	3861	6	45.42	93.14	432	83
43	David Warner	161	159	6932	6	45.30	97.26	733	130
44	Laura Wolvaardt	81	80	3210	9	45.21	68.56	366	3
45	Gordon Greenidge	128	127	5134	13	45.03	64.92	0	0
46	Janith Liyanage	35	30	1034	7	44.95	87.03	78	28
47	Haris Sohail	45	44	1749	5	44.84	85.48	138	28
48	Sachin Tendulkar	463	452	18426	41	44.83	86.23	2016	195
49	Stafanie Taylor	151	145	5501	22	44.72	68.82	528	30
50	Dean Jones	164	161	6068	25	44.61	72.56	0	0
51	Michael Clarke	245	223	7981	44	44.58	78.98	665	53
52	Jacques Kallis	328	314	11579	53	44.36	72.89	911	137
53	Shikhar Dhawan	167	164	6793	10	44.11	91.35	842	79
54	Aqib Ilyas	32	30	1234	2	44.07	75.01	117	15
55	Brandon McMullen	44	39	1491	5	43.85	93.42	143	46
56	Matthew Hayden	161	155	6133	15	43.80	78.96	636	87
57	Heinrich Klaasen	60	56	2141	7	43.69	117.05	200	71
58	Travis Head	79	76	3007	7	43.57	105.73	348	73
59	Devon Conway	43	42	1692	3	43.38	87.85	210	22
60	Azmatullah Omarzai	44	36	1169	9	43.29	97.90	83	51
61	Steven Smith	170	154	5800	20	43.28	86.96	521	58
62	Jonny Bairstow	107	98	3868	8	42.97	102.92	437	92
63	Smriti Mandhana	80	80	3179	6	42.95	83.28	379	35
64	George Munsey	77	75	2777	10	42.72	90.16	291	87
65	Ramnaresh Sarwan	181	169	5804	33	42.67	75.74	480	58
66	Janette Brittin	63	59	2121	9	42.42	-	0	0
67	Temba Bavuma	55	53	2035	5	42.39	87.71	203	27
68	Salman Agha	53	45	1566	8	42.32	95.66	138	29
69	David Miller	178	154	4611	45	42.30	103.68	342	144
70	Keacy Carty	50	46	1733	5	42.26	77.15	149	29
71	James Taylor	27	26	887	5	42.23	80.12	69	12
72	Boeta Dippenaar	107	95	3421	14	42.23	67.78	334	16
73	Charith Asalanka	84	76	2779	10	42.10	90.66	228	64
74	Kedar Jadhav	73	52	1389	19	42.09	101.60	141	24
75	Glenn Phillips	47	39	1262	9	42.06	103.18	92	51
76	Ricky Ponting	375	365	13704	39	42.03	80.39	1231	162
77	Usman Khawaja	40	39	1554	2	42.00	84.09	150	13
78	Kumar Sangakkara	404	380	14234	41	41.98	78.86	1385	88
79	Debbie Hockley	118	115	4064	18	41.89	-	0	0
80	Rachin Ravindra	39	35	1424	1	41.88	107.55	156	34
81	Martin Guptill	198	195	7346	19	41.73	87.29	750	187
82	Mohammad Yousuf	288	273	9720	40	41.71	75.10	785	90
83	Denise Annetts	43	39	1126	12	41.70	-	0	0
84	Javed Miandad	233	218	7381	41	41.70	67.01	0	0
85	Shivnarine Chanderpaul	268	251	8778	40	41.60	70.74	722	85
86	Sherfane Rutherford	24	21	748	3	41.55	99.86	62	35
87	Suzie Bates	151	145	5359	16	41.54	80.61	613	20
88	Desmond Haynes	238	237	8648	28	41.37	63.09	0	0
89	Ben Stokes	114	99	3463	15	41.22	95.68	282	109
90	Nicole Bolton	50	50	1896	4	41.21	72.31	195	2
91	Cameron Green	37	33	946	10	41.13	83.42	71	26
92	Lance Klusener	171	137	3576	50	41.10	89.91	293	76
93	Pathum Nissanka	79	78	2999	5	41.08	89.09	376	37
94	Sourav Ganguly	311	300	11363	23	41.02	73.70	1122	190
95	Gary Kirsten	185	185	6798	19	40.95	72.04	659	20
96	Mohammad Rizwan	103	94	2979	21	40.80	84.65	254	37
97	Damien Martyn	208	182	5346	51	40.80	77.73	441	22
98	Shaun Marsh	73	72	2773	4	40.77	81.41	247	36
99	Ben Duckett	34	34	1345	1	40.75	99.26	149	19
100	Kevin Pietersen	136	125	4440	16	40.73	86.58	427	77

Highest Batting Average in ODI Cricket

Among qualifying batters, Ryan ten Doeschate has the highest batting average in ODI cricket, 67, from 1541 runs in 32 innings. He is followed by Milind Kumar (63.89), Shubman Gill (59.09) and Virat Kohli (58.59).

A high ODI average means a batter who both scored heavily and stayed not out in successful chases. A qualification on innings applies so a small sample of scores does not distort the list. Last updated 9 September, 2026.

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