Who were the best performers in T20I cricket (2025)?
What's the story
The year 2025 has seen some explosive batting performances in T20 cricket, with established stars and unexpected heroes lighting up leagues around the world. Some stellar performances were also witnessed in T20Is as players put their best foot forward for their national teams. As 2025 is approaching an end, here we look at five players who impressed most in T20Is in 2025.
#1
Abhishek was on a roll in T20Is this year
India won three bilateral T20I series and the Asia Cup this year. Opener Abhishek Sharma was the chief architect of the team's golden run in the format. Having hammered 859 runs at a strike rate of 193.46, Abhishek finished as the second-highest run-scorer in T20Is this year among players from full-member nations. The opener tallied five fifties and a hundred as he averaged an impressive 42.95. His ton was a record-breaking 135 (54) against England at Wankhede Stadium.
#2
Seifert averaged over 50 in T20Is
New Zealand's Tim Seifert also enjoyed a stellar run in T20I cricket this year. The dasher, who had been in and out of the NZ team, aced the opener's role. His 559 runs across 14 T20I innings in 2025 came at an average of 50.81. Moreover, the wicket-keeper batter scored these runs at a strike rate of 164.4. Seifert tallied three fifties as his best score was a 38-ball 97* against Pakistan.
#3
Marsh led Australia from the front
Mitchell Marsh led Australia from the front in the T20I format as the Men in Yellow recorded one series triumph after another. The dasher was a menace in the powerplay overs, which often put the opposition on the backfoot. Marsh batted 14 times in T20Is this year, scoring 454 runs at a tremendous strike rate of 158.18. An average of 37.83 underlines his consistency. He tallied three 50-plus scores, including a career-best 103* off just 50 balls against NZ.
#4
Chakravarthy made the ball talk
Varun Chakravarthy aced the spin show for India in T20Is this year. The mystery spinner ended as his team's highest wicket-taker (T20Is) in 2025, having claimed 36 wickets from 20 matches at an average of 13.19. The bowler's economy of 7.08 is also mighty impressive. He claimed one four-fer and a fifer. Chakravarthy's best figures read 5/24 against England.
#5
Nawaz starred with his all-round heroics
Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz was his team's best performer in T20Is in 2025. The 31-year-old left-arm spinner featured in 26 T20Is in 2025, claiming 36 wickets at an average of 13.16. Nawaz recorded an economy of 6.56. The year also saw him record a hat-trick against against Afghanistan. He returned with figures worth 5/19 in the game. Moreover, the southpaw also clocked 362 T20I runs at an impressive strike rate of 138.16 in 2025.