Top 5 best finishers in world cricket right now

The cricketing world has witnessed some iconic and thrilling finishes in the last couple of months, be it the recently concluded ODI World Cup 2023 or the ongoing five-match T20I series between India and Australia in India. Fans have enjoyed some amazing knocks from the lower orders who finished the matches or the innings in a sensational fashion for their teams.

With said that, here we’ll have a look at the top 5 best finishers in the cricket world who are currently active in white-ball cricket, either ODI or the T20I format. The list includes both the veterans and the young emerging stars who impressed everyone with their batting excellence in the death overs.

Heinrich Klaasen

The blistering South African middle-order batter and wicketkeeper, Heinrich Klaasen was in a red-hot form during the recently concluded ODI World Cup 2023. He played some iconic and mind-blowing knocks for the Proteas in the tournament, finishing the match with his amazing batting prowess. Batting lower down the order, the 32-year-old scored 373 runs in 10 innings of the 10 matches, he played for South Africa, with a very good average of 41.44, hitting a century and a half-century.

Ben Stokes

Star all-rounder and England Test skipper Ben Stokes couldn’t get a chance to appear in the first three matches of England in the ODI World Cup. But he produced some crucial performances despite the dismal run of the team in the tournament. Stokes scored 304 runs in 6 innings of the 6 matches with a commendable average of 50.66, hitting a century and two half-centuries. With his amazing batting excellence, the veteran all-rounder also ranks among the top finishers among the currently active cricketers.

Daryl Mitchell

The star New Zealand middle-order batter Daryl Mitchell is currently among one of the best middle-order batters in the world. Apart from this, he is also one of those who knows the fine art of finishing the game. Despite batting in the middle-order, Mitchell ended up as the fifth leading run-scorer in the ODI World Cup 2023, scoring 552 runs in 9 innings of the 10 matches, with a brilliant average of 69.00, hitting 2 centuries and 2 half-centuries.

Rinku Singh

The young Indian batter Rinku Singh has left everyone in shock with his sensational power-hitting skills in the death overs. He is a bright prospect for India in terms of finishing the match, be it first innings or while chasing the target. Rinku has played only 7 matches for India so far and he has an unbelievable career strike rate of around 216 while batting in the lower middle order. He is undoubtedly among the best finishers in the currently active cricketers. 

Glenn Maxwell

The veteran Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell is undoubtedly the best finisher right now in world cricket. He has shown his amazing finishing art both on the biggest stage and in the bilateral assignments. It’s only been a few weeks since he played a historic knock of 201 runs while batting at number at number 7 and rescued Australia from 91/7 to chase down the target of 292 runs against Afghanistan in the ODI World Cup 2023. Apart from this, he also produced a swashbuckling century, scoring 104 runs off just 48 balls in the third T20I of the five-match series against India to finish the match for his team.