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Paul van Meekeren vs Rishabh Pant — International Fantasy Cricket Stats Comparison

Who is better — Paul van Meekeren or Rishabh Pant?

Rishabh Pant has the edge on the headline numbers: Rishabh Pant leads on T20I batting (1,142 runs, avg 22.4). Full T20I, ODI, Test and IPL stats are below.

Paul van Meekeren (Glasgow Cosmic) has 136 T20I runs at avg 8.0 in 73 matches. Rishabh Pant (Lucknow Super Giants) has 1,142 T20I runs at avg 22.4 in 72 matches. Head-to-head batting, bowling & fielding across T20I, ODI & Test.

Full season · batting · bowling · fielding · MOTM · form

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PLAYER 1
🏏
Paul van Meekeren
🌌 GC · 8.5 cr
VS
PLAYER 2
🏏
Rishabh Pant
🦅 LSG · 9.5 cr
🏏
Paul van Meekeren
🌌 Glasgow Cosmic
BOWL
8.5 cr
Credits
45
Avg Pts
117
Best FP
0.0
Pts/Cr
37
Total Runs
9
Total Wkts
🏏
Rishabh Pant
🦅 Lucknow Super Giants
🧤 WK
9.5 cr
Credits
62
Avg Pts
197
Best FP
111.4
Pts/Cr
561
Total Runs
0
Total Wkts
⚠️These players are from different series — comparing all-time stats. For fairest comparison, pick two players from the same competition.
🔥 Clear Pick
🏏 Rishabh Pant
17 higher avg pts · 197 best fantasy score
🏏 Paul van Meekeren
VS
🏏 Rishabh Pant
T20I Career Overview
73Matches72
🏏 Batting
136Runs1142
8.00Batting Avg22.39
112.40Strike Rate125.49
0Centuries0
0Half-Centuries3
6Sixes 🔴41
24
Best Score
65*
🎳 Bowling
84Wickets0
20.93Bowling Avg—
7.15Economy Rate—
05-Wkt Hauls0
4/11
Best Figures
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Source: Cricsheet (cricsheet.org, CC BY 4.0) · International matches only

Paul van Meekeren vs Rishabh Pant — Stat Comparison Table

Head-to-head numbers at a glance. Higher value is highlighted in green (lower is better for economy and bowling/batting averages).

IPL season stats
StatisticPaul van MeekerenRishabh Pant
Matches917
Avg fantasy points4562
Best fantasy score117197
Runs37561
Strike rate92.598.9
Fours354
Sixes219
Half-centuries (50+)03
Centuries (100+)01
Highest score17105
Wickets90
Economy rate10.080.00
Best spell (wkts)30
Catches215
Total dismissals220
International career — T20I
StatisticPaul van MeekerenRishabh Pant
Matches7372
Runs1361142
Batting average8.0022.39
Strike rate112.4125.5
Half-centuries (50+)03
Wickets840
Bowling average20.93—
Economy rate7.15—
Stats updated
⚡ Strengths & Captaincy Pick
🏏 Paul van Meekeren
✓ More wickets
🏏 Rishabh Pant
✓ Superior run-scorer
✓ Higher strike rate
✓ More big-hitting sixes
✓ Higher avg fantasy pts
👑 Captaincy Recommendation
C: 🏏 Rishabh Pant
62 avg pts · 197 best · 0 MOTM
VC: 🏏 Paul van Meekeren
Captaining Rishabh Pant gives you 2× pts. Always verify playing XI before locking.
📝 T20I Career Comparison

Paul van Meekeren vs Rishabh Pant — T20I is a highly-debated cricket matchup. Below are their T20I career highlights.

T20I career: Paul van Meekeren has scored 136 T20I runs in 73 matches at an average of 8.00. He has also taken 84 T20I wickets at an average of 20.93 with an economy of 7.15.

T20I career: Rishabh Pant has scored 1,142 T20I runs in 72 matches at an average of 22.39, with 3 half-centuries.

Fantasy Impact: From a pure fantasy perspective, Rishabh Pant is the stronger pick with an average of 62 pts per game in recent fantasy cricket. Always check the playing XI and toss before locking in your captain.

Stats are sourced from international career records. Compare more players using our Player Comparison Tool.

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