Stats: Top 5 batters with the highest averages in winning causes in ODI cricket

In one-day international (ODI) cricket, a batsman's average is one of the most significant indicators of consistency and performance. A higher batting average indicates a player's extraordinary skill and consistency over time.

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Their steady performances are expected to establish them as crucial players, adding both experience and explosive potential to India's big-stage campaign. India’s Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill feature in this article about the top 5 batters with the highest averages in winning causes in ODI cricket.

Here are the top 5 batters with the highest averages in winning causes in ODI cricket:

5. Shubman Gill (IND) - 73.46

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India’s young batter Shubman Gill has turned himself into a vital cog of the India ODI lineup. The vice-captain of the ODI team has 2587 runs in 50 ODIs with 7 centuries and 15 fifties at an average of 60.16 with a best of 208 runs.

He has an average of 73.46 in India’s won ODI matches that he has played. In 36 matches, Gill has 2204 runs with a best of 208, and 6 of his 7 centuries have come in winning causes.

4. Virat Kohli (IND) - 74.85

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India legend Virat Kohli is in 4th place on the list with an average of 74.85 in ODI wins. He is the only one with over 10,000 runs in winning causes (10106) in 182 India wins. He has scored 42 of his 50 centuries in winning causes, and his highest score is 183.

Overall, Kohli has 13963 runs in 297 ODIs with an average of 57.93 and a strike rate of 93.52. He has 50 centuries and 73 fifties and has hit 152 sixes and 1310 fours in his ODI career. Kohli has been part of India’s 2011 ICC World Cup and 2013 ICC Champions Trophy victories.

3. Babar Azam (PAK) - 76.27

Pakistan’s premier modern-day batter, Babar Azam, has scored 6019 runs in 126 ODIs from 2015 onwards. He has 19 centuries to his name with a best of 158 and averages 55.73 in one-dayers. He has been dubbed a modern-day Javed Miandad and Zaheer Abbas for the Men in Green.

Coming to ODI winning causes, Babar has 3890 runs in 68 ODI wins for Pakistan. He averages 76.27 with 15 centuries coming in winning causes with a best of 151. He has hit 44 sixes and 339 fours in those matches.

2. Shai Hope (WI) - 76.87

Shai Hope of West Indies has captained the team in all ODIs for a considerable time. He has played 133 matches in 50-over cricket for WI and scored 5443 runs with a best of 170 and averages 49.93. He has 17 centuries and 26 fifties to his name in the ODI format.

Coming to winning causes, Hope has 2537 runs in 49 West Indies ODI wins at an average of 76.87. He has 9 centuries to his name with a best of 170 and has hit 190 fours and 60 sixes in those wins.

1. Sikandar Raza (ZIM) - 78.17

Sikandar Razan has played 149 ODIs for Zimbabwe from 2013 and scored 4267 runs at an average of 35.85. He has 7 centuries and 21 fifties with a best of 141 to his name. The 38-year-old has hit 355 fours and 105 sixes for his team in ODIs. In Zimbabwe’s ODI wins, Raza has 1806 runs in 43 games at an average of 75.25 and has hit 4 centuries with a best of 141.

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