Close behind, NT Tilak Varma has maintained a remarkable average of across 126 matches, accumulating 1,110 runs with 2 centuries and 5 half-centuries. Known for his consistency and ability to anchor innings, NT Tilak Varma also boasts fours and sixes, making him one of the most dependable batsmen in T20 history.
Here is the list of all Highest Batting Average in T20 history:
| # | Player | Mat | Inn | Runs | HS | 100s | 50s | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virat Kohli India | 125 | 117 | 4,188 | 122* | 1 | 38 | 48.69 |
| 2 | NT Tilak Varma India | 39 | 36 | 1,110 | 120* | 2 | 5 | 48.26 |
| 3 | Karanbir Singh Austria | 41 | 40 | 1,721 | 115 | 2 | 16 | 47.80 |
| 4 | Mohammad Rizwan Pakistan | 106 | 93 | 3,414 | 104* | 1 | 30 | 47.41 |
| 5 | Sohail Ahmed Bahrain | 67 | 62 | 1,659 | 80* | - | 12 | 47.40 |
| 6 | Mohammad Ihsan ESP | 24 | 24 | 845 | 160 | 3 | 1 | 46.94 |
| 7 | Sami Sohail Malawi | 66 | 62 | 1,988 | 96* | - | 13 | 46.23 |
| 8 | Manish Pandey India | 39 | 33 | 709 | 79* | - | 3 | 44.31 |
| 9 | Faheem Nazir Switzerland | 27 | 27 | 985 | 113 | 2 | 7 | 42.82 |
| 10 | RK Singh India | 35 | 25 | 550 | 69* | - | 3 | 42.30 |
| 11 | J Baker CAY | 22 | 22 | 783 | 94 | - | 8 | 41.21 |
| 12 | Ryan ten Doeschate Netherlands | 24 | 23 | 533 | 59 | - | 3 | 41.00 |
| 13 | K Kadowaki-Fleming JPN | 45 | 45 | 1,669 | 114 | 2 | 11 | 40.70 |
| 14 | Muhammad Tanveer Qatar | 72 | 66 | 1,980 | 88* | - | 15 | 39.60 |
| 15 | Ruturaj Gaikwad India | 23 | 20 | 633 | 123* | 1 | 4 | 39.56 |
| 16 | Babar Azam Pakistan | 136 | 129 | 4,429 | 122 | 3 | 38 | 39.54 |
| 17 | MWR Stokes Guernsey | 47 | 43 | 1,088 | 73 | - | 6 | 38.85 |
| 18 | Luqman Butt Cameroon | 36 | 33 | 1,049 | 80* | - | 6 | 38.85 |
| 19 | JP Duminy South Africa | 81 | 75 | 1,934 | 96* | - | 11 | 38.68 |
| 20 | PR Surve Indonesia | 39 | 36 | 928 | 71* | - | 4 | 38.66 |
| 21 | Philip Salt England | 50 | 46 | 1,540 | 141* | 4 | 7 | 38.50 |
| 22 | Michael Hussey Australia | 38 | 30 | 721 | 60* | - | 4 | 37.94 |
| 23 | Kevin Pietersen England | 37 | 36 | 1,176 | 79 | - | 7 | 37.93 |
| 24 | Fiaz Ahmed Bahrain | 60 | 57 | 1,553 | 105* | 1 | 8 | 37.87 |
| 25 | Virandeep Singh MAS | 111 | 104 | 3,180 | 116* | 1 | 23 | 37.85 |
| 26 | Lokesh Rahul India | 72 | 68 | 2,265 | 110* | 2 | 22 | 37.75 |
| 27 | G Mckeon France | 23 | 23 | 830 | 109 | 2 | 4 | 37.72 |
| 28 | MS Dhoni India | 98 | 85 | 1,617 | 56 | - | 2 | 37.60 |
| 29 | Misbah-ul-Haq Pakistan | 39 | 34 | 788 | 87* | - | 3 | 37.52 |
| 30 | Devon Conway New Zealand | 62 | 56 | 1,675 | 99* | - | 12 | 37.22 |
| 31 | Muhammad Waseem U.A.E. | 91 | 91 | 3,184 | 112 | 3 | 25 | 37.02 |
| 32 | H Lakov Bulgaria | 46 | 45 | 1,283 | 80 | - | 9 | 36.65 |
| 33 | DMW Rawlins BER | 41 | 39 | 1,169 | 91 | - | 9 | 36.53 |
| 34 | Dawid Malan England | 62 | 60 | 1,892 | 103* | 1 | 16 | 36.38 |
| 35 | TH David Australia | 68 | 58 | 1,596 | 102* | 1 | 9 | 36.27 |
| 36 | YBK Jaiswal India | 23 | 22 | 723 | 100 | 1 | 5 | 36.15 |
| 37 | M Levitt Netherlands | 26 | 25 | 866 | 135 | 1 | 6 | 36.08 |
| 38 | Abhishek Sharma India | 32 | 31 | 1,081 | 135 | 2 | 6 | 36.03 |
| 39 | Joe Root England | 32 | 30 | 893 | 90* | - | 5 | 35.72 |
| 40 | Suryakumar Yadav India | 98 | 92 | 2,783 | 117 | 4 | 21 | 35.67 |
| 41 | Brendon McCullum New Zealand | 71 | 70 | 2,140 | 123 | 2 | 13 | 35.66 |
| 42 | S Davizi Czech Rep. | 38 | 37 | 1,210 | 115* | 3 | 6 | 35.58 |
| 43 | Faf du Plessis South Africa | 50 | 50 | 1,528 | 119 | 1 | 10 | 35.53 |
| 44 | Jos Buttler England | 144 | 132 | 3,869 | 101* | 1 | 28 | 35.49 |
| 45 | Bilal Zalmai Austria | 50 | 48 | 1,485 | 111* | 1 | 11 | 35.35 |
| 46 | BA Pai Gibraltar | 39 | 37 | 1,054 | 107* | 1 | 6 | 35.13 |
| 47 | Jacques Kallis South Africa | 25 | 23 | 666 | 73 | - | 5 | 35.05 |
| 48 | IA Karim Kenya | 64 | 54 | 1,291 | 71* | - | 8 | 34.89 |
| 49 | Rilee Rossouw South Africa | 29 | 27 | 767 | 109 | 2 | 3 | 34.86 |
| 50 | LA Dunbar Serbia | 41 | 39 | 1,111 | 117 | 2 | 5 | 34.71 |
| 51 | Taranjeet Singh Romania | 44 | 43 | 1,351 | 110 | 1 | 7 | 34.64 |
| 52 | Hamza Dar ESP | 33 | 28 | 653 | 91* | - | 4 | 34.36 |
| 53 | Adil Butt SWZ | 25 | 25 | 823 | 88* | - | 8 | 34.29 |
| 54 | Aaron Finch Australia | 103 | 103 | 3,120 | 172 | 2 | 19 | 34.28 |
| 55 | R Satheesan Romania | 52 | 48 | 1,436 | 99* | - | 10 | 34.19 |
| 56 | T Manders BER | 29 | 29 | 852 | 84 | - | 7 | 34.08 |
| 57 | JJ Smit Namibia | 67 | 57 | 1,189 | 111* | 1 | 4 | 33.97 |
| 58 | HAM Shah Denmark | 35 | 34 | 1,117 | 100 | 1 | 8 | 33.84 |
| 59 | R Mazumder Cyprus | 28 | 27 | 708 | 80* | - | 5 | 33.71 |
| 60 | KS Leverock BER | 29 | 29 | 842 | 103 | 1 | 4 | 33.68 |
| 61 | Hashim Amla South Africa | 44 | 44 | 1,277 | 97* | - | 8 | 33.60 |
| 62 | Shaiman Anwar U.A.E. | 32 | 32 | 971 | 117* | 1 | 6 | 33.48 |
| 63 | Rassie van der Dussen South Africa | 57 | 53 | 1,406 | 94* | - | 10 | 33.47 |
| 64 | Riazat Ali Shah Uganda | 77 | 67 | 1,606 | 98* | - | 5 | 33.45 |
| 65 | Kane Williamson New Zealand | 93 | 90 | 2,575 | 95 | - | 18 | 33.44 |
| 66 | David Warner Australia | 110 | 110 | 3,277 | 100* | 1 | 28 | 33.43 |
| 67 | A Ferguson Argentina | 28 | 24 | 533 | 86* | - | 3 | 33.31 |
| 68 | Walid Ghauri Norway | 28 | 27 | 796 | 100* | 1 | 4 | 33.16 |
| 69 | Mitchell Marsh Australia | 81 | 76 | 2,083 | 103* | 1 | 11 | 33.06 |
| 70 | David Miller South Africa | 132 | 116 | 2,612 | 106* | 2 | 8 | 33.06 |
| 71 | A Sharafu U.A.E. | 63 | 59 | 1,650 | 90* | - | 13 | 33.00 |
| 72 | Faisal Mubashir Germany | 23 | 20 | 428 | 57* | - | 1 | 32.92 |
| 73 | Abdul Waheed KSA | 60 | 57 | 1,644 | 110 | 1 | 8 | 32.88 |
| 74 | Cameron White Australia | 47 | 44 | 984 | 85* | - | 5 | 32.80 |
| 75 | AGS Gous U.S.A. | 25 | 24 | 751 | 81 | - | 6 | 32.65 |