T20I 2026 bowling averages
Updated , after Afghanistan vs ZimbabweSonny Baker leads T20I on bowling average: 7.33 from 3 matches (England) · Shadley van Schalkwyk (7.77) and Hamid Shah (8.38) next
| # | Player · last 3 inningsPlayer | Team | Last 3 innings · newest first | Bowling Average | Mat | Inns | Mat | Inns | Ov | Runs | Wkts | Econ | 4w | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonny Baker ENG 2/171/153/12 | ENG | 2/171/153/12 | 7.33 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11.5 | 44 | 6 | 3.72 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 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 |
| 3 | Hamid Shah | 3/232/313/13 | 8.38 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10.3 | 67 | 8 | 6.38 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Kamal Soukhiya | 2/191/224/26 | 9.57 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12.0 | 67 | 7 | 5.58 | 1 | 0 | |
| 5 | Mohammad Imran Randhawa PAK 1/313/112/21 | PAK | 1/313/112/21 | 10.50 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12.0 | 63 | 6 | 5.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Naveenraj Rajendran | 2/223/151/28 | 10.83 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11.0 | 65 | 6 | 5.91 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Nasrulla Rana HK 1/182/231/11 | HK | 1/182/231/11 | 11.36 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22.0 | 125 | 11 | 5.68 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Adam Senn | 2/242/150/35 | 11.50 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16.0 | 92 | 8 | 5.75 | 1 | 0 | |
| 9 | Ahmadullah Shinwari | 1/281/323/12 | 11.63 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16.0 | 93 | 8 | 5.81 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Shakeel Zeb | 0/03/193/35 | 11.67 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10.1 | 70 | 6 | 6.89 | 0 | 0 | |
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| 11 | Naser Baluch | SWE | 11.75 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14.0 | 94 | 8 | 6.71 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Bjorn Fortuin | SA | 11.80 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18.4 | 118 | 10 | 6.32 | 1 | 0 | |
| 13 | Benjamin Ito-Davis | JPN | 11.80 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12.0 | 59 | 5 | 4.92 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Pavandeep Singh | ML | 11.82 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25.0 | 130 | 11 | 5.20 | 2 | 0 | |
| 15 | Danilson Hawoe | ISN | 12.00 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14.0 | 108 | 9 | 7.71 | 1 | 0 | |
| 16 | Irfan Husain | ROU | 12.20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 17.0 | 122 | 10 | 7.18 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | Duan Jansen | SA | 12.36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15.0 | 136 | 11 | 9.07 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | Hammadullah Shinwari | FIN | 12.38 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 29.3 | 161 | 13 | 5.46 | 1 | 1 | |
| 19 | Rachin Ravindra | NZ | 12.42 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 19.0 | 149 | 12 | 7.84 | 1 | 0 | |
| 20 | Amjad Sher | FIN | 12.44 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39.0 | 224 | 18 | 5.74 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | Ben Sears | NZ | 12.80 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20.2 | 128 | 10 | 6.30 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | Usman Tariq | PAK | 13.08 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22.1 | 157 | 12 | 7.08 | 1 | 0 | |
| 23 | George Dockrell | IRE | 13.38 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 22.0 | 107 | 8 | 4.86 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | Jeremy Martins | POR | 13.80 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10.2 | 69 | 5 | 6.68 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | Jan Balt | NAM | 13.82 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 26.0 | 152 | 11 | 5.85 | 1 | 0 | |
| 26 | Adam Zampa | AUS | 14.00 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 37.2 | 266 | 19 | 7.13 | 3 | 0 | |
| 27 | Ajin Soman | MLT | 14.00 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16.0 | 112 | 8 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | Keemo Paul | WI | 14.13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10.0 | 113 | 8 | 11.30 | 0 | 1 | |
| 29 | Ahmad Khalid Ahmadzai | BEL | 14.40 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10.0 | 72 | 5 | 7.20 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | Gerald Coetzee | SA | 14.63 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18.5 | 117 | 8 | 6.21 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | Ravi Thapliyal | BEL | 14.86 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14.0 | 104 | 7 | 7.43 | 1 | 0 | |
| 32 | Ehsan Khan | HK | 15.00 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 32.4 | 180 | 12 | 5.51 | 1 | 0 | |
| 33 | Samiullah Rahmani | SWE | 15.00 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 26.0 | 180 | 12 | 6.92 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | Jeevan Bhatt | DEU | 15.00 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13.0 | 105 | 7 | 8.08 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | Edward Fleming | POR | 15.25 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19.0 | 122 | 8 | 6.42 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | Shahid Afridi | DEU | 15.33 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 23.5 | 230 | 15 | 9.65 | 2 | 0 | |
| 37 | Shariq Munir | QAT | 15.50 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15.0 | 124 | 8 | 8.27 | 1 | 0 | |
| 38 | Azmatullah Omarzai | AFG | 15.61 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 33.5 | 281 | 18 | 8.31 | 1 | 0 | |
| 39 | Ibrar Shah | UAE | 15.80 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12.0 | 79 | 5 | 6.58 | 1 | 0 | |
| 40 | Lungi Ngidi | SA | 15.85 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 28.0 | 206 | 13 | 7.36 | 1 | 0 | |
| 41 | Mohammed Aslam | KWT | 16.00 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11.0 | 80 | 5 | 7.27 | 0 | 0 | |
| 42 | Harmeet Singh | USA | 16.14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15.0 | 113 | 7 | 7.53 | 1 | 0 | |
| 43 | Nahid Rana | BAN | 16.17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11.3 | 97 | 6 | 8.43 | 1 | 0 | |
| 44 | Syed Zaki Ul Hassan | BEL | 16.20 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11.0 | 81 | 5 | 7.36 | 0 | 0 | |
| 45 | Ottneil Baartman | SA | 16.57 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15.0 | 116 | 7 | 7.73 | 0 | 0 | |
| 46 | Matthew Humphreys | IRE | 16.65 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 38.5 | 283 | 17 | 7.29 | 1 | 0 | |
| 47 | Junaid Siddique | UAE | 16.69 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24.4 | 217 | 13 | 8.80 | 0 | 1 | |
| 48 | Jamie Overton | ENG | 16.75 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36.2 | 268 | 16 | 7.38 | 0 | 0 | |
| 49 | Richard Ngarava | ZIM | 16.75 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 29.2 | 268 | 16 | 9.14 | 1 | 0 | |
| 50 | Abdullah Mahmood | DNK | 16.80 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 14.0 | 84 | 5 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| 51 | Musa Ahmadzai | CHE | 17.00 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13.2 | 119 | 7 | 8.93 | 0 | 0 | |
| 52 | Gerhard Erasmus | NAM | 17.17 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 27.0 | 206 | 12 | 7.63 | 1 | 0 | |
| 53 | Tharindu Ratnayake | SL | 17.17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11.0 | 103 | 6 | 9.36 | 0 | 0 | |
| 54 | Mohammad Nawaz | PAK | 17.20 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 35.0 | 258 | 15 | 7.37 | 0 | 1 | |
| 55 | Shadnan Khan | AUT | 17.33 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 14.0 | 104 | 6 | 7.43 | 1 | 0 | |
| 56 | Prenelan Subrayen | SA | 17.44 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21.0 | 157 | 9 | 7.48 | 0 | 0 | |
| 57 | Muhammad Azri Azhar | ML | 17.50 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10.4 | 70 | 4 | 6.56 | 0 | 0 | |
| 58 | Gareth Delany | IRE | 17.60 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 28.0 | 176 | 10 | 6.29 | 0 | 0 | |
| 59 | Crishan Kalugamage | ITA | 17.64 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25.0 | 194 | 11 | 7.76 | 0 | 0 | |
| 60 | Ateeq Iqbal | HK | 17.75 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10.0 | 71 | 4 | 7.10 | 0 | 0 | |
| 61 | Aryan Dutt | NLD | 17.80 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13.0 | 89 | 5 | 6.85 | 0 | 0 | |
| 62 | Iain Latin | GIB | 18.00 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15.0 | 126 | 7 | 8.40 | 1 | 0 | |
| 63 | Mohammad Mohsin | USA | 18.00 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12.0 | 72 | 4 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| 64 | Rashid Khan | AFG | 18.17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 49.3 | 327 | 18 | 6.61 | 0 | 0 | |
| 65 | Sebastian Cruz De Oliviera | POR | 18.29 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17.0 | 128 | 7 | 7.53 | 1 | 0 | |
| 66 | Shoriful Islam | BAN | 18.33 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13.0 | 110 | 6 | 8.46 | 0 | 0 | |
| 67 | Jasprit Bumrah | IND | 18.39 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 59.0 | 423 | 23 | 7.17 | 1 | 0 | |
| 68 | Yash Thakur | IND | 18.40 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10.0 | 92 | 5 | 9.20 | 0 | 0 | |
| 69 | Saim Ayub | PAK | 18.42 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 27.0 | 221 | 12 | 8.19 | 0 | 0 | |
| 70 | Matheesha Pathirana | SL | 18.44 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21.3 | 166 | 9 | 7.72 | 0 | 0 | |
| 71 | Corbin Bosch | SA | 18.62 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 31.0 | 242 | 13 | 7.81 | 0 | 0 | |
| 72 | Zabiullah Zahid | SWE | 18.75 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20.0 | 150 | 8 | 7.50 | 0 | 0 | |
| 73 | Khuzaima Tanveer | UAE | 18.86 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17.5 | 132 | 7 | 7.40 | 0 | 0 | |
| 74 | Abdullah Ahmadzai | AFG | 18.89 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23.0 | 170 | 9 | 7.39 | 0 | 0 | |
| 75 | Prakash Mishra | BGR | 19.00 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12.0 | 95 | 5 | 7.92 | 0 | 0 | |
| 76 | Avinash Pai | GIB | 19.00 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10.0 | 76 | 4 | 7.60 | 0 | 0 | |
| 77 | Muhammad Saqlain | HUN | 19.10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22.0 | 191 | 10 | 8.68 | 0 | 0 | |
| 78 | Muhammad Junaid Khan | FIN | 19.14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21.0 | 134 | 7 | 6.38 | 0 | 0 | |
| 79 | Charles Perchard | JEY | 19.25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11.0 | 77 | 4 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| 80 | Virandeep Singh | ML | 19.33 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 30.0 | 174 | 9 | 5.80 | 0 | 0 | |
| 81 | Salman Mirza | PAK | 19.33 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22.0 | 174 | 9 | 7.91 | 0 | 0 | |
| 82 | Wanindu Hasaranga | SL | 19.47 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 40.0 | 331 | 17 | 8.28 | 1 | 0 | |
| 83 | Mahesh Tambe | FIN | 19.50 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14.0 | 117 | 6 | 8.36 | 1 | 0 | |
| 84 | Bas de Leede | NLD | 19.60 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12.3 | 98 | 5 | 7.84 | 0 | 0 | |
| 85 | Michael Leask | SCO | 19.67 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24.0 | 177 | 9 | 7.38 | 1 | 0 | |
| 86 | Faridullah Shams | AUT | 19.80 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11.0 | 99 | 5 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| 87 | Liam Dawson | ENG | 19.82 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 56.0 | 436 | 22 | 7.79 | 0 | 0 | |
| 88 | Hassan Khan Mohammad | HK | 20.00 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12.0 | 80 | 4 | 6.67 | 0 | 0 | |
| 89 | Abrar Ahmed | PAK | 20.19 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 44.0 | 323 | 16 | 7.34 | 0 | 0 | |
| 90 | Shamar Springer | WI | 20.25 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22.4 | 243 | 12 | 10.72 | 1 | 0 | |
| 91 | Nathan Ellis | AUS | 20.25 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23.5 | 162 | 8 | 6.80 | 1 | 0 | |
| 92 | Advait Dhabe | SWE | 20.33 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27.0 | 183 | 9 | 6.78 | 1 | 0 | |
| 93 | Logan van Beek | NLD | 20.43 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15.0 | 143 | 7 | 9.53 | 0 | 0 | |
| 94 | Blessing Muzarabani | ZIM | 20.44 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 65.5 | 511 | 25 | 7.76 | 2 | 0 | |
| 95 | Waldo Smith | NAM | 20.50 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14.0 | 123 | 6 | 8.79 | 0 | 0 | |
| 96 | Benjamin Manenti | ITA | 20.60 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14.0 | 103 | 5 | 7.36 | 0 | 0 | |
| 97 | Adil Rashid | ENG | 20.62 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 66.2 | 536 | 26 | 8.08 | 0 | 0 | |
| 98 | Abhishek Sharma | IND | 20.67 | 39 | 11 | 39 | 11 | 14.1 | 124 | 6 | 8.75 | 0 | 0 | |
| 99 | Ernest Masuku | ZIM | 20.80 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10.0 | 104 | 5 | 10.40 | 0 | 0 | |
| 100 | Muslim Yar Ashraf | DEU | 20.86 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20.0 | 146 | 7 | 7.30 | 0 | 0 | |
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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T20I 2026 Bowling Averages
Sonny Baker leads T20I on bowling average (7.33) for England, ahead of Shadley van Schalkwyk (7.77) and Hamid Shah (8.38). The T20I 2026 bowling average leaderboard ranks the 302 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.
Frequently asked questions
Who has the best bowling average in T20I 2026?
Sonny Baker leads T20I 2026 with a bowling average of 7.33 from 3 matches, at an economy of 3.72. Shadley van Schalkwyk is second on 7.77 and Hamid Shah third on 8.38. A player needs a minimum 1 wickets to be ranked. The table ranks every player in T20I 2026 by bowling average, with their team and matches.
Who are the top bowlers in T20I 2026?
The top three bowlers in T20I 2026 are Sonny Baker (7.33 in 3 matches), Shadley van Schalkwyk (7.77 in 4 matches) and Hamid Shah (8.38 in 7 matches). Every other player follows in the table, with their team and matches.