Best Average – Complete Cricket Stats & Records

This page lists the players with the best average in cricket history. These records highlight the most consistent and impactful performances across different eras.
ODIAll-time500 entries
115.96Ali KhanUSA1.77 clear of Sandeep Lamichhane
217.73Sandeep LamichhaneNEP1.77 off the lead
317.84Geoff ArnoldENG1.88 off the lead
● LEADS
Ali KhanUSA
15.96 · 1.77 better than Lamichhane
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Khan is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
18.85
The mark at number ten — 490 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
7 of the top 50 · 17 teams represented

Best Average — full list

500 entries, ranked
1Ali KhanUSA15.96
2Sandeep LamichhaneNEP17.73
3Geoff ArnoldENG17.84
4Gavin MainSCO18.16
5Ottis GibsonWI18.26
6Ehsan KhanHK18.32
7AM GhazanfarAFG18.37
8Usman KhanPAK18.62
9Rashid KhanAFG18.66
10Joel GarnerWI18.85
11Ryan HarrisAUS18.91
12Tony GrayWI18.98
13Craig WrightSCO19.29
14Mike HendrickENG19.46
15Brandon McMullenSCO19.73
16Michael RipponNED20.02
17Len PascoeAUS20.11
18Manjula GurugeUAE20.16
19Bilal KhanOMN20.30
20Sir Andy RobertsNZ20.36
21Colin CroftWI20.67
22Lalit RajbanshiNEP20.79
23Rodney TrottBER20.81
24Dennis LilleeAUS20.83
25Nadeem AhmedHK20.87
26Shane BondNZ20.88
27Tony DodemaideAUS20.92
28Haseeb AmjadHK20.97
29Michael HoldingWI21.37
30Rusty TheronSA21.52
31Sir Richard HadleeNZ21.56
32Allan DonaldSA21.79
33Saqlain MushtaqPAK21.79
34Josh DaveySCO21.79
35Ajantha MendisSL21.87
36Glenn McGrathAUS22.02
37Brad WhealSCO22.09
38Chris OldENG22.20
39Alex CusackIRE22.28
40Carl RackemannAUS22.35
41Hamid HassanAFG22.38
42Greg CampbellAUS22.44
43Abrar AhmedPAK22.62
44Chris SoleSCO22.67
45Saeed AjmalPAK22.73
46Saurabh NetravalkarUSA22.78
47Regan WestIRE22.78
48Derek UnderwoodENG22.94
49Chris GreavesSCO23.04
50Muttiah MuralitharanSL23.08
51Christoffel ViljoenNAM23.15
52Geoff AllottNZ23.21
53Sarfraz NawazPAK23.22
54Gordon GoudieSCO23.23
55Brad WilliamsAUS23.26
56Brett LeeAUS23.36
57Terry AldermanAUS23.36
58Kaushal LokuarachchiSL23.39
59Wasim AkramPAK23.53
60Mark JonkmanNED23.54
61Shaun TaitAUS23.56
62Amit MishraIND23.61
63Jay OdedraOMN23.62
64Amir HamzaAFG23.72
65Mudassar BukhariNED23.74
66Jasprit BumrahIND23.74
67Kaleem SanaCAN23.77
68Timm van der GugtenNED23.77
69Reon KingWI23.78
70John BlainSCO23.78
71Dilip DoshiIND23.82
72Basil HameedUAE23.83
73Jacob DuffyNZ23.83
74Waqar YounisPAK23.84
75Chris PringleNZ23.87
76Vanburn HolderWI23.89
77Doug BollingerAUS23.90
78Aayan Afzal KhanUAE23.94
79Mitchell StarcAUS23.96
80Shadeep SilvaUAE24.00
81Vernon PhilanderSA24.05
82Mohammed ShamiIND24.05
83Trent BoultNZ24.12
84Sir Curtly AmbroseWI24.13
85Gerald CoetzeeSA24.15
86Karim SadiqAFG24.22
87Not on recordNAM24.24
88Nathan BrackenAUS24.37
89Clint McKayAUS24.37
90Andrew FlintoffENG24.38
91Edgar SchiferliNED24.48
92Fred KlaassenNED24.50
93Shaun PollockSA24.51
94Patrick PattersonWI24.51
95Ian HollandUSA24.53
96Eric SimonsSA24.55
97Bob WillisENG24.60
98Ryan ten DoeschateNED24.61
99Nosaina PokanaPNG24.64
100Bernard ScholtzNAM24.65
101Makhaya NtiniSA24.66
102Wanindu HasarangaSL24.68
103James NgocheKEN24.70
104Gary TroupNZ24.72
105Craig McDermottAUS24.72
106Matt HenryNZ24.82
107Imran TahirSA24.84
108Hamish BennettNZ24.85
109Khurram ChohanCAN24.93
110Shaheen AfridiPAK24.94
111Tangeni LungameniNAM24.95
112Tom HoganAUS24.96
113Lonwabo TsotsobeSA24.97
114Shoaib AkhtarPAK24.98
115Michael KasprowiczAUS24.99
116Arafat SunnyBAN25.00
116Craig MatthewsSA25.00
117Corey AndersonNZ25.03
118Basant RegmiNEP25.16
119Khurram KhanUAE25.23
120Mitchell JohnsonAUS25.26
121Karan KCNEP25.27
122Aftab AlamAFG25.31
123Andre BothaIRE25.32
124Morne MorkelSA25.32
125Vasbert DrakesWI25.35
126Ruben TrumpelmannNAM25.37
127Harvinder SinghIND25.38
128Damien FlemingAUS25.39
129Jason GillespieAUS25.43
130Sajeewa de SilvaSL25.44
131Sagar PunNEP25.45
132Larry GomesWI25.49
133Zeeshan MaqsoodOMN25.53
134Nasir AzizUAE25.56
135Kris SrikkanthIND25.64
136Mohammed SirajIND25.68
137Imran HaiderUAE25.69
138Bernard JulienWI25.72
139Simi SinghIRE25.74
140Shane WarneAUS25.74
141Simon DavisAUS25.75
142Aizaz CheemaPAK25.78
143Vic MarksENG25.80
144Hamza TahirSCO25.83
145Ewen ChatfieldNZ25.84
146Craig YoungIRE25.85
147Wayne DanielWI25.87
148Shane LeeAUS25.94
149Dale SteynSA25.95
150Taijul IslamBAN25.97
151Reece TopleyENG26.02
152Brian McKechnieNZ26.05
153Haris RaufPAK26.05
154Alex WharfENG26.06
155Sikander BakhtPAK26.06
156Kabua MoreaPNG26.14
157Abdul QadirPAK26.17
158Assad ValaPNG26.25
159Mark WattSCO26.27
160Semo KameaPNG26.30
161Jeffrey VandersaySL26.40
162Dilshan MadushankaSL26.40
163Ahmed RazaUAE26.41
164Darren GoughENG26.44
165Sunil NarineWI26.47
166Andrew HallSA26.47
167JJ SmitNAM26.48
168Sompal KamiNEP26.48
169Boyd RankinENG26.49
170Ian BishopWI26.50
171Arshdeep SinghIND26.52
172Craig WhiteENG26.55
173Andrew WhiteIRE26.58
174Richard CollingeNZ26.61
175Imran NiaziBHR26.62
176Gerhard ErasmusNAM26.67
177Alasdair EvansSCO26.68
178Jofra ArcherENG26.71
179Kuldeep YadavIND26.73
180Dave Langford-SmithIRE26.81
181Brad HoggAUS26.85
182Graham DilleyENG26.90
183Malcolm MarshallWI26.96
184Naseem ShahPAK26.97
185Kyle MillsNZ27.02
186Jan FrylinckNAM27.06
187Dwaine PretoriusSA27.06
188Azmatullah OmarzaiAFG27.07
189Fareed AhmadAFG27.08
190Yuzvendra ChahalIND27.13
191Mike WhitneyAUS27.15
192Tanwir AfzalHK27.15
193George O'BrienBER27.17
194Mustafizur RahmanBAN27.24
195Jan Nicol Loftie-EatonNAM27.25
196Anrich NortjeSA27.28
197Tanzim Hasan SakibBAN27.29
198Ahsan MalikNED27.29
199Ryan McLarenSA27.30
200Max WalkerAUS27.30
201Mohammad WasimPAK27.33
202Harshit RanaIND27.38
203Zahoor KhanUAE27.39
204Alan MullallyENG27.43
205Kapil DevIND27.45
206Meyrick PringleSA27.45
207Kagiso RabadaSA27.46
208Geoff DymockAUS27.47
209Iain WardlawSCO27.52
210Chaminda VaasSL27.54
211Danny MorrisonNZ27.54
212Keith ArthurtonWI27.60
213Al-Amin HossainBAN27.64
214Josh HazlewoodAUS27.68
215Andre NelSA27.69
216Rizwan CheemaCAN27.73
217Fanie de VilliersSA27.75
218Mohammad NaveedUAE27.76
219Akeal HoseinWI27.77
220James TredwellENG27.77
221Graeme SwannENG27.77
222Jon LewisENG27.78
223Darren LehmannAUS27.79
224Ajit AgarkarIND27.85
225Thilan ThusharaSL27.86
226Stuart ClarkAUS27.87
227Lameck OnyangoKEN27.91
227Cameron StevensonUSA27.91
228Irfan AhmedHK27.92
229Roger TelemachusSA27.95
230Nikhil ChopraIND27.96
231Kenny BenjaminWI27.97
232Paul JarvisENG28.00
233Nelson OdhiamboKEN28.04
234Vivian KingmaNED28.04
235Farveez MaharoofSL28.07
236Steve ElworthySA28.07
237Javagal SrinathIND28.09
238Paul AdamsSA28.10
239Sunil DhaniramCAN28.16
240Riley HekurePNG28.19
241Mitchell McClenaghanNZ28.21
242Peter TaylorAUS28.25
243Karima GoreUSA28.30
244Mujeeb Ur RahmanAFG28.30
245Chad SoperPNG28.31
246Trevor ChappellAUS28.32
247Allan BorderAUS28.37
248Saad Bin ZafarCAN28.37
249Martin SneddenNZ28.39
250Maheesh TheekshanaSL28.40
251Rodney HoggAUS28.45
252Andy CaddickENG28.48
253Tendai ChisoroZIM28.50
254Brad EvansZIM28.53
255Sir Ian BothamENG28.54
256Taskin AhmedBAN28.60
257Ahmad ButtOMN28.60
258Roelof van der MerweNED28.60
259Dawlat ZadranAFG28.60
260Mick MaloneAUS28.64
261Billy StellingNED28.70
262Prasidh KrishnaIND28.71
263Simon O'DonnellAUS28.72
264Lasith MalingaSL28.77
265Majid KhanPAK28.77
266John DavisonCAN28.81
267Alzarri JosephWI28.83
268Barry McCarthyIRE28.84
269Manoj PrabhakarIND28.88
270Saqib MahmoodENG28.89
271Pat CumminsAUS28.90
272Adam ZampaAUS28.95
273Greg ChappellAUS29.13
274Lungi NgidiSA29.13
275Shoriful IslamBAN29.16
276Debasis MohantyIND29.16
277James AndersonENG29.16
278Jacob OramNZ29.17
279Paul ReiffelAUS29.21
280Junaid KhanPAK29.24
281Karthik MeiyappanUAE29.25
282Madan LalIND29.27
283Naved-ul-HasanPAK29.28
284Abdur RazzakBAN29.30
285Washington SundarIND29.31
286Merv HughesAUS29.34
286Anthony IrelandZIM29.34
287Umar GulPAK29.35
288Ravi RampaulWI29.35
289Roger BinnyIND29.35
290Jhye RichardsonAUS29.37
291Steven FinnENG29.37
292Richard NgaravaZIM29.39
293Con de LangeSCO29.41
294Chris LewisENG29.42
295Zaheer KhanIND29.44
296Geoff LawsonAUS29.45
297Ian BradshawWI29.47
298Willie GaveraPNG29.48
298Kamran ShazadUAE29.48
299Mohammad SamiPAK29.48
300Tim MurtaghIRE29.49
301Dwayne BravoWI29.52
302Shakib Al HasanBAN29.53
303Jerome TaylorWI29.53
304Junaid SiddiqueUAE29.56
305David WilleyENG29.60
306Kevin SandherCAN29.62
307Charl LangeveldtSA29.62
308Andy McKayNZ29.63
308Paul van MeekerenNED29.63
308Mohammad AmirPAK29.63
309Henry OsindeCAN29.64
310Tawanda MupariwaZIM29.65
311Keshav MaharajSA29.70
312Rohan MustafaUAE29.70
313John LeverENG29.71
314Irfan PathanIND29.72
315Peter OngondoKEN29.75
316Daniel ChristianAUS29.75
316Nuwan ZoysaSL29.75
317Jeremy GordonCAN29.77
318Dipendra Singh AireeNEP29.82
319Heath StreakZIM29.83
320Peter MartinENG29.85
321Wavell HindsWI29.89
322Mirwais AshrafAFG29.90
323Safyaan SharifSCO29.90
324Nathan Coulter-NileAUS29.90
325John HastingsAUS29.90
326Lance KlusenerSA29.95
327Manzarul IslamBAN29.96
328Angus FraserENG30.04
329Liam PlunkettENG30.05
330John RevaPNG30.09
330Aqib SulehriOMN30.09
331Kashif DaudUAE30.13
332Champaka RamanayakeSL30.13
333Stuart BroadENG30.13
334Fidel EdwardsWI30.20
335Dilhara FernandoSL30.20
336Kyle McCallanIRE30.20
337Graeme CremerZIM30.22
338Jamie OvertonENG30.23
339Grant ElliottNZ30.23
340Chris WoakesENG30.24
341Munaf PatelIND30.27
342Saleem MukuddemBER30.30
343Thomas OdoyoKEN30.30
344Ian HarveyAUS30.32
345Dilon HeyligerCAN30.32
346Shayne O'ConnorNZ30.35
347Willie WatsonENG30.36
348Peter ConnellIRE30.38
349Wayne ParnellSA30.40
350Courtney WalshWI30.48
351Trent JohnstonIRE30.49
352Nandre BurgerSA30.50
352Nisarg PatelUSA30.50
352Dhammika PrasadSL30.50
353Lance CairnsNZ30.53
354Shem NgocheKEN30.56
355Adam DaleAUS30.59
356Hiren VaraiyaKEN30.60
357Graham HumeIRE30.64
358Dave GilbertAUS30.67
359Akila DananjayaSL30.67
360Gerrie SnymanNAM30.70
361Mohammad IrfanPAK30.71
362Amir HayatUAE30.76
363Winston BenjaminWI30.79
364Rob TaylorSCO30.85
365Kyle JamiesonNZ30.85
366Khawar AliOMN30.85
366James FaulknerAUS30.85
367Mohammad NabiAFG30.87
368John EmbureyENG30.87
369Zakir KhanPAK30.88
370Laurie WilliamsWI30.89
371Anil KumbleIND30.90
372Kyle AbbottSA30.91
373Mudassar NazarPAK30.92
374Asitha FernandoSL30.94
375Steven TaylorUSA30.95
376Ishant SharmaIND30.98
377Shardul ThakurIND30.98
378Liam DawsonENG31.00
378Andre AdamsNZ31.00
379Pragyan OjhaIND31.05
380Pedro CollinsWI31.08
381Ben ShikongoNAM31.08
382Neil FosterENG31.12
383Kemar RoachWI31.13
384Ed RainsfordZIM31.13
385Michael LeaskSCO31.16
386Hasan AliPAK31.17
387Majid HaqSCO31.19
388Mohammad SaifuddinBAN31.19
389Sarel BurgerNAM31.24
390Bjorn FortuinSA31.26
391Narendra HirwaniIND31.26
392Maninder SinghIND31.30
393Andile PhehlukwayoSA31.35
394Bas de LeedeNED31.39
395Sohail KhanPAK31.42
396Aaqib JavedPAK31.43
397Robin JackmanENG31.47
398Kevin O'BrienIRE31.50
399Nazmul HossainBAN31.50
400Adil RashidENG31.52
401Shariz AhmadNED31.53
402Daren PowellWI31.54
403Iftikhar AnjumPAK31.56
404Shaul KarnainSL31.56
405Andy BichelAUS31.58
406Anderson CumminsWI31.62
407Daniel VettoriNZ31.72
408Justin KempSA31.72
409Ashish NehraIND31.73
410Prabath NissankaSL31.74
411Kane RichardsonAUS31.79
411Jacques KallisSA31.79
412Shane WatsonAUS31.80
413Abdul RazzaqPAK31.84
414Andre RussellWI31.84
415Adam HollioakeENG31.84
416Chamika KarunaratneSL31.88
417Aaron PhangisoSA31.88
418Upul ChandanaSL31.91
419Rangana HerathSL31.92
420John MooneyIRE31.93
421Venkatapathy RajuIND31.97
422Norman VanuaPNG31.99
423Stu GillespieNZ32.00
423Rishad HossainBAN32.00
424Jayden SealesWI32.04
425Gudakesh MotieWI32.08
426Harvir BaidwanCAN32.08
427Parth DesaiCAN32.13
428Daryl TuffeyNZ32.13
429Jack BrassellNAM32.17
430Naveen-ul-HaqAFG32.18
431Ehsan NawazHK32.26
432Fayyaz AhmedUAE32.27
433Venkatesh PrasadIND32.31
434Nathan EllisAUS32.33
435Eddo BrandesZIM32.37
436Pieter SeelaarNED32.39
437Sheldon CottrellWI32.40
438Axar PatelIND32.43
439Mervyn DillonWI32.45
440Doug BracewellNZ32.50
441Suranga LakmalSL32.52
442Geoff MillerENG32.52
443Angelo MathewsSL32.56
444Tony GreigENG32.58
445Fazalhaq FarooqiAFG32.59
446Steve HarmisonENG32.64
447Shaminda ErangaSL32.67
448Wasim RajaPAK32.71
449Tendai ChataraZIM32.74
450Lockie FergusonNZ32.76
451Mark EalhamENG32.79
452Thisara PereraSL32.80
453Chris CairnsNZ32.81
454Sohag GaziBAN32.82
455Phil DeFreitasENG32.83
456Asela GunaratneSL32.86
457Mohammad SheikhBAN32.89
458Martin CroweNZ32.90
459Mohit SharmaIND32.90
460Mashrafe MortazaBAN32.94
461Michael MasonNZ33.03
462Paul StrangZIM33.05
463Mark AdairIRE33.08
464Mohammad AsifPAK33.13
465Ravichandran AshwinIND33.21
466Saleem MalikPAK33.25
467Mushtaq AhmedPAK33.30
468Steve TikoloKEN33.30
469Nehemiah OdhiamboKEN33.31
470Aizaz KhanHK33.32
471Oshane ThomasWI33.35
472Harbhajan SinghIND33.36
473Dominic CorkENG33.37
474Winston DavisWI33.38
475Lahiru KumaraSL33.43
476SreesanthIND33.44
477Dunith WellalageSL33.45
478Luke JongweZIM33.48
479Gladstone SmallENG33.48
480Dewald NelSCO33.50
481Syed RaselBAN33.62
482Pulasthi GunaratneSL33.63
483Umesh YadavIND33.63
484Nasum AhmedBAN33.67
485Tim SoutheeNZ33.70
486Ravi RatnayekeSL33.72
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