Who has the highest batting average in T20I cricket?

Among qualifying batters, Virat Kohli averages 48.69 in T20Is, the highest on the list.

Who are the top T20I averages?

The top four are Virat Kohli (48.69), Mohammad Rizwan (47.41), N. Tilak Varma (44.36) and Beth Mooney (41.08).

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 T20I Cricket

Rank	Player	M	Inns	Runs	NO	AVG	S/R	4s	6s
1	Virat Kohli	125	117	4188	31	48.69	137.04	369	124
2	Mohammad Rizwan	106	93	3414	21	47.41	125.37	285	95
3	N. Tilak Varma	51	48	1464	15	44.36	143.24	115	73
4	Beth Mooney	86	80	2465	20	41.08	124.18	323	13
5	Sabawoon Davizi	31	31	1149	3	41.03	138.93	124	40
6	Saiteja Mukkamalla	21	21	737	3	40.94	149.19	72	31
7	Babar Azam	145	136	4596	18	38.94	128.02	477	80
8	KL Rahul	72	68	2265	8	37.75	139.12	191	99
9	Sterre Kalis	30	30	973	4	37.42	98.28	102	8
10	Virandeep Singh	114	107	3228	20	37.10	127.68	281	132
11	Meg Lanning	132	121	3405	28	36.61	116.37	405	47
12	Dawid Malan	62	60	1892	8	36.38	132.49	194	62
13	Surya Kumar Yadav	113	107	3272	17	36.35	162.94	297	179
14	Brian Bennett	58	58	1888	6	36.30	143.68	215	58
15	Muhammad Waseem	99	99	3371	6	36.24	150.96	282	196
16	Taranjeet-Singh	32	32	1087	2	36.23	167.48	134	52
17	Yashasvi Jaiswal	23	22	723	2	36.15	164.31	82	38
18	Brendon McCullum	71	70	2140	10	35.66	136.21	199	91
19	Faf du Plessis	50	50	1528	7	35.53	134.38	140	50
20	Tim David	74	63	1679	15	34.97	168.40	129	109
21	Phil Salt	65	60	1852	7	34.94	163.74	187	87
22	Rilee Rossouw	29	27	767	5	34.86	159.79	69	39
23	Sacha De Alwis	29	29	766	7	34.81	118.20	60	36
24	Aaron Finch	103	103	3120	12	34.28	142.53	309	125
25	Mahammad Bilal Zalmai	52	50	1504	6	34.18	159.66	151	87
26	Dipendra Singh Airee	100	86	2220	21	34.15	139.62	159	93
27	Jos Buttler	160	147	4212	23	33.96	148.93	389	186
28	Tony Ura	66	65	1900	9	33.92	156.89	139	112
29	David Miller	140	123	2804	40	33.78	141.40	184	141
30	Michael Levitt	30	29	945	1	33.75	141.25	82	50
31	Kamau Leverock	29	29	842	4	33.68	148.76	70	48
32	Mitchell Marsh	88	83	2313	14	33.52	142.07	206	117
33	Shaiman Anwar	32	32	971	3	33.48	126.10	75	43
34	David Warner	110	110	3277	12	33.43	142.47	337	122
35	Walid Ghauri	28	27	796	3	33.16	119.34	75	24
36	Abhishek Sharma	48	47	1487	2	33.04	191.62	146	98
37	Abdul Waheed	48	45	1251	7	32.92	126.10	125	37
38	Jonathan Smit	75	65	1313	25	32.83	145.40	77	78
39	Kushal Bhurtel	80	78	2325	7	32.74	137.16	220	111
40	Aaron Johnson	31	31	910	3	32.50	147.24	85	60
41	Anshuman Rath	85	84	2394	10	32.35	126.93	241	57
42	Fiaz Ahmed	72	68	1677	16	32.25	122.40	106	90
43	George Munsey	88	86	2598	5	32.07	143.93	278	118
44	Rohit Sharma	159	151	4231	19	32.05	140.89	383	205
45	Harry Brook	67	58	1437	13	31.93	158.08	120	66
46	Martin Guptill	122	118	3531	7	31.81	135.70	309	173
47	Mahela Jayawardene	55	55	1493	8	31.76	133.18	173	33
48	Glenn Phillips	97	85	2286	13	31.75	142.69	171	108
49	Gerhard Erasmus	89	85	2190	16	31.74	128.82	164	86
50	Steven Taylor	32	29	822	3	31.61	133.65	90	35
51	Jacob Bethell	35	31	786	6	31.44	151.15	63	45
52	Colin Munro	65	62	1724	7	31.34	156.44	132	107
53	Nalin Nipiko	39	39	1031	6	31.24	118.77	80	42
54	Faisal Khan	61	61	1743	5	31.12	173.43	180	106
55	Alex Hales	75	75	2074	8	30.95	138.35	225	70
56	Quinton De Kock	110	109	3095	9	30.95	142.23	313	133
57	Richie Berrington	108	99	2504	18	30.91	132.41	206	91
58	Pathum Nissanka	94	93	2699	5	30.67	128.58	276	78
59	Sahibzada Farhan	46	45	1305	2	30.34	136.64	109	69
60	Rakep Patel	93	81	1930	17	30.15	135.91	153	103
61	Shai Hope	70	68	1743	10	30.05	136.59	136	92
62	Syed Aziz	120	114	2878	18	29.97	140.18	253	148
63	Suzie Bates	146	143	3953	11	29.94	109.19	430	33
64	Anshuman Rath	76	75	2010	7	29.55	121.08	206	36
65	Zeeshan Ali	68	59	1384	12	29.44	137.98	149	49
66	Mohammad Shahzad	73	73	2048	3	29.25	132.12	229	76
67	Shane Watson	58	56	1462	6	29.24	145.32	115	83
68	Suresh Raina	78	66	1605	11	29.18	134.87	145	58
69	Ishan Kishan	47	47	1341	1	29.15	146.87	135	70
70	Esha Rohit	62	60	1541	7	29.07	115.34	184	24
71	Max O'Dowd	91	88	2354	7	29.06	121.84	244	55
72	Sophie Devine	122	119	3020	15	29.03	121.72	279	106
73	Evin Lewis	67	66	1799	4	29.01	152.07	137	136
74	Simon Ssesazi	88	86	2204	10	29.00	123.19	237	73
75	Glenn Maxwell	130	118	2897	18	28.97	154.42	243	150
76	Reeza Hendricks	90	89	2504	2	28.78	129.20	268	70
77	Harmanpreet Kaur	182	162	3654	35	28.77	108.59	348	77
78	Finn Allen	62	61	1663	3	28.67	170.73	146	115
79	Tillakaratne Dilshan	80	79	1889	12	28.19	120.54	223	33
80	Queentor Abel	43	42	1011	6	28.08	103.37	120	16
81	Saber Zakhil	55	50	1123	10	28.07	168.36	60	96
82	Shubman Gill	36	36	869	5	28.03	138.59	98	26
83	Chris Gayle	79	75	1899	7	27.92	137.50	158	124
84	Sudesh Wickramasekara	34	33	748	6	27.70	149.89	55	46
85	Hazratullah Zazai	45	45	1160	3	27.61	132.72	110	66
86	Paras Khadka	33	32	799	3	27.55	128.04	82	26
87	Sanju Samson	64	56	1404	5	27.52	156.52	116	84
88	Monank Patel	47	40	1011	3	27.32	137.92	106	33
89	Ravija Sandaruwan	80	80	2094	3	27.19	145.82	181	122
90	Babar Hayat	103	99	2339	13	27.19	128.65	139	144
91	Dewald Brevis	30	28	697	2	26.80	163.23	39	55
92	Tim Robinson	31	28	665	3	26.60	136.83	58	26
93	Josh Inglis	49	46	1033	7	26.48	157.95	108	40
94	Rovman Powell	120	106	2347	17	26.37	141.98	142	156
95	Zeeshan Maqsood	73	62	1369	10	26.32	119.14	137	49
96	Gaby Lewis	74	74	1658	11	26.31	113.40	226	14
97	Paul Stirling	163	160	3895	12	26.31	134.35	449	141
98	Kusal Perera	95	93	2335	4	26.23	132.89	227	72
99	Rahmanullah Gurbaz	87	87	2280	0	26.20	135.55	180	122
100	Jan Frylinck	85	66	1378	13	26.00	125.73	111	45

Highest Batting Average in T20I Cricket

Among qualifying batters, Virat Kohli has the highest batting average in T20I cricket, 48.69, from 4188 runs in 117 innings. He is followed by Mohammad Rizwan (47.41), N. Tilak Varma (44.36) and Beth Mooney (41.08).

In T20Is a high average usually pairs with a strong strike rate, marking a batter who was both consistent and quick. 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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