Last revised April 18, 2026
The Indian Premier League has been a batting-dominated tournament since its inception in 2008, with records evolving dramatically across 17 seasons. From Chris Gayle's 175-run blitz to Virat Kohli's sustained excellence, batting records continue to be rewritten as the tournament grows.@espncricinfo-orange-cap-2025
Most Runs in IPL History
| Rank | Player | Team(s) | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | Strike Rate | 100s | 50s |
|-------|---------|--------|--------|------|--------|---------|-----|-----|
| 1 | Virat Kohli | RCB | 267 | 259 | 8661 | 39.54 | 132.85 | 8 | 63 |
| 2 | Rohit Sharma | DCH, MI | 272 | 267 | 7046 | 29.73 | 132.09 | 1 | 41 |
| 3 | Shikhar Dhawan | DC, DCH, MI, PBKS, SRH | 222 | 221 | 6769 | 35.25 | 127.14 | 2 | 44 |
| 4 | David Warner | DC, SRH | 184 | 184 | 6565 | 40.52 | 139.77 | 4 | 44 |
| 5 | Suresh Raina | CSK, GL | 205 | 200 | 5528 | 32.51 | 136.73 | 1 | 38 |
| 6 | MS Dhoni | CSK, RPS | 278 | 242 | 5439 | 38.30 | 137.45 | 0 | 39 |
| 7 | KL Rahul | DC, KXIP, LSG, PBKS, RCB, SRH | 145 | 136 | 5222 | 46.21 | 136.02 | 2 | 26 |
| 8 | AB de Villiers | DC, RCB | 184 | 170 | 5162 | 39.70 | 151.68 | 3 | 31 |
| 9 | Ajinkya Rahane | CSK, DC, KKR, MI, RPS, RR | 198 | 183 | 5032 | 30.49 | 125.01 | 2 | 21 |
| 10 | Chris Gayle | KKR, KXIP, PBKS, RCB | 142 | 141 | 4965 | 39.72 | 148.96 | 6 | 26 |
| 11 | Dinesh Karthik | DC, GL, KKR, KXIP, MI, RCB | 257 | 234 | 4842 | 23.70 | 126.16 | 1 | 26 |
| 12 | Sanju Samson | DC, RR | 177 | 172 | 4704 | 31.78 | 135.15 | 3 | 24 |
| 13 | Robin Uthappa | CSK, KKR, MI, PWI, RCB, RR | 205 | 197 | 4594 | 26.87 | 128.65 | 0 | 25 |
| 14 | Suryakumar Yadav | KKR, MI | 166 | 151 | 4311 | 33.54 | 142.91 | 2 | 27 |
| 15 | Faf du Plessis | CSK, DC, RCB, RPS | 154 | 147 | 4396 | 33.30 | 127.34 | 2 | 28 |@cricstralia-most-runs
Highest Individual Scores
Fastest Fifties
Fastest Centuries
Most Sixes in IPL History
Rank Player Team(s) Matches Sixes 1 Chris Gayle KKR, KXIP, PBKS, RCB 142 357 2 Rohit Sharma DCH, MI 272 302 3 Virat Kohli RCB 267 291 4 MS Dhoni CSK, RPS 278 264 5 AB de Villiers DC, RCB 184 251 6 David Warner DC, SRH 184 236 7 Andre Russell DC, KKR 140 223 8 Kieron Pollard MI 189 223 9 Sanju Samson DC, RR 177 219 10 KL Rahul DC, KXIP, LSG, PBKS, RCB, SRH 145 208 11 Suresh Raina CSK, GL 205 203 12 Shane Watson CSK, RCB, RR 145 190 13 Jos Buttler RR, GT 124 192 14 Robin Uthappa CSK, KKR, MI, PWI, RCB, RR 205 182 15 Faf du Plessis CSK, DC, RCB, RPS 154 174
Most Fours in IPL History
Rank Player Team(s) Matches Fours 1 Virat Kohli RCB 267 771 2 Shikhar Dhawan DC, DCH, MI, PBKS, SRH 222 768 3 David Warner DC, SRH 184 663 4 Rohit Sharma DCH, MI 272 640 5 Ajinkya Rahane CSK, DC, KKR, MI, RPS, RR 198 514 6 Suresh Raina CSK, GL 205 506 7 Gautam Gambhir DC, KKR 154 492 8 Robin Uthappa CSK, KKR, MI, PWI, RCB, RR 205 481 9 Dinesh Karthik DC, GL, KKR, KXIP, MI, RCB 257 466 10 Suryakumar Yadav KKR, MI 166 454 11 KL Rahul DC, KXIP, LSG, PBKS, RCB, SRH 145 452 12 Faf du Plessis CSK, DC, RCB, RPS 154 439 13 Jos Buttler RR, GT 121 407 14 Sanju Samson DC, RR 177 379 15 Ambati Rayudu MI, RCB, CSK 193 356
Highest Strike Rates (Minimum 1000 Runs)
Most Runs in a Single Season
| Rank | Player | Team | Season | Matches | Runs | Average | SR |
|------|--------|------|--------|--------|------|--------|---------|-----|
| 1 | Virat Kohli | RCB | 2016 | 16 | 973 | 109.22 | 152.50 |
| 2 | Shubman Gill | GT | 2023 | 17 | 890 | 81.00 | 149.50 |
| 3 | Jos Buttler | RR | 2022 | 17 | 863 | 78.45 | 153.60 |
| 4 | David Warner | SRH | 2016 | 17 | 848 | 84.80 | 146.40 |
| 5 | Sai Sudharsan | GT | 2025 | 15 | 759 | 54.21 | 156.17 |
| 6 | Suryakumar Yadav | MI | 2025 | 16 | 717 | 65.18 | 167.91 |
| 7 | Virat Kohli | RCB | 2024 | 15 | 741 | 67.36 | 152.22 |
| 8 | David Warner | SRH | 2019 | 12 | 692 | 69.20 | 147.84 |
| 9 | KL Rahul | KXIP | 2020 | 14 | 670 | 71.50 | 145.00 |
| 10 | Kane Williamson | SRH | 2018 | 17 | 735 | 89.25 | 142.75 |@ipl-winners-most-runs
Most Centuries
Rank Player Team(s) Centuries Matches 1 Virat Kohli RCB 8 267 2 Jos Buttler RR, GT 7 124 3 Chris Gayle KKR, PBKS, RCB 6 142 4 KL Rahul DC, LSG, RCB, SRH 4 145 5 Shubman Gill GT, KKR 4 82 6 Shane Watson CSK, RCB, RR 4 145 7 David Warner DC, SRH 4 184 8 Sanju Samson DC, RR 3 177 9 AB de Villiers DC, RCB 3 184 10 David Miller PBKS 2 99
Most Half-Centuries
Rank Player Team(s) Fifties Matches 1 Virat Kohli RCB 63 267 2 David Warner DC, SRH 44 184 3 Shikhar Dhawan DC, DCH, MI, PBKS, SRH 44 222 4 Rohit Sharma DCH, MI 41 272 5 Suresh Raina CSK, GL 38 205 6 MS Dhoni CSK, RPS 39 278 7 Ajinkya Rahane CSK, DC, KKR, MI, RPS, RR 21 198 8 Sanju Samson DC, RR 24 177 9 Robin Uthappa CSK, KKR, MI, PWI, RCB, RR 25 205 10 Faf du Plessis CSK, DC, RCB, RPS 28 154
Highest Powerplay Scores (Individual)
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