Most Balls Faced in 2016: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

Here is the complete breakdown of the most balls faced in 2016, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ALL FORMATS2016533 entries
13492Joe RootENG220 clear of Steven Smith
23272Steven SmithAUS220 off the lead
33207Virat KohliIND285 off the lead
● LEADS
Joe RootENG
3492 · 220 ahead of Smith
↑ IN THE CHASE
2
players sit within 10% of the lead on most balls faced
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
2190
The mark at number ten — 523 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
8 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented

Most Balls Faced — full list

533 entries, ranked
1Joe RootENG3492
2Steven SmithAUS3272
3Virat KohliIND3207
4Azhar AliPAK3026
5Jonny BairstowENG2779
6Kane WilliamsonNZ2587
7Alastair CookENG2447
8David WarnerAUS2339
9Moeen AliENG2248
10Dinesh ChandimalSL2190
11Hashim AmlaSA2180
12Alex HalesENG2055
13Usman KhawajaAUS2009
14Faf du PlessisSA1974
15Tom LathamNZ1956
16Ben StokesENG1868
17Kraigg BrathwaiteWI1833
18Ajinkya RahaneIND1805
19Quinton de KockSA1795
20Cheteshwar PujaraIND1726
21Martin GuptillNZ1653
22Sami AslamPAK1647
23Dhananjaya de SilvaSL1514
24Sarfraz AhmedPAK1512
25Kusal MendisSL1496
26Darren BravoWI1482
27Rohit SharmaIND1419
28Angelo MathewsSL1393
29Asad ShafiqPAK1360
30Babar AzamPAK1356
31Younis KhanPAK1333
32Ravichandran AshwinIND1319
33Chris WoakesENG1311
33Marlon SamuelsWI1311
34Jean-Paul DuminySA1309
35Ross TaylorNZ1301
36Murali VijayIND1292
37Kaushal SilvaSL1272
38Stephen CookSA1242
39Tamim IqbalBAN1229
40Kannaur RahulIND1216
41BJ WatlingNZ1192
42Temba BavumaSA1177
43Mitchell MarshAUS1166
44Misbah-ul-HaqPAK1132
45George BaileyAUS1020
46Dimuth KarunaratneSL1014
47Jos ButtlerENG1002
48Kusal PereraSL989
49Henry NichollsNZ948
50Craig ErvineZIM934
51Adam VogesAUS925
52Dean ElgarSA919
53Hamilton MasakadzaZIM873
54Mohammad ShahzadAFG852
55Aaron FinchAUS849
56Shikhar DhawanIND835
57Graeme CremerZIM794
58Sabbir RahmanBAN786
58Mitchell SantnerNZ786
59Roston ChaseWI781
60Wriddhiman SahaIND767
61Jason RoyENG763
62Shaun MarshAUS762
63Jason HolderWI743
64Shakib Al HasanBAN717
65Imrul KayesBAN707
66AB de VilliersSA695
67Peter MoorZIM676
68MahmudullahBAN658
69Corey AndersonNZ657
70Matthew WadeAUS647
71Chamu ChibhabhaZIM645
72Haseeb HameedENG640
73Upul TharangaSL634
74Sean WilliamsZIM626
75Joe BurnsAUS618
76Ravindra JadejaIND613
77Asghar StanikzaiAFG610
78Peter NevillAUS608
79Adil RashidENG604
80Donald TiripanoZIM599
81Shoaib MalikPAK595
82Mushfiqur RahimBAN593
83Denesh RamdinWI570
84Babar HayatHK568
85James VinceENG561
86Mohammad HafeezPAK553
87Luke RonchiNZ551
88Sikandar RazaZIM546
89Jermaine BlackwoodWI544
89Rangana HerathSL544
90Shane DowrichWI541
91Travis HeadAUS535
92Mohammad AmirPAK534
93Eoin MorganENG526
94Anshuman RathHK510
95Shaiman AnwarUAE508
96Gary BallanceENG507
97MS DhoniIND506
98Mohammad NabiAFG497
99Karun NairIND491
100Jayant YadavIND489
101Johnson CharlesWI467
102Vani MoreaPNG450
102Ed JoyceENG450
103Sharjeel KhanPAK447
104Peter HandscombAUS438
105Glenn MaxwellAUS437
106Tino MawoyoZIM436
107Shai HopeWI425
108Najibullah ZadranAFG423
109Devendra BishooWI419
110Nick ComptonENG417
111Rilee RossouwSA414
112William PorterfieldIRE404
113Rahmat ShahAFG401
114Mitchell StarcAUS400
115James NeeshamNZ399
116Sese BauPNG395
117Nizakat KhanHK394
118Yasir ShahPAK388
119Carlos BrathwaiteWI386
120Calum MacLeodSCO385
121Kevin O'BrienIRE381
122Hashmatullah ShaidiAFG374
123Stuart BroadENG369
124Preston MommsenSCO365
125Matt RenshawAUS363
126Tillakaratne DilshanSL360
127Vernon PhilanderSA358
127Keaton JenningsENG358
128Vusi SibandaZIM357
129Rohan MustafaUAE352
130Colin MunroNZ350
131Assad ValaPNG346
132Jeet RavalNZ345
132Brian ChariZIM345
133Ben DuckettENG342
134Malcolm WallerZIM337
135Kyle CoetzerSCO330
136Leon JohnsonWI320
137Mosaddek HossainBAN319
138Mohammad ShahzadUAE317
139Paul StirlingIRE316
140Dilruwan PereraSL314
141Wahab RiazPAK313
142Gary WilsonIRE309
143Matt HenryNZ301
144Evin LewisWI299
145Sohail KhanPAK298
146Farhaan BehardienSA295
147Sharad VesawkarNEP292
147Soumya SarkarBAN292
148Lahiru ThirimanneSL291
149Nathan LyonAUS290
150Chris MorrisSA287
150Kieron PollardWI287
151Kagiso RabadaSA285
152Parthiv PatelIND282
153Rashid KhanAFG279
154Noor Ali ZadranAFG274
155Andre FletcherWI271
156Irfan KarimKEN260
157Josh HazlewoodAUS258
158David MillerSA253
159Steven FinnENG252
160Richmond MutumbamiZIM245
160Milinda SiriwardanaSL245
161Elton ChigumburaZIM239
162Neil BroomNZ236
163Richie BerringtonSCO234
164Samiullah ShenwariAFG228
165Paras KhadkaNEP221
165Manish PandeyIND221
166Chamara KapugederaSL219
167Stiaan van ZylSA217
167Grant ElliottNZ217
167Umar AkmalPAK217
168Tim SoutheeNZ213
168Brendon McCullumNZ213
169Mahuru DaiPNG211
170Imad WasimPAK210
170Niroshan DickwellaSL210
171Ambati RayuduIND206
172Sarel BurgerNAM205
173Stuart PoynterIRE203
174Shane WatsonAUS198
174Lega SiakaPNG198
175James TaylorENG197
175Wesley BarresiNED197
176Thisara PereraSL195
177Trent BoultNZ193
178John HastingsAUS188
179Gautam GambhirIND187
179Aizaz KhanHK187
180Prince MasvaureZIM185
181Neil WagnerNZ180
182Doug BracewellNZ179
183Steve O'KeefeAUS178
183Gulbadin NaibAFG178
183Khalid LatifPAK178
184Umesh YadavIND177
184Shan MasoodPAK177
185John AndersonIRE176
186Suresh RainaIND174
187Amjad JavedUAE173
188Rajendra ChandrikaWI172
188Ahmed ShehzadPAK172
189James FaulknerAUS170
190Liam DawsonENG168
191Dogodo BauPNG163
191Mominul HaqueBAN163
192Stephan MyburghNED161
193Tanwir AfzalHK159
193Yuvraj SinghIND159
193Muhammad KaleemUAE159
194Jamie AtkinsonHK158
195Suranga LakmalSL156
196Shahid WasifHK154
197Mashrafe MortazaBAN153
198Dwayne BravoWI152
199Gyanendra MallaNEP150
200Stephan BaardNAM149
201Dane PiedtSA147
202Seekkuge PrasannaSL146
203Colin de GrandhommeNZ145
204Christopher CarterHK144
205Kedar JadhavIND142
206Matthew CrossSCO139
207Peter SiddleAUS138
207Andy McBrineIRE138
208Kinchit ShahHK137
209Zafar AnsariENG136
210Saqlain HaiderUAE133
211Zeeshan MaqsoodOMN132
211Amit MishraIND132
212Mark CraigNZ131
212Rushabhvardhan PatelKEN131
212Jake BallENG131
212Swapnil PatilUAE131
213Rameez ShahzadUAE130
214David WilleyENG128
214Kyle AbbottSA128
215Shannon GabrielWI127
216Jonathan CarterWI124
217Mohammad RizwanPAK123
217Mirwais AshrafAFG123
218Rakep PatelKEN119
219Roelof van der MerweNED117
220Max O'DowdNED116
221Sagar PunNEP115
221Niall O'BrienIRE115
222Jatinder SinghOMN114
223Rahat AliCZR113
223Nurul HasanBAN113
224Ehsan KhanHK112
224Shuvagata HomBAN112
225Michael SwartNED111
226David WieseSA110
226Tony UraPNG110
227Matt MachanSCO109
228Zane GreenNAM108
228Dawlat ZadranAFG108
229Karim SadiqAFG101
229Mark ChapmanHK101
229Hardik PandyaIND101
230Taijul IslamBAN100
230Axar PatelIND100
231James AndersonENG99
231Sunil NarineWI99
232Javed AhmadiAFG98
232Usman GhaniAFG98
233Craig WilliamsNAM96
234Binod BhandariNEP95
235Miguel CumminsWI94
235Collins ObuyaKEN94
235Bhuvneshwar KumarIND94
236Dhiren GondariaKEN93
236Carl MumbaZIM93
237Mohammad MithunBAN92
238Andre RussellWI91
239Ben CooperNED90
239Craig WallaceSCO90
239Adam ZampaAUS90
240Dushmantha ChameeraSL89
241Jean-Pierre KotzeNAM86
241Morne MorkelSA86
242Peter BorrenNED85
243Chris JordanENG84
244Ish SodhiNZ83
244Pieter SeelaarNED83
245Nawroz MangalAFG82
245Jeetan PatelNZ82
245Wayne ParnellSA82
245Jackson BirdAUS82
246Michael RipponNED81
246Chad SoperPNG81
247Nic MaddinsonAUS78
247Tim MurtaghIRE78
248Sam BillingsENG75
249Nuwan PradeepSL74
250Mandeep SinghIND73
250Sean TerryIRE73
251Shahid AfridiGER72
251Anil MandalNEP72
251Lendl SimmonsWI72
252Jerome TaylorWI71
252Ahmed RazaUAE71
252Hiri HiriPNG71
253Alex ObandaKEN70
254George DockrellIRE69
254Barry McCarthyIRE69
254Rovman PowellWI69
255Gerrie SnymanNAM68
256Adnan IlyasOMN66
256Mohammad NaveedUAE66
257Mohammed ShamiIND65
257Farveez MaharoofSL65
258Tendai ChisoroZIM64
258Con de LangeSCO64
259Nuwan KulasekaraSL62
260Gurdeep SinghKEN61
260Faiz FazalIND61
260Keshav MaharajSA61
261Tim GruijtersNED60
262George MunseySCO59
263Chris GayleWI58
264ShafiqullahAFG57
265Sulieman BennWI56
265Andile PhehlukwayoSA56
265Aaron PhangisoSA56
266Michael LeaskSCO54
266Merwe ErasmusNAM54
266Helao FranceNAM54
266Moises HenriquesAUS54
267Taskin AhmedBAN53
267Mehidy HasanBAN53
267Charles AminiPNG53
267Neville MadzivaZIM53
268Kemar RoachWI52
269Dane VilasSA51
270Naresh BudayairNEP49
270Laxman SreekumarUAE49
271Gareth BattyENG47
271Ryan CampbellAUS47
272Syed KaleemOMN46
272John RevaPNG46
272Adam MilneNZ46
273Mehran KhanOMN45
274Bernard ScholtzNAM44
274Norman VanuaPNG44
274Nasir HossainBAN44
274Regis ChakabvaZIM44
275Shaminda ErangaSL43
276Timycen MarumaZIM42
276Najeeb TarakaiAFG42
277Sohaib MaqsoodPAK41
277Syed AliOMN41
278Khawar AliOMN40
278Hasan AliPAK40
279Josh DaveySCO39
279Shafiul IslamBAN39
280Anwar AliPAK38
281Tarisai MusakandaZIM37
281Lakshan SandakanSL37
281Chris TremainAUS37
281Johannes SmitNAM37
281Chris MpofuZIM37
282Nadeem AhmedHK36
282Sompal KamiNEP36
283Max SorensenIRE35
283Imran TahirSA35
283Dale SteynSA35
284Shabir NooriAFG34
284Michael ChinouyaZIM34
285Timm van der GugtenNED33
286Greg ThompsonIRE32
286Mosharraf HossainBAN32
286Amir HamzaAFG32
286Sachithra SenanayakeSL32
286Boyd RankinENG32
286Sufyan MehmoodOMN32
287Rob TaylorSCO31
287Hardus ViljoenSA31
287John NyumbuZIM31
287Nelson OdhiamboKEN31
288Waqas KhanHK30
288Karim JanatAFG30
289Chris LynnAUS29
289Rajesh PulamiNEP29
289Jomel WarricanWI29
289Alasdair EvansSCO29
289Luke JongweZIM29
289Nathan Coulter-NileAUS29
290Basant RegmiNEP28
290Joe MennieAUS28
291Lo-handre LouwrensNAM27
291Krishna ChandranUAE27
291Dhawal KulkarniIND27
291Khurram ManzoorPAK27
291Suraj RandivSL27
292Safyaan SharifSCO26
292Wellington MasakadzaZIM26
293Kamrul IslamBAN25
293Lockie FergusonNZ25
294Alzarri JosephWI24
294Hazratullah ZazaiAFG24
294Tabraiz ShamsiSA24
294Usman MushtaqUAE24
294Fahad TariqUAE24
295Tendai ChataraZIM23
295Andrew PoynterIRE23
295Ashish NehraIND23
295Callum FergusonAUS23
296Nicholas PooranWI22
296Scott BolandAUS22
297Mitchell McClenaghanNZ21
297Morris OumaKEN21
298Tom CooperNED20
298Kane RichardsonAUS20
298Lahiru KumaraSL20
298Dwaine PretoriusSA20
299Jon HollandAUS19
299Litton DasBAN19
299Liam PlunkettENG19
299Mudassar BukhariNED19
300Mohammad SamiPAK18
300Brad WhealSCO18
301David RankinIRE17
301Nosaina PokanaPNG17
301Jeffrey VandersaySL17
301Anton DevcichNZ17
301Rubel HossainBAN17
301Nehemiah OdhiamboKEN17
301Shem NgocheKEN17
301Tinashe PanyangaraZIM17
302Andy BalbirnieIRE16
302Haseeb AmjadHK16
302Zulfiqar BabarPAK16
302Angelo PereraSL16
302Ramith RambukwellaSL16
302Farhan AhmedUAE16
302Mark WattSCO16
302Tanbir HayderBAN16
303Rishi DhawanIND15
303Muktar AliBAN15
303Fayyaz AhmedUAE15
303Stuart ThompsonIRE15
304Vaibhav WategaonkarOMN14
305Mohammed QasimUAE13
305Gurkeerat Singh MannIND13
305Taurai MuzarabaniZIM13
305Peter ChaseIRE13
305Darren SammyWI13
306Anamul HaqueBAN12
306Sikander ZulfiqarNED12
306Jack VarePNG12
306Amila AponsoSL12
306Qadeer AhmedUAE12
307Imran KhanBHR11
307Abu HiderBAN11
307Reece TopleyENG11
307Lucas OluochKEN11
307Craig YoungIRE11
308Waqas BarkatHK10
308Todd AstleNZ10
309Amjad KhanENG9
309Arafat SunnyBAN9
309Tawanda MupariwaZIM9
309Shapoor ZadranAFG9
309Ashley NurseWI9
309Manjula GurugeUAE9
309Tinotenda MutombodziZIM9
309Munis AnsariOMN9
309Subashis RoyBAN9
309Lorcan TuckerIRE9
310Ajay LalchetaOMN8
310James PattinsonAUS8
310Ashton AgarAUS8
311Mohammad IrfanPAK7
311Hamid HassanAFG7
311Ahsan MalikNED7
311Jan FrylinckNAM7
311Chaminda BandaraSL7
311Yamin AhmadzaiAFG7
311Samuel BadreeWI7
312Cameron BoyceAUS6
312Willie GaveraPNG6
312Pipi RahoPNG6
312Ruaidhri SmithSCO6
312Zhivago GroenewaldNAM6
312Sultan AhmedOMN6
312Dilhara FernandoSL6
312Ishant SharmaIND6
313Paul van MeekerenNED5
313Elijah OtienoKEN5
313Sandeep LamichhaneNEP5
313Zaheer MaqsoodUAE5
313Jacob MulderIRE5
313Vishwa FernandoSL5
313Mark WoodENG5
314Mustafizur RahmanBAN4
314Andrew TyeAUS4
314Iftikhar AhmedPAK4
314Daniel WorrallAUS4
314Vivian KingmaNED4
314James ShannonIRE4
314Kithuruwan VithanageSL4
314Umar GulPAK4
315Shaun TaitAUS3
315Muhammed ShanilUAE3
315Josh LittleIRE3
315Ghulam ShabberUAE3
315Kyle ChristieHK3
315Aqib SulehriOMN3
315Jasprit BumrahIND3
315Shakti GauchanNEP3
315Logan van BeekNED3
316Karan KCNEP2
316Isuru UdanaSL2
316Avishka FernandoSL2
316Al-Amin HossainBAN2
316Brian VitoriZIM2
317Chadwick WaltonWI1
317Nathan McCullumNZ1
317Emmanuel BundiKEN1
317Pat CumminsAUS1
317Naveen-ul-HaqAFG1
317Bilal KhanOMN1
317Sunzamul IslamBAN1
318Cameron BancroftAUS0
318Ishtiaq MuhammadHK0
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