Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Cricket in Test matches

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
JA Rudolph (SA)	2003-2003	2	2	1	293	222*	293.00	521	56.23	1	1	-	40	2
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	2001-2003	5	6	4	503	204*	251.50	843	59.66	2	2	-	76	3
JN Gillespie (AUS)	2003-2006	4	4	3	247	201*	247.00	546	45.23	1	-	-	31	2
MJ Guptill (NZ)	2010-2010	1	2	1	245	189	245.00	395	62.02	1	1	-	18	4
PA de Silva (SL)	2002-2002	1	1	-	206	206	206.00	234	88.03	1	-	-	28	1
RD Jacobs (WI)	2002-2004	4	3	2	196	91*	196.00	342	57.30	-	2	-	23	2
HH Dippenaar (SA)	2003-2003	2	2	1	178	177*	178.00	384	46.35	1	-	-	25	2
S Dhawan (IND)	2015-2015	1	1	-	173	173	173.00	195	88.71	1	-	-	23	0
IR Bell (ENG)	2005-2010	6	7	3	633	162*	158.25	975	64.92	3	2	-	72	4
G Kirsten (SA)	2002-2002	2	2	-	310	160	155.00	450	68.88	2	-	-	31	1
CK Kapugedera (SL)	2009-2009	1	2	1	155	96	155.00	216	71.75	-	2	-	13	4
S Chanderpaul (WI)	2002-2014	10	14	8	897	203*	149.50	1728	51.90	4	3	-	81	3
RA Jadeja (IND)	2017-2019	3	4	3	148	60*	148.00	205	72.19	-	2	-	11	5
F du Plessis (SA)	2015-2017	4	4	2	290	135*	145.00	453	64.01	1	1	-	30	1
DS Lehmann (AUS)	2003-2003	2	2	-	287	177	143.50	428	67.05	2	-	-	32	1
SR Tendulkar (IND)	2000-2010	7	9	3	820	248*	136.66	1294	63.36	5	-	-	87	4
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	2001-2002	3	3	1	262	134	131.00	374	70.05	2	-	-	37	6
MA Agarwal (IND)	2019-2019	2	2	-	257	243	128.50	351	73.21	1	-	-	31	8
PHKD Mendis (SL)	2024-2024	2	4	1	367	164	122.33	548	66.97	2	1	-	36	11
Sarfaraz Ahmed (PAK)	2015-2015	2	3	2	121	82	121.00	123	98.37	-	1	-	10	2
ARS Silva (SL)	2018-2018	2	3	1	235	109	117.50	499	47.09	1	2	-	19	2
RR Sarwan (WI)	2002-2004	4	5	1	450	261*	112.50	792	56.81	2	-	-	59	1
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2003-2005	4	6	1	551	194	110.20	751	73.36	3	1	-	69	8
CB Wishart (ZIM)	2001-2001	2	2	-	208	114	104.00	301	69.10	1	1	-	22	4
Saeed Anwar (PAK)	2001-2001	1	1	-	101	101	101.00	104	97.11	1	-	-	17	1
SS Iyer (IND)	2022-2022	2	3	1	202	87	101.00	343	58.89	-	2	-	24	2
ML Love (AUS)	2003-2003	2	2	1	100	100*	100.00	155	64.51	1	-	1	7	0
Shan Masood (PAK)	2020-2020	1	1	-	100	100	100.00	160	62.50	1	-	-	11	0
MN Nawaz (SL)	2002-2002	1	2	1	99	78*	99.00	192	51.56	-	1	-	11	0
MS Dhoni (IND)	2007-2010	3	4	2	193	89	96.50	272	70.95	-	2	-	19	7
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2001-2014	15	21	2	1816	319	95.57	3042	59.69	7	7	1	201	16
HDRL Thirimanne (SL)	2013-2021	4	7	3	370	155*	92.50	737	50.20	2	1	1	37	0
SB Joshi (IND)	2000-2000	1	1	-	92	92	92.00	180	51.11	-	1	-	9	0
CD McMillan (NZ)	2001-2001	2	2	-	176	106	88.00	211	83.41	1	1	-	28	2
BC Lara (WI)	2004-2004	2	2	-	173	120	86.50	223	77.57	1	1	-	19	3
AK Markram (SA)	2017-2017	2	3	-	255	143	85.00	364	70.05	1	1	-	37	0
KR Mayers (WI)	2021-2022	4	6	1	414	210*	82.80	641	64.58	2	-	-	48	9
GC Smith (SA)	2002-2008	8	9	-	743	232	82.55	1094	67.91	3	1	-	93	3
KS Williamson (NZ)	2013-2023	8	12	2	822	200*	82.20	1287	63.86	4	4	-	90	2
GP Thorpe (ENG)	2003-2005	4	6	3	244	66*	81.33	461	52.92	-	3	1	26	1
TJ Friend (ZIM)	2001-2004	3	1	-	81	81	81.00	161	50.31	-	1	-	9	0
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	2001-2003	6	8	3	404	138*	80.80	760	53.15	2	-	1	56	5
MEK Hussey (AUS)	2006-2006	2	3	-	242	182	80.66	347	69.74	1	-	-	27	1
Babar Azam (PAK)	2020-2021	3	4	1	242	143	80.66	390	62.05	1	1	-	31	2
SM Ervine (ZIM)	2004-2004	2	2	-	160	86	80.00	275	58.18	-	2	-	19	0
Younis Khan (PAK)	2002-2015	7	10	2	638	200*	79.75	1015	62.85	3	-	2	65	7
A Flower (ZIM)	2001-2001	4	4	1	238	114*	79.33	354	67.23	1	1	-	34	0
GJ Whittall (ZIM)	2001-2001	2	3	-	238	119	79.33	372	63.97	1	2	-	26	1
JH Kallis (SA)	2002-2008	6	7	3	317	139*	79.25	669	47.38	1	1	-	35	1
D Elgar (SA)	2015-2022	6	9	1	632	199	79.00	1053	60.01	2	3	-	71	4
CA Pujara (IND)	2017-2022	5	8	2	468	102*	78.00	812	57.63	1	5	-	59	1
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2001-2014	13	17	2	1146	203*	76.40	1760	65.11	5	2	1	130	13
G Gambhir (IND)	2004-2010	4	6	1	381	139	76.20	502	75.89	2	1	-	47	1
HH Streak (ZIM)	2001-2004	6	5	1	303	87	75.75	628	48.24	-	4	-	31	2
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	2001-2005	5	5	-	378	145	75.60	391	96.67	1	2	-	40	11
T Taibu (ZIM)	2004-2011	5	8	1	529	153	75.57	1179	44.86	1	5	1	65	2
Haris Sohail (PAK)	2020-2020	1	1	-	75	75	75.00	103	72.81	-	1	-	7	2
Yasir Hameed (PAK)	2003-2003	3	6	1	373	170	74.60	600	62.16	2	-	-	56	0
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2003-2005	4	6	1	372	120	74.40	618	60.19	1	2	-	56	0
M Vijay (IND)	2010-2017	3	4	-	295	150	73.75	495	59.59	2	-	-	28	2
C de Grandhomme (NZ)	2017-2019	4	5	3	146	76*	73.00	106	137.73	-	1	1	8	10
LJ Tucker (IRE)	2023-2023	1	2	-	145	108	72.50	236	61.44	1	-	-	17	1
TM Dilshan (SL)	2005-2013	11	15	1	1008	168	72.00	1271	79.30	4	4	2	110	6
Asghar Afghan (AFG)	2019-2019	1	2	-	142	92	71.00	282	50.35	-	2	-	7	4
WP Saha (IND)	2015-2019	4	4	2	141	106*	70.50	217	64.97	1	-	-	12	2
R Dravid (IND)	2000-2010	7	10	2	560	160	70.00	942	59.44	3	1	1	76	2
KDK Vithanage (SL)	2013-2014	4	4	1	209	103*	69.66	243	86.00	1	1	-	27	3
MN Samuels (WI)	2002-2012	6	8	1	486	260	69.42	848	57.31	1	1	-	66	4
Asad Shafiq (PAK)	2011-2020	5	6	-	416	107	69.33	815	51.04	2	2	-	39	3
HJH Marshall (NZ)	2004-2004	1	1	-	69	69	69.00	145	47.58	-	1	-	6	0
W Jaffer (IND)	2007-2007	2	3	1	138	138*	69.00	233	59.22	1	-	2	17	0
AM Rahane (IND)	2015-2019	4	5	-	345	98	69.00	512	67.38	-	4	-	43	1
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2001-2009	7	8	4	275	100*	68.75	452	60.84	1	1	-	31	3
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2010-2010	4	7	2	342	99	68.40	460	74.34	-	3	-	47	4
MH Richardson (NZ)	2001-2004	4	4	-	269	143	67.25	436	61.69	1	1	-	32	0
LD Chandimal (SL)	2013-2024	12	19	4	1006	138	67.06	1884	53.39	5	4	2	73	13
S van Zyl (SA)	2015-2015	2	2	1	67	34	67.00	120	55.83	-	-	-	10	0
HM Amla (SA)	2008-2017	8	9	-	602	137	66.88	949	63.43	3	1	-	75	1
IJL Trott (ENG)	2010-2010	4	7	1	401	226	66.83	756	53.04	1	1	-	38	0
TT Samaraweera (SL)	2001-2009	8	9	-	600	138	66.66	1217	49.30	1	6	-	75	0
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	2003-2006	4	3	-	199	144	66.33	277	71.84	1	-	-	23	6
SP Fleming (NZ)	2001-2008	6	6	-	397	202	66.16	663	59.87	1	2	-	48	1
PA Jaques (AUS)	2006-2006	1	1	-	66	66	66.00	98	67.34	-	1	-	8	1
Abid Ali (PAK)	2020-2021	3	4	-	263	133	65.75	517	50.87	1	1	1	30	2
TWM Latham (NZ)	2017-2023	8	13	1	785	252	65.41	1342	58.49	3	1	1	96	7
RT Ponting (AUS)	2003-2006	4	5	1	260	118*	65.00	486	53.49	1	2	-	31	2
MD Bell (NZ)	2008-2008	2	3	1	128	107	64.00	211	60.66	1	-	-	21	0
DE Bernard (WI)	2009-2009	2	4	1	191	69	63.66	355	53.80	-	3	-	16	3
DM Bravo (WI)	2011-2014	6	10	1	565	195	62.77	1084	52.12	2	2	-	49	10
Azhar Ali (PAK)	2011-2021	7	10	1	565	226	62.77	1166	48.45	1	3	1	58	3
DA Warner (AUS)	2017-2017	2	4	-	251	123	62.75	397	63.22	2	-	-	25	1
DA Marillier (ZIM)	2001-2001	2	2	-	125	73	62.50	274	45.62	-	2	-	11	0
MS Atapattu (SL)	2001-2005	4	4	-	250	201	62.50	344	72.67	1	-	-	33	0
BRM Taylor (ZIM)	2005-2021	12	24	4	1239	171	61.95	2189	56.60	5	4	1	128	8
SC Ganguly (IND)	2000-2007	5	6	-	371	100	61.83	641	57.87	1	3	-	42	2
GD Phillips (NZ)	2023-2023	2	4	1	181	87	60.33	208	87.01	-	1	-	19	6
JK Silva (SL)	2014-2014	2	3	-	179	139	59.66	338	52.95	1	-	-	20	2
Mohammad Hafeez (PAK)	2003-2015	7	12	1	650	224	59.09	1088	59.74	3	1	1	73	5
Adnan Akmal (PAK)	2011-2011	2	2	1	59	53	59.00	137	43.06	-	1	-	7	0
WA Young (NZ)	2022-2022	2	3	-	175	69	58.33	421	41.56	-	3	-	18	0

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chattogram, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2024 [Test # 2537]

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Sylhet, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Mar 22-25, 2024 [Test # 2536]

New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]