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T20 cricket is the most entertaining format of the game in the present times. The evolution of cricket has led people to enjoy the shortest format of the game the most.

One of, if not the only reasons to like the shortest format of the game, is the obvious hard-hitting batting. 2024 has witnessed some of the finest T20 sporting events in the world.

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The most essential metric, in terms of the hitting frequency of batters, is the batting strike rate. It is the runs scored per hundred deliveries by a batsman in a particular inning.

Here is the list of batters with the highest batting strike rate in all forms of T20 cricket in 2024 so far, with the criteria being minimum runs scored (1000). 

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Who has the highest T20 batting strike rate in 2024?

Australia's Travis Head has the highest strike rate in T20 cricket in 2024. The southpaw had a terrific outing in the IPL 2024, tonking the ball on all ends of the ground for the runners-up, Sunrisers Hyderabad.

His exploits in the shortest format have given him a season to remember. Playing 38 innings, Head has scored just over 1400 runs, striking at a ridiculous 181.36.  

PlayerCountryInningsRunsStrike Rate
Travis HeadAustralia381411181.36

List of batsmen with the highest strike rate in T20s in 2024

PlayerCountryInningsRunsStrike Rate
Travis HeadAustralia381411181.36
Heinrich KlassenSouth Africa431222166.25
Phil SaltEngland441180166.19
Nicholas PooranWest Indies591861160.70
Faf Du PlessisSouth Africa (retired)381167158.55
Tristan StubbsSouth Africa391087156.62

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List of batsmen with the highest strike rates in every calendar in T20 cricket 

PlayerStrike RateYearCountry
Andre Russell182.122019West Indies
Travis Head181.362024Australia
Luke Ronchi177.092017New Zealand
Suryakumar Yadav175.992022India
Finn Allen174.932021New Zealand
Chris Gayle174.672011West Indies
Rishabh Pant172.712018India
Heinrich Klaasen172.212023South Africa

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Mohit Khakhar is a content producer for The Sporting News India.