MLC 2026 batting averages
Matthew Short topped MLC on average: 64.13 from 12 matches (San Francisco Unicorns). Colin Munro (48.67) and Nicholas Pooran (47.11) followed.
Updated , after Los Angeles Knight Riders vs Washington Freedom| # | Player | Last 3 | Mat | Inns | Runs | Avg | BF | SR | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Short | 4394*121* | 12 | 12 | 513 | 64.13 | 351 | 146.15 | 43 | 23 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Colin Munro | 625140 | 11 | 11 | 438 | 48.67 | 346 | 126.59 | 33 | 25 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | Nicholas Pooran | 686106 | 11 | 11 | 424 | 47.11 | 287 | 147.74 | 30 | 33 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Lhuan-dre Pretorius | 14018 | 12 | 12 | 465 | 46.50 | 264 | 176.14 | 39 | 29 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Andries Gous | 1327340 | 13 | 13 | 547 | 45.58 | 331 | 165.26 | 37 | 38 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Kieron Pollard | 54364 | 11 | 11 | 321 | 40.13 | 209 | 153.59 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Tim Seifert | 7889 | 10 | 10 | 379 | 37.90 | 239 | 158.58 | 24 | 27 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Faf du Plessis | 146123 | 9 | 9 | 292 | 36.50 | 177 | 164.97 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Steven Smith | 110*438 | 13 | 13 | 399 | 36.27 | 301 | 132.56 | 30 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Shubham Ranjane | 40*2051* | 8 | 8 | 211 | 35.17 | 187 | 112.83 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Matthew Tromp | 11 | 10 | 311 | 34.56 | 199 | 156.28 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 0 | |
| 12 | Mitchell Owen | 13 | 13 | 427 | 32.85 | 216 | 197.69 | 35 | 33 | 2 | 1 | |
| 13 | Dasun Shanaka | 9 | 8 | 152 | 30.40 | 82 | 185.37 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | |
| 14 | Matthew Breetzke | 9 | 9 | 268 | 29.78 | 174 | 154.02 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | |
| 15 | Andre Fletcher | 12 | 12 | 336 | 28.00 | 246 | 136.59 | 35 | 12 | 1 | 0 | |
| 16 | Obus Pienaar | 12 | 9 | 139 | 27.80 | 92 | 151.09 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | Nikhil Chaudhary | 10 | 10 | 164 | 27.33 | 130 | 126.15 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | Saiteja Mukkamalla | 10 | 10 | 266 | 26.60 | 209 | 127.27 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 0 | |
| 19 | Mark Chapman | 7 | 7 | 184 | 26.29 | 126 | 146.03 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
| 20 | Donovan Ferreira | 9 | 9 | 182 | 26.00 | 130 | 140.00 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | Hassan Khan | 12 | 9 | 180 | 25.71 | 135 | 133.33 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | Rovman Powell | 12 | 12 | 269 | 24.45 | 162 | 166.05 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 0 | |
| 23 | Sanjay Krishnamurthi | 10 | 10 | 193 | 24.13 | 153 | 126.14 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
| 24 | Shayan Jahangir | 10 | 10 | 215 | 21.50 | 155 | 138.71 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 0 | |
| 25 | Rachin Ravindra | 6 | 6 | 129 | 21.50 | 73 | 176.71 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 26 | Marcus Stoinis | 9 | 9 | 167 | 20.88 | 123 | 135.77 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | Shimron Hetmyer | 10 | 10 | 164 | 20.50 | 120 | 136.67 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
| 28 | Tajinder Singh | 10 | 9 | 161 | 20.13 | 97 | 165.98 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| 29 | Quinton de Kock | 10 | 10 | 200 | 20.00 | 141 | 141.84 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | |
| 30 | Milind Kumar | 6 | 6 | 112 | 18.67 | 94 | 119.15 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | Rilee Rossouw | 10 | 10 | 180 | 18.00 | 135 | 133.33 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | Andre Russell | 11 | 10 | 140 | 17.50 | 112 | 125.00 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| 33 | Jason Holder | 12 | 11 | 151 | 16.78 | 106 | 142.45 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | Finn Allen | 12 | 12 | 190 | 15.83 | 119 | 159.66 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 0 | |
| 35 | Hammad Azam | 8 | 6 | 78 | 15.60 | 52 | 150.00 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | Corey Anderson | 7 | 7 | 78 | 15.60 | 98 | 79.59 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | Aaron Hardie | 9 | 8 | 93 | 15.50 | 70 | 132.86 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 38 | Ali Sheikh | 9 | 8 | 97 | 13.86 | 83 | 116.87 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | Monank Patel | 10 | 10 | 137 | 13.70 | 127 | 107.87 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 40 | Romario Shepherd | 9 | 7 | 68 | 11.33 | 60 | 113.33 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 41 | Unmukt Chand | 8 | 5 | 45 | 9.00 | 45 | 100.00 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 42 | Saif Badar | 7 | 6 | 52 | 8.67 | 39 | 133.33 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 43 | Sunil Narine | 11 | 7 | 35 | 7.00 | 34 | 102.94 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 44 | Amshi de Silva | 10 | 6 | 19 | 3.80 | 12 | 158.33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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MLC 2026 Batting Averages
Matthew Short topped MLC on average: 64.13 from 12 matches (San Francisco Unicorns). Colin Munro (48.67) and Nicholas Pooran (47.11) followed. The MLC 2026 batting average leaderboard ranks the 44 players who meet the qualifying threshold this season. These are the final standings from the MLC 2026 season. Qualification: minimum 5 dismissals.
MLC Batting average Questions
Who had the best batting average in MLC 2026?
Matthew Short led MLC 2026 with a batting average of 64.13 from 12 matches, at a strike rate of 146.15. Colin Munro was second on 48.67 and Nicholas Pooran third on 47.11. A player needs a minimum 5 dismissals to be ranked. The table ranks every player in MLC 2026 by batting average, with their team and matches.
Who were the top batters in MLC 2026?
The top three batters in MLC 2026 were Matthew Short (64.13 in 12 matches), Colin Munro (48.67 in 11 matches) and Nicholas Pooran (47.11 in 11 matches). Every other player follows in the table, with their team and matches.