Who Has the Highest Run Total in the IPL?

In 13 seasons, the Indian Premier League (IPL) has become the world’s most popular domestic Twenty20 tournament.  All the biggest names in cricket congregate for IPL, from Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to MS Dhoni and AB de Villiers and Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa and Chris Gayle.  The ability to score runs is inextricably linked to a high level of batting performance.  Who, though, is the IPL batter who has scored most runs in ipl?

Throughout 200 matches, Virat Kohli has amassed 6081 runs at an average of 37.44, with 40 half-centuries and five centuries.  Kohli has been a run-scoring machine for the Royal Challengers Bangalore.  He has played in 200 matches in the IPL and holds the record for the most runs scored by a player for a single franchise.

These five players have scored the most runs in IPL history.

1. Virat Kohli, 6283 runs

Royal Challengers Bangalore (the team)

From the beginning of the Indian Premier League, Virat Kohli has been the team’s unwavering anchor for Royal Challengers Bangalore.  No other batsman in IPL history has scored more runs than Virat Kohli, who now captains the Royal Challengers Bangalore.  He’s played in 207 games, scoring 6283 runs at 37.39 on average with a strike rate of 129.94.  There are five centuries and forty half-centuries, with four of the latter appearing in a single 2016 edition.  It’s no big deal that Kohli has the most runs in the IPL’s annals.  Kohli is the public’s favorite RCB player because of his contributions to the team’s rise to prominence.  He was awarded the real orange cap that year for his constant production of runs for RCB.  The Indian Premier League and RCB both have Kohli as their highest run-scorer.

2. Shikhar Dhawan, with 5784 runs.

Teams: Sunrisers Hyderabad, Delhi Capitals, Deccan Chargers, and Mumbai Indians

Shikhar Dhawan, who has played for four different IPL clubs, has scored the second-most runs.  He has also been productive with the Deccan Chargers and his present squad, the Delhi Capitals (1859 runs in 55 innings) (and 969 runs in 29 innings).  The left-hander played in just 15 games for Mumbai Indians, but his 16.50 batting average was crucial.  Shikhar Dhawan has a good 34.84 batting average after scoring 5577 runs in 191 innings throughout the Indian Premier League.  In IPL play, he has scored 44 half-centuries in addition to his two centuries.

3. Rohit Sharma, with 5611 runs for the Deccan Chargers and the Mumbai Indians.

Rohit Sharma’s switch from the Deccan Chargers to the Mumbai Indians catapulted him to the position of captain of the most successful team in IPL history.  He has been a driving factor in leading Mumbai Indians to a record five titles and a formidable batting force.  The MI skipper has scored 5611 runs in 213 matches with an average of 31.17, placing him fourth all-time in the IPL.  With the Deccan Chargers, Rohit Sharma did well (1170 runs in 45 matches), but with the Mumbai Indians, he has excelled (5611) throughout 208 games.

4. Suresh Raina, with 5528 runs: Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Lions

For a long period, Suresh Raina was the player with the most matches played and the runner-up for the most runs scored in IPL history.  The fact that he won’t be playing in the IPL in 2020 means he’s fallen a little farther down both lists.  The southpaw has only played for Chennai Super Kings or the defunct Gujarat Lions.  Raina has played in 205 IPL games, with a total of 5528 runs scored at an average of 32.51 (including 39 half-centuries and a century).  Raina has amassed 5528 runs in 200 games for the Chennai Super Kings and 841 runs in 29 games for the Gujarat Lions.

5. David Warner, with 5449 runs, for the Delhi Capitals and/or the Sunrisers Hyderabad

David Warner is the first batter in IPL history to score more than 500 runs every season since 2014.  He is the GOAT of the IPL.  The left-handed opener has batted in 150 innings for his IPL team, scoring 5449 runs at an astonishing 41.59 batting average, including 50 fifty-plus and four hundred-plus scores.  Warner began his Indian Premier League career with Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals), but he truly flourished with Sunrisers Hyderabad.  He was the team captain when they won the 2016 championship, and he has remained an integral part of the Sunrisers Hyderabad squad ever since.

Conclusion

Although they are not far behind, players like AB de Villiers, Chris Gayle, and MS Dhoni would be eager to crack the top five list of most run scorers in IPL 2021.  Neither the Rajasthan Royals nor the Punjab Kings has a representative in the top 10 list of highest runs by batters.