Women's T20 run machines

At the summit of women's T20 batting stands Beth Mooney, a genuine run machine whose numbers refuse to be argued with. Across 275 innings she has piled up 9449 runs, and she does it without sacrificing efficiency, marrying a towering average of 43.95 to a strike rate of 127.95. That blend of volume, consistency and tempo is the gold standard of the format.

Right behind her, Ellyse Perry offers a different flavour of dominance. Her 7574 runs from 248 innings come at a near-identical average of 43.78, though at a more measured 116.88 strike rate. Sophie Devine, by contrast, is all aggression, her 7448 runs arriving at 127.47 per hundred balls despite a lower average of 32.67. Meg Lanning's 6762 runs at 38.42 round out an Australian-heavy upper tier that speaks to that side's remarkable depth.

The list also captures the rise of stars from across the globe. Smriti Mandhana (6005 runs, strike rate 129.39) and Harmanpreet Kaur (5677 at 34.41) fly India's flag, while Laura Wolvaardt (5450) and Hayley Matthews (5285) prove South Africa and the West Indies belong in any conversation about the game's finest. Nat Sciver-Brunt anchors England's contingent with 5742 runs at a healthy 33.00.

For pure hitting, few match Alyssa Healy's strike rate of 132.29, the highest in this group, even if her average of 25.75 reflects a high-risk approach. Danielle Wyatt (129.28) is cut from similar cloth. And Suzie Bates, with 4934 runs from 202 innings, remains a model of longevity.

From Mooney's all-round excellence to Healy's fireworks, these twelve names illustrate just how deep and varied the women's T20 game has become.