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The 16th edition of IPL has already concluded with CSK’s fifth title. The biggest cricketing league in the world which was introduced back in the year 2008 creates new records every year. Here are the highlights of IPL top scorer in every season. KreedOn brings you the complete details of the top batsmen with most runs in IPL a single season. In this blog, we will look at the top run scorer of every season and the cricketers with the most runs in IPL till the year 2023.
Over the last 15 seasons, there have been some spectacular batting performances by some of the champion batsmen of the world. The batting performances by these master class batsmen have made the league more popular all across the globe and have also brought us together for more enjoyable evenings.
Here are the details of the highest run in IPL by individual players in every season (2008-2023) and overall. Let’s know the batsmen who have entertained us with their spectacular batting performances and ended up with a record-making season.
Complete list of top 20 highest run scorer in IPL | IPL top scorer
POS | Player | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR |
1 | Virat Kohli | 237 | 229 | 7263 | 113 | 37.25 | 5586 | 130.02 |
| 2 | Shikhar Dhawan | 217 | 216 | 6617 | 106* | 35.39 | 5203 | 127.18 |
3 | David Warner | 176 | 176 | 6397 | 126 | 41.54 | 4572 | 139.92 |
4 | Rohit Sharma | 243 | 238 | 6211 | 109* | 29.58 | 4776 | 130.05 |
5 | Suresh Raina | 205 | 200 | 5528 | 100* | 32.52 | 4042 | 136.76 |
6 | AB de Villiers | 184 | 170 | 5162 | 133* | 39.70 | 3403 | 151.68 |
7 | MS Dhoni | 250 | 218 | 5082 | 84* | 38.79 | 3739 | 135.92 |
8 | Chris Gayle | 142 | 141 | 4965 | 175* | 39.72 | 3333 | 148.96 |
9 | Robin Uthappa | 205 | 197 | 4952 | 88 | 27.51 | 3799 | 130.35 |
10 | Dinesh Karthik | 242 | 221 | 4516 | 97* | 25.81 | 3403 | 132.71 |
11 | Ajinkya Rahane | 172 | 159 | 4400 | 105* | 30.99 | 3565 | 123.42 |
12 | Ambati Rayudu | 204 | 187 | 4348 | 100* | 28.23 | 3409 | 127.54 |
13 | Gautam Gambhir | 154 | 152 | 4217 | 93 | 31.00 | 3404 | 123.88 |
14 | KL Rahul | 118 | 109 | 4163 | 132* | 46.78 | 3097 | 134.42 |
15 | Faf du Plessis | 130 | 123 | 4133 | 96 | 36.90 | 3081 | 134.14 |
16 | Sanju Samson | 152 | 148 | 3888 | 119 | 29.23 | 2834 | 137.19 |
17 | Shane Watson | 145 | 141 | 3874 | 117* | 30.99 | 2809 | 137.91 |
18 | Manish Pandey | 170 | 158 | 3808 | 114* | 29.07 | 3148 | 120.97 |
19 | Kieron Pollard | 189 | 171 | 3412 | 87* | 28.67 | 2316 | 147.32 |
20 | Suryakumar Yadav | 139 | 123 | 3249 | 103* | 32.17 | 2267 | 143.32 |
Season wise highest run scores in IPL | IPL 2008 – IPL 2023
| IPL Season | Player | Runs | Average | Strike-rate | 100s | 50s |
| 2008 | Shaun Marsh | 616 | 68.44 | 139.68 | 1 | 5 |
| 2009 | Matthew Hayden | 572 | 52 | 144.81 | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 | Sachin Tendulkar | 618 | 47.53 | 132.61 | 0 | 5 |
| 2011 | Chris Gayle | 608 | 67.55 | 183.13 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | Chris Gayle | 733 | 61.08 | 160.74 | 1 | 7 |
| 2013 | Michael Hussey | 733 | 52.35 | 129.50 | 0 | 6 |
| 2014 | Robin Uthappa | 660 | 44.00 | 137.78 | 0 | 5 |
| 2015 | David Warner | 562 | 43.23 | 156.54 | 0 | 7 |
| 2016 | Virat Kohli | 973 | 81.08 | 152.03 | 4 | 7 |
| 2017 | David Warner | 641 | 58.27 | 141.81 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | Kane Williamson | 735 | 52.50 | 142.44 | 0 | 8 |
| 2019 | David Warner | 692 | 69.20 | 143.86 | 1 | 8 |
| 2020 | KL Rahul | 670 | 55.83 | 129.34 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | 635 | 45.35 | 136.26 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | Jos Butler | 863 | 57.53 | 149.05 | 4 | 4 |
Most Runs in IPL 2023: Shubman Gill
Shubman Gill, with his outstanding performance has brought his total run tally to 890. He has scored the most runs in IPL 2023 season. In addition, Gill’s top score this season was 129 runs. With a strike rate of 157.8, Gill has been one of the most consistent performers in the tournament, scoring 3 centuries and 4 half centuries.
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FAQ
Virat Kohli has scored the most runs in IPL (7263), till the 2023 IPL season.
Shubman Gill is the top scorer as he scored the most number of runs in IPL 2023 season (890).
RCB has the highest score in a match with a phenomenal score of 263/5 against PWI in 2013. This is the same match in which Chris Gayle hit his record score for a match in IPL, and also for setting a record for the highest number of sixes in an inning.
Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, David Warner, Suresh Raina, AB de Villiers have crossed the 5000 run mark in IPL. Recently, MS Dhoni has entered the list by scoring in the matches of IPL 2023.
