Marcus Stoinis vs Tim David - Who's the better finisher?
Marcus Stoinis and Tim David are two of the best finishers in the T20 world right now. Both play for Australia at the international level, but they are members of different franchises in the Indian Premier League.
While Stoinis is a part of the Lucknow Super Giants, David plays for the Mumbai Indians. Both players are former Royal Challengers Bangalore stars. Stoinis has also had a stint with the Punjab Kings in the IPL.
As mentioned earlier, Stoinis and David are among the best finishers in T20 cricket at the moment. They can score big sixes at will and destroy any bowling lineup in the world. In this article, we will compare the numbers of the two finishers and try to determine who is the better finisher.
#1 Tim David vs. Marcus Stoinis - Who has the better strike rate in IPL?
Both players have played a decent number of matches in their IPL careers so far. Stoinis has batted in 72 innings, while David has batted in 22.
A finisher generally plays at number five or below. David has played all the innings of his T20I career at number five, six and seven. Stoinis has batted above number five in 21 innings, while in the other 51 knocks, he came out to bat at number five or below.
David has a strike rate of 191.67, 201.41 and 132.5 at numbers five, six and seven, respectively. His average strike rate is 184.02. Meanwhile, Stoinis has strike rates of 138.39, 156.79, 141.46 and 148.47 while batting at numbers five to eight, respectively.
Stoinis' strike rate is clearly lower than David, which is why the latter gets one point in this comparison.
#2 Tim David vs Marcus Stoinis - Who has the better strike rate in T20Is?
As far as their numbers in T20I cricket are concerned, Stoinis has batted in 42 innings for Australia, scoring 803 runs at a strike rate of 147.34. Meanwhile, David has aggregated 740 runs in 23 innings for Singapore and Australia. His strike rate has been 159.48.
David has batted at number five or below six times in his T20I career, where he has smashed 180 runs at a strike rate of 165.14. On the other side, Stoinis has batted 37 times below number four. His strike rate has been 158.5 (21 innings), 137.43 (15 innings) and 166.67 (1 inning) at numbers five to seven.
Once again, David has a slight edge over Stoinis. Hence, the Singapore-based batter gets one more point.
#3 Tim David vs. Marcus Stoinis - Who hits boundaries more frequently?
The final comparison in this article is the boundary frequency percentage of the two finishers in the IPL. David has faced 219 balls in the IPL, hitting 23 fours and 31 sixes, meaning he hits one boundary every 4.05 balls in the league.
Stoinis has faced 1,022 deliveries in the league, whacking 106 fours and 74 sixes, which comes down to 5.67 balls per boundary. David has an edge in this statistic as well.
Hence, looking at the numbers of the two players, one can conclude that Tim David is a better finisher than Marcus Stoinis as of now.