Ireland's national cricket team is one of the youngest full members of the ICC. It became a Test-playing nation in 2017 after years of doing great as an Associate member nation of the International cricket council. Currently, the team is captained by batsman Andrew Balibirnie across all formats, and is doing really well under his captaincy. They are currently ranked 12th in the ICC T20 rankings. Batting strike rate means the average number of runs scored by a batsman per 100 balls faced. Here are the top 10 cricketers with the highest career batting strike rate for the Ireland cricket team in T20 internationals.
1. Paul Stirling
Paul Stirling is an Irish cricketer who plays as an opening batter for the Ireland national cricket team. He has the highest career strike rate as a batter for the Ireland national cricket team in T20 internationals with a minimum of 250 balls faced. He has a career strike rate of 134.84 in 114 matches. He has scored 3011 runs in his T20 international career and has faced 2233 balls.
2. Gareth Delany
Gareth Delany is an Irish cricketer who plays as an all-rounder for the Ireland national cricket team. He has the second-highest career batting strike rate for the Ireland national cricket team in T20 internationals. He has a career strike rate of 131.12. He has scored a total of 733 runs in 559 balls for his national team.
3. Kevin O’Brien
Kevin O’Brien is a former Irish cricketer who played as an all-rounder for the Ireland national cricket team. He has the third-highest career batting strike rate for the Ireland national cricket team in T20 internationals. He has a career strike rate of 130.92 in 110 matches he played for his national team. He has made a total of 1973 runs for his national side in 1507 balls.
4. George Dockrell
George Dockrell is an Irish cricketer who plays as an all-rounder for the Ireland national team. He has the fourth-highest career batting strike rate for the Ireland national cricket team in T20 internationals. He has a career strike rate of 130.63 in 105 matches he has played for Ireland. He has made a total of 695 runs in 532 balls for the Ireland national cricket team.
5. Harry Tector
Harry Tector is an Irish cricketer who plays as a batter for the Ireland national cricket team. He has the fifth-highest career batting strike rate for the Ireland cricket team in T20 internationals. He has a career strike rate of 129.51 in 44 T20 matches. He has made a total of 768 runs in 593 balls for his country.
6. Stuart Thompson
Stuart Thompson is an Irish cricketer who plays as a bowler for the Ireland national cricket team. He has the sixth-highest career batting strike rate in T20 internationals for the Ireland national cricket team. He has a career strike rate of 129.13 in 41 matches. He has made a total of 328 runs in 254 balls for his national team.
7. Andrew Balbirnie
Andrew Balbirnie is an Irish cricketer who plays as a batter for the Ireland national cricket team. Andrew Balbirnie has the seventh-highest career batting strike rate for the Ireland national cricket team in T20 internationals. Balbirnie has a career strike rate of 126 in 79 matches. He has made a total of 1657 runs in 1315 balls for Ireland.
8. Lorcan Tucker
Lorcan Tucker is an Irish cricketer who plays as a wicketkeeper-batsman for the Ireland national cricket team. He has the eighth-highest career batting strike rate in T20 internationals for the Ireland national cricket team. He has a career strike rate of 122 in 42 matches. He has made a total of 671 runs in 550 balls for his national team.
9. Mark Adair
Mark Adair is an Irish cricketer who plays as an all-rounder for the Ireland national cricket team. He has the ninth-highest career batting strike rate in the T20 internationals for the Ireland national cricket team. He has a career strike rate of 120.38 in 51 matches. He has made a total of 378 runs in 314 balls for his national team.
10. William Porterfield
William Porterfield is a former Irish cricketer who played as a batter for the Ireland national cricket team. He has the tenth-highest career batting strike rate in T20 internationals for the Ireland national cricket team. He has a career strike rate of 111.12 in 61 T20 internationals. He made a total of 1079 runs in 971 balls for his national side.
