The Indian Premier League has been breaking batting records almost from the day it began. The very first IPL match in 2008 gave us Brendon McCullum’s unbeaten 158, and nearly two decades later batters are still rewriting what was supposed to be possible in twenty overs. From Chris Gayle’s unplayable 175 not out to a…
The powerplay is the first six overs of a T20 innings. Only two fielders are allowed outside the circle in this phase, so clever batters score very fast. In the IPL, the fastest scorers in overs 1 to 6 have changed how teams start their innings. The list of the highest career batting strike rates…
Chetan Sakariya announced himself to the IPL in the most dramatic way a young fast bowler can. On 12 April 2021, at the Wankhede Stadium, the 23-year-old left-arm seamer ran in for Rajasthan Royals on debut against Punjab Kings and walked away with 3 for 31, dismissing KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal and Jhye Richardson. It…
Phil Salt has built his IPL career on the fastest scoring rate of any established overseas batter in the tournament, and his journey through it reads like a market report on modern T20 value. He went unsold at the IPL 2024 auction, arrived at Kolkata Knight Riders as a replacement signing at his reserve price,…
Chris Morris holds the record for the highest strike rate in an IPL innings, scoring 38 not out off just 9 balls at a strike rate of 422.22 for Delhi Daredevils against Rising Pune Supergiant in 2017. In a league built on big hitting, this list celebrates the batters who squeezed the most runs out…
Rahmanullah Gurbaz IPL stats tell the story of a fearless Afghan opener whose time in the league has been built on short, violent bursts rather than long stays at the crease. Across three seasons with the Kolkata Knight Riders, the wicketkeeper-batter played 19 matches and scored 363 runs at a strike rate of 134.94, and…
Manish Pandey IPL stats tell the story of one of the longest careers in the tournament’s history. Across 180 IPL matches from 2008 to 2026, the Karnataka right-hander has scored 4,012 runs at an average of 29.72 and a strike rate of 121.83, with 22 half-centuries and the distinction of being the first Indian to…
AB de Villiers scores at a strike rate of 232.56 in the death overs of the IPL. That is the highest strike rate by any batter in this phase of the game among players with 500 or more runs. The death overs, overs 17 to 20, often decide close matches. A batter faces only a…
Angkrish Raghuvanshi IPL 2027 Stats: Runs, Fifties, Price, Team Few IPL arrivals have been as loud as Angkrish Raghuvanshi’s. When Kolkata Knight Riders handed the Delhi teenager his debut in April 2024, he answered with a 54 off 27 balls against Delhi Capitals in Visakhapatnam, reaching fifty in 25 deliveries. That knock was the second-fastest…
Ramandeep Singh’s IPL stats tell the story of a cricketer who found his true role the moment he changed franchises. Signed by Mumbai Indians at the 2022 mega auction for his base price of INR 20 lakh, the Punjab all-rounder managed only a handful of appearances across two seasons. His move to Kolkata Knight Riders…
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