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Best Average in 2018: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
This page shows players with the best average during the 2018 season, ranking them by their on-field performances.
ALL FORMATS
2018
241 entries
1
8.73
Duanne Olivier
SA
3.49 clear of Roelof van der Merwe
2
12.22
Roelof van der Merwe
NED
3.49 off the lead
3
12.75
Pavandeep Singh Jagjit Singh
MAL
4.02 off the lead
● LEADS
Duanne Olivier
SA
8.73 · 3.49 better than Merwe
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Olivier is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
16.00
The mark at number ten — 231 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Pakistan
6 of the top 50 · 18 teams represented
Best Average — full list
241 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Duanne Olivier
SA
8.73
2
Roelof van der Merwe
NED
12.22
3
Pavandeep Singh Jagjit Singh
MAL
12.75
4
Syazrul Ezat Idrus
MAL
12.78
5
Mohammad Abbas
PAK
13.76
6
Amjad Mahboob
SIN
14.33
7
Rashid Khan
AFG
14.45
8
Michael Rippon
NED
15.00
9
Not on record
MAL
15.33
10
Brad Wheal
SCO
16.00
11
Bilal Khan
OMN
16.30
12
Tim Murtagh
IRE
16.32
13
Washington Sundar
IND
16.33
14
Sandeep Lamichhane
NEP
16.39
15
Ehsan Khan
HK
16.75
16
Norman Vanua
PNG
16.93
17
Vernon Philander
SA
17.03
18
Kuldeep Yadav
IND
17.09
19
Nadeem Ahmed
HK
17.15
20
Charles Amini
PNG
17.45
21
Lasith Malinga
SL
18.08
22
William Somerville
NZ
18.14
23
Selladore Vijaya Kumar
SIN
18.33
24
Pieter Seelaar
NED
18.56
25
Dwaine Pretorius
SA
18.60
26
Usman Khan
PAK
18.68
27
Shannon Gabriel
WI
19.54
28
Todd Astle
NZ
19.67
28
Dipendra Airee
NEP
19.67
29
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
AFG
19.98
30
Jasprit Bumrah
IND
20.40
31
Frederick Klaassen
NED
20.73
32
Jason Holder
WI
20.89
33
Alei Nao
PNG
21.14
34
Simi Singh
IRE
21.18
35
Lungi Ngidi
SA
21.22
36
Junaid Khan
PAK
21.29
37
Jaydev Unadkat
IND
21.40
38
Billy Stanlake
AUS
21.52
39
Shaheen Afridi
PAK
21.55
40
Aizaz Khan
HK
21.73
41
Ishant Sharma
IND
21.80
42
Shakib Al Hasan
BAN
21.85
43
Safyaan Sharif
SCO
21.89
44
Pat Cummins
AUS
22.02
45
Sheldon Cottrell
WI
22.11
46
Mohammad Hafeez
PAK
22.14
47
Nayeem Hasan
BAN
22.17
48
Shadab Khan
PAK
22.34
49
Kagiso Rabada
SA
22.40
50
Marnus Labuschagne
AUS
22.43
51
Imad Wasim
PAK
22.44
52
James Anderson
ENG
22.51
53
Andrew Tye
AUS
22.77
54
Stuart Whittingham
SCO
22.82
55
Taijul Islam
BAN
22.98
56
Shapoor Zadran
AFG
23.00
57
Ravindra Jadeja
IND
23.13
58
Richie Berrington
SCO
23.17
58
Junior Dala
SA
23.17
59
Tanwir Afzal
HK
23.19
60
Imran Tahir
SA
23.25
60
Kesrick Williams
WI
23.25
61
Mustafizur Rahman
BAN
23.61
62
Yasir Shah
PAK
23.97
63
Boyd Rankin
ENG
24.00
64
Akila Dananjaya
SL
24.02
65
Rohan Mustafa
UAE
24.14
66
Alasdair Evans
SCO
24.16
67
Nathan Coulter-Nile
AUS
24.25
68
Sompal Kami
NEP
24.32
69
Graeme Cremer
ZIM
24.32
70
Mohammad Naveed
UAE
24.48
71
Faheem Ashraf
PAK
24.50
72
Abdur Razzak
BAN
24.60
73
Andile Phehlukwayo
SA
24.68
74
Yuzvendra Chahal
IND
24.79
75
Ahmad Butt
OMN
24.80
76
Dale Steyn
SA
24.84
77
Jack Leach
ENG
24.90
78
Trent Boult
NZ
24.97
79
Mohammad Amir
PAK
25.03
80
Lockie Ferguson
NZ
25.07
81
Tendai Chatara
ZIM
25.08
82
Mohammad Nabi
AFG
25.27
83
Morne Morkel
SA
25.33
84
Ravichandran Ashwin
IND
25.37
85
Kyle Jarvis
ZIM
25.42
86
Rubel Hossain
BAN
25.61
87
Glenn Maxwell
AUS
25.67
88
Ajay Lalcheta
OMN
25.75
89
Hanuma Vihari
IND
26.00
90
Barry McCarthy
IRE
26.18
91
Bilal Asif
PAK
26.50
92
Tim Southee
NZ
26.60
93
Kane Richardson
AUS
26.64
94
Ahmed Raza
UAE
26.78
95
Muhammad Anwar A Rahman
MAL
26.80
96
Thisara Perera
SL
26.93
97
Adil Rashid
ENG
26.93
98
Umesh Yadav
IND
26.97
99
Khaleel Ahmed
IND
27.24
100
Chris Woakes
ENG
27.52
101
Mehidy Hasan
BAN
27.54
102
Sam Curran
ENG
27.63
104
Mohammed Shami
IND
28.16
105
Kedar Jadhav
IND
28.17
106
Nuwan Pradeep
SL
28.20
106
Not on record
MAL
28.20
107
Amila Aponso
SL
28.29
107
Stuart Broad
ENG
28.29
108
Kemar Roach
WI
28.31
109
Mahmudullah
BAN
28.38
109
Basant Regmi
NEP
28.38
110
Abu Jayed
BAN
28.50
111
Aftab Alam
AFG
28.60
112
Rangana Herath
SL
28.63
113
Hasan Ali
PAK
28.77
114
Lahiru Kumara
SL
29.43
115
Sikandar Raza
ZIM
29.66
116
Jomel Warrican
WI
29.70
117
Kevin O'Brien
IRE
29.72
118
Dilruwan Perera
SL
29.82
119
Jhye Richardson
AUS
30.00
119
Mohammad Nadeem
OMN
30.00
121
Peter Chase
IRE
30.31
122
Lalit Rajbanshi
NEP
30.38
123
Shardul Thakur
IND
30.38
124
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
IND
30.48
125
Thomas Sole
SCO
30.71
126
Mashrafe Mortaza
BAN
31.00
127
Liam Plunkett
ENG
31.04
128
Lakshan Sandakan
SL
31.10
129
Rumman Raees
PAK
31.17
130
Malinda Pushpakumara
SL
31.33
131
Suranga Lakmal
SL
31.67
133
Amir Hayat
UAE
32.31
134
Krunal Pandya
IND
32.50
135
Keemo Paul
WI
32.65
136
Ehsan Nawaz
HK
32.67
137
David Willey
ENG
32.71
138
Assad Vala
PNG
32.75
139
Moeen Ali
ENG
32.92
140
Nazmul Islam
BAN
33.24
141
Keshav Maharaj
SA
33.33
142
Colin Munro
NZ
33.56
142
Miguel Cummins
WI
33.56
143
Josh Hazlewood
AUS
33.79
144
Nizakat Khan
HK
34.00
145
Mitchell Starc
AUS
34.21
146
Chris Jordan
ENG
34.22
147
Andy McBrine
IRE
34.27
148
Nathan Lyon
AUS
34.71
149
Timm van der Gugten
NED
34.75
150
Tom Curran
ENG
35.21
151
Blessing Muzarabani
ZIM
35.30
152
Shane Snater
NED
35.38
153
Ben Stokes
ENG
36.07
154
Sharafuddin Ashraf
AFG
36.13
155
Carlos Brathwaite
WI
36.31
156
Marcus Stoinis
AUS
36.38
157
Dushmantha Chameera
SL
36.42
158
Ajaz Patel
NZ
36.50
159
Andre Russell
WI
36.60
160
Ish Sodhi
NZ
36.76
161
Wiaan Mulder
SA
37.17
162
Mitchell Santner
NZ
37.20
163
Imran Haider
UAE
37.33
164
Paul van Meekeren
NED
37.88
165
Hardik Pandya
IND
38.29
166
Tabraiz Shamsi
SA
38.38
167
Oshane Thomas
WI
38.82
168
Neil Wagner
NZ
39.29
169
Brian Vitori
ZIM
39.40
170
Michael Leask
SCO
39.45
171
Tendai Chisoro
ZIM
39.56
172
Ashton Agar
AUS
39.85
173
Marlon Samuels
WI
40.25
174
Mitchell Marsh
AUS
40.27
175
Dominic Bess
ENG
40.33
176
Manpreet Singh
SIN
40.67
176
Haris Sohail
PAK
40.67
177
Colin de Grandhomme
NZ
41.00
177
Stuart Thompson
IRE
41.00
178
Shaiman Anwar
UAE
41.20
178
Chris Mpofu
ZIM
41.20
179
Ashley Nurse
WI
41.28
180
Mark Watt
SCO
41.33
181
Paras Khadka
NEP
41.50
181
Dhananjaya de Silva
SL
41.50
182
Nikita Miller
WI
41.67
183
Roston Chase
WI
42.00
184
Karan KC
NEP
42.83
185
Chris Sole
SCO
43.57
186
George Dockrell
IRE
43.58
187
Fabian Allen
WI
44.17
188
Kraigg Brathwaite
WI
44.33
189
Zahoor Khan
UAE
44.57
190
Dawlat Zadran
AFG
44.70
191
Gulbadin Naib
AFG
44.79
192
Sagar Pun
NEP
45.00
193
Mohammad Saifuddin
BAN
45.25
193
Anantha Krishna
SIN
45.25
194
Mosaddek Hossain
BAN
45.67
195
Jean-Paul Duminy
SA
46.86
196
Shoaib Malik
PAK
47.20
197
Wellington Masakadza
ZIM
47.40
198
Brandon Mavuta
ZIM
48.91
199
Qadeer Ahmed
UAE
49.75
200
Wafadar Momand
AFG
50.00
201
Mark Wood
ENG
51.25
202
Sean Williams
ZIM
52.17
203
Chris Morris
SA
52.43
204
Sunzamul Islam
BAN
52.50
205
Abu Hider
BAN
52.83
206
Devendra Bishoo
WI
53.48
207
Shermon Lewis
WI
54.00
208
Paul Stirling
IRE
55.00
209
Peter Siddle
AUS
56.00
210
Donald Tiripano
ZIM
56.10
211
Adam Zampa
AUS
58.63
212
Mahuru Dai
PNG
59.00
213
Rovman Powell
WI
59.33
214
Syed Aziz Syed Mubarak
MAL
59.67
215
Siddarth Kaul
IND
72.67
216
Chadd Sayers
AUS
73.00
216
Kaleemullah
OMN
73.00
217
Jon Holland
AUS
75.00
218
Chad Soper
PNG
75.50
219
Tyrone Kane
IRE
76.50
220
Liam Roche
ZIM
78.50
221
Samuel Badree
WI
81.00
222
Joe Root
ENG
84.60
223
Jake Ball
ENG
85.00
224
D'Arcy Short
AUS
85.50
225
Kamrul Islam
BAN
106.00
226
Not on record
PAK
116.00
227
Craig Overton
ENG
125.00
228
Vivian Kingma
NED
163.00
229
Not on record
SIN
185.00
230
Mason Crane
ENG
193.00
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