Top Players with Best Batting Average in CPL Till Now

Best Batting Average in CPL 2024 (Top 10)

Aaron Jones had the best batting average in CPL 2024. He played 6 matches in the season and in 3 innings, he scored 57 runs at an average of 57. The next best batting average in CPL 2024 was 56, by Nicholas Pooran. Pooran played 11 innings in the season and scored 504 runs at an average of 56 and a strike rate of 169.69. Here is the list of top 10 batters. 

Top 10 Players with Best Batting Average in CPL History 

10. Brendon McCullum – 30.96

Brendon McCullum came up with the reputation of a big hitter who went after the opposition bowlers right from the word go. The former Kiwi batter has played 33 games in CPL from 2016 to 2018, representing Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR). He has scored 836 runs in CPL, at an average of 30.96, and a strike rate of 146.40.

9. Lendl Simmons – 31.67

Lendl Simmons was one of the solid top-order batters in T20 cricket. He did not have big muscles like his other countrymen, like Chris Gayle, Andre Russell, Kieron Pollard, etc, but still manages to clear the fence on a regular basis. In his CPL career, he played 93 games and scored 2629 runs at an average of 31.67. He has 20 half-centuries in CPL.

8. Faf du Plessis – 32.62

Faf du Plessis is one of the most consistent performers in T20 cricket. In his later stage of professional T20 career, he started to open the innings and gave so much stability to the team. In CPL, he has played 45 matches and scored 1305 runs at an average of 32.62. His strike rate is 141.08 and he has 2 hundreds and 7 fifties in his CPL career so far.

7. Marlon Samuels – 32.96

Marlon Samuels was one of the underrated T20 cricketers in the world. He has contributed so much to the West Indies' two T20 WC title wins in 2014 and 2016. In CPL, he has played 35 matches from 2013 to 2017, and scored 923 runs at an average of 32.96. He has one century and 7 fifties to his name in CPL.

6. Kieron Pollard – 33.04

Kieron Pollard is a proven match-winner in T20 cricket. He is someone who can take the game away from the opposition at the blink of an eye. The big West Indian hitter has mostly played at the middle or lower middle order. Still, he has maintained an average of 33.04 in CPL. Overall, he has scored 2809 runs in 114 innings.

5. Shoaib Malik – 34.11

Shoaib Malik has played a lot of franchise cricket around the world. In CPL, he has played 67 matches and scored 1774 runs at an average of 34.11. His highest score in CPL was 81*, and a strike rate of 117.32. He was one of the consistent performers in the tournament. Malik has represented franchises like Guyana Amazon Warriors and Barbados Tridents in CPL.

4. Glenn Philips – 35.04

Another New Zealander makes it to the list of best batting averages in CPL. Glenn Philips has a batting average of 35.04 in 49 games (48 innings). He has represented Barbados Tridents and Jamaica Tallawahs in his CPL career so far. Phillips has scored 1577 runs in CPL, at a strike rate of 134.78.

3. Colin Munro – 35.65

The Kiwi left-hander Colin Munro has the 3^rd best batting average in CPL (minimum 30 matches). He has played a total of 79 games in the tournament and has scored 2353 runs in 78 innings at an average of 35.65.

2. Chris Gayle – 36.50

Chris Gayle has played a total of 85 games in his CPL career. He played his first CPL game in 2013, and his last appearance in the league came in 2021. Gayle has a batting average of 36.50 and has scored 2519 runs at a strike rate of 133.13.

1. David Miller – 42.77

David Miller holds the record for best batting average in CPL with a minimum of 30 matches played. He has played 35 CPL matches, and in 31 innings, he has a batting average of 42.77. Miller has scored 770 runs at a strike rate of 154 in his CPL career so far. Despite batting lower down the order, having the best batting average with that much strike rate needs praise.