Ranking top 10 current best T20 batsmen in franchise cricket

3. AB de Villiers

“Game set, and match for Abraham Benjamin de Villiers”- Ian Bishop. De Villiers has been one of the best batsmen of the modern era across all formats. After retiring from international cricket in 2018, AB has plied his trade in T20 Leagues across the world. While he has played for many franchises, his first priority remains Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL. He also represented Brisbane Heat in 6 games in BBL.

De Villiers has scored 600 runs this year in t20 cricket in 20 innings at a highly explosive strike-rate of 153.8. He started the year playing for Brisbane Heat, scoring 140 odd runs in the 6 innings, which wasn’t impressive enough by his standards. However, he came to form in the Indian Premier League, winning RCB 3-4 games singlehandedly with the bat.

His best performance came against Rajasthan Royals while chasing 179, as he massacred Unadkat and Archer to score 55 off just 22 balls, taking RCB home in a nail-biting run chase. He was, by far, RCB’s most impactful batsman of the season and the only one to have a strike-rate of more than 150.

Even though he is 36, De Villiers continues to amaze cricket fans across the globe. He even donned the gloves for RCB, which was a huge help for the inexperienced bowlers behind the stumps. More importantly, it paved way for another foreign player in the playing XI, ensuring that the Bangalore franchise was a lot more balanced compared to the previous three seasons.