Test Cricket 2021 highest boundary %
Updated , after New Zealand vs BangladeshBrendan Taylor leads Test Cricket on boundary percentage: 16.06 from 3 matches (Zimbabwe) · Tamim Iqbal (12.60) and Shardul Thakur (12.03) next
| # | Player · last 3 matchesPlayer | Team | Last 3 matches · newest first | Boundary % | Mat | Inns | Mat | Inns | Runs | Avg | BF | SR | 4s | 6s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brendan Taylor ZIM 1735834 | ZIM | 1735834 | 16.06 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 265 | 44.17 | 274 | 96.72 | 42 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Tamim Iqbal BAN 11616494 | BAN | 11616494 | 12.60 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 383 | 54.71 | 492 | 77.85 | 57 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | Shardul Thakur IND 141170 | IND | 141170 | 12.03 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 200 | 28.57 | 266 | 75.19 | 25 | 7 | 1 |
| 4 | Nathan Lyon AUS 101537 | AUS | 101537 | 11.11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 62 | 12.40 | 81 | 76.54 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Travis Head AUS 2769152 | AUS | 2769152 | 10.84 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 248 | 62.00 | 286 | 86.71 | 27 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | Marco Jansen SA 32 | SA | 32 | 10.71 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 56 | 57.14 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Luke Jongwe ZIM 56 | ZIM | 56 | 10.64 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 28.00 | 94 | 59.57 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Mohammed Shami IND 9656 | IND | 9656 | 10.53 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 101 | 14.43 | 133 | 75.94 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Zafar Gohar PAK 71 | PAK | 71 | 10.32 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 71 | 35.50 | 126 | 56.35 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | George Linde SA 2546 | SA | 2546 | 10.08 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 71 | 17.75 | 119 | 59.66 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
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| 11 | Rahkeem Cornwall | WI | 9.88 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 206 | 25.75 | 324 | 63.58 | 28 | 4 | 0 | |
| 12 | Richard Ngarava | ZIM | 9.84 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 6.20 | 61 | 50.82 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Mohammed Siraj | IND | 9.78 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 61 | 7.63 | 92 | 66.30 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |
| 14 | Rahmat Shah | AFG | 9.63 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 87 | 21.75 | 135 | 64.44 | 12 | 1 | 0 | |
| 15 | Noman Ali | PAK | 9.54 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 182 | 26.00 | 283 | 64.31 | 20 | 7 | 0 | |
| 16 | Chris Woakes | ENG | 9.52 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 173 | 28.83 | 315 | 54.92 | 30 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | Alzarri Joseph | WI | 9.46 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 141 | 23.50 | 222 | 63.51 | 14 | 7 | 0 | |
| 18 | Kagiso Rabada | SA | 9.18 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 112 | 16.00 | 196 | 57.14 | 15 | 3 | 0 | |
| 19 | Wanindu Hasaranga | SL | 9.09 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 119 | 23.80 | 154 | 77.27 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | Moeen Ali | ENG | 9.02 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 132 | 18.86 | 255 | 51.76 | 18 | 5 | 0 | |
| 21 | Rishabh Pant | IND | 9.02 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 21 | 748 | 39.37 | 1,109 | 67.45 | 85 | 15 | 4 | |
| 22 | Daryl Mitchell | NZ | 8.93 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 102 | – | 112 | 91.07 | 8 | 2 | 1 | |
| 23 | Hasan Ali | PAK | 8.91 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 144 | 14.40 | 202 | 71.29 | 11 | 7 | 0 | |
| 24 | Kusal Perera | SL | 8.80 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 163 | 27.17 | 250 | 65.20 | 21 | 1 | 0 | |
| 25 | Kyle Mayers | WI | 8.77 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 636 | 35.33 | 1,026 | 61.99 | 80 | 10 | 2 | |
| 26 | Saif Hassan | BAN | 8.58 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 135 | 16.88 | 268 | 50.37 | 21 | 2 | 0 | |
| 27 | Craig Overton | ENG | 8.43 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 83 | 51.81 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | Dean Elgar | SA | 8.43 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 442 | 44.20 | 807 | 54.77 | 68 | 0 | 1 | |
| 29 | Shreyas Iyer | IND | 8.41 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 202 | 50.50 | 345 | 58.55 | 24 | 5 | 1 | |
| 30 | Afsar Zazai | AFG | 8.11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 74 | 50.00 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | Jason Holder | WI | 8.09 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 362 | 25.86 | 655 | 55.27 | 47 | 6 | 1 | |
| 32 | Lungi Ngidi | SA | 8.00 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 6.40 | 75 | 42.67 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | Josh Hazlewood | AUS | 8.00 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 10.50 | 50 | 42.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | Regis Chakabva | ZIM | 7.91 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 255 | 36.43 | 493 | 51.72 | 35 | 4 | 1 | |
| 35 | Quinton de Kock | SA | 7.91 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 348 | 38.67 | 506 | 68.77 | 32 | 8 | 1 | |
| 36 | Blessing Muzarabani | ZIM | 7.73 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 88 | 14.67 | 194 | 45.36 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | Matthew Wade | AUS | 7.69 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 62 | 15.50 | 117 | 52.99 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| 38 | Kieran Powell | WI | 7.66 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 102 | 14.57 | 222 | 45.95 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | Sam Curran | ENG | 7.59 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 87 | 14.50 | 158 | 55.06 | 10 | 2 | 0 | |
| 40 | Neil Wagner | NZ | 7.59 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 8.75 | 79 | 44.30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 41 | Jasprit Bumrah | IND | 7.54 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 113 | 9.42 | 199 | 56.78 | 14 | 1 | 0 | |
| 42 | Milton Shumba | ZIM | 7.50 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 101 | 16.83 | 240 | 42.08 | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| 43 | Tim Paine | AUS | 7.39 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 117 | 39.00 | 203 | 57.64 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| 44 | Ravichandran Ashwin | IND | 7.31 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 355 | 25.36 | 698 | 50.86 | 49 | 2 | 1 | |
| 45 | Mark Wood | ENG | 7.28 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 98 | 9.80 | 206 | 47.57 | 14 | 1 | 0 | |
| 46 | Daryl Mitchell | NZ | 7.20 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 74 | 24.67 | 125 | 59.20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |
| 47 | Washington Sundar | IND | 7.17 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 265 | 66.25 | 502 | 52.79 | 31 | 5 | 0 | |
| 48 | Shubman Gill | IND | 7.14 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 478 | 29.88 | 882 | 54.20 | 55 | 8 | 0 | |
| 49 | Nayeem Hasan | BAN | 7.14 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 13.00 | 70 | 55.71 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 50 | Faheem Ashraf | PAK | 7.13 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 384 | 38.40 | 771 | 49.81 | 54 | 1 | 1 | |
| 51 | Faf du Plessis | SA | 7.03 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 63 | 12.60 | 128 | 49.22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| 52 | Mayank Agarwal | IND | 7.02 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 353 | 44.13 | 727 | 48.56 | 45 | 6 | 1 | |
| 53 | Mitchell Starc | AUS | 6.99 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 162 | 40.50 | 229 | 70.74 | 13 | 3 | 0 | |
| 54 | Sikandar Raza | ZIM | 6.96 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 150 | 50.00 | 230 | 65.22 | 12 | 4 | 1 | |
| 55 | Babar Azam | PAK | 6.88 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 416 | 34.67 | 858 | 48.48 | 57 | 2 | 1 | |
| 56 | David Warner | AUS | 6.86 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 307 | 38.38 | 539 | 56.96 | 35 | 2 | 1 | |
| 57 | Mohammad Rizwan | PAK | 6.84 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 455 | 45.50 | 907 | 50.17 | 60 | 2 | 1 | |
| 58 | Ibrahim Zadran | AFG | 6.82 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 208 | 52.00 | 381 | 54.59 | 26 | 0 | 2 | |
| 59 | Keegan Petersen | SA | 6.80 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 76 | 15.20 | 147 | 51.70 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| 60 | Dimuth Karunaratne | SL | 6.74 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 902 | 69.38 | 1,618 | 55.75 | 108 | 1 | 4 | |
| 61 | Kemar Roach | WI | 6.71 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 135 | 12.27 | 298 | 45.30 | 16 | 4 | 0 | |
| 62 | Abid Ali | PAK | 6.68 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 695 | 49.64 | 1,422 | 48.87 | 92 | 3 | 2 | |
| 63 | Axar Patel | IND | 6.65 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 179 | 29.83 | 361 | 49.58 | 17 | 7 | 0 | |
| 64 | Steven Smith | AUS | 6.54 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 430 | 53.75 | 826 | 52.06 | 52 | 2 | 1 | |
| 65 | Taskin Ahmed | BAN | 6.53 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 93 | 23.25 | 199 | 46.73 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| 66 | Asghar Afghan | AFG | 6.49 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 191 | 63.67 | 308 | 62.01 | 18 | 2 | 1 | |
| 67 | Mohammad Mahmudullah | BAN | 6.47 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 150 | – | 278 | 53.96 | 17 | 1 | 1 | |
| 68 | Sajid Khan | PAK | 6.41 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 78 | 41.03 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 69 | Fawad Alam | PAK | 6.35 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 571 | 57.10 | 1,149 | 49.70 | 71 | 2 | 3 | |
| 70 | Niroshan Dickwella | SL | 6.34 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 463 | 42.09 | 725 | 63.86 | 45 | 1 | 2 | |
| 71 | Devon Conway | NZ | 6.34 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 514 | 64.25 | 1,025 | 50.15 | 63 | 2 | 2 | |
| 72 | Aiden Markram | SA | 6.33 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 346 | 34.60 | 774 | 44.70 | 46 | 3 | 1 | |
| 73 | Rohit Sharma | IND | 6.33 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 21 | 906 | 47.68 | 1,880 | 48.19 | 108 | 11 | 3 | |
| 74 | Umesh Yadav | IND | 6.33 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 22.50 | 79 | 56.96 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 75 | Yasir Shah | PAK | 6.29 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 73 | 18.25 | 143 | 51.05 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| 76 | Dilruwan Perera | SL | 6.28 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 95 | 23.75 | 223 | 42.60 | 13 | 1 | 0 | |
| 77 | Ravindra Jadeja | IND | 6.22 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 269 | 24.45 | 611 | 44.03 | 36 | 2 | 0 | |
| 78 | Najmul Hossain Shanto | BAN | 6.20 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 479 | 31.93 | 903 | 53.05 | 48 | 8 | 2 | |
| 79 | Litton Das | BAN | 6.20 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 680 | 52.31 | 1,210 | 56.20 | 73 | 2 | 2 | |
| 80 | Amir Hamza | AFG | 6.10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 37 | – | 82 | 45.12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 81 | Jonny Bairstow | ENG | 6.07 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 391 | 24.44 | 807 | 48.45 | 47 | 2 | 0 | |
| 82 | Joe Root | ENG | 6.06 | 15 | 29 | 15 | 29 | 1,708 | 61.00 | 3,004 | 56.86 | 179 | 3 | 6 | |
| 83 | Jermaine Blackwood | WI | 6.03 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 488 | 24.40 | 1,062 | 45.95 | 60 | 4 | 0 | |
| 84 | Dawid Malan | ENG | 5.93 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 308 | 34.22 | 708 | 43.50 | 42 | 0 | 1 | |
| 85 | Lokesh Rahul | IND | 5.89 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 461 | 46.10 | 1,069 | 43.12 | 60 | 3 | 3 | |
| 86 | Ajaz Patel | NZ | 5.88 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 27.00 | 68 | 39.71 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 87 | Daniel Lawrence | ENG | 5.82 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 354 | 27.23 | 722 | 49.03 | 40 | 2 | 0 | |
| 88 | Azhar Ali | PAK | 5.82 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 549 | 42.23 | 1,238 | 44.35 | 71 | 1 | 2 | |
| 89 | Dhananjaya de Silva | SL | 5.82 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 530 | 58.89 | 963 | 55.04 | 53 | 3 | 2 | |
| 90 | Kane Williamson | NZ | 5.71 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 396 | 66.00 | 858 | 46.15 | 49 | 0 | 2 | |
| 91 | Mehidy Hasan Miraz | BAN | 5.71 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 366 | 30.50 | 788 | 46.45 | 43 | 2 | 1 | |
| 92 | Zak Crawley | ENG | 5.71 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 173 | 10.81 | 403 | 42.93 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| 93 | Ben Stokes | ENG | 5.66 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 304 | 21.71 | 724 | 41.99 | 34 | 7 | 0 | |
| 94 | Jos Buttler | ENG | 5.58 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 353 | 25.21 | 825 | 42.79 | 45 | 1 | 1 | |
| 95 | Henry Nicholls | NZ | 5.55 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 398 | 36.18 | 865 | 46.01 | 47 | 1 | 1 | |
| 96 | Donald Tiripano | ZIM | 5.55 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 211 | 26.38 | 559 | 37.75 | 31 | 0 | 0 | |
| 97 | Will Young | NZ | 5.54 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 326 | 40.75 | 812 | 40.15 | 45 | 0 | 1 | |
| 98 | Ajinkya Rahane | IND | 5.48 | 13 | 23 | 13 | 23 | 479 | 20.83 | 1,113 | 43.04 | 58 | 3 | 0 | |
| 99 | Tim Southee | NZ | 5.45 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 53 | 6.63 | 110 | 48.18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 100 | Ross Taylor | NZ | 5.39 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 288 | 26.18 | 612 | 47.06 | 31 | 2 | 0 | |
Boundary %: boundary percentage · Mat: matches · Inns: innings · Runs: runs · Avg: batting average · BF: balls faced · SR: strike rate · 4s: fours · 6s: sixes · 100s: hundreds · Last 3 matches: in this competition, newest first
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Test Cricket 2021 Highest Boundary %
Brendan Taylor topped Test Cricket on boundary percentage (16.06) for Zimbabwe, ahead of Tamim Iqbal (12.60) and Shardul Thakur (12.03). The Test Cricket 2021 boundary percentage leaderboard ranks the 178 players who meet the qualifying threshold this season. These are the final standings from the Test Cricket 2021 season. Qualification: minimum 50 balls faced.
Frequently asked questions
Who had the best boundary percentage in Test Cricket 2021?
Brendan Taylor led Test Cricket 2021 with a boundary percentage of 16.06 from 3 matches, averaging 44.17 at a strike rate of 96.72. Tamim Iqbal was second on 12.6 and Shardul Thakur third on 12.03. A player needs a minimum 50 balls faced to be ranked. The table ranks every player in Test Cricket 2021 by boundary percentage, with their team and matches.
Who were the top batters in Test Cricket 2021?
The top three batters in Test Cricket 2021 were Brendan Taylor (16.06 in 3 matches), Tamim Iqbal (12.6 in 4 matches) and Shardul Thakur (12.03 in 4 matches). Every other player follows in the table, with their team and matches.