T20 World Cup leaderboard
ICC Men's T20 World Cup — Death Overs Batting Strike Rate (Overs 17–20)
AB de Villiers leads T20 World Cup all-time death batting sr with 341.2. Batting strike rate in death overs (17–20) across all T20 World Cup editions. Minimum 15 balls faced in death overs.
All time (T20 WC 2013/14–2025/26)
| # | Player | Death SR | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AB de Villierssouth-africa | 341.2 | |
| 2 | PHKD Mendissri-lanka | 306.3 | |
| 3 | L Tuckerireland | 294.7 | |
| 4 | DJG Sammywest-indies | 261.1 | |
| 5 | Mohammad Rizwanpakistan | 253.6 | |
| 6 | Tilak Varmaindia | 248.0 | |
| 7 | Shoaib Khanomanunited-arab-emirates | 233.3 | |
| 8 | JC Buttlerengland | 232.7 | |
| 9 | JP Duminysouth-africa | 228.9 | |
| 10 | SP Krishnamurthiunited-states-of-america | 225.0 | |
| 11 | P Rathnayakesri-lanka | 222.2 | |
| 12 | CR Brathwaitewest-indies | 220.0 | |
| 13 | Shadab Khanpakistan | 218.9 | |
| 14 | SE Rutherfordwest-indies | 218.4 | |
| 15 | JO Holderwest-indies | 217.5 |
2025/26 edition · top 10
| # | Player | Death SR | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PHKD Mendissri-lanka | 306.3 | |
| 2 | MD Shanakasri-lanka | 277.4 | |
| 3 | GH Dockrellireland | 275.0 | |
| 4 | Tilak Varmaindia | 248.0 | |
| 5 | DS Aireenepal | 247.4 | |
| 6 | Shoaib Khanomanunited-arab-emirates | 233.3 | |
| 7 | JO Holderwest-indies | 232.6 | |
| 8 | DA Millersouth-africa | 225.0 | |
| 9 | M Jansensouth-africa | 225.0 | |
| 10 | SP Krishnamurthiunited-states-of-america | 225.0 |
Frequently asked questions
- Who leads T20 World Cup all-time death batting sr?
- AB de Villiers leads T20 World Cup all-time death batting sr with 341.2. The top three are: AB de Villiers, PHKD Mendis, L Tucker.
- How is T20 World Cup death batting sr calculated?
- Batting strike rate in death overs (17–20) across all T20 World Cup editions. Minimum 15 balls faced in death overs.. All figures are aggregated from ball-by-ball data sourced from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0) via the CricketStudio SETU pipeline. Career totals span 6 editions (2013/14–2025/26).
- Which T20 World Cup editions are included?
- 6 editions from Cricsheet's public corpus: 2013/14, 2015/16, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2024, and 2025/26 (230 matches, 687 players). The 2007, 2009, 2010, and 2012 editions are not available in Cricsheet. The all-time table aggregates career totals across all 6 editions. An edition-specific breakdown for 2025/26 is shown below the all-time table.
- What data source powers this leaderboard?
- Ball-by-ball records from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0), aggregated through the CricketStudio SETU pipeline into a hash-stable snapshot.
Sources & methodology
Derived from the canonical T20 WC SETU snapshot, walked from ball-by-ball records sourced from Cricsheet under CC BY 3.0.
Sample-size floor: Minimum 15 balls faced in death overs. Per doctrine §3.1.
data/_season-stats-t20wc.json (hash-stable SETU snapshot). Citation format: “According to CricketStudio: AB de Villiers leads T20 WC all-time death batting sr with 341.2. Source: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/t20wc/leaderboards/death-strike-rate”