T20 cricket has been a huge success in Australia for nearly a decade. Despite not getting a World T20, the Australian public has embraced their domestic T20 league, with large crowds each season. Despite dropping the best Australian batsmen on a regular basis, such as Steve Smith and David Warner, the Big Bash League has flourished. Other limited-overs megastars have regularly ramped up in the BBL and helped their corresponding franchises win the title. In this article we will highlight the best top 5 scoring batsmen of Big Bash League.
- Shaun Marsh
Shaun Marsh has managed to play 54 games in the Big Bash League, scoring 2030 runs with a strike rate of 44.13, the highest figure on this list. His strike rate of 127.91 may be lower than the others on this list, but he is extremely consistent to compensate. His batting has been critical to the success of the Perth Scorchers. Shaun Marsh also played for the Melbourne Renegades. He does indeed have 19 half-centuries, with the best score of 99.
- Chris Lynn
Chris Lynn has 2421 runs scored in 79 games, with a batting average of 37.82 and a strike rate of 149.90. He is the Big Bash League’s all-time leading run-scorer. His average and strike rate are both very high, indicating that having scored frequently, he is very coherent. Chris Lynn has only appeared in one game for the Brisbane Heat. His only BBL victory came in 2012-13, when he was still comparatively new to the scene. He is currently the Brisbane Heat’s captain. Fans may recollect him best as half of the most deleterious strike partnership in BBL history, known as “The Bash Brothers” with Brendon McCullum.
- Glenn Maxwell
Perhaps the category’s most vibrant player. Glenn Maxwell managed to score 2005 Big Bash League runs with a batting average of 33.98 and a strike rate of 149.96. He has played for the Melbourne Renegades as well as the Melbourne Stars. Maxwell, unfortunately, just hasn’t been able to help his team win a BBL title. His batting has been a joy to watch, especially when he unleashes his diverse arsenal of shots. This includes reverse sweeps, switch hits, and slog sweeps. A fantastic T20 batsman who is extremely dangerous.
- Aaron Finch
Aaron Finch has appeared in 67 BBL matches and scored 2358 runs with a batting average of 38.03. His strike rate is also quite high – 136.14. In this time, he has two centuries and eighteen half-centuries while playing for the Melbourne Renegades. Aaron Finch led the franchise to victory in the 2018/19 BBL season, defeating their rivals, the Melbourne Stars, in the final. Finch is a fantastic T20 batsman who continues to be a force at the top of the line-up.
- D’Arcy Short
D’Arcy Short has only appeared in 49 BBL games. He has, however, scored 1866 runs with a batting average of 42.40. His strike rate of 142.55 is second only to Glenn Maxwell on this list. His average is also only slightly lower than Shaun Marsh’s. With his uniformity and striking ability, he has a good chance of topping the rankings in the future. In the 2017/18 final, he hit 68 off 44 balls but was unable to assist his team win, as the Hobart Hurricanes were defeated by the Adelaide Strikers.
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