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.
TEST2016194 entries
12569Azhar AliPAK44 clear of Jonny Bairstow
22525Jonny BairstowENG44 off the lead
32447Alastair CookENG122 off the lead
● LEADS
Azhar AliPAK
2569 · 44 ahead of Bairstow
↑ IN THE CHASE
3
players sit within 10% of the lead on most balls faced
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
1458
The mark at number ten — 184 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
8 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented

Most Balls Faced — full list

194 entries, ranked
1Azhar AliPAK2569
2Jonny BairstowENG2525
3Alastair CookENG2447
4Joe RootENG2433
5Virat KohliIND2011
6Moeen AliENG2004
7Steven SmithAUS1837
8Cheteshwar PujaraIND1726
9Sami AslamPAK1580
10Kraigg BrathwaiteWI1458
11Tom LathamNZ1440
12Hashim AmlaSA1421
13Kane WilliamsonNZ1410
14Usman KhawajaAUS1387
15Ajinkya RahaneIND1369
16Asad ShafiqPAK1360
17Ben StokesENG1354
18Younis KhanPAK1333
19Murali VijayIND1292
20Kaushal SilvaSL1272
21Ravichandran AshwinIND1271
22Stephen CookSA1242
23Alex HalesENG1201
24Faf du PlessisSA1172
25Misbah-ul-HaqPAK1132
26Dhananjaya de SilvaSL1127
27BJ WatlingNZ1121
28Chris WoakesENG1108
29Darren BravoWI1084
30Dinesh ChandimalSL1074
31Temba BavumaSA1054
32Dimuth KarunaratneSL1014
33Ross TaylorNZ937
34Adam VogesAUS925
35Dean ElgarSA919
36Kusal MendisSL904
37Quinton de KockSA884
38Kannaur RahulIND869
39David WarnerAUS861
40Sarfraz AhmedPAK799
41Roston ChaseWI781
42Wriddhiman SahaIND767
43Jean-Paul DuminySA754
44Craig ErvineZIM732
45Martin GuptillNZ697
46Henry NichollsNZ687
47Marlon SamuelsWI672
48Haseeb HameedENG640
49Angelo MathewsSL627
50Joe BurnsAUS618
51Peter NevillAUS597
52Babar AzamPAK577
53Graeme CremerZIM555
54Ravindra JadejaIND550
55Jermaine BlackwoodWI544
56Shane DowrichWI541
57Shaun MarshAUS540
58Rangana HerathSL534
59Kusal PereraSL526
60Gary BallanceENG507
61Adil RashidENG502
62Jason HolderWI489
63Jayant YadavIND488
64Mitchell SantnerNZ483
65Mohammad AmirPAK474
66Donald TiripanoZIM462
67Sean WilliamsZIM450
68Rohit SharmaIND449
69Mitchell MarshAUS442
70Peter HandscombAUS438
71Tino MawoyoZIM436
72Devendra BishooWI419
73Nick ComptonENG417
74Tamim IqbalBAN406
74James VinceENG406
75Karun NairIND403
76Upul TharangaSL386
77Matt RenshawAUS363
78Keaton JenningsENG358
78Vernon PhilanderSA358
79Yasir ShahPAK355
80Mitchell StarcAUS354
81Jeet RavalNZ345
82Stuart BroadENG341
83Luke RonchiNZ339
84Peter MoorZIM324
85Corey AndersonNZ323
86Leon JohnsonWI320
87Jos ButtlerENG319
88Sohail KhanPAK298
89Shikhar DhawanIND293
90Parthiv PatelIND282
91Chamu ChibhabhaZIM268
92Lahiru ThirimanneSL262
93AB de VilliersSA260
94Dilruwan PereraSL255
95Nathan LyonAUS253
96Steven FinnENG252
97Brian ChariZIM248
98Mushfiqur RahimBAN242
98Josh HazlewoodAUS242
99Wahab RiazPAK241
100Imrul KayesBAN234
101Kagiso RabadaSA220
102Stiaan van ZylSA217
103Shakib Al HasanBAN214
104Mohammad HafeezPAK204
105James TaylorENG197
106Ben DuckettENG190
107Gautam GambhirIND187
108MahmudullahBAN185
108Prince MasvaureZIM185
109Hamilton MasakadzaZIM181
110Neil WagnerNZ180
111Steve O'KeefeAUS178
112Shan MasoodPAK177
112Chris MorrisSA177
112Matt HenryNZ177
113Rajendra ChandrikaWI172
114Shai HopeWI170
115Mominul HaqueBAN163
116Sabbir RahmanBAN157
117Liam DawsonENG155
118Carlos BrathwaiteWI154
119Denesh RamdinWI151
120Trent BoultNZ149
121Dane PiedtSA147
122Brendon McCullumNZ144
123Peter SiddleAUS138
124Zafar AnsariENG136
125Umesh YadavIND131
125Mark CraigNZ131
126Doug BracewellNZ128
127James NeeshamNZ119
127Suranga LakmalSL119
128Sikandar RazaZIM118
129Tim SoutheeNZ115
130Colin de GrandhommeNZ113
131Amit MishraIND112
132Rahat AliCZR111
132Rahat AliCZR111
133Jake BallENG109
134Shannon GabrielWI107
135Kyle AbbottSA100
136James AndersonENG99
137Miguel CumminsWI94
138Carl MumbaZIM88
138Bhuvneshwar KumarIND88
139Jackson BirdAUS82
139Jeetan PatelNZ82
140Nic MaddinsonAUS78
141Milinda SiriwardanaSL77
142Dushmantha ChameeraSL72
143Ish SodhiNZ67
144Mohammed ShamiIND65
145Keshav MaharajSA61
146Taijul IslamBAN60
146Nuwan PradeepSL60
147Malcolm WallerZIM58
147Matthew WadeAUS58
148Kemar RoachWI52
149Dane VilasSA51
150Gareth BattyENG47
151Shuvagata HomBAN46
152Regis ChakabvaZIM44
153Shaminda ErangaSL42
154Morne MorkelSA39
155Lakshan SandakanSL37
156Mohammad RizwanPAK34
156Michael ChinouyaZIM34
156Chris MpofuZIM34
157John NyumbuZIM31
157Shafiul IslamBAN31
157Hardus ViljoenSA31
158Dale SteynSA30
159Jomel WarricanWI29
160Moises HenriquesAUS28
161Jerome TaylorWI27
161Mehidy HasanBAN27
162Kamrul IslamBAN25
163Joe MennieAUS24
163Tabraiz ShamsiSA24
164Callum FergusonAUS23
165Lahiru KumaraSL20
166Jon HollandAUS19
167Alzarri JosephWI18
168Zulfiqar BabarPAK16
169Imran KhanBHR11
169Imran KhanBHR11
170James PattinsonAUS8
171Todd AstleNZ5
171Vishwa FernandoSL5
172Iftikhar AhmedPAK4
173Ishant SharmaIND3
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