Quick-fire heroes: Top 5 T20I batsmen with best strike-rate
T20I cricket has developed in a great sense over the years, and fans get to see some brilliant innings from their favourite batsmen in this format of the game. It is only in T20I cricket where batsmen and power hitters display some thunderous hitting while chasing the targets or putting up the same. The strike rate by the finest of batsmen in the death overs starts touching new highs every time. In the same reference, let’s take a look at the top five batsmen in terms of their strike rate in T20I cricket (Min- 1000 runs).
5. Shahid Afridi (150.00)
Famous for coming out of retirement to play again and again for his nation, Afridi is deemed as one of the most celebrated all-rounders by Pakistan. He still holds the record of hitting the most sixes in the history of ODIs. Popularly known as Boom Boom by media, Afridi has played 99 T20I matches with 1416 runs in his bag. He has maintained the stunning strike-rate of 150.00 in the T20I cricket.
4. Thisara Perera (152.60)
SIX! 18.5 Sohail Khan to Thisara Perera
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The former limited-overs skipper of Sri Lanka, Thisara Perera, is a bowling all-rounder but has shown the courage to play some big hits in the death overs. The left-handed batsman has plied his trade across various T20 leagues of the world and is one of Lanka’s assets for the limited-overs. After playing 80 T20Is for his country, he has 1180 runs in his account at a strike rate of 152.60.
3. Aaron Finch (154.05)
The limited-overs skipper of the Australian squad, Finch, currently has the record of holding two of three highest individual scores by a batsman in T20Is. In 2018 July, he became the first player to have reached the 900 rating points in ICC’s official T20I rankings. He has donned the Australian jersey in 66 T20Is so far with 2149 runs under his belt and maintains the strike rate of 154.05.
2. Colin Munro (156.44)
A ? six from Colin Munro!
Can you guess the game it’s from? pic.twitter.com/SqaDXLl6ao
— ICC (@ICC) May 19, 2020
The limited-overs specialist of New Zealand, Munro, became the first player to score three T20I centuries. He has been an active member of a variety of T20 leagues across the globe. March 2019 also saw him being named as Men’s T20 Player of the year at the annual New Zealand cricket awards. In 65 T20Is he has played so far, he has 1734 runs in his account at a strike rate of 156.44.
1. Glenn Maxwell (157.95)
Nothing to see here. Just Glenn Maxwell hitting a 100m reverse six…
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— Cricket’s great moments (@PitchedInLine) December 2, 2020
The limited-overs hero of Australia, Glenn Maxwell, has cemented his place well enough in the national team with his fine all-round potential. His power-hitting abilities in the short format of the game fetched him the fourth-highest score in T20Is against Sri Lanka in 2016 (145* off 65). Having played 67 T20Is in Australian colours, he has 1687 runs to his credit with a splendid strike rate of 157.95.
