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Test Cricket 2018 most balls faced

Updated 26 Dec 2018, after South Africa vs Pakistan

Virat Kohli leads Test Cricket 2018 with 2,127 balls faced (India) · Cheteshwar Pujara (1,952) and Angelo Mathews (1,294) next

Balls faced Runs Average Sixes Strike rate Fifties Hundreds Wickets Economy Bowling avg Catches Stumpings

Batting Bowling Fielding Balls faced Runs Sixes Fours Fifties Hundreds Average Strike rate Ducks Boundary % Not outs Innings Dismissals

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#	Player · last 3 matchesPlayer	Team	Last 3 matches · newest first	Balls Faced	Mat	Inns	Mat	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	4s	6s	100s
1	Virat Kohli IND 8214037	IND	8214037	2,127	11	22	11	22	1,138	51.73	53.50	129	2	5
2	Cheteshwar Pujara IND 10628194	IND	10628194	1,952	10	20	10	20	706	37.16	36.17	76	2	3
3	Angelo Mathews SL 55*20310	SL	55*20310	1,294	7	14	7	14	598	54.36	46.21	51	2	3
4	Joe Root ENG 5313838	ENG	5313838	1,238	9	17	9	17	689	43.06	55.65	64	3	3
5	Tom Latham NZ 186264*14	NZ	186264*14	1,206	5	9	5	9	549	68.63	45.52	49	2	2
6	Dimuth Karunaratne SL 789106	SL	789106	1,186	7	14	7	14	708	54.46	59.70	71	1	4
7	Ajinkya Rahane IND 358183	IND	358183	1,142	9	18	9	18	513	28.50	44.92	51	3	1
8	Henry Nicholls NZ 16350127	NZ	16350127	1,052	5	9	5	9	500	71.43	47.53	49	1	2
9	Kane Williamson NZ 5091228	NZ	5091228	926	5	9	5	9	527	65.88	56.91	50	0	2
10	Kusal Mendis SL 78143113	SL	78143113	902	7	14	7	14	463	35.62	51.33	58	2	2
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11	Usman Khawaja	AUS		890	5	8	5	8	338	42.25	37.98	31	2	1
12	Jos Buttler	ENG		862	8	15	8	15	599	39.93	69.49	65	5	1
13	Sir Alastair Cook	ENG		842	6	11	6	11	376	34.18	44.66	42	0	1
14	Dean Elgar	SA		839	6	12	6	12	328	29.82	39.09	44	2	0
15	Keaton Jennings	ENG		836	8	15	8	15	396	28.29	47.37	36	0	1
16	Ben Stokes	ENG		811	7	14	7	14	387	27.64	47.72	38	6	0
17	Azhar Ali	PAK		800	4	7	4	7	343	49.00	42.88	32	1	1
18	Roshen Silva	SL		746	5	10	5	10	296	32.89	39.68	23	1	1
19	Jonny Bairstow	ENG		729	7	13	7	13	398	30.62	54.60	47	1	1
20	Hashim Amla	SA		727	6	12	6	12	314	28.55	43.19	42	0	1
21	Shaun Marsh	AUS		724	5	8	5	8	335	41.88	46.27	36	1	1
22	Mushfiqur Rahim	BAN		710	6	11	6	11	370	37.00	52.11	39	1	1
23	Kraigg Brathwaite	WI		676	4	7	4	7	261	37.29	38.61	22	0	2
24	Sam Curran	ENG		660	6	11	6	11	384	42.67	58.18	34	14	1
25	Lokesh Rahul	IND		647	9	18	9	18	377	20.94	58.27	51	2	1
26	Babar Azam	PAK		636	4	7	4	7	344	57.33	54.09	41	2	1
27	Haris Sohail	PAK		619	4	5	4	5	232	46.40	37.48	20	1	1
28	Mohammad Mahmudullah	BAN		617	6	11	6	11	342	34.20	55.43	20	3	2
29	Jeet Raval	NZ		605	5	9	5	9	254	28.22	41.98	27	0	0
30	BJ Watling	NZ		599	5	8	5	8	220	31.43	36.73	16	0	0
31	Murali Vijay	IND		588	7	14	7	14	177	12.64	30.10	19	0	0
32	Faf du Plessis	SA		582	6	12	6	12	288	24.00	49.48	40	1	1
33	Moeen Ali	ENG		580	6	12	6	12	240	20.00	41.38	19	3	0
34	Mominul Haque	BAN		577	6	11	6	11	359	32.64	62.22	39	1	2
35	Travis Head	AUS		551	4	7	4	7	253	36.14	45.92	24	0	0
36	Rishabh Pant	IND		536	6	12	6	12	353	29.42	65.86	36	10	1
37	Dhananjaya de Silva	SL		507	6	12	6	12	249	20.75	49.11	23	2	0
38	Tim Paine	AUS		505	5	8	5	8	207	29.57	40.99	21	0	0
39	Asad Shafiq	PAK		503	4	7	4	7	217	31.00	43.14	26	1	1
40	Ben Foakes	ENG		492	3	6	3	6	277	69.25	56.30	21	5	1
41	Hardik Pandya	IND		461	7	14	7	14	283	21.77	61.39	42	2	0
42	Pat Cummins	AUS		418	4	7	4	7	162	27.00	38.76	14	1	0
43	Ravichandran Ashwin	IND		415	7	14	7	14	246	20.50	59.28	34	1	0
44	Adil Rashid	ENG		410	7	13	7	13	232	23.20	56.59	26	4	0
45	Brendan Taylor	ZIM		401	2	4	2	4	246	82.00	61.35	24	0	1
46	Danushka Gunathilaka	SL		396	5	10	5	10	201	20.10	50.76	20	2	1
47	Rohit Sharma	IND		389	4	8	4	8	184	26.29	47.30	16	4	0
48	Peter Moor	ZIM		385	2	4	2	4	158	52.67	41.04	19	1	0
49	Niroshan Dickwella	SL		378	7	13	7	13	271	24.64	71.69	29	0	0
50	Marcus Harris	AUS		365	3	6	3	6	177	29.50	48.49	21	0	0
51	Shakib Al Hasan	BAN		363	4	7	4	7	213	30.43	58.68	25	0	0
52	Hanuma Vihari	IND		362	3	6	3	6	125	20.83	34.53	14	1	0
53	Ross Taylor	NZ		356	5	9	5	9	242	26.89	67.98	29	1	0
54	Dinesh Chandimal	SL		354	3	5	3	5	106	21.20	29.94	10	0	0
55	Hamilton Masakadza	ZIM		350	2	4	2	4	143	35.75	40.86	14	2	1
56	Shimron Hetmyer	WI		347	3	6	3	6	326	54.33	93.95	23	16	2
57	Aiden Markram	SA		345	6	12	6	12	192	16.00	55.65	30	0	0
58	Kagiso Rabada	SA		340	6	11	6	11	116	10.55	34.12	13	2	0
59	AB de Villiers	SA		335	3	6	3	6	211	35.17	62.99	26	2	2
60	Vernon Philander	SA		333	4	8	4	8	134	19.14	40.24	13	2	0
61	Litton Das	BAN		332	5	9	5	9	173	19.22	52.11	22	1	0
62	Shai Hope	WI		331	4	7	4	7	139	19.86	41.99	6	1	0
63	Theunis de Bruyn	SA		326	2	4	2	4	143	35.75	43.87	17	1	1
64	Shikhar Dhawan	IND		325	5	10	5	10	194	19.40	59.69	28	0	0
65	Mehidy Hasan Miraz	BAN		320	6	11	6	11	197	21.89	61.56	19	1	0
66	Dilruwan Perera	SL		307	7	12	7	12	131	10.92	42.67	15	1	0
67	Sean Williams	ZIM		299	2	4	2	4	132	33.00	44.15	13	0	1
68	Rory Burns	ENG		285	3	6	3	6	155	25.83	54.39	17	0	1
69	Dawid Malan	ENG		285	2	4	2	4	95	23.75	33.33	9	0	0
70	Shane Dowrich	WI		281	4	7	4	7	130	26.00	46.26	8	3	0
71	Aaron Finch	AUS		274	4	7	4	7	128	18.29	46.72	15	0	0
72	Brian Chari	ZIM		274	2	4	2	4	113	28.25	41.24	11	3	0
73	Temba Bavuma	SA		265	3	6	3	6	159	31.80	60.00	18	0	0
74	Mayank Agarwal	IND		263	1	2	1	2	118	59.00	44.87	12	3	1
75	Mohammad Mithun	BAN		260	3	5	3	5	133	26.60	51.15	7	1	0
76	Imam ul Haq	PAK		254	4	7	4	7	130	18.57	51.18	20	1	0
77	Suranga Lakmal	SL		252	7	12	7	12	122	15.25	48.41	15	1	0
78	Bhuvneshwar Kumar	IND		252	2	4	2	4	101	33.67	40.08	11	0	0
79	Ishant Sharma	IND		237	10	17	10	17	61	4.36	25.74	8	0	0
80	Imrul Kayes	BAN		236	3	6	3	6	97	16.17	41.10	12	0	0
81	Mitchell Starc	AUS		220	5	8	5	8	127	18.14	57.73	13	1	0
82	Ravindra Jadeja	IND		211	2	4	2	4	108	36.00	51.18	15	1	0
83	Taijul Islam	BAN		208	5	8	5	8	109	18.17	52.40	13	1	0
84	Mitchell Marsh	AUS		203	3	4	3	4	125	31.25	61.58	17	3	1
85	Stuart Broad	ENG		200	7	11	7	11	123	11.18	61.50	9	2	0
86	Regis Chakabva	ZIM		200	2	4	2	4	60	15.00	30.00	5	0	0
87	Shadman Islam	BAN		199	1	1	1	1	76	76.00	38.19	6	0	0
88	Quinton de Kock	SA		191	6	11	6	11	169	15.36	88.48	24	0	0
89	Kieran Powell	WI		187	4	7	4	7	119	17.00	63.64	14	1	0
90	Chris Woakes	ENG		185	2	3	2	3	149	74.50	80.54	24	0	1
91	Devon Smith	WI		181	2	3	2	3	76	25.33	41.99	10	0	0
92	Akila Dananjaya	SL		179	3	5	3	5	90	30.00	50.28	10	0	0
93	Roston Chase	WI		173	4	7	4	7	88	12.57	50.87	8	1	0
94	Keshav Maharaj	SA		171	5	9	5	9	92	10.22	53.80	11	1	0
95	Colin de Grandhomme	NZ		170	5	9	5	9	184	23.00	108.24	14	8	0
96	Nathan Lyon	AUS		169	5	7	5	7	89	29.67	52.66	6	1	0
97	Sarfraz Ahmed	PAK		163	4	7	4	7	88	14.67	53.99	9	0	0
98	Sunil Ambris	WI		163	2	4	2	4	73	18.25	44.79	5	0	0
99	Peter Handscomb	AUS		163	2	4	2	4	68	17.00	41.72	9	0	0
100	Ariful Haque	BAN		159	2	4	2	4	88	22.00	55.35	8	2	0

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Test Cricket 2018 Most Balls Faced

Virat Kohli topped Test Cricket 2018 with 2,127 balls faced for India, ahead of Cheteshwar Pujara (1,952) and Angelo Mathews (1,294). The Test Cricket 2018 balls faced leaderboard ranks all 172 players who have contributed balls faced this season. These are the final standings from the Test Cricket 2018 season.

Frequently asked questions

Who had the most balls faced in Test Cricket 2018?

Virat Kohli led Test Cricket 2018 with 2127 balls faced from 11 matches, averaging 51.73 at a strike rate of 53.5. Cheteshwar Pujara was second on 1952 and Angelo Mathews third on 1294. The table ranks every player in Test Cricket 2018 by balls faced, with their team and matches.

Who were the top batters in Test Cricket 2018?

The top three batters in Test Cricket 2018 were Virat Kohli (2127 in 11 matches), Cheteshwar Pujara (1952 in 10 matches) and Angelo Mathews (1294 in 7 matches). Virat Kohli was 175 balls faced clear of Cheteshwar Pujara. Every other player follows in the table, with their team and matches.

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