In this article, we will know the highest run-scorers in the Indian Premier League.
Virat Kohli (RCB)
Virat Kohli stands in first place in the category of the highest run-scorer in the Indian Premier League. He played a total of 237 matches in the IPL and scored the highest 7263 runs with an impressive average of 37.24 and a strike rate of 130.02, including 50 half-centuries and 7 magnificent hundreds. He has been a part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore team since the first season of the tournament and has also served as the captain of the side.
Shikhar Dhawan (DC/MI/SRH/PBKS)
Shikhar Dhawan is the second-highest run-scorer in the Indian Premier League and has been a part of four teams in the tournament. He scored a total of 6617 runs in 217 IPL matches at an excellent batting average of 35.38 and a strike rate of 127.17, including 50 half-centuries and 2 impressive centuries. The IPL 2020 was the best season for the player, as he scored 618 runs in 17 matches at an impressive average of 44.14 and a strike rate of 144.73, including 4 half-centuries and 2 hundreds.
David Warner (SRH/DC)
David Warner is the third-leading run scorer in the Indian Premier League, with 6397 runs in 176 matches at an impressive average of 41.54 and a strike rate of 139.92, including 61 fifties and 4 brilliant centuries. He has been a part of the Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals in the tournament and has won the Orange Cap three times: in 2015 with 562 runs, in 2017 with 641 runs, and in 2019 with 692 runs in the season for Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Rohit Sharma (DC/MI)
The former captain of Mumbai Indians, who led the side to five IPL titles is the fourth-highest run-scorer in the Indian Premier League. He made a total of 6211 runs in 243 matches with an average of 29.58 and a strike rate of 130.05 including 42 half-centuries and 1 century. IPL 2015 was the best season of his career as he made 538 runs in 19 matches at an average of 38.42.
Suresh Raina (CSK/GL)
Suresh Raina stands in fifth place in the category of the highest run-scorers in the tournament. He smashed 5528 runs while participating in 205 IPL contests at an average of 32.51 and a strike rate of 136.76 including 39 fifties and 1 century. He played a very crucial role for the Chennai Super Kings in the earlier seasons of the tournament.
