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Highest Strike Rate By a Batsman

All Seasons
#1 - Leader

MJ Owen

Hobart Hurricanes

186

Strike Rate

31Inn
697Runs
2100s
506s
#2 - Second

FH Allen

Perth Scorchers

184

Strike Rate

21Inn
647Runs
1100s
486s
#3 - Third

Nicholas Pooran

Melbourne Stars

169

Strike Rate

5Inn
127Runs
0100s
136s

Batting Insights

BBL Highest Strike Rate leaderboard

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The BBL highest strike rate table ranks batters by runs per 100 balls (minimum 100 runs) across all BBL seasons. It highlights impact hitters whose scoring pace changes matches, whether through powerplay blitzes or late-innings surges. This metric is essential for spotting finishers and high-tempo top-order batters who keep the run rate ahead of the required rate.

At the top you will see names like MJ Owen, FH Allen and Nicholas Pooran, showing how powerplay bursts and death-overs acceleration separate the best. The leaderboard includes runs, balls faced and boundaries to reveal whether a strike rate is powered by short cameos or sustained dominance. Use it to compare explosive batters across seasons and venues.

Key insights

  • MJ Owen leads with 186 SR.
  • Gap to #2 (FH Allen) is 2 SR.
  • Top three: MJ Owen, FH Allen and Nicholas Pooran.
  • MJ Owen scored at SR 186 across 31 innings.

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# Player Inn SR Runs HS Balls 4s 6s 50s 100s
4 Tom Banton 10 169 262 64 155 21 19 3 0
5 Thisara Perera 8 165 119 38 72 10 6 0 0
6 LJ Evans 33 156 850 85 542 65 42 5 0
7 Joel Davies 14 156 189 35 121 19 8 0 0
8 Ben Stokes 4 156 128 77 82 11 8 1 0
9 Andre Russell 24 156 454 57 291 25 35 1 0
10 Tim David 72 155 1424 76 914 100 79 4 0
11 Glenn Maxwell 116 155 3196 154 2058 263 149 20 2
12 Steven Smith 38 151 1485 125 979 111 65 10 4
13 TM Beaton 11 151 194 41 128 14 7 0 0
14 Nathan McAndrew 43 150 324 30 215 32 11 0 0
15 J Brown 42 150 1118 140 742 101 75 5 1
16 Rashid Khan 46 150 403 40 268 32 23 0 0
17 Daren Sammy 10 150 123 38 82 8 6 0 0
18 Chris Lynn 133 149 4088 101 2735 342 225 32 1
19 Alex Hales 76 148 2240 110 1511 233 98 15 1
20 KA Pollard 19 148 369 65 249 25 20 1 0
21 Ashton Turner 120 147 2485 99 1681 172 109 14 0
22 Chris Morris 12 147 112 21 76 9 4 0 0
23 Philip Salt 30 146 671 67 458 74 21 6 0
24 Tom Curran 36 145 501 62 345 55 14 1 0
25 TR Birt 23 145 572 65 394 46 29 3 0
26 L Shaw 11 144 196 33 136 19 6 0 0
27 David Warner 31 143 1139 130 791 106 38 6 3
28 Faf du Plessis 8 143 177 68 123 17 9 1 0
29 Daniel Sams 82 143 972 98 676 62 57 3 0
30 CJ Simmons 20 142 501 112 351 43 30 0 2
31 Ben Cutting 97 142 1708 81 1198 126 94 2 0
32 Nikhil Chaudhary 26 142 693 79 488 58 27 2 0
33 Matt Short 91 141 2466 109 1738 194 105 17 2
34 Matthew Wade 111 141 2946 130 2077 249 103 19 1
35 S Fanning 5 141 133 41 94 11 6 0 0
36 IA Cockbain 6 141 239 71 169 19 9 2 0
37 Ben Dwarshuis 65 141 642 66 454 43 30 1 0
38 John Hastings 18 141 168 22 119 9 11 0 0
39 Max Bryant 81 141 1739 81 1233 174 71 7 0
40 Jos Buttler 18 141 605 89 429 54 26 6 0
41 Herschelle Gibbs 15 140 488 71 347 59 14 6 0
42 Colin de Grandhomme 13 140 232 37 165 18 10 0 0
43 AB de Villiers 6 140 146 71 104 8 6 1 0
44 Craig Overton 22 139 366 45 262 23 17 0 0
45 Josh Inglis 77 139 1887 79 1356 177 61 14 0
46 Ben Duckett 19 139 545 78 392 60 12 6 0
47 Clive Rose 20 138 183 32 132 15 7 0 0
48 Sam Billings 65 138 1634 83 1179 141 55 8 0
49 Liam Livingstone 28 138 851 79 616 52 55 7 0
50 Ben McDermott 110 138 3104 127 2248 214 146 18 3
51 Chris Gayle 20 137 616 100 447 34 49 4 1
52 C Connolly 34 137 786 77 572 50 42 4 0
53 OJ Peake 7 137 184 57 134 15 7 1 0
54 Josh Philippe 110 137 2745 99 2002 267 78 18 0
55 Nathan Coulter-Nile 46 136 345 31 252 21 23 0 0
56 Liam Scott 18 136 410 91 300 33 15 3 0
57 TL Seifert 20 136 485 102 355 44 21 2 1
58 Brendon McCullum 34 136 920 72 674 87 38 9 0
59 TP Ward 9 136 200 90 147 19 8 1 0
60 Matthew Renshaw 89 135 2124 102 1566 164 72 8 1
61 George Bailey 62 135 1574 74 1161 128 47 11 0
62 Mitchell Marsh 80 135 2187 102 1614 154 99 12 2
63 Daniel Christian 121 135 2065 75 1525 138 100 9 0
64 Colin Ingram 35 135 868 75 642 67 40 6 0
65 Kevin Pietersen 31 135 1026 74 759 92 32 9 0
66 Rob Quiney 32 134 748 97 555 67 31 4 0
67 Joe Clarke 43 134 1121 101 833 97 43 7 1
68 Bradley Hodge 42 134 1330 88 989 109 52 10 0
69 Sam Harper 97 134 2004 110 1491 178 69 12 1
70 Dwayne Bravo 37 134 677 59 504 36 36 2 0
71 Jay Lenton 11 134 141 27 105 9 6 0 0
72 Anderson Cummins 10 134 161 39 120 10 8 0 0
73 Jack Wildermuth 40 134 512 110 382 26 31 0 1
74 Marcus Stoinis 114 133 3218 147 2402 286 117 21 1
75 Shane Watson 39 133 1014 100 757 86 53 6 1
76 JR Dean 19 133 317 54 237 19 24 1 0
77 Hassan Khan 11 133 179 46 134 8 11 0 0
78 Aaron Hardie 63 133 1499 94 1123 116 58 7 0
79 Chris Green 81 133 831 50 623 59 23 1 0
80 BJ Rohrer 51 133 912 52 685 68 28 1 0
81 NR Hobson 34 132 554 48 417 44 22 0 0
82 Brad Haddin 23 132 550 76 414 48 22 4 0
83 J Seymour 12 132 154 25 116 14 7 0 0
84 Jason Roy 24 132 523 74 396 63 14 2 0
85 Lewis Gregory 12 132 173 36 131 13 8 0 0
86 James Vince 77 131 2162 101 1640 218 49 11 1
87 Will Sutherland 61 131 750 70 569 41 35 2 0
88 Usman Khawaja 71 131 2123 104 1612 254 35 13 1
89 Michael Neser 69 131 701 64 533 58 24 1 0
90 D'Arcy Short 102 131 3138 122 2387 305 107 23 2
91 DJ Hussey 36 131 744 52 566 60 19 2 0
92 Michael Hussey 23 131 671 96 511 52 20 6 0
93 LJ Wright 53 131 1389 117 1058 152 41 6 2
94 Aaron Finch 104 131 3310 111 2522 292 118 26 2
95 Jake Weatherald 92 131 2176 115 1658 216 85 15 1
96 Alex Carey 62 131 1986 101 1514 199 52 12 2
97 David Miller 12 131 198 90 151 10 9 1 0
98 Travis Head 55 130 1394 101 1069 99 61 8 1
99 Andre Fletcher 12 130 206 89 158 22 9 1 0
100 Shaun Marsh 77 129 2802 99 2157 255 89 27 0

FAQs

Who leads highest strike rate in BBL history?

MJ Owen leads the BBL highest strike rate list with 186 SR.

Is there a minimum runs filter for strike rate rankings?

Yes. Batters are included after scoring a minimum of 100 runs.

How often is this updated?

We update these leaderboards after each BBL season using ball-by-ball data.

Where does the data come from?

The underlying ball-by-ball data is sourced from Cricsheet.