|
Highest Average Batting as
(minimum 15 innings)
|
| |
|
Career |
|
Batting as Opener
|
|
|
Player
|
Country
|
Career
|
|
Inns
|
NO
|
Runs
|
Avg
|
|
Inns
|
NO
|
Runs
|
Avg
|
| 1 |
Mohammad Rizwan*
|
Pakistan
|
2015-
|
|
78
|
17
|
2981
|
48.87
|
|
63
|
13
|
2796
|
55.92
|
| 2 |
A Johnson*
|
Canada
|
2022-
|
|
16
|
2
|
713
|
50.93
|
|
16
|
2
|
713
|
50.93
|
| 3 |
J C Buttler*
|
England
|
2011-
|
|
105
|
21
|
2927
|
34.85
|
|
49
|
10
|
1834
|
47.03
|
| 4 |
S Davizi*
|
Czech Republic
|
2019-
|
|
31
|
3
|
1149
|
41.04
|
|
29
|
3
|
1132
|
43.54
|
| 5 |
P D Salt*
|
England
|
2022-
|
|
20
|
2
|
639
|
35.50
|
|
15
|
2
|
561
|
43.15
|
| 6 |
R Satheesan*
|
Romania
|
2019-
|
|
36
|
5
|
1197
|
38.61
|
|
29
|
4
|
1023
|
40.92
|
| 7 |
D P M D Jayawardene
|
Sri Lanka
|
2006-2014
|
|
55
|
8
|
1493
|
31.77
|
|
23
|
3
|
812
|
40.60
|
| 8 |
Babar Azam*
|
Pakistan
|
2016-
|
|
103
|
14
|
3698
|
41.55
|
|
77
|
9
|
2711
|
39.87
|
| 9 |
C O Obuya*
|
Kenya
|
2007-
|
|
70
|
12
|
1742
|
30.03
|
|
31
|
6
|
968
|
38.72
|
| 10 |
Muhammad Waseem*
|
United Arab Emirates
|
2021-
|
|
50
|
3
|
1818
|
38.68
|
|
50
|
3
|
1818
|
38.68
|
| 11 |
K S Williamson*
|
New Zealand
|
2011-
|
|
87
|
12
|
2547
|
33.96
|
|
27
|
4
|
886
|
38.52
|
| 12 |
T Manders*
|
Bermuda
|
2021-
|
|
17
|
2
|
516
|
34.40
|
|
15
|
2
|
492
|
37.85
|
| 13 |
Abdul Waheed*
|
Saudi Arabia
|
2020-
|
|
32
|
5
|
919
|
34.04
|
|
21
|
2
|
718
|
37.79
|
| 14 |
B A Pai*
|
Gibraltar
|
2019-
|
|
32
|
7
|
940
|
37.60
|
|
31
|
6
|
928
|
37.12
|
| 15 |
Taranjeet Singh*
|
Romania
|
2021-
|
|
24
|
2
|
815
|
37.05
|
|
24
|
2
|
815
|
37.05
|
| 16 |
B B McCullum
|
New Zealand
|
2005-2015
|
|
70
|
10
|
2140
|
35.67
|
|
41
|
7
|
1259
|
37.03
|
| 17 |
K L Rahul*
|
India
|
2016-
|
|
68
|
8
|
2265
|
37.75
|
|
54
|
4
|
1826
|
36.52
|
| 18 |
Virandeep Singh*
|
Malaysia
|
2019-
|
|
76
|
14
|
2313
|
37.31
|
|
54
|
9
|
1643
|
36.51
|
| 19 |
C Munro
|
New Zealand
|
2012-2020
|
|
62
|
7
|
1724
|
31.35
|
|
33
|
2
|
1123
|
36.23
|
| 20 |
R D Gaikwad*
|
India
|
2021-
|
|
17
|
3
|
500
|
35.71
|
|
17
|
3
|
500
|
35.71
|
| 21 |
D J M Short
|
Australia
|
2018-2020
|
|
23
|
2
|
642
|
30.57
|
|
20
|
2
|
625
|
34.72
|
| 22 |
N Nipiko*
|
Vanuatu
|
2019-
|
|
33
|
6
|
877
|
32.48
|
|
16
|
3
|
449
|
34.54
|
| 23 |
D A Warner*
|
Australia
|
2009-
|
|
103
|
11
|
3099
|
33.68
|
|
96
|
11
|
2931
|
34.48
|
| 24 |
A J Finch*
|
Australia
|
2011-
|
|
103
|
12
|
3120
|
34.29
|
|
91
|
7
|
2848
|
33.90
|
| 25 |
H M Amla
|
South Africa
|
2009-2018
|
|
44
|
6
|
1277
|
33.61
|
|
44
|
6
|
1277
|
33.61
|
| 26 |
D P Conway*
|
New Zealand
|
2020-
|
|
42
|
8
|
1338
|
39.35
|
|
26
|
3
|
772
|
33.57
|
| 27 |
S R Watson
|
Australia
|
2006-2016
|
|
56
|
6
|
1462
|
29.24
|
|
38
|
3
|
1172
|
33.49
|
| 28 |
Y B K Jaiswal*
|
India
|
2023-
|
|
16
|
1
|
502
|
33.47
|
|
16
|
1
|
502
|
33.47
|
| 29 |
L Bruce*
|
Gibraltar
|
2021-
|
|
33
|
3
|
910
|
30.33
|
|
30
|
3
|
900
|
33.33
|
| 30 |
H Lakov*
|
Bulgaria
|
2019-
|
|
34
|
8
|
825
|
31.73
|
|
27
|
6
|
692
|
32.95
|
|
