T20 World Cup 2026 best strike rate

Shadley van Schalkwyk leads T20 World Cup on strike rate: 7.00 from 4 matches (United States of America). Azmatullah Omarzai (9.56) and Gerhard Erasmus (9.71) are next.

Updated 8 Mar 2026, after New Zealand vs India

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#	Player	Last 3	Mat	Inns	Ov	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
1	Shadley van SchalkwykUnited States of AmericaUSA4 matches, 4 innings	4/253/212/30	4	4	14.5	101	13	7.77	6.81	7.00	2	0
2	Azmatullah OmarzaiAfghanistanAFG4 matches, 4 innings	3/414/151/18	4	4	13.5	114	9	12.67	8.24	9.56	1	0
3	Gerhard ErasmusNamibiaNAM4 matches, 4 innings	4/202/271/25	4	4	11.0	83	7	11.86	7.55	9.71	1	0
4	Rachin RavindraNew ZealandNZ8 matches, 7 innings	3/192/291/32	8	7	19.0	149	12	12.42	7.84	9.83	1	0
5	Michael LeaskScotlandSCO4 matches, 4 innings	4/171/333/30	4	4	16.0	122	9	13.56	7.63	10.78	1	0
6	Blessing MuzarabaniZimbabweZIM6 matches, 6 innings	2/421/431/32	6	6	23.5	188	13	14.46	7.89	11.31	1	0
7	Adam ZampaAustraliaAUS4 matches, 4 innings	0/310/414/21	4	4	15.2	116	8	14.50	7.57	11.50	2	0
8	Saim AyubPakistanPAK6 matches, 5 innings	3/250/100/21	6	5	10.0	74	5	14.80	7.40	12.00	0	0
9	Usman TariqPakistanPAK5 matches, 5 innings	4/162/310/43	5	5	19.3	141	10	14.10	7.23	12.20	1	0
10	Jasprit BumrahIndiaIND8 matches, 8 innings	2/361/334/15	8	8	28.0	174	14	12.43	6.21	12.43	1	0
11	Richard NgaravaZimbabweZIM3 matches, 3 innings		3	3	12.0	126	6	21.00	10.50	12.50	0	0
12	Shaheen AfridiPakistanPAK5 matches, 5 innings		5	5	17.0	179	8	22.38	10.53	12.75	1	0
13	Marco JansenSouth AfricaSA6 matches, 6 innings		6	6	22.4	237	11	21.55	10.46	12.82	2	0
14	Junaid SiddiqueUnited Arab EmiratesUAE4 matches, 4 innings		4	4	13.4	128	7	18.29	9.37	12.86	0	1
15	Dushmantha ChameeraSri LankaSL6 matches, 6 innings		6	6	21.0	200	10	20.00	9.52	13.00	0	0
16	Harmeet SinghUnited States of AmericaUSA4 matches, 4 innings		4	4	15.0	113	7	16.14	7.53	13.00	1	0
17	Crishan KalugamageItalyITA4 matches, 4 innings		4	4	15.0	116	7	16.57	7.73	13.14	0	0
18	Gudakesh MotieWest IndiesWI7 matches, 7 innings		7	7	22.0	173	10	17.30	7.86	13.40	1	0
19	Brad EvansZimbabweZIM6 matches, 6 innings		6	6	21.2	196	10	19.60	9.19	13.50	0	0
20	Logan van BeekNetherlandsNLD4 matches, 4 innings		4	4	15.0	143	7	20.43	9.53	13.57	0	0
21	Varun ChakaravarthyIndiaIND9 matches, 9 innings		9	9	31.0	287	14	20.50	9.26	13.64	0	0
22	Will JacksEnglandENG8 matches, 7 innings		8	7	20.0	195	9	21.67	9.75	13.67	0	0
23	Jamie OvertonEnglandENG6 matches, 6 innings		6	6	20.0	149	9	16.56	7.45	13.67	0	0
24	Lungi NgidiSouth AfricaSA7 matches, 7 innings		7	7	26.0	187	12	15.58	7.19	13.83	1	0
25	Axar PatelIndiaIND7 matches, 7 innings		7	7	25.0	205	11	18.64	8.20	13.91	0	0
26	Corbin BoschSouth AfricaSA7 matches, 7 innings		7	7	25.0	191	11	17.36	7.64	13.91	0	0
27	Nandan YadavNepalNPL4 matches, 4 innings		4	4	11.0	95	5	19.00	8.64	14.40	0	0
28	Adil RashidEnglandENG8 matches, 8 innings		8	8	30.4	250	13	19.23	8.15	14.62	0	0
29	Jason HolderWest IndiesWI7 matches, 7 innings		7	7	23.0	204	10	20.40	8.87	14.70	1	0
30	Shakeel AhmedOmanOMN3 matches, 3 innings		3	3	10.0	89	4	22.25	8.90	15.00	0	0
31	Abrar AhmedPakistanPAK4 matches, 4 innings		4	4	15.0	114	6	19.00	7.60	15.17	0	0
32	Maheesh TheekshanaSri LankaSL7 matches, 7 innings		7	7	27.3	204	11	18.55	7.42	15.27	0	0
33	Shivam DubeIndiaIND9 matches, 5 innings		9	5	10.3	146	5	29.20	13.90	15.40	0	0
34	Aryan DuttNetherlandsNLD4 matches, 4 innings		4	4	13.0	89	5	17.80	6.85	15.60	0	0
35	Bas de LeedeNetherlandsNLD4 matches, 4 innings		4	4	12.3	98	5	19.60	7.84	15.80	0	0
36	Rashid KhanAfghanistanAFG4 matches, 4 innings		4	4	16.0	107	6	17.83	6.69	16.17	0	0
37	Nathan EllisAustraliaAUS4 matches, 4 innings		4	4	12.5	92	5	18.40	7.17	16.20	1	0
38	Akeal HoseinWest IndiesWI6 matches, 6 innings		6	6	19.0	163	7	23.29	8.58	16.29	0	0
39	Liam DawsonEnglandENG8 matches, 8 innings		8	8	27.0	209	10	20.90	7.74	16.80	0	0
40	Benjamin ManentiItalyITA4 matches, 4 innings		4	4	14.0	103	5	20.60	7.36	17.20	0	0
41	Shamar JosephWest IndiesWI7 matches, 7 innings		7	7	25.0	225	9	25.00	9.00	17.33	1	0
42	James NeeshamNew ZealandNZ6 matches, 6 innings		6	6	17.0	181	6	30.17	10.65	17.33	0	0
43	Jofra ArcherEnglandENG8 matches, 8 innings		8	8	30.0	286	11	26.00	9.53	17.36	0	0
44	Mohammad NawazPakistanPAK6 matches, 6 innings		6	6	20.0	156	7	22.29	7.80	17.43	0	0
45	Dilshan MadushankaSri LankaSL4 matches, 4 innings		4	4	14.0	112	5	22.40	8.00	17.60	0	0
46	Mohammad MohsinUnited States of AmericaUSA4 matches, 4 innings		4	4	12.0	72	4	18.00	6.00	18.00	0	0
47	Matt HenryNew ZealandNZ8 matches, 8 innings		8	8	28.3	235	10	23.50	8.25	18.10	0	0
48	Mujeeb Ur RahmanAfghanistanAFG4 matches, 4 innings		4	4	15.0	115	5	23.00	7.67	18.20	0	0
49	Dushan HemanthaSri LankaSL5 matches, 5 innings		5	5	18.0	178	6	29.67	9.89	18.33	0	0
50	Roston ChaseWest IndiesWI5 matches, 4 innings		5	4	12.0	103	4	25.75	8.58	18.75	0	0
51	Saad Bin ZafarCanadaCAN4 matches, 4 innings		4	4	13.0	116	4	29.00	8.92	20.00	0	0
52	George LindeSouth AfricaSA3 matches, 3 innings		3	3	10.0	78	3	26.00	7.80	20.00	0	0
53	Bradley CurrieScotlandSCO4 matches, 4 innings		4	4	13.0	89	4	22.25	6.85	20.50	0	0
54	Muhammad Jawad UllahUnited Arab EmiratesUAE3 matches, 3 innings		3	3	10.0	75	3	25.00	7.50	20.67	0	0
55	Dunith WellalageSri LankaSL7 matches, 7 innings		7	7	27.0	195	8	24.38	7.22	20.88	0	0
56	Matthew FordeWest IndiesWI6 matches, 6 innings		6	6	19.4	123	6	20.50	6.25	21.00	0	0
57	Lockie FergusonNew ZealandNZ7 matches, 7 innings		7	7	20.1	201	6	33.50	9.97	21.83	0	0
58	Arshdeep SinghIndiaIND8 matches, 8 innings		8	8	30.0	254	9	28.22	8.47	22.00	0	0
59	Ali HasanItalyITA4 matches, 4 innings		4	4	14.0	116	4	29.00	8.29	22.00	0	0
60	Hardik PandyaIndiaIND9 matches, 9 innings		9	9	33.0	291	9	32.33	8.82	23.00	0	0
61	Sam CurranEnglandENG8 matches, 7 innings		8	7	21.4	205	6	34.17	9.46	23.00	0	0
62	Dasun ShanakaSri LankaSL7 matches, 5 innings		7	5	11.2	102	3	34.00	9.00	23.00	0	0
63	Kyle KleinNetherlandsNLD3 matches, 3 innings		3	3	11.0	96	3	32.00	8.73	23.00	0	0
64	Mark AdairIrelandIRE3 matches, 3 innings		3	3	11.0	113	3	37.67	10.27	23.33	0	0
65	Jaskaran Singh ButtarCanadaCAN4 matches, 4 innings		4	4	13.5	180	4	45.00	13.01	24.00	0	0
66	Ansh PatelCanadaCAN4 matches, 4 innings		4	4	12.0	104	3	34.67	8.67	24.33	0	0
67	Oliver DavidsonScotlandSCO4 matches, 4 innings		4	4	12.0	105	3	35.00	8.75	24.67	0	0
68	Matthew HumphreysIrelandIRE3 matches, 3 innings		3	3	12.0	104	3	34.67	8.67	24.67	0	0
69	Sikandar RazaZimbabweZIM6 matches, 6 innings		6	6	20.0	180	5	36.00	9.00	24.80	0	0
70	Keshav MaharajSouth AfricaSA6 matches, 6 innings		6	6	21.0	179	5	35.80	8.52	26.20	0	0
71	Glenn PhillipsNew ZealandNZ7 matches, 6 innings		7	6	13.0	117	3	39.00	9.00	27.00	0	0
72	Muhammad ArfanUnited Arab EmiratesUAE4 matches, 4 innings		4	4	13.0	115	3	38.33	8.85	27.67	0	0
73	Graeme CremerZimbabweZIM4 matches, 4 innings		4	4	14.0	125	3	41.67	8.93	28.33	0	0
74	Grant StewartItalyITA4 matches, 4 innings		4	4	14.0	157	3	52.33	11.21	30.00	0	0
75	JJ SmutsItalyITA4 matches, 4 innings		4	4	15.0	111	3	37.00	7.40	30.33	0	0
76	Jacob DuffyNew ZealandNZ5 matches, 5 innings		5	5	15.0	163	3	54.33	10.87	32.33	0	0
77	Kagiso RabadaSouth AfricaSA7 matches, 7 innings		7	7	26.4	217	5	43.40	8.14	33.80	0	0
78	Saurabh NetravalkarUnited States of AmericaUSA3 matches, 3 innings		3	3	12.0	132	2	66.00	11.00	36.50	0	0
79	Dipendra Singh AireeNepalNPL4 matches, 4 innings		4	4	13.0	89	2	44.50	6.85	39.50	0	0
80	Dillon HeyligerCanadaCAN4 matches, 4 innings		4	4	13.0	129	2	64.50	9.92	42.00	0	0
81	Mark WattScotlandSCO4 matches, 4 innings		4	4	14.0	140	2	70.00	10.00	42.50	0	0
82	Bernard ScholtzNamibiaNAM4 matches, 4 innings		4	4	16.0	136	2	68.00	8.50	49.50	0	0
83	Dilpreet Singh BajwaCanadaCAN4 matches, 4 innings		4	4	10.0	88	1	88.00	8.80	64.00	0	0
84	Wellington MasakadzaZimbabweZIM4 matches, 4 innings		4	4	11.0	94	1	94.00	8.55	68.00	0	0
85	Kushal BhurtelNepalNPL4 matches, 4 innings		4	4	12.0	110	1	110.00	9.17	74.00	0	0
86	Kaleem SanaCanadaCAN3 matches, 3 innings		3	3	11.0	90	1	90.00	8.18	74.00	0	0
87	Sandeep LamichhaneNepalNPL4 matches, 4 innings		4	4	13.0	123	1	123.00	9.46	78.00	0	0
88	JJ SmitNamibiaNAM4 matches, 4 innings		4	4	13.0	146	1	146.00	11.23	78.00	0	0
89	Mitchell SantnerNew ZealandNZ7 matches, 7 innings		7	7	28.0	185	2	92.50	6.61	86.50	0	0
90	Haider AliUnited Arab EmiratesUAE4 matches, 4 innings		4	4	15.0	122	1	122.00	8.13	92.00	0	0
91	Ruben TrumpelmannNamibiaNAM4 matches, 4 innings		4	4	16.0	156	1	156.00	9.75	104.00	0	0

Showing the top 10 of 91. Minimum 1 wickets.

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T20 World Cup 2026 Best Strike Rate

Shadley van Schalkwyk leads T20 World Cup on strike rate: 7.00 from 4 matches (United States of America). Azmatullah Omarzai (9.56) and Gerhard Erasmus (9.71) are next. The T20 World Cup 2026 bowling strike rate leaderboard ranks the 91 players who meet the qualifying threshold this season. The leading bowler can change after every match as the season progresses. Filter by team to analyse bowling strike rate depth across squads. Qualification: minimum 1 wickets.

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Who has the best bowling strike rate in T20 World Cup 2026?

Shadley van Schalkwyk leads T20 World Cup 2026 with a bowling strike rate of 7 from 4 matches, at an economy of 6.81 and an average of 7.77. Azmatullah Omarzai is second on 9.56 and Gerhard Erasmus third on 9.71. A player needs a minimum 1 wickets to be ranked. The table ranks every player in T20 World Cup 2026 by bowling strike rate, with their team and matches.

Who are the top bowlers in T20 World Cup 2026?

The top three bowlers in T20 World Cup 2026 are Shadley van Schalkwyk (7 in 4 matches), Azmatullah Omarzai (9.56 in 4 matches) and Gerhard Erasmus (9.71 in 4 matches). Every other player follows in the table, with their team and matches.

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