4 unexpected players who have the highest average in IPL history

#3 Hashim Amla - 44.38

Hashim Amla

Hashim Amla is not the quintessential T20 player known for his big shots, which makes him an unexpected name to lead a T20 batting chart.

Amla has never been bought by a team in the auction. He was signed by Kings XI Punjab as an injury replacement to Shaun Marsh in 2016. He was part of the KXIP setup for 2 years and has scored two centuries for the franchise.

Amla has an impeccable record playing for the Punjab based franchise. In 2016, he scored 157 runs in 6 matches and his highest score was 96. He bettered his record in the 2017 edition with a total of 420 runs from 10 innings.

In his second year in the IPL, Amla scored two half-centuries in addition to the two centuries. His overall average in the two is 44.38, the best for any batsman with 500+ runs.

Matches: 16

Innings: 16

Runs scored: 577

Average: 44.38

Strike Rate: 141.76