|
Highest Batting Averages for Players Batting
Innings
for
| |
Player
|
Country
|
Career
|
Mat
|
Inns
|
NO
|
Runs
|
HS
|
100s
|
50s
|
Avg
|
S/R
|
| 1 |
ten Doeschate, R N*
|
Netherlands
|
2006-
|
33
|
32
|
9
|
1541
|
119
|
5
|
9
|
67.00
|
87.71
|
| 2 |
Kohli, V*
|
India
|
2008-
|
211
|
203
|
35
|
9779
|
183
|
35
|
48
|
58.21
|
92.12
|
| 3 |
Babar Azam*
|
Pakistan
|
2015-
|
49
|
47
|
8
|
2119
|
125*
|
8
|
8
|
54.33
|
84.93
|
| 4 |
Bevan, M G
|
Australia
|
1994-2004
|
232
|
196
|
67
|
6912
|
108*
|
6
|
46
|
53.58
|
74.16
|
| 5 |
de Villiers, A B
|
South Africa
|
2005-2018
|
228
|
218
|
39
|
9577
|
176
|
25
|
53
|
53.50
|
101.10
|
| 6 |
Root, J E*
|
England
|
2013-
|
116
|
110
|
17
|
4800
|
133*
|
13
|
28
|
51.61
|
86.83
|
| 7 |
Trott, I J L
|
England
|
2009-2013
|
68
|
65
|
10
|
2819
|
137
|
4
|
22
|
51.25
|
77.06
|
| 8 |
Dhoni, M S*
|
India
|
2004-
|
324
|
276
|
78
|
10079
|
183*
|
10
|
67
|
50.90
|
88.11
|
| 9 |
Rayudu, A T*
|
India
|
2013-
|
37
|
33
|
10
|
1159
|
124*
|
2
|
7
|
50.39
|
75.90
|
| 10 |
Bairstow, J M*
|
England
|
2011-
|
51
|
47
|
8
|
1962
|
141*
|
6
|
7
|
50.31
|
105.31
|
| 11 |
Amla, H M*
|
South Africa
|
2008-
|
169
|
166
|
11
|
7696
|
159
|
26
|
36
|
49.65
|
89.30
|
| 12 |
Hussey, M E K
|
Australia
|
2004-2012
|
185
|
157
|
44
|
5442
|
109*
|
3
|
39
|
48.16
|
87.17
|
| 13 |
Zaheer Abbas
|
Pakistan
|
1974-1985
|
62
|
60
|
6
|
2572
|
123
|
7
|
13
|
47.63
|
84.80
|
| 14 |
Turner, G M
|
New Zealand
|
1973-1983
|
41
|
40
|
6
|
1598
|
171*
|
3
|
9
|
47.00
|
67.80
|
| 15 |
Richards, I V A
|
West Indies
|
1975-1991
|
187
|
167
|
24
|
6721
|
189*
|
11
|
45
|
47.00
|
90.20
|
| 16 |
Williamson, K S*
|
New Zealand
|
2010-
|
127
|
121
|
11
|
5157
|
145*
|
11
|
33
|
46.88
|
83.24
|
| 17 |
Dhawan, S*
|
India
|
2010-
|
108
|
107
|
6
|
4694
|
137
|
14
|
25
|
46.48
|
93.99
|
| 18 |
Taylor, L R P L*
|
New Zealand
|
2006-
|
204
|
190
|
33
|
7267
|
181*
|
19
|
41
|
46.29
|
82.87
|
| 19 |
Sharma, R G*
|
India
|
2007-
|
186
|
180
|
28
|
6906
|
264
|
18
|
36
|
45.43
|
87.36
|
| 20 |
de Kock, Q*
|
South Africa
|
2013-
|
95
|
95
|
5
|
4073
|
178
|
13
|
17
|
45.26
|
94.24
|
| 21 |
Greenidge, C G
|
West Indies
|
1975-1991
|
128
|
127
|
13
|
5134
|
133*
|
11
|
31
|
45.04
|
64.92
|
| 22 |
Tendulkar, S R
|
India
|
1989-2012
|
463
|
452
|
41
|
18426
|
200*
|
49
|
96
|
44.83
|
86.24
|
| 23 |
Jones, D M
|
Australia
|
1984-1994
|
164
|
161
|
25
|
6068
|
145
|
7
|
46
|
44.62
|
72.57
|
| 24 |
Clarke, M J
|
Australia
|
2003-2015
|
245
|
223
|
44
|
7981
|
130
|
8
|
58
|
44.59
|
78.99
|
| 25 |
du Plessis, F*
|
South Africa
|
2011-
|
120
|
115
|
14
|
4485
|
185
|
9
|
29
|
44.41
|
88.46
|
| 26 |
Kallis, J H
|
South Africa
|
1996-2014
|
328
|
314
|
53
|
11579
|
139
|
17
|
86
|
44.36
|
72.89
|
| 27 |
Hayden, M L
|
Australia
|
1993-2008
|
161
|
155
|
15
|
6133
|
181*
|
10
|
36
|
43.81
|
78.96
|
| 28 |
Warner, D A*
|
Australia
|
2009-
|
106
|
104
|
4
|
4343
|
179
|
14
|
17
|
43.43
|
96.55
|
| 29 |
Misbah-ul-Haq
|
Pakistan
|
2002-2015
|
162
|
149
|
31
|
5122
|
96*
|
0
|
42
|
43.41
|
73.75
|
| 30 |
Guptill, M J*
|
New Zealand
|
2009-
|
159
|
156
|
17
|
5976
|
237*
|
13
|
34
|
42.99
|
86.38
|
| 31 |
Coetzer, K J*
|
Scotland
|
2008-
|
50
|
48
|
2
|
1969
|
156
|
4
|
12
|
42.80
|
88.81
|
| 32 |
Sarwan, R R
|
West Indies
|
2000-2013
|
181
|
169
|
33
|
5804
|
120*
|
5
|
38
|
42.68
|
75.74
|
| 33 |
Mathews, A D*
|
Sri Lanka
|
2008-
|
203
|
173
|
46
|
5380
|
139*
|
2
|
37
|
42.36
|
83.40
|
| 34 |
Dippenaar, H H
|
South Africa
|
1999-2007
|
107
|
95
|
14
|
3421
|
125*
|
4
|
26
|
42.23
|
67.78
|
| 35 |
Ponting, R T
|
Australia
|
1995-2012
|
375
|
365
|
39
|
13704
|
164
|
30
|
82
|
42.04
|
80.39
|
| 36 |
Sangakkara, K C
|
Sri Lanka
|
2000-2015
|
404
|
380
|
41
|
14234
|
169
|
25
|
93
|
41.99
|
78.86
|
| 37 |
Smith, S P D*
|
Australia
|
2010-
|
108
|
94
|
12
|
3431
|
164
|
8
|
19
|
41.84
|
86.36
|
| 38 |
Mohammad Yousuf
|
Pakistan
|
1998-2010
|
288
|
273
|
40
|
9720
|
141*
|
15
|
64
|
41.72
|
75.10
|
| 39 |
Javed Miandad
|
Pakistan
|
1975-1996
|
233
|
218
|
41
|
7381
|
119*
|
8
|
50
|
41.70
|
67.01
|
| 40 |
Chanderpaul, S
|
West Indies
|
1994-2011
|
268
|
251
|
40
|
8778
|
150
|
11
|
59
|
41.60
|
70.76
|
| 41 |
Haynes, D L
|
West Indies
|
1978-1994
|
238
|
237
|
28
|
8648
|
152*
|
17
|
57
|
41.38
|
63.09
|
| 42 |
Klusener, L
|
South Africa
|
1996-2004
|
171
|
137
|
50
|
3576
|
103*
|
2
|
19
|
41.10
|
89.92
|
| 43 |
Ganguly, S C
|
India
|
1992-2007
|
311
|
300
|
23
|
11363
|
183
|
22
|
72
|
41.02
|
73.71
|
| 44 |
Kirsten, G
|
South Africa
|
1993-2003
|
184
|
184
|
19
|
6768
|
188*
|
13
|
45
|
41.02
|
72.09
|
| 45 |
Martyn, D R
|
Australia
|
1992-2006
|
208
|
182
|
51
|
5346
|
144*
|
5
|
37
|
40.81
|
77.74
|
| 46 |
Pietersen, K P
|
England
|
2004-2013
|
136
|
125
|
16
|
4440
|
130
|
9
|
25
|
40.73
|
86.58
|
| 47 |
Bailey, G J*
|
Australia
|
2012-
|
90
|
85
|
10
|
3044
|
156
|
3
|
22
|
40.59
|
83.51
|
| 48 |
Watson, S R
|
Australia
|
2002-2015
|
190
|
169
|
27
|
5757
|
185*
|
9
|
33
|
40.54
|
90.45
|
| 49 |
Lara, B C
|
West Indies
|
1990-2007
|
299
|
289
|
32
|
10405
|
169
|
19
|
63
|
40.49
|
79.51
|
| 50 |
Knight, N V
|
England
|
1996-2003
|
100
|
100
|
10
|
3637
|
125*
|
5
|
25
|
40.41
|
71.54
|
|
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