Over the years, many talented batsmen have played in the Big Bash League (BBL), but none have dominated it quite like Queensland opener Chris Lynn.
With 3005 runs in 100 innings at an average of 34.54 and a strike rate of 148.83, the former Brisbane Heat cricketer is the leading run-scorer in BBL history.
Lynn is also the only player to score more than 3000 BBL runs, and he has hit the most sixes (180).
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Former Australian ODI captain Aaron Finch is second on the all-time run-scoring list. The Melbourne Renegades cricketer has scored 2817 runs in 86 innings at an average of 34.77 and a strike rate of 134.01, with 2 centuries.
Following Finch is the dynamic Glenn Maxwell, who has scored 2673 runs in 95 innings at an average of 33.83 and a strike rate of 150.84, with 20 scores of 50 or more, including 2 centuries.
For players who have scored over 2000 runs, Maxwell’s strike rate of 150.84 is the highest.
Jonathan Wells, who has played for the Adelaide Strikers and Hobart Hurricanes, is fourth, with 2554 runs in 103 innings at an average of 34.98 and a strike rate of 122.78, with 14 scores of 50 or more.
Hobart Hurricanes’ D’Arcy Short is fifth, despite only playing in the BBL since 2016. In 72 games, Short has scored 2553 runs at an average of 39.89 and a strike rate of 133.66, with 22 scores of 50 or more, including two centuries.
At sixth is veteran Shaun Marsh, who is also the fastest to 1000 runs in the tournament’s history.
In 68 innings, Marsh has scored 2398 runs at an average of 39.96 and a strike rate of 128.57, with 22 scores of 50 or more.
Here’s a look at the top-10 run-scorers in BBL history:
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | BF | Runs | Ave | SR | 50/100 | HS |
| Chris Lynn | 2011-22 | 102 | 100 | 13 | 2019 | 3005 | 34.54 | 148.83 | 24/1 | 101 |
| Aaron Finch | 2011-22 | 87 | 86 | 5 | 2102 | 2817 | 34.77 | 134.01 | 22/2 | 111* |
| Glenn Maxwell | 2011-22 | 100 | 95 | 16 | 1772 | 2673 | 33.83 | 150.84 | 18/2 | 154* |
| Jonathan Wells | 2011-22 | 111 | 103 | 30 | 2080 | 2554 | 34.98 | 122.78 | 14/0 | 73 |
| D’Arcy Short | 2016-22 | 72 | 72 | 8 | 1910 | 2553 | 39.89 | 133.66 | 20/2 | 122* |
| Shaun Marsh | 2011-22 | 68 | 68 | 8 | 1865 | 2398 | 29.25 | 128.57 | 22/0 | 99* |
| Moises Henriques | 2011-22 | 103 | 98 | 18 | 1776 | 2340 | 36.04 | 131.75 | 12/0 | 77 |
| Marcus Stoinis | 2012-22 | 82 | 79 | 15 | 1735 | 2307 | 32.17 | 142.49 | 15/1 | 147* |
| Matthew Wade | 2011-22 | 81 | 77 | 10 | 1513 | 2156 | 36.87 | 138.89 | 10/3 | 127 |
| Ben McDermott | 2014-22 | 74 | 71 | 13 | 1540 | 2139 | 27.31 | 120.90 | 13/0 | 96 |