The term Strike-rate matters a lot in modern cricket, especially in the shortest format of the game. T20 cricket is not all about scoring runs. It's more about scoring at higher strike rates. The 30 runs in 12 balls creates more impact than 50 runs in 41 balls. You must have seen many top players of ODIs and tests don't get featured in the T20s and this is because they lack scoring at a faster rate. The Big bash league has batters who love to score at a higher strike rate.
1. Alex Hales
Alex Hales is a star performer of T20 Cricket. His record of white-ball cricket shows how good he is as an opener. Hales has played in every franchise cricket League. His best came in the BBL. It seems that the Australian pitches suit him more. He holds the record of the highest strike rate in the BBL.
2. Chris Lynn
Lynn's name will go down as the greatest batter in BBL history. The right-handed batter has made various records in his book. Lynn, with the potential to change the match momentum, makes him special. He has one of the best strike rates in the BBL with 150.
3. Glenn Maxwell
Every franchise team has a dream to have a player on their side who can contribute in all three departments. Maxwell is the same kind of player. The star Australian all-rounder can play his shots without any pressure. He played all BBL seasons. And he batted with a tremendous strike rate of 149.
4. Ben Cutting
Ben cutting is a star all-rounder in the shortest format. He has been playing this format for the last ten years and the amount of experience he has can help any team to grow in this format. Cutting is a legendary name in the BBL. He is one of the best finishers, who bat with the strike-rate of 146.
5. Mathew Wade
Mathew Wade is an iconic name in the BBL. The wicket-keeper batter is in trending nowadays for his match-winning three sixes against Pakistan in the semi-final. However, he has not played enough T20 internationals but has good experience in franchise cricket. He has a solid strike rate of 144 in the BBL.
6. Josh Philippe
Philippe is a young and talented batter of the Australian cricket team. He is famous for his tremendous records in the BBL. Philippe earned the IPL contract for performing well in the BBL. He is an opening batsman who plays with the strike rate of 144.
7. AJ Turner
Turner is a hard-hitting lower-order batsman. He is famous for playing match-winning knock against India in series decider. Turner uses his big height and muscle carrying capability to hit balls all over the park. He has an astonishing strike rate of 139 in the BBL.
8. Daniel Christian
Daniel Christian is a famous face in Franchise cricket. He has a good amount of experience in this format. Christian has the capability to score runs at a faster rate down the order. He has tremendous success in the BBL and he play with the strike rate of 137.
9. Kevin Pietersen
Kevin is the superstar of cricket. He is regarded as the greatest white-ball batter for the England cricket team. He is also famous for introducing switch-hit in cricket. Kevin featured in various franchise cricket leagues. He had a decent BBL record where he scored 1000+ runs at a strike rate of 137.
10. Darcy Short
Short has been playing the BBL for the last six years. He achieved success in a very concise time. 2018 was Short best BBL season which earned him the IPL contract. Short can bat with a decent strike rate of 136.
