Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Sri Lanka vs other countries FC Batting Records - Highest Batting Averages in Career

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
MEK Hussey (AUS)	2007-2013	8	13	4	994	142	110.44	1674	59.37	5	2	-	95	12
SR Waugh (AUS)	1988-1999	8	11	3	701	170	87.62	1351	51.88	3	3	-	61	0
BC Lara (WI)	1993-2003	8	14	1	1125	221	86.53	1974	56.99	5	2	1	119	8
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2007-2013	8	12	2	746	145*	74.60	1224	60.94	3	5	-	81	7
CA Pujara (IND)	2015-2017	7	11	1	743	153	74.30	1491	49.83	4	1	1	76	1
V Sehwag (IND)	2005-2010	11	18	1	1239	293	72.88	1241	99.83	5	3	2	184	15
NS Sidhu (IND)	1993-1997	11	13	-	935	131	71.92	2082	44.90	4	3	-	102	18
S Dhawan (IBPXI/IND)	2005-2017	7	11	-	777	190	70.63	1072	72.48	3	3	-	101	4
KS Williamson (NZ)	2012-2024	14	25	4	1467	242*	69.85	2520	58.21	5	6	2	140	6
JM Bairstow (ENG/LIONS)	2011-2021	7	12	2	690	167*	69.00	1096	62.95	3	-	-	66	3
V Kohli (IND)	2015-2022	11	18	2	1085	243	67.81	1589	68.28	5	2	1	99	6
SPD Smith (AUS)	2016-2025	7	11	1	670	145*	67.00	1270	52.75	4	1	1	57	4
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1982-1987	7	11	2	600	176	66.66	381+	65.61	2	3	1	22+	4
AB de Villiers (SA)	2006-2014	7	12	1	691	160*	62.81	1146	60.29	1	5	-	90	3
JE Root (ENG)	2014-2024	13	24	2	1376	228	62.54	2145	64.14	6	2	1	125	3
AH Jones (NZ)	1987-1992	6	11	1	625	186	62.50	1503	41.58	3	1	-	44	0
L Klusener (SA)	2000-2004	6	10	3	435	118*	62.14	836	52.03	1	3	-	47	3
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1990-2010	25	36	3	1995	203	60.45	3674+	54.00	9	6	-	241+	10
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	1994-2006	20	31	5	1559	200*	59.96	3187	48.91	5	7	2	177	7
TWM Latham (NZ)	2014-2024	12	21	2	1139	264*	59.94	2299	49.54	4	2	1	103	4
Shoaib Malik (PAK)	2002-2009	9	15	3	717	148*	59.75	1661	43.16	2	3	1	93	6
DM Jones (AUS)	1988-1992	6	11	2	537	118*	59.66	959	55.99	3	2	-	48	2
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1982-1990	8	12	1	655	166	59.54	279+	59.49	2	4	1	14+	0
SP Fleming (NZ)	1995-2006	13	23	3	1166	274*	58.30	2735	42.63	2	7	4	129	5
IR Bell (ENG)	2007-2014	10	17	3	812	119*	58.00	1420	57.18	2	8	-	94	3
RR Sarwan (WI)	2001-2008	7	13	-	749	102	57.61	1644	45.55	1	7	-	88	1
Saeed Anwar (PAK)	1994-2000	11	16	-	919	136	57.43	1902	48.31	2	8	1	101	3
BJ Watling (NZ)	2014-2019	8	11	3	454	142*	56.75	1032	43.99	2	1	1	39	1
Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN)	2006-2025	19	34	5	1619	200	55.82	3389	47.77	4	7	1	163	5
DS Lehmann (AUS)	2004-2004	5	10	-	554	153	55.40	904	61.28	2	4	-	67	4
M Azharuddin (IND)	1985-1999	17	23	1	1215	199	55.22	1694+	52.00	5	4	2	115+	3
AR Border (AUS)	1983-1992	7	11	1	543	106	54.30	1031	52.66	1	4	-	49	1
Babar Azam (PAK)	2017-2023	8	14	2	648	119	54.00	1124	57.65	3	3	1	67	7
DJ Cullinan (SA)	1993-2001	11	19	2	917	114*	53.94	1846	49.67	5	3	1	111	10
DR Martyn (AUS)	2004-2004	5	10	-	536	161	53.60	1036	51.73	2	2	-	63	2
AN Cook (ENG/ENG-A)	2006-2016	17	30	5	1312	133	52.48	2843	46.14	3	7	3	143	1
MD Crowe (NZ)	1984-1992	8	13	1	627	299	52.25	1304	48.08	2	-	2	64	8
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2006-2012	11	19	2	874	158	51.41	1249	69.97	3	2	-	107	15
F du Plessis (SA)	2014-2021	11	19	2	874	199	51.41	1572	55.59	1	4	-	96	3
ML Hayden (AUS)	2004-2007	7	13	-	664	132	51.07	1051	63.17	3	1	-	71	6
Younis Khan (PAK/PCBXI)	2000-2015	30	49	4	2298	313	51.06	4495+	50.85	8	6	3	223+	16+
RG Sharma (IND)	2015-2022	7	12	2	509	102*	50.90	807	63.07	1	4	-	47	9
UT Khawaja (AUS)	2011-2025	10	17	4	659	232	50.69	1162	56.71	2	1	2	61	3
BA Young (NZ)	1995-1998	7	13	2	557	267*	50.63	1301	42.81	1	2	-	69	1
GP Thorpe (ENG)	2001-2003	9	16	2	699	123	49.92	1654	42.26	2	3	-	71	0
MS Dhoni (IND)	2005-2010	9	12	2	491	110	49.10	747	65.72	2	2	-	46	9
R Dravid (IND)	1997-2010	20	32	1	1508	177	48.64	3245	46.47	3	9	-	176	4
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1982-1986	7	10	2	383	81	47.87	302+	39.07	-	4	-	15+	0
VVS Laxman (IND)	1999-2010	13	22	3	900	104	47.36	1884	47.77	2	8	1	98	0
Sarfaraz Ahmed (PAK)	2014-2023	11	19	3	754	103	47.12	1065	70.79	1	7	-	63	3
Ramiz Raja (PAK)	1985-1997	12	17	1	744	122	46.50	1366+	46.55	1	7	1	82+	0
RT Ponting (AUS)	1995-2011	14	23	2	975	105*	46.42	1830	53.27	1	7	-	100	7
SC Ganguly (IND)	1997-2008	14	24	1	1064	173	46.26	2363	45.02	3	4	2	129	9
SC Williams (ZIM)	2016-2020	5	10	1	414	107	46.00	648	63.88	1	2	-	47	6
Mominul Haque (BAN)	2013-2025	15	28	3	1149	176	45.96	2020	56.88	4	5	2	120	6
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2001-2006	12	22	1	957	161	45.57	1896	50.47	3	4	2	135	5
Azhar Ali (PAK)	2011-2022	17	31	2	1319	157	45.48	3032	43.50	6	5	4	110	1
Mohammad Ashraful (BAN)	2001-2013	13	26	2	1090	190	45.41	2183	49.93	5	1	2	131	8
Mohammad Hafeez (PAK)	2011-2015	10	20	4	724	196	45.25	1228	58.95	1	4	-	85	5
MA Butcher (ENG)	1998-2003	7	12	-	539	123	44.91	1383	38.97	2	3	-	67	1
Asad Shafiq (PAK)	2011-2019	18	27	4	1004	131	43.65	2208	45.47	3	5	1	93	3
MA Taylor (AUS)	1989-1996	8	15	1	611	164	43.64	1329	45.97	2	1	-	61	3
PJ Hughes (AUS)	2011-2013	6	10	-	435	126	43.50	845	51.47	1	2	1	48	3
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1982-1997	15	19	2	739	155	43.47	1055+	52.89	3	3	-	68+	0
Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK)	2009-2015	18	28	4	1041	135	43.37	2427	42.89	1	8	1	90	13
D Elgar (SA/SAInv)	2011-2021	12	21	1	860	129	43.00	1537	55.95	3	4	2	111	4
CR Ervine (ZIM)	2016-2020	5	10	-	430	160	43.00	798	53.88	1	3	1	39	6
G Kirsten (SA)	1998-2002	9	16	1	639	180	42.60	1753	36.45	1	5	1	79	0
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	2004-2007	7	11	2	383	144	42.55	525	72.95	1	2	4	40	10
S Chanderpaul (WI)	2005-2010	7	12	3	378	86*	42.00	931	40.60	-	3	-	28	2
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2001-2007	10	19	1	755	115	41.94	1650	45.75	2	4	-	99	0
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1982-1992	12	16	2	582	203*	41.57	488+	43.64	1	2	1	23+	1
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1991-2002	9	16	3	536	123	41.23	1410	38.01	2	2	1	61	0
Mohsin Khan (PAK)	1982-1986	7	11	1	408	129	40.80	293+	73.37	1	2	-	30+	0
G Gambhir (IND)	2005-2010	9	16	-	648	167	40.50	1147	56.49	2	3	2	75	0
Shan Masood (PAK)	2015-2023	7	12	-	478	135	39.83	926	51.61	2	2	1	39	6
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1982-1994	14	17	2	588	163	39.20	420+	77.14	1	3	1	36+	6
A Flower (ZIM)	1994-2002	13	23	3	778	129	38.90	2227	34.93	2	5	1	64	2
JH Kallis (SA)	1998-2012	15	25	2	894	224	38.86	2021	44.23	1	5	3	104	5
PD Collingwood (DUR/ENG)	2002-2007	9	16	1	580	190	38.66	1288	45.03	1	2	1	58	6
Tamim Iqbal (BAN)	2008-2022	13	25	1	917	133	38.20	1519	60.36	1	7	4	114	7
Kamran Akmal (PAK)	2004-2009	8	11	1	381	158*	38.10	496	76.81	1	1	-	38	6
Najmul Hossain Shanto (BAN)	2021-2025	8	15	1	532	163	38.00	1126	47.24	3	-	2	50	6
MJ Prior (ENG)	2007-2014	10	15	2	493	126	37.92	892	55.26	1	3	2	57	1
JN Rhodes (SA)	1993-2000	6	11	2	340	101*	37.77	789	43.09	1	2	-	32	2
CL Hooper (WI)	1993-2001	6	11	1	377	81	37.70	702	53.70	-	4	-	40	2
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2007-2024	10	19	1	662	116	36.77	1065	62.15	1	4	2	71	3
Litton Das (BAN)	2017-2025	11	20	-	735	141	36.75	1372	53.57	1	5	2	76	4
JG Wright (NZ)	1983-1992	10	17	-	624	101	36.70	1666	37.45	1	3	-	68	1
Q de Kock (SA)	2014-2021	11	19	-	697	101	36.68	918	75.92	1	5	1	78	1
CH Gayle (WI)	2001-2010	10	17	1	584	333	36.50	909	64.24	1	1	6	74	10
Taufeeq Umar (PAK/PCBXI)	2000-2012	8	15	1	509	236	36.35	1017+	49.95	1	1	-	58+	1+
JL Langer (AUS)	1999-2004	8	14	-	502	166	35.85	1075	46.69	2	-	-	55	2
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2018	8	14	2	429	155*	35.75	849	50.53	2	-	2	49	4
DA Warner (AUS)	2012-2022	8	15	1	499	85	35.64	608	82.07	-	5	2	61	5
Moin Khan (PAK)	1991-2004	16	21	3	640	117*	35.55	1085	58.98	1	5	1	70	9
LRPL Taylor (/NZ)	2005-2019	13	23	1	780	142	35.45	1363	57.22	1	4	2	79	1
BB McCullum (NZ)	2005-2015	12	22	2	706	195	35.30	925	76.32	1	3	3	80	21
GC Smith (SA)	2002-2012	7	12	1	385	74	35.00	739	52.09	-	4	1	40	2
MW Goodwin (ZIM)	1998-1999	5	10	-	344	73	34.40	871	39.49	-	3	1	37	0

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Minimum of 10 innings
Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Karachi Region Blues vs Peshawar Region at Islamabad, Quaid e Azam Trophy 30th Match, Nov 5-8, 2025 [First-class - Live]
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Islamabad Region vs Multan Region at Peshawar, Quaid e Azam Trophy 29th Match, Nov 5-7, 2025 [First-class]

India A vs South Africa A at CoE 1, Bengaluru, South Africa A in India 2nd unofficial Test, Nov 6-9, 2025 [First-class - Live]
>> 78/3 (24.0 ov, Kuldeep Yadav 0*, KL Rahul 26*, TL Moreki 0/20) - Stumps