T20 all-time · 2005 to 2026

The T20 GOAT lists

Every top-level T20 match since 2005: the major leagues (IPL, Big Bash, PSL, CPL, SA20, ILT20, Major League Cricket, the T20 Blast) and T20 internationals between the 12 Test nations. Other T20s are left out because big numbers against weaker sides would top the lists. Our ball-by-ball data starts in 2005 for internationals and later for some leagues (2014 for the T20 Blast), so long careers count from there. A "year" is a calendar year. Tap any column to rank on it. How points and ratings work

Careers: 200 top-level T20 matches or more. Single years and peaks have their own minimums, whatever the length of the career.

Avg rating is the average match rating, on the same −5 to 15 scale as the world ranking (which weights recent and stronger matches, so the two differ). SR and Avg rank regular batters only (8 balls faced a match), Econ regular bowlers (2 overs a match). Peaks are recalculated for the column you rank on: the best five straight years by rating can be different years from the best five by points.

Careers

Every top-level T20 career of 200 matches or more, 2005 to 2026. Nobody with fewer is in this table.

Rank by

#	Player
1	SP NarineWest Indies · 2012–2026	512	4,168	—	—	534	6.41	21,313	41.6	7.60
2	KA PollardWest Indies · 2008–2026	568	11,739	149.7	31.1	224	—	18,794	33.1	5.22
3	GJ MaxwellAustralia · 2011–2026	466	10,224	154.7	27.3	189	—	18,324	39.3	5.87
4	AD RussellWest Indies · 2011–2026	452	7,782	165.5	25.3	391	9.42	16,653	36.8	4.96
5	DJ BravoWest Indies · 2006–2024	457	5,279	126.1	22.0	496	8.57	16,054	35.1	4.89
6	Rashid KhanAfghanistan · 2017–2026	352	1,775	—	—	437	7.03	15,454	43.9	7.15
7	V KohliIndia · 2008–2026	388	13,192	135.2	42.3	8	—	15,027	38.7	5.20
8	SR WatsonAustralia · 2006–2020	305	8,143	139.2	30.3	189	8.15	14,954	49.0	5.45
9	CH GayleWest Indies · 2006–2021	343	10,810	143.6	35.8	54	—	14,594	42.5	5.37
10	JC ButtlerEngland · 2011–2026	384	12,203	148.7	37.2	0	—	14,304	37.3	5.69
11	DA WarnerAustralia · 2009–2026	364	12,053	140.3	37.7	0	—	14,194	39.0	5.28
12	RG SharmaIndia · 2007–2026	422	11,171	135.4	30.4	16	—	13,481	31.9	4.86
13	N PooranWest Indies · 2013–2026	425	10,844	149.4	31.2	0	—	12,930	30.4	5.32
14	JM VinceEngland · 2014–2026	366	11,178	138.2	34.0	2	—	12,873	35.2	5.12
15	AD HalesEngland · 2011–2026	412	11,406	145.4	30.1	0	—	12,795	31.1	5.08
16	Imad WasimPakistan · 2015–2026	313	3,108	—	—	296	6.92	12,708	40.6	5.90
17	AJ FinchAustralia · 2010–2024	358	10,656	138.0	33.2	7	—	12,324	34.4	5.22
18	MP StoinisAustralia · 2012–2026	356	7,374	137.9	29.0	197	—	12,240	34.4	4.72
19	JO HolderWest Indies · 2013–2026	331	3,441	—	—	370	8.63	12,153	36.7	4.72
20	DJ WilleyEngland · 2014–2026	284	4,368	136.9	23.6	291	8.38	12,091	42.6	5.03
21	F du PlessisSouth Africa · 2011–2026	322	10,101	140.0	34.7	0	—	11,531	35.8	5.23
22	C MunroNew Zealand · 2012–2026	377	10,325	138.1	30.1	17	—	11,525	30.6	4.78
23	MM AliEngland · 2014–2026	304	5,498	139.8	23.1	203	7.85	11,362	37.4	5.32
24	Q de KockSouth Africa · 2012–2026	337	9,711	138.9	31.2	0	—	11,360	33.7	4.87
25	Shadab KhanPakistan · 2017–2026	278	3,363	141.9	19.9	307	7.79	11,212	40.3	5.41

Single years

Every calendar year of 15 matches or more, however long the career. A player can appear more than once.

Rank by

#	Player	Year
1	AD RussellWest Indies	2016	53	933	160.9	23.9	69	8.43	2,909	54.9	5.80
2	JO HolderWest Indies	2025	63	808	—	—	92	8.59	2,833	45.0	6.15
3	SP NarineWest Indies	2026	40	287	—	—	55	5.65	2,534	63.3	9.37
4	Mohammad RizwanPakistan	2021	36	1,724	133.1	63.9	0	—	2,373	65.9	7.04
5	Rashid KhanAfghanistan	2018	39	116	—	—	57	6.42	2,365	60.6	8.34
6	SR WatsonAustralia	2016	48	1,140	138.0	28.5	45	8.26	2,352	49.0	5.47
7	SM CurranEngland	2025	48	1,256	137.9	36.9	39	8.81	2,313	48.2	5.65
8	N PooranWest Indies	2023	56	1,776	159.9	37.8	0	—	2,285	40.8	6.25
9	DJ BravoWest Indies	2016	58	772	125.3	19.3	66	8.61	2,247	38.7	5.16
10	Sikandar RazaZimbabwe	2025	55	1,040	133.0	25.4	42	7.63	2,244	40.8	5.14
11	N PooranWest Indies	2024	61	1,913	159.4	40.7	0	—	2,229	36.5	5.71
12	SP NarineWest Indies	2017	49	560	—	—	47	6.58	2,180	44.5	7.36
13	Rashid KhanAfghanistan	2023	48	274	—	—	69	7.57	2,165	45.1	6.51
14	N PooranWest Indies	2025	62	1,918	149.3	40.0	0	—	2,164	34.9	5.50
15	Imad WasimPakistan	2023	39	893	144.7	42.5	46	7.31	2,144	55.0	6.22
16	Shadab KhanPakistan	2022	45	633	146.2	19.2	53	7.61	2,141	47.6	6.10
17	AJ HoseinWest Indies	2024	54	265	—	—	59	7.41	2,131	39.5	5.80
18	Sikandar RazaZimbabwe	2024	47	977	133.1	25.7	30	7.35	2,130	45.3	5.20
19	V KohliIndia	2016	30	1,614	147.1	89.7	1	—	2,118	70.6	7.04
20	R ShepherdWest Indies	2025	62	848	—	—	49	9.65	2,092	33.7	5.34
21	Rashid KhanAfghanistan	2022	46	281	—	—	59	6.29	2,070	45.0	7.91
22	SA YadavIndia	2022	36	1,342	172.9	43.3	0	—	2,027	56.3	8.02
23	Imad WasimPakistan	2024	49	465	114.8	21.1	47	6.97	2,022	41.3	5.59
24	Sikandar RazaZimbabwe	2026	43	865	135.6	25.4	39	8.25	2,007	46.7	5.50
25	GJ MaxwellAustralia	2021	42	1,047	142.6	29.1	15	—	1,998	47.6	6.24

Best five-year peak

Each player's best five straight years, with 100 matches or more in them, however long the rest of the career, ranked on the column you choose: points per match to start with. A year missed mid-career still counts as one of the five.

Rank by

#	Player
1	CH GayleWest Indies · 2009–2013	106	3,873	147.9	42.6	38	—	6,309	59.5	6.43
2	PWH de SilvaSri Lanka · 2020–2024	102	850	—	—	164	7.43	5,642	55.3	6.25
3	MW ShortAustralia · 2022–2026	114	3,624	149.0	35.2	70	—	6,293	55.2	5.99
4	SR WatsonAustralia · 2012–2016	120	3,154	137.6	30.0	98	8.12	6,365	53.0	5.85
5	V KohliIndia · 2013–2017	106	4,182	138.4	51.6	1	—	5,391	50.9	5.94
6	Rashid KhanAfghanistan · 2018–2022	201	1,069	—	—	259	6.54	9,788	48.7	7.70
7	DJ WilleyEngland · 2014–2018	105	2,050	147.2	25.9	101	8.49	5,089	48.5	5.29
8	Mohammad RizwanPakistan · 2021–2025	143	5,714	130.1	50.1	0	—	6,903	48.3	5.52
9	KL RahulIndia · 2017–2021	102	4,048	139.4	45.5	0	—	4,877	47.8	5.41
10	AD RussellWest Indies · 2015–2019	139	2,765	176.9	26.8	147	8.83	6,605	47.5	5.70
11	AB de VilliersSouth Africa · 2016–2020	104	3,609	157.7	44.6	0	—	4,825	46.4	6.41
12	Shakib Al HasanBangladesh · 2014–2018	113	1,881	119.7	22.7	103	7.45	5,226	46.2	5.43
13	JC ButtlerEngland · 2018–2022	120	4,446	147.8	42.8	0	—	5,539	46.2	6.10
14	SP NarineWest Indies · 2017–2021	147	1,813	150.7	15.4	143	6.65	6,645	45.2	7.18
15	DJM ShortAustralia · 2017–2021	114	3,723	131.5	35.1	53	—	5,151	45.2	4.83
16	GJ MaxwellAustralia · 2019–2023	179	4,401	151.1	31.0	73	—	8,070	45.1	6.25
17	DA WarnerAustralia · 2012–2016	105	3,570	144.5	38.4	0	—	4,700	44.8	5.87
18	SA YadavIndia · 2019–2023	124	4,114	158.7	38.8	0	—	5,529	44.6	6.87
19	MM AliEngland · 2018–2022	124	2,794	153.0	27.1	87	7.82	5,478	44.2	6.12
20	Sikandar RazaZimbabwe · 2022–2026	191	3,925	137.2	27.1	142	7.79	8,427	44.1	5.45
21	JP FaulknerAustralia · 2012–2016	110	1,132	—	—	141	8.16	4,852	44.1	5.74
22	Shoaib MalikPakistan · 2013–2017	104	2,604	121.2	32.1	37	—	4,495	43.2	5.49
23	Babar AzamPakistan · 2018–2022	149	5,590	128.9	43.7	0	—	6,435	43.2	4.87
24	RS BoparaEngland · 2014–2018	113	2,462	129.9	31.6	83	7.84	4,879	43.2	5.85
25	Imad WasimPakistan · 2022–2026	150	1,958	128.3	26.1	154	7.06	6,473	43.2	5.93

Best ten-year peak

Each player's best ten straight years, with 200 matches or more in them, however long the rest of the career, ranked on the column you choose: points per match to start with. A year missed mid-career still counts as one of the ten.

Rank by

#	Player
1	SR WatsonAustralia · 2008–2017	209	5,402	140.1	29.8	167	8.09	11,271	53.9	5.89
2	CH GayleWest Indies · 2007–2016	213	7,558	149.0	40.9	47	—	11,147	52.3	6.14
3	V KohliIndia · 2011–2020	225	8,028	134.5	45.1	6	—	9,880	43.9	5.44
4	Rashid KhanAfghanistan · 2017–2026	352	1,775	—	—	437	7.03	15,454	43.9	7.15
5	SP NarineWest Indies · 2013–2022	300	2,484	—	—	309	6.29	12,914	43.0	7.75
6	DJ WilleyEngland · 2015–2024	209	3,055	137.3	23.9	229	8.24	8,983	43.0	5.27
7	GJ MaxwellAustralia · 2016–2025	337	8,024	155.3	30.3	142	—	14,395	42.7	6.20
8	AD RussellWest Indies · 2013–2022	269	4,915	169.0	26.0	247	9.04	11,327	42.1	5.27
9	Imad WasimPakistan · 2015–2024	272	2,787	—	—	258	6.86	11,434	42.0	5.91
10	Sikandar RazaZimbabwe · 2017–2026	209	3,997	134.9	25.5	153	7.77	8,671	41.5	5.24
11	AB de VilliersSouth Africa · 2012–2021	203	6,064	156.4	39.1	0	—	8,348	41.1	6.32
12	JC ButtlerEngland · 2015–2024	265	8,908	147.0	38.7	0	—	10,857	41.0	5.91
13	Shadab KhanPakistan · 2017–2026	278	3,363	141.9	19.9	307	7.79	11,212	40.3	5.41
14	DJ BravoWest Indies · 2008–2017	256	3,744	124.3	23.7	289	8.39	10,316	40.3	4.97
15	MM AliEngland · 2015–2024	223	4,283	144.9	24.9	160	7.72	8,863	39.7	5.75
16	Babar AzamPakistan · 2016–2025	247	8,711	128.6	41.1	0	—	9,776	39.6	4.84
17	Imran TahirSouth Africa · 2013–2022	223	190	—	—	319	7.13	8,726	39.1	6.27
18	SK RainaIndia · 2008–2017	216	5,796	138.0	32.9	37	—	8,367	38.7	5.79
19	Shoaib MalikPakistan · 2013–2022	205	5,065	125.2	33.3	52	—	7,903	38.6	5.50
20	DA WarnerAustralia · 2016–2025	213	7,278	139.2	39.3	0	—	8,125	38.1	5.28
21	SM CurranEngland · 2017–2026	264	4,655	136.6	27.1	233	9.15	10,019	37.9	4.94
22	AR PatelIndia · 2016–2025	203	2,267	137.3	22.2	166	7.56	7,689	37.9	5.80
23	JO HolderWest Indies · 2017–2026	288	3,127	—	—	340	8.75	10,888	37.8	4.78
24	LS LivingstoneEngland · 2017–2026	266	6,422	145.7	28.7	137	—	10,008	37.6	5.05
25	JJ BumrahIndia · 2016–2025	201	75	—	—	269	7.08	7,483	37.2	7.49