Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Players

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
MS Dhoni (IND)	2011-2012	15	13	9	488	87*	122.00	529	92.24	-	4	-	33	10
AB de Villiers (SA/TITNS)	2011-2012	11	11	5	555	125*	92.50	503	110.33	2	2	-	42	13
WP Saha (BENG/EAZ/IND-R)	2011-2012	11	10	4	497	85*	82.83	557	89.22	-	7	-	43	4
V Kohli (IND)	2011-2012	21	21	4	1243	183	73.11	1302	95.46	5	5	1	124	4
D Elgar (FS/KNGHT)	2011-2012	11	10	2	583	117	72.87	693	84.12	1	4	-	51	4
JC Buttler (ENG/LIONS)	2012-2012	11	11	3	487	119	60.87	449	108.46	2	1	1	45	18
Mahmudullah (BAN/BAN-A)	2011-2012	12	12	6	343	78*	57.16	453	75.71	-	2	1	34	3
Harbhajan Singh (IND-G/NOZ/PNJB)	2011-2012	13	12	6	285	79*	47.50	338	84.31	-	1	1	25	8
F du Plessis (SA/TITNS)	2011-2012	21	21	3	852	120	47.33	920	92.60	2	4	-	84	6
CA Thyssen (WAR)	2011-2011	12	11	3	365	79	45.62	355	102.81	-	2	-	22	11
KA Pollard (T&T/WI)	2011-2012	14	13	2	496	119	45.09	460+	100.43	2	-	1	20+	32+
RJ Nicol (CANT/EAGLE/NZ)	2011-2012	15	15	1	626	146	44.71	803	77.95	3	2	1	53	16
AN Petersen (LIONS/SA)	2011-2012	10	10	1	396	145*	44.00	457	86.65	1	2	-	37	5
SHT Kandamby (SL-A/SSC)	2011-2012	11	10	1	391	66	43.44	525	74.47	-	5	-	31	5
JP Duminy (COBRA/SA)	2011-2012	19	17	4	563	66*	43.30	747	75.36	-	5	-	36	4
DA Warner (AUS/NSW)	2011-2012	20	20	-	856	163	42.80	982	87.16	2	4	-	81	9
MDKJ Perera (COLT/SL-A)	2011-2012	10	10	2	341	77	42.62	353	96.60	-	3	-	23	11
Tamim Iqbal (BAN)	2011-2012	14	14	2	501	70	41.75	622	80.54	-	6	2	61	3
AK Kitchen (AUCK)	2011-2012	10	10	2	333	110*	41.62	335	99.40	1	1	-	37	7
RG Sharma (IND/MUM)	2011-2012	14	12	1	456	95	41.45	539	84.60	-	4	1	35	6
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2011-2012	24	24	1	932	105	40.52	1189	78.38	2	6	-	76	7
MN van Wyk (KNGHT)	2011-2011	11	11	1	404	136	40.40	413	97.82	1	1	-	54	8
A Jacobs (EPR/WAR)	2011-2012	16	16	1	606	74	40.40	749	80.90	-	6	1	66	2
G Gambhir (DELHI/IND/IND-R)	2011-2012	23	23	2	848	100	40.38	993	85.39	1	7	2	81	2
SR Patel (ENG/LIONS)	2011-2012	14	12	4	322	70*	40.25	354	90.96	-	2	-	30	4
CA Ingram (SA/WAR)	2011-2012	15	14	1	519	112	39.92	547	94.88	1	3	1	57	7
JT Smuts (WAR)	2011-2011	11	11	-	438	132	39.81	613	71.45	1	2	-	39	4
GJ Bailey (AUS/TAS)	2011-2012	13	13	-	513	101	39.46	656	78.20	1	2	-	33	10
DJ Hussey (AUS/VIC)	2011-2012	21	21	3	707	76	39.27	711	99.43	-	8	2	46	14
Umar Akmal (PAK)	2011-2012	17	15	1	545	91	38.92	661	82.45	-	6	-	43	7
LD Chandimal (SL)	2011-2012	23	23	4	735	92*	38.68	982	74.84	-	6	1	49	6
RR Rossouw (KNGHT)	2011-2011	11	11	2	342	65*	38.00	442	77.37	-	3	-	45	1
Imran Farhat (HBL/PAK)	2011-2012	17	17	1	608	125	38.00	703	86.48	2	3	-	69	5
Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK)	2011-2012	17	16	4	455	72*	37.91	725	62.75	-	2	-	30	6
TM Dilshan (SL/Tamil)	2011-2012	25	25	1	900	160*	37.50	1075	83.72	2	4	2	96	9
B Cachopa (AUCK)	2011-2012	10	10	-	373	114	37.30	547	68.19	1	1	-	31	8
Bipul Sharma (NOZ/PNJB)	2012-2012	10	10	2	293	68	36.62	325	90.15	-	2	1	30	8
AM Rahane (IND/MUM/WEZ)	2011-2012	15	15	1	511	118	36.50	672	76.04	1	2	1	59	2
S Matsikenyeri (EAGLE/ZIM)	2011-2012	10	10	2	286	110*	35.75	313	91.37	1	1	1	32	2
Mandeep Singh (IND-B/NOZ/PNJB)	2011-2012	11	11	-	392	66	35.63	555	70.63	-	4	-	33	4
C Kieswetter (ENG/LIONS)	2011-2012	14	12	1	388	112*	35.27	404	96.03	1	2	1	36	12
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2011-2012	21	21	1	683	85	34.15	829	82.38	-	6	-	53	6
MEK Hussey (AUS)	2011-2012	18	18	3	512	67	34.13	657	77.92	-	2	-	37	8
Shoaib Malik (PAK/PIA)	2011-2012	15	13	1	402	80*	33.50	588	68.36	-	4	2	21	1
SK Raina (IND)	2011-2012	21	20	4	532	80	33.25	506	105.13	-	4	2	51	9
J Botha (SA/WAR)	2011-2012	16	15	5	326	57*	32.60	364	89.56	-	2	-	29	1
WU Tharanga (NCC/SL)	2011-2012	23	21	-	673	77	32.04	822	81.87	-	7	2	71	8
Imrul Kayes (BAN/BAN-A)	2011-2012	11	11	2	287	110*	31.88	435	65.97	1	1	1	24	6
SR Tendulkar (IND)	2012-2012	10	10	-	315	114	31.50	387	81.39	1	1	-	35	2
M van Jaarsveld (TITNS)	2011-2011	10	10	1	281	50*	31.22	332	84.63	-	1	2	26	7
PJ Forrest (AUS/QLD)	2011-2012	17	17	-	529	104	31.11	775	68.25	1	4	1	49	8
Nasir Hossain (BAN/BAN-A/BCBXI)	2011-2012	18	15	1	432	100	30.85	567	76.19	1	2	-	34	7
Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN)	2011-2012	15	14	4	306	69	30.60	377	81.16	-	3	1	17	10
S Dhawan (DELHI/IND-R/NOZ)	2011-2012	13	12	2	302	69	30.20	442	68.32	-	3	1	32	2
PBB Rajapaksa (SL-A/SSC)	2011-2012	11	11	1	302	72	30.20	309	97.73	-	2	-	32	6
GC Smith (COBRA/SA)	2011-2012	13	12	-	360	125	30.00	478	75.31	1	2	-	30	5
HDRL Thirimanne (SL)	2012-2012	15	12	-	357	69	29.75	465	76.77	-	3	-	20	1
Mohammad Hafeez (PAK)	2011-2012	17	17	-	501	105	29.47	750	66.80	1	2	1	56	2
JP Kreusch (BOR/WAR)	2011-2012	14	13	-	383	79	29.46	490	78.16	-	2	-	30	6
AD Mathews (SL)	2011-2012	18	17	4	382	64	29.38	475	80.42	-	2	2	21	6
WD Parnell (SA/WAR)	2011-2012	14	11	3	235	104	29.37	249	94.37	1	-	1	19	3
H Davids (TITNS)	2011-2011	10	10	-	287	81	28.70	322	89.13	-	3	2	26	7
MN Samuels (WI)	2011-2012	14	14	1	373	88*	28.69	521	71.59	-	3	1	37	9
AD Russell (JAM/WI)	2011-2012	18	15	3	344	53	28.66	255+	121.17	-	1	-	31+	11+
Younis Khan (PAK)	2011-2012	15	15	2	372	70*	28.61	458	81.22	-	3	1	38	0
MS Wade (AUS/VIC)	2011-2012	20	20	-	565	120	28.25	758	74.53	1	3	1	42	10
SR Watson (AUS)	2011-2012	12	12	-	335	66	27.91	414	80.91	-	2	-	25	7
MF Maharoof (NCC/SL)	2011-2012	16	13	3	277	56*	27.70	352	78.69	-	2	-	30	4
Alok Kapali (BAN/BAN-A/BCBXI)	2011-2012	11	10	1	239	68	26.55	353	67.70	-	1	-	25	2
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	2011-2012	17	14	1	345	75	26.53	300	115.00	-	2	1	29	9
DJG Sammy (WI)	2011-2012	13	11	2	237	84	26.33	179	132.40	-	1	1	21	13
JEC Franklin (NZ/WELL)	2011-2012	13	12	-	306	58	25.50	396	77.27	-	1	1	23	4
PA Patel (IND/WEZ)	2011-2012	12	12	1	274	78	24.90	297	92.25	-	2	1	38	0
AM Ellis (CANT/NZ)	2011-2012	12	12	3	220	40	24.44	203	108.37	-	-	-	17	5
JM Bairstow (ENG/LIONS)	2011-2012	15	14	1	313	50*	24.07	442	70.81	-	1	-	26	3
DT Christian (AUS/SOA)	2011-2012	20	19	5	317	39	22.64	331	95.77	-	-	-	25	7
RA Jadeja (IND)	2011-2012	20	15	4	247	38	22.45	309	79.93	-	-	-	15	2
JWA Taylor (LIONS)	2012-2012	10	10	1	201	65*	22.33	353	56.94	-	1	1	12	0
CKB Kulasekara (NCC/SL/SL-A)	2011-2012	13	11	2	197	42	21.88	255	77.25	-	-	2	19	2
DM Bravo (WI)	2011-2012	12	12	2	215	60	21.50	357	60.22	-	1	2	24	1
XJ Doherty (AUS/TAS)	2011-2012	23	13	8	106	32*	21.20	145	73.10	-	-	1	7	1
AJ Pienaar (FS/KNGHT)	2011-2012	15	13	-	265	88	20.38	337	78.63	-	1	1	20	4
DP Hyatt (JAM/WI)	2011-2011	11	11	1	195	39	19.50	276+	55.43	-	-	1	12+	7+
A Mithun (IND/IND-G/KNTKA/SOZ)	2011-2012	13	10	2	153	34	19.12	140	109.28	-	-	1	15	6
DJ Bravo (T&T/WI)	2011-2012	10	10	-	176	55	17.60	152+	67.76	-	1	1	8+	2+
NLTC Perera (SL)	2011-2012	13	12	2	171	69*	17.10	147	116.32	-	1	-	7	8
R Ashwin (IND)	2011-2012	19	10	2	133	31	16.62	189	70.37	-	-	-	8	0
RE van der Merwe (NTHNS/TITNS)	2011-2012	11	11	2	148	36	16.44	146	101.36	-	-	1	11	5
KMDN Kulasekara (COLT/SL)	2011-2012	20	15	2	205	73	15.76	195	105.12	-	1	2	17	6
Shuvagata Hom (BAN/BAN-A/BCBXI)	2011-2012	12	10	-	132	45	13.20	221	59.72	-	-	2	10	2
Jahurul Islam (BAN/BAN-A)	2011-2012	11	11	-	145	53	13.18	262	55.34	-	1	2	12	2
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2011-2012	17	10	5	60	20	12.00	108	55.55	-	-	-	3	0
Umar Gul (PAK)	2011-2012	16	10	3	84	39	12.00	95	88.42	-	-	2	7	3
CJ McKay (AUS/VIC)	2011-2012	18	13	1	100	28	8.33	142	70.42	-	-	2	8	1
S Prasanna (SL/SL-A/SLARM)	2011-2012	13	10	2	61	21	7.62	127	48.03	-	-	2	4	1
Abdur Razzak (BAN)	2011-2012	14	10	2	46	25	5.75	65	70.76	-	-	3	4	1
SL Malinga (SL)	2011-2012	23	15	2	46	11	3.53	83	55.42	-	-	2	3	1

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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:

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Aug 7-9, 2025 [Test # 2599]

India vs England at The Oval, India in England 5th Test, Jul 31-Aug 4, 2025 [Test # 2598]

Somerset vs Nottinghamshire at Nottingham, County Championship Division One 55th Match, Jul 29-Aug 1, 2025 [First-class]