Highest strike rate in T20 cricket: Kushal Malla, Kayron Stagno top list

Nepal’s young batting all-rounder Kushal Malla holds the record for the highest strike rate in T20 cricket. 

Since making his T20 international debut against Zimbabwe in Singapore in September 2019, Kushal Malla has recorded an impressive strike rate of 174.88 in 35 T20 matches that he has played so far.

Gibraltar’s Kayron Stagno features second on the list for the highest strike rate in T20 cricket. 

After making his T20I debut against Belgium in June 2022, Kayron Stagno has slammed 508 runs in 19 matches at a strike rate of 173.97.

Romanian cricketer Taranjeet Singh is third on the list for the highest strike rate in T20 cricket. 

Between 2021 and 2023, the veteran all-rounder smashed 815 runs in 24 matches at a strike rate of 171.21.

Canada batter Aaron Johnson and West Indies’ star all-rounder Andre Russell complete the top five list.

Aaron Johnson has registered a strike rate of 170.42, having scored 605 runs in 13 matches between 2022 and 2024.

On the other hand, hard-hitting batter Andre Russell has a staggering record in T20 cricket. 

Having made his T20 debut in 2010, Russell has accumulated 8,314 runs in 485 matches at a magnificent strike rate of 170.05.

Among Indian cricketers, Karnataka’s bowling all-rounder Krishnappa Gowtham has the highest strike rate in T20 cricket history. Gowtham has a strike rate of 158.18 in over 90 T20 matches that he has played so far. 

The likes of Akash Vasisht (156.35), Urvil Patel (155.41), Siddharth Chitnis (153.15), Abhinav Manohar (153.11), Gaurav Puri (152.75), Saurav Chauhan (152.09) and Suryakumar Yadav (152.02) are the other Indian cricketers on the list.

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