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T20 World Cup 2026 bowling averages

Updated 8 Mar 2026, after New Zealand vs India

Shadley van Schalkwyk leads T20 World Cup on bowling average: 7.77 from 4 matches (United States of America) · Gerhard Erasmus (11.86) and Rachin Ravindra (12.42) next

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#	Player · last 3 inningsPlayer	Team	Last 3 innings · newest first	Bowling Average	Mat	Inns	Mat	Inns	Ov	Runs	Wkts	Econ	4w	5w
1	Shadley van Schalkwyk USA 2/303/214/25	USA	2/303/214/25	7.77	4	4	4	4	14.5	101	13	6.81	2	0
2	Gerhard Erasmus NAM 1/252/274/20	NAM	1/252/274/20	11.86	4	4	4	4	11.0	83	7	7.55	1	0
3	Rachin Ravindra NZ 1/322/293/19	NZ	1/322/293/19	12.42	8	7	8	7	19.0	149	12	7.84	1	0
4	Jasprit Bumrah IND 4/151/332/36	IND	4/151/332/36	12.43	8	8	8	8	28.0	174	14	6.21	1	0
5	Azmatullah Omarzai AFG 1/184/153/41	AFG	1/184/153/41	12.67	4	4	4	4	13.5	114	9	8.24	1	0
6	Michael Leask SCO 3/301/334/17	SCO	3/301/334/17	13.56	4	4	4	4	16.0	122	9	7.63	1	0
7	Usman Tariq PAK 0/432/314/16	PAK	0/432/314/16	14.10	5	5	5	5	19.3	141	10	7.23	1	0
8	Blessing Muzarabani ZIM 1/321/432/42	ZIM	1/321/432/42	14.46	6	6	6	6	23.5	188	13	7.89	1	0
9	Adam Zampa AUS 4/210/410/31	AUS	4/210/410/31	14.50	4	4	4	4	15.2	116	8	7.57	2	0
10	Saim Ayub PAK 0/210/103/25	PAK	0/210/103/25	14.80	6	5	6	5	10.0	74	5	7.40	0	0
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11	Lungi Ngidi	SA		15.58	7	7	7	7	26.0	187	12	7.19	1	0
12	Harmeet Singh	USA		16.14	4	4	4	4	15.0	113	7	7.53	1	0
13	Jamie Overton	ENG		16.56	6	6	6	6	20.0	149	9	7.45	0	0
14	Crishan Kalugamage	ITA		16.57	4	4	4	4	15.0	116	7	7.73	0	0
15	Gudakesh Motie	WI		17.30	7	7	7	7	22.0	173	10	7.86	1	0
16	Corbin Bosch	SA		17.36	7	7	7	7	25.0	191	11	7.64	0	0
17	Aryan Dutt	NLD		17.80	4	4	4	4	13.0	89	5	6.85	0	0
18	Rashid Khan	AFG		17.83	4	4	4	4	16.0	107	6	6.69	0	0
19	Mohammad Mohsin	USA		18.00	4	4	4	4	12.0	72	4	6.00	0	0
20	Junaid Siddique	UAE		18.29	4	4	4	4	13.4	128	7	9.37	0	1
21	Nathan Ellis	AUS		18.40	4	4	4	4	12.5	92	5	7.17	1	0
22	Maheesh Theekshana	SL		18.55	7	7	7	7	27.3	204	11	7.42	0	0
23	Axar Patel	IND		18.64	7	7	7	7	25.0	205	11	8.20	0	0
24	Nandan Yadav	NPL		19.00	4	4	4	4	11.0	95	5	8.64	0	0
25	Abrar Ahmed	PAK		19.00	4	4	4	4	15.0	114	6	7.60	0	0
26	Adil Rashid	ENG		19.23	8	8	8	8	30.4	250	13	8.15	0	0
27	Brad Evans	ZIM		19.60	6	6	6	6	21.2	196	10	9.19	0	0
28	Bas de Leede	NLD		19.60	4	4	4	4	12.3	98	5	7.84	0	0
29	Dushmantha Chameera	SL		20.00	6	6	6	6	21.0	200	10	9.52	0	0
30	Jason Holder	WI		20.40	7	7	7	7	23.0	204	10	8.87	1	0
31	Logan van Beek	NLD		20.43	4	4	4	4	15.0	143	7	9.53	0	0
32	Varun Chakaravarthy	IND		20.50	9	9	9	9	31.0	287	14	9.26	0	0
33	Matthew Forde	WI		20.50	6	6	6	6	19.4	123	6	6.25	0	0
34	Benjamin Manenti	ITA		20.60	4	4	4	4	14.0	103	5	7.36	0	0
35	Liam Dawson	ENG		20.90	8	8	8	8	27.0	209	10	7.74	0	0
36	Richard Ngarava	ZIM		21.00	3	3	3	3	12.0	126	6	10.50	0	0
37	Marco Jansen	SA		21.55	6	6	6	6	22.4	237	11	10.46	2	0
38	Will Jacks	ENG		21.67	8	7	8	7	20.0	195	9	9.75	0	0
39	Bradley Currie	SCO		22.25	4	4	4	4	13.0	89	4	6.85	0	0
40	Shakeel Ahmed	OMN		22.25	3	3	3	3	10.0	89	4	8.90	0	0
41	Mohammad Nawaz	PAK		22.29	6	6	6	6	20.0	156	7	7.80	0	0
42	Shaheen Afridi	PAK		22.38	5	5	5	5	17.0	179	8	10.53	1	0
43	Dilshan Madushanka	SL		22.40	4	4	4	4	14.0	112	5	8.00	0	0
44	Mujeeb Ur Rahman	AFG		23.00	4	4	4	4	15.0	115	5	7.67	0	0
45	Akeal Hosein	WI		23.29	6	6	6	6	19.0	163	7	8.58	0	0
46	Matt Henry	NZ		23.50	8	8	8	8	28.3	235	10	8.25	0	0
47	Dunith Wellalage	SL		24.38	7	7	7	7	27.0	195	8	7.22	0	0
48	Shamar Joseph	WI		25.00	7	7	7	7	25.0	225	9	9.00	1	0
49	Muhammad Jawad Ullah	UAE		25.00	3	3	3	3	10.0	75	3	7.50	0	0
50	Roston Chase	WI		25.75	5	4	5	4	12.0	103	4	8.58	0	0
51	Jofra Archer	ENG		26.00	8	8	8	8	30.0	286	11	9.53	0	0
52	George Linde	SA		26.00	3	3	3	3	10.0	78	3	7.80	0	0
53	Arshdeep Singh	IND		28.22	8	8	8	8	30.0	254	9	8.47	0	0
54	Saad Bin Zafar	CAN		29.00	4	4	4	4	13.0	116	4	8.92	0	0
55	Ali Hasan	ITA		29.00	4	4	4	4	14.0	116	4	8.29	0	0
56	Shivam Dube	IND		29.20	9	5	9	5	10.3	146	5	13.90	0	0
57	Dushan Hemantha	SL		29.67	5	5	5	5	18.0	178	6	9.89	0	0
58	James Neesham	NZ		30.17	6	6	6	6	17.0	181	6	10.65	0	0
59	Shadab Khan	PAK		30.40	6	6	6	6	18.0	152	5	8.44	0	0
60	Kyle Klein	NLD		32.00	3	3	3	3	11.0	96	3	8.73	0	0
61	Hardik Pandya	IND		32.33	9	9	9	9	33.0	291	9	8.82	0	0
62	Lockie Ferguson	NZ		33.50	7	7	7	7	20.1	201	6	9.97	0	0
63	Dasun Shanaka	SL		34.00	7	5	7	5	11.2	102	3	9.00	0	0
64	Sam Curran	ENG		34.17	8	7	8	7	21.4	205	6	9.46	0	0
65	Ansh Patel	CAN		34.67	4	4	4	4	12.0	104	3	8.67	0	0
66	Matthew Humphreys	IRE		34.67	3	3	3	3	12.0	104	3	8.67	0	0
67	Oliver Davidson	SCO		35.00	4	4	4	4	12.0	105	3	8.75	0	0
68	Keshav Maharaj	SA		35.80	6	6	6	6	21.0	179	5	8.52	0	0
69	Sikandar Raza	ZIM		36.00	6	6	6	6	20.0	180	5	9.00	0	0
70	JJ Smuts	ITA		37.00	4	4	4	4	15.0	111	3	7.40	0	0
71	Mark Adair	IRE		37.67	3	3	3	3	11.0	113	3	10.27	0	0
72	Muhammad Arfan	UAE		38.33	4	4	4	4	13.0	115	3	8.85	0	0
73	Glenn Phillips	NZ		39.00	7	6	7	6	13.0	117	3	9.00	0	0
74	Graeme Cremer	ZIM		41.67	4	4	4	4	14.0	125	3	8.93	0	0
75	Kagiso Rabada	SA		43.40	7	7	7	7	26.4	217	5	8.14	0	0
76	Dipendra Singh Airee	NPL		44.50	4	4	4	4	13.0	89	2	6.85	0	0
77	Jaskaran Singh Buttar	CAN		45.00	4	4	4	4	13.5	180	4	13.01	0	0
78	Grant Stewart	ITA		52.33	4	4	4	4	14.0	157	3	11.21	0	0
79	Jacob Duffy	NZ		54.33	5	5	5	5	15.0	163	3	10.87	0	0
80	Dillon Heyliger	CAN		64.50	4	4	4	4	13.0	129	2	9.92	0	0
81	Saurabh Netravalkar	USA		66.00	3	3	3	3	12.0	132	2	11.00	0	0
82	Bernard Scholtz	NAM		68.00	4	4	4	4	16.0	136	2	8.50	0	0
83	Mark Watt	SCO		70.00	4	4	4	4	14.0	140	2	10.00	0	0
84	Dilpreet Singh Bajwa	CAN		88.00	4	4	4	4	10.0	88	1	8.80	0	0
85	Kaleem Sana	CAN		90.00	3	3	3	3	11.0	90	1	8.18	0	0
86	Mitchell Santner	NZ		92.50	7	7	7	7	28.0	185	2	6.61	0	0
87	Wellington Masakadza	ZIM		94.00	4	4	4	4	11.0	94	1	8.55	0	0
88	Kushal Bhurtel	NPL		110.00	4	4	4	4	12.0	110	1	9.17	0	0
89	Haider Ali	UAE		122.00	4	4	4	4	15.0	122	1	8.13	0	0
90	Sandeep Lamichhane	NPL		123.00	4	4	4	4	13.0	123	1	9.46	0	0
91	JJ Smit	NAM		146.00	4	4	4	4	13.0	146	1	11.23	0	0
92	Ruben Trumpelmann	NAM		156.00	4	4	4	4	16.0	156	1	9.75	0	0

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Bowling Average: bowling average · Mat: matches · Inns: innings · Ov: overs · Runs: runs conceded · Wkts: wickets · Econ: economy rate · 4w: 4-wicket hauls · 5w: 5-wicket hauls · Last 3 innings: in this competition, newest first

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T20 World Cup 2026 Bowling Averages

Shadley van Schalkwyk leads T20 World Cup on bowling average (7.77) for United States of America, ahead of Gerhard Erasmus (11.86) and Rachin Ravindra (12.42). The T20 World Cup 2026 bowling average leaderboard ranks the 92 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 average depth across squads. Qualification: minimum 1 wickets.

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Who has the best bowling average in T20 World Cup 2026?

Shadley van Schalkwyk leads T20 World Cup 2026 with a bowling average of 7.77 from 4 matches, at an economy of 6.81. Gerhard Erasmus is second on 11.86 and Rachin Ravindra third on 12.42. A player needs a minimum 1 wickets to be ranked. The table ranks every player in T20 World Cup 2026 by bowling average, 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 (7.77 in 4 matches), Gerhard Erasmus (11.86 in 4 matches) and Rachin Ravindra (12.42 in 8 matches). Every other player follows in the table, with their team and matches.

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