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Best Average in 2016: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
Here is the complete breakdown of the best average in 2016, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ALL FORMATS
2016
311 entries
1
6.50
Lasith Malinga
SL
0.17 clear of Pipi Raho
2
6.67
Pipi Raho
PNG
0.17 off the lead
3
7.00
Nathan McCullum
NZ
0.50 off the lead
● LEADS
Lasith Malinga
SL
6.50 · 0.17 better than Raho
↑ IN THE CHASE
2
players sit within 10% of the lead on best average
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
11.00
The mark at number ten — 301 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Netherlands
6 of the top 50 · 20 teams represented
Best Average — full list
311 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Lasith Malinga
SL
6.50
2
Pipi Raho
PNG
6.67
3
Nathan McCullum
NZ
7.00
4
Kesrick Williams
WI
7.50
5
Martin Guptill
NZ
7.80
6
Chris Gayle
WI
8.50
7
Mudassar Bukhari
NED
8.54
8
Michael Rippon
NED
9.13
9
Michael Swart
NED
9.50
10
Harbhajan Singh
IND
11.00
11
Chris Sole
SCO
11.29
12
Kedar Jadhav
IND
12.17
13
Paul van Meekeren
NED
12.78
14
Gavin Main
SCO
13.00
14
Iftikhar Ahmed
PAK
13.00
15
Suresh Raina
IND
13.17
16
Collins Obuya
KEN
14.25
17
Mustafizur Rahman
BAN
14.45
18
Fareed Ahmad
AFG
14.86
19
Chad Soper
PNG
14.95
20
Nadeem Ahmed
HK
14.97
21
Al-Amin Hossain
BAN
15.18
22
Charles Amini
PNG
15.33
23
Sayed Shirzad
AFG
15.50
24
Mosharraf Hossain
BAN
15.67
25
Mehidy Hasan
BAN
15.68
26
Alasdair Evans
SCO
15.74
27
Manjula Guruge
UAE
16.00
27
Vishwa Fernando
SL
16.00
28
Max Sorensen
IRE
16.10
29
Pat Cummins
AUS
16.13
30
Timm van der Gugten
NED
16.45
31
Luke Jongwe
ZIM
16.57
32
Mark Watt
SCO
17.00
33
Jasprit Bumrah
IND
17.24
34
Sarel Burger
NAM
17.29
35
Aaron Phangiso
SA
17.30
36
Mehran Khan
OMN
17.33
37
Safyaan Sharif
SCO
17.50
38
Rashid Khan
AFG
17.55
39
Brad Wheal
SCO
18.00
39
Karan KC
NEP
18.00
39
Basant Regmi
NEP
18.00
40
Mohammad Nabi
AFG
18.21
41
Yuzvendra Chahal
IND
18.44
42
Roelof van der Merwe
NED
18.57
43
Rakep Patel
KEN
18.60
44
Mohammad Naveed
UAE
18.67
45
Samuel Badree
WI
18.82
46
Nuwan Kulasekara
SL
19.10
47
Kyle Abbott
SA
19.20
48
Sohail Tanvir
PAK
19.20
49
Rangana Herath
SL
20.29
50
Amjad Javed
UAE
20.52
51
Grant Elliott
NZ
20.53
52
Kane Williamson
NZ
20.67
52
Ashish Nehra
IND
20.67
53
Nehemiah Odhiambo
KEN
20.83
54
Wellington Masakadza
ZIM
20.86
55
Imad Wasim
PAK
20.89
56
Nelson Odhiambo
KEN
21.00
56
Richie Berrington
SCO
21.00
56
Sabbir Rahman
BAN
21.00
57
Neil Wagner
NZ
21.05
58
Imran Tahir
SA
21.20
59
Hamid Hassan
AFG
21.20
60
Mitchell Starc
AUS
21.24
61
Imran Khan
BHR
21.33
62
Con de Lange
SCO
21.43
63
Colin de Grandhomme
NZ
21.75
64
Shane Watson
AUS
21.78
65
Lakshan Sandakan
SL
21.82
66
Neville Madziva
ZIM
21.85
67
Ehsan Khan
HK
21.91
67
Vernon Philander
SA
21.91
68
Khawar Ali
OMN
22.00
68
Sufyan Mehmood
OMN
22.00
69
Assad Vala
PNG
22.14
70
Yuvraj Singh
IND
22.60
71
George Dockrell
IRE
22.64
72
Dhawal Kulkarni
IND
22.67
73
Steve O'Keefe
AUS
22.83
74
Ravichandran Ashwin
IND
22.90
75
Boyd Rankin
ENG
23.00
76
Shakib Al Hasan
BAN
23.11
77
Barry McCarthy
IRE
23.17
78
Tinashe Panyangara
ZIM
23.20
79
Ashley Nurse
WI
23.25
80
Adam Milne
NZ
23.68
81
James Anderson
ENG
23.73
82
Mirwais Ashraf
AFG
23.80
83
Barinder Sran
IND
23.85
84
Mohammad Sami
PAK
23.86
85
Matt Machan
SCO
24.00
86
Kagiso Rabada
SA
24.27
87
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
IND
24.56
88
Abu Hider
BAN
24.80
89
Andre Russell
WI
24.90
90
Ahsan Malik
NED
25.00
90
Jacob Mulder
IRE
25.00
91
Syed Kaleem
OMN
25.20
92
Cameron Boyce
AUS
25.50
93
Adam Zampa
AUS
25.51
94
Dilruwan Perera
SL
25.66
95
Mark Chapman
HK
25.67
95
Zhivago Groenewald
NAM
25.67
96
Amit Mishra
IND
25.72
97
Amila Aponso
SL
25.86
98
Dwayne Bravo
WI
26.00
99
Haseeb Amjad
HK
26.17
100
Andy McBrine
IRE
26.23
101
Craig Young
IRE
26.25
102
James Faulkner
AUS
26.27
103
Hasan Ali
PAK
26.35
104
Hardik Pandya
IND
26.37
105
Ish Sodhi
NZ
26.39
106
Mohammad Irfan
PAK
26.42
107
Arafat Sunny
BAN
26.50
108
John Hastings
AUS
26.70
109
Mohammed Shami
IND
26.81
110
Wayne Parnell
SA
26.82
111
Dawlat Zadran
AFG
26.90
112
Nosaina Pokana
PNG
27.00
112
Kevin O'Brien
IRE
27.00
113
Norman Vanua
PNG
27.08
114
Amir Hamza
AFG
27.13
115
Aizaz Khan
HK
27.32
116
Ravindra Jadeja
IND
27.40
117
Jayant Yadav
IND
27.40
118
Peter Siddle
AUS
27.50
119
John Reva
PNG
27.71
120
Stuart Broad
ENG
27.84
121
Peter Borren
NED
28.00
122
Josh Hazlewood
AUS
28.12
123
Dale Steyn
SA
28.26
124
Taskin Ahmed
BAN
28.29
124
Jeffrey Vandersay
SL
28.29
125
Ishant Sharma
IND
28.30
126
Paras Khadka
NEP
28.33
127
Mohammad Shahzad
AFG
28.75
128
Vivian Kingma
NED
29.00
129
James Pattinson
AUS
29.25
130
Tendai Chisoro
ZIM
29.30
131
Trent Boult
NZ
29.40
132
Qadeer Ahmed
UAE
29.40
133
Mashrafe Mortaza
BAN
29.44
134
Chris Woakes
ENG
29.56
135
Subashis Roy
BAN
29.67
136
Temba Bavuma
SA
30.00
137
Jackson Bird
AUS
30.05
138
Umar Gul
PAK
30.13
139
Taijul Islam
BAN
30.25
140
Reece Topley
ENG
30.27
141
Mitchell Santner
NZ
30.59
142
Mahuru Dai
PNG
30.60
143
Shahid Afridi
PAK
30.89
144
Darren Sammy
WI
31.00
144
Sagar Pun
NEP
31.00
144
Kusal Mendis
SL
31.00
144
Jomel Warrican
WI
31.00
145
Mitchell McClenaghan
NZ
31.17
146
Adil Rashid
ENG
31.34
147
Devendra Bishoo
WI
31.44
148
Tanwir Afzal
HK
31.54
149
Nathan Coulter-Nile
AUS
31.64
150
Rohan Mustafa
UAE
31.79
151
Lega Siaka
PNG
32.00
151
Mohammad Shahid
BAN
32.00
152
Shannon Gabriel
WI
32.14
153
Liam Dawson
ENG
32.29
154
Shakti Gauchan
NEP
32.33
155
Malcolm Waller
ZIM
32.50
156
Andile Phehlukwayo
SA
32.75
157
Ben Stokes
ENG
32.87
158
Tabraiz Shamsi
SA
32.88
159
Imran Haider
UAE
33.00
159
David Willey
ENG
33.00
160
Tim Southee
NZ
33.37
161
Mark Wood
ENG
33.43
162
Ahmed Raza
UAE
33.73
163
Corey Anderson
NZ
33.77
164
Sohail Khan
PAK
33.85
165
Ryan Campbell
AUS
34.00
165
Ruaidhri Smith
SCO
34.00
165
Karim Janat
AFG
34.00
166
Angelo Mathews
SL
34.14
167
Willie Gavera
PNG
34.25
168
Axar Patel
IND
34.33
169
Dean Elgar
SA
34.50
169
Sandeep Lamichhane
NEP
34.50
170
Matt Henry
NZ
34.58
171
Tim Murtagh
IRE
34.73
172
Keshav Maharaj
SA
34.75
172
Bilal Khan
OMN
34.75
173
Suranga Lakmal
SL
34.83
174
Alzarri Joseph
WI
34.89
175
Jason Holder
WI
34.97
176
Mohammad Amir
PAK
35.00
176
Virat Kohli
IND
35.00
177
Farhan Ahmed
UAE
35.25
178
Mosaddek Hossain
BAN
35.33
179
Wahab Riaz
PAK
35.43
180
Gerrie Snyman
NAM
35.50
181
Thisara Perera
SL
35.71
182
Chamu Chibhabha
ZIM
35.90
183
Tendai Chatara
ZIM
36.00
184
Lucas Oluoch
KEN
36.33
185
Chris Tremain
AUS
36.43
186
Donald Tiripano
ZIM
36.68
187
Nuwan Pradeep
SL
36.96
188
Nathan Lyon
AUS
37.60
189
Morne Morkel
SA
37.60
190
Bernard Scholtz
NAM
38.00
191
Chris Morris
SA
38.20
192
Sean Williams
ZIM
38.40
193
Chris Jordan
ENG
38.73
194
Liam Plunkett
ENG
38.88
195
Mahmudullah
BAN
39.00
196
Dhananjaya de Silva
SL
39.25
197
James Neesham
NZ
39.50
198
Tillakaratne Dilshan
SL
40.00
199
Anwar Ali
PAK
40.67
200
Jake Ball
ENG
40.78
201
Farhaan Behardien
SA
41.00
201
Sompal Kami
NEP
41.00
202
Yasir Shah
PAK
41.09
203
Carl Mumba
ZIM
41.13
204
Joe Root
ENG
41.17
205
Alei Nao
PNG
42.00
206
Mitchell Marsh
AUS
42.53
207
Nasir Hossain
BAN
42.67
208
Scott Boland
AUS
42.89
209
Yamin Ahmadzai
AFG
43.00
209
Ashton Agar
AUS
43.00
209
Gulbadin Naib
AFG
43.00
210
Rahat Ali
PAK
43.06
211
Marchant de Lange
SA
43.50
212
Ajay Lalcheta
OMN
43.67
213
Umesh Yadav
IND
43.93
214
Kieron Pollard
WI
44.57
215
Rob Taylor
SCO
44.67
215
Milinda Siriwardana
SL
44.67
216
Miguel Cummins
WI
44.80
217
Dushmantha Chameera
SL
44.85
218
Gareth Batty
ENG
45.25
219
Carlos Brathwaite
WI
45.43
220
Rahmat Shah
AFG
45.50
221
Shafiul Islam
BAN
45.60
222
Hamilton Masakadza
ZIM
46.00
222
Lockie Ferguson
NZ
46.00
223
Steven Finn
ENG
46.65
224
Sikandar Raza
ZIM
46.70
225
Shapoor Zadran
AFG
46.75
226
Kane Richardson
AUS
47.00
226
Dwaine Pretorius
SA
47.00
227
Graeme Cremer
ZIM
47.31
228
Jeetan Patel
NZ
47.43
229
Munis Ansari
OMN
47.75
230
Zulfiqar Babar
PAK
49.67
231
Brian Vitori
ZIM
50.00
231
Zaheer Maqsood
UAE
50.00
232
David Wiese
SA
50.25
233
Doug Bracewell
NZ
50.86
234
Peter Chase
IRE
51.50
234
Travis Head
AUS
51.50
235
Taurai Muzarabani
ZIM
51.67
236
Michael Leask
SCO
51.75
237
Shuvagata Hom
BAN
52.00
238
Jean-Paul Duminy
SA
52.38
239
Moeen Ali
ENG
53.13
240
Joe Mennie
AUS
54.00
240
Syed Ali
OMN
54.00
241
Dane Piedt
SA
54.50
242
Jon Holland
AUS
54.80
243
Sachithra Senanayake
SL
55.00
243
Zafar Ansari
ENG
55.00
244
Sese Bau
PNG
55.50
244
Naveen-ul-Haq
AFG
55.50
245
Roston Chase
WI
58.45
246
Sunil Narine
WI
58.89
247
Lahiru Kumara
SL
59.25
248
Andrew Tye
AUS
59.50
249
Shaminda Eranga
SL
59.67
250
Chris Mpofu
ZIM
61.50
251
Michael Chinouya
ZIM
62.67
252
Jan Frylinck
NAM
66.00
253
Samiullah Shenwari
AFG
66.33
254
Glenn Maxwell
AUS
67.50
254
Johannes Smit
NAM
67.50
255
Seekkuge Prasanna
SL
68.43
256
Moises Henriques
AUS
71.00
257
Zeeshan Maqsood
OMN
72.00
258
Mark Craig
NZ
73.00
259
Shoaib Malik
PAK
77.50
260
Kraigg Brathwaite
WI
82.20
261
Steven Smith
AUS
85.00
262
Rubel Hossain
BAN
86.00
262
Paul Stirling
IRE
86.00
263
Elijah Otieno
KEN
91.00
264
Joel Paris
AUS
93.00
265
Hardus Viljoen
SA
94.00
265
Chaminda Bandara
SL
94.00
266
Sulieman Benn
WI
98.57
267
Rishi Dhawan
IND
101.00
268
Josh Davey
SCO
112.50
269
Kamrul Islam
BAN
113.00
270
Azhar Ali
PAK
116.33
271
Farveez Maharoof
SL
125.00
272
Shem Ngoche
KEN
145.00
273
Daniel Worrall
AUS
171.00
274
Jerome Taylor
WI
235.00
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