The Indian Premier League (IPL 2024) is back with a new edition. From Virat Kohli to Shubman Gill and David Warner, the tournament has witnessed some brilliant batters over the years with their fiery batting. Before the players get ready for IPL 2024, let’s take a look at the players with the most runs in IPL history.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) star batter Virat Kohli is the leading run-scorer in IPL. With 7263 runs, which he has earned in 237 IPL matches (229 innings). Virat Kohl has smashed a record seven centuries and 50 fifties. He has an average of 37.25 runs per game.
Shikhar Dhawan, the PBKS captain has amassed 6617 runs at an average of 35.39 in 217 IPL matches. He is placed second on the list.
Seven players have hit more than 5000 runs in the IPL to date. RCB, PBKS, DC, MI, and CSK players are among the list’s top scorers.
The top ten batters of the IPL feature seven Indian players. Kohli, Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni, Robin Uthappa, and Dinesh Karthik are the top Indian batters in the tournament.
Player | Mat | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 |
Virat Kohli | 237 | 7263 | 113 | 37.24 | 7 | 50 |
Shikhar Dhawan | 217 | 6617 | 106* | 35.38 | 2 | 50 |
David Warner | 176 | 6397 | 126 | 41.53 | 4 | 61 |
Rohit Sharma | 243 | 6211 | 109* | 29.57 | 1 | 42 |
Suresh Raina | 205 | 5528 | 100* | 32.51 | 1 | 39 |
AB de Villiers | 184 | 5162 | 133* | 39.7 | 3 | 40 |
MS Dhoni | 250 | 5082 | 84* | 38.79 | – | 24 |
Chris Gayle | 142 | 4965 | 175* | 39.72 | 6 | 31 |
Robin Uthappa | 205 | 4952 | 88 | 27.51 | – | 27 |
Dinesh Karthik | 242 | 4516 | 97* | 25.8 | – | 20 |