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V Balakrishnan stats

Data through 18 September 2026Last updated 18 September 2026

Coverage: matches in the Cricsheet data from 30 October 2018 to 18 September 2026. Older matches, and matches against Afghanistan, are not included, so totals can be lower than official career figures.

Between 2018 and 2026, V Balakrishnan appears in 50 T20Is for Botswana in the Cricsheet data. In T20Is V Balakrishnan scored 970 runs in 47 innings (average 23.66, strike rate 112.0), including 1 hundreds and 4 fifties. Against Kenya in T20Is, V Balakrishnan averaged 40.75 over 5 innings.

International matches
50
T20Is 50
International runs
970
1 hundreds
Best batting average (T20I)
23.66
47 innings
Highest score
101
T20I

Teams played for

Botswana 2018–2026 · 55

V Balakrishnan batting record by format

Batting by format
FormatMInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
T20I5047697010123.66866112.014010525
Other T20540864621.5072119.4000120

Runs per year

0100200300400201820222026348
V Balakrishnan: runs per calendar year (all formats in the data)
010020030040020182019202120222023202420252026348
V Balakrishnan: runs per calendar year (all formats in the data)
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V Balakrishnan: runs per calendar year (all formats in the data)
YearRuns
201886
201963
202120
202260
2023117
2024242
2025120
2026348
Year-by-year batting (8 rows)
Batting by calendar year and format
YearFormatInnsRunsAvgSRHS10050
2018Other T2048621.50119.44600
2019T20I36331.5076.82900
2021T20I32020.00125.0900
2022T20I8608.5790.91500
2023T20I411729.25118.25501
2024T20I1224222.00125.410110
2025T20I512024.00111.16801
2026T20I1234831.64115.26102

V Balakrishnan bowling record by format

Bowling by format
FormatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5wMdns
T20I1111710952/11–21.805.5923.4000

Wickets per year

00.511.522018202220262
V Balakrishnan: wickets per calendar year (all formats in the data)
00.511.52201820192021202220232024202520262
V Balakrishnan: wickets per calendar year (all formats in the data)
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V Balakrishnan: wickets per calendar year (all formats in the data)
YearWickets
20180
20190
20210
20222
20230
20241
20250
20262
Year-by-year bowling (4 rows)
Bowling by calendar year and format
YearFormatInnsWktsAvgEconBest
2022T20I3211.007.762/11
2023T20I10–6.000/6
2024T20I114.006.001/4
2026T20I6238.505.131/6
Batting against each opponent (3+ innings)
OpponentFormatInnsRunsAvgSRHS10050
UgandaT20I916718.56105.73600
KenyaT20I516340.75109.45502
RwandaT20I715422.00124.26101
Sierra LeoneT20I48929.67108.54600
TanzaniaT20I38628.67124.66801
LesothoT20I47117.75102.92700
NigeriaT20I45317.6793.02900

Top grounds (batting)

Most runs by ground
GroundInnsRunsAvgHS
Gahanga International Cricket Stadium1624719.0054
Gahanga B Ground516432.8061
Takashinga Sports Club411929.7568
Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi411729.2555
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1610417.3327
Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval1101101.00101
Lugogo Cricket Oval25555.0029
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 225326.5046
Willowmoore Park4287.0015
Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 111616.0016

Top grounds (bowling)

Most wickets by ground
GroundInnsWktsAvgEcon
Willowmoore Park228.006.86
Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 1114.006.00
Gahanga B Ground116.006.00
Gahanga International Cricket Stadium4164.006.10

Batting and bowling by phase (limited overs)

T20 phases: overs 1–6, 7–15, 16–20. ODI phases: overs 1–10, 11–40, 41–50.
FormatPhaseRunsBallsSROutsBowl ballsWktsEcon
T20Powerplay484430112.6142414.75
T20Middle376349107.7206306.00
T20Death11087126.473045.40

How V Balakrishnan was dismissed

  • Caught24 (53%)
  • Bowled8 (18%)
  • Lbw6 (13%)
  • Run out4 (9%)
  • Caught and bowled1 (2%)
  • Retired out1 (2%)
  • Stumped1 (2%)

How V Balakrishnan took wickets

  • Caught3
  • Stumped2

Last 20 innings

0204060809 Dec 20244 Oct 202518 Sep 202623
V Balakrishnan: runs in the last 20 innings
0204060809 Dec 202426 Sep 20252 Oct 202510 Mar 20268 Sep 202612 Sep 202618 Sep 202623
V Balakrishnan: runs in the last 20 innings
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V Balakrishnan: runs in the last 20 innings
InningsRuns
9 Dec 202431
11 Dec 202444
13 Dec 20245
26 Sep 202568
28 Sep 20251
30 Sep 202524
2 Oct 202520
4 Oct 20257
9 Mar 20264
10 Mar 202621
12 Mar 202627
13 Mar 202619
8 Sep 202661
10 Sep 202616
11 Sep 20264
12 Sep 202646
13 Sep 202637
16 Sep 202636
17 Sep 202654
18 Sep 202623
Most recent batting innings in the data
DateFormatAgainstScoreBallsHow outGround
18 Sep 2026T20ISierra Leone2326bowledGahanga International Cricket Stadium
17 Sep 2026T20IKenya54*52not outGahanga International Cricket Stadium
16 Sep 2026T20IUganda3628caughtGahanga International Cricket Stadium
13 Sep 2026T20IRwanda3725caught and bowledGahanga B Ground
12 Sep 2026T20ISierra Leone4644caughtGahanga B Ground
11 Sep 2026T20IKenya43bowledGahanga B Ground
10 Sep 2026T20IUganda1614caughtGahanga B Ground
8 Sep 2026T20IRwanda6141stumpedGahanga B Ground
13 Mar 2026T20ILesotho1916caughtBotswana Cricket Association Oval 1
12 Mar 2026T20ILesotho2730lbwBotswana Cricket Association Oval 1
10 Mar 2026T20ILesotho2121caughtBotswana Cricket Association Oval 1
9 Mar 2026T20ILesotho42bowledBotswana Cricket Association Oval 1
4 Oct 2025T20IMalawi711caughtTakashinga Sports Club
2 Oct 2025T20INigeria2018caughtTakashinga Sports Club
30 Sep 2025T20IUganda2422caughtTakashinga Sports Club
28 Sep 2025T20IZimbabwe13caughtHarare Sports Club
26 Sep 2025T20ITanzania6854run outTakashinga Sports Club
13 Dec 2024T20IUganda512caughtGahanga International Cricket Stadium
11 Dec 2024T20IRwanda4435caughtGahanga International Cricket Stadium
9 Dec 2024T20IUganda3116bowledGahanga International Cricket Stadium

Frequently asked questions

How many runs has V Balakrishnan scored in T20Is?
970 runs in 47 innings (50 matches) at an average of 23.66 and a strike rate of 112.0, in the data from 2019 to 2026.
What is V Balakrishnan's highest score?
101 in T20Is, the highest score in the data.
How many centuries has V Balakrishnan scored?
1 hundreds in the data: 1 in T20Is.

Source: computed by CricketWise from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data (ODC-BY). Career totals cover only matches in the Cricsheet data. Definitions: methodology.