The 17th season of IPL started on the 22nd of March and we all are feeling the craze of the game. Since its inception, IPL has been one of the most famous T20 leagues globally and has been very competitive in recent times. In this edition, 10 teams will take part respectively where the top 4 will play the playoffs and eventually, the best two teams will reach the final. Over the years, we have seen many successful batsmen who scored a lot of runs for their respective franchises. From Chris Gayle to ABD, from Virat Kohli to Brendon McCullum, we saw loads of batsmen succeed in this tournament. In this post, we will look at the players who scored the most runs in IPL history(2008-2024)/.
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Most Runs in IPL History – List of Top 15 Batters
There are very few batting records in international cricket where you can’t put the name of Virat Kohli. You can see him present almost in every batting record irrespective of international match or franchise league. Like the other similar stats, here also Kohli scored the most runs in IPL history, all season combined. He played the entire IPL career for RCB and scored a whopping 7582 runs in 243 matches with 8 centuries on his name. After Kohli, the other top two most run scorers are Shikhar Dhawan and David Warner respectively. Dhawan scored 6769 runs in 222 matches whereas Warner scored 6563 runs in 182 matches. On the other hand, in the century tally, Dhawan added 2 to his name alongside Warner with 4 centuries in his IPL career. Warner plays with a better strike rate of nearly 140 whereas Kohli and Dhawan play in 130 strike rate. Check the complete list of the top 15 run scorers of IPL history below.
| Player | Mat | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V Kohli | 243 | 7582 | 113* | 38.1 | 130.47 | 8 | 52 |
| S Dhawan | 222 | 6769 | 106* | 35.25 | 127.14 | 2 | 51 |
| DA Warner | 182 | 6563 | 126 | 41.01 | 139.87 | 4 | 62 |
| RG Sharma | 249 | 6472 | 109* | 30.1 | 131.22 | 2 | 42 |
| SK Raina | 205 | 5528 | 100* | 32.51 | 136.73 | 1 | 39 |
| AB de Villiers | 184 | 5162 | 133* | 39.7 | 151.68 | 3 | 40 |
| MS Dhoni | 256 | 5141 | 84* | 39.24 | 136.58 | - | 24 |
| CH Gayle | 142 | 4965 | 175* | 39.72 | 148.96 | 6 | 31 |
| RV Uthappa | 205 | 4952 | 88 | 27.51 | 130.35 | - | 27 |
| KD Karthik | 248 | 4659 | 97* | 26.32 | 133.95 | - | 21 |
| AM Rahane | 178 | 4524 | 105* | 30.77 | 123.47 | 2 | 30 |
| KL Rahul | 124 | 4367 | 132* | 45.96 | 134.61 | 4 | 34 |
| AT Rayudu | 204 | 4348 | 100* | 28.23 | 127.54 | 1 | 22 |
| F du Plessis | 136 | 4303 | 96 | 36.46 | 134.34 | - | 34 |