Who are the top three highest run-scorers in the history of the IPL?

The top three highest run-scorers in the history of the Indian Premier League are Virat Kohli ( 9261 runs), Rohit Sharma ( 7329 runs), and Shikhar Dhawan ( 6769 runs).

How many centuries has Virat Kohli scored in IPL?

Virat Kohli has scored 9 centuries and more than 67 half-centuries in IPL matches.

How many runs has Virat Kohli scored in IPL?

Virat Kohli has scored over 9261 runs in more than 282 matches in the IPL.

Who has scored the most runs in IPL history?

Virat Kohli holds the record for the most runs in IPL history, leading with over 9261 runs.

Who is the second-highest run-scorer in IPL history

Rohit Sharma is the second-highest run-scorer in IPL history with over 7329 runs.

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Most Runs in IPL

Royal Challengers Bengaluru star batter Virat Kohli became the first cricketer in the history of the IPL to amass 8000 runs in the tournament's history. Kohli achieved this feat against Rajasthan Royals in the Eliminator of IPL 2024.

Star RCB batsman Virat Kohli currently holds the record for scoring most runs in the IPL. Virat Kohli tops the table with 9261 runs as he has amassed in 282 IPL matches (274 innings) till date in the shortest format of the game at international level. The India batter has slammed 9 Century and 67 fifties in the IPL and aggregated runs consistently at a healthy average of 40.09.

Virat Kohli is followed by Rohit Sharma and the charismatic MI cricketer has scored 7329 runs in 281 IPL matches and averages 29.91.

Till date, a total of 10 players have scored 5000-plus runs in the IPL. The toppers in the list comprise of players from RCB, MI, PBKS, DC, CSK and KKR.

Three players from CSK (Suresh Raina - 5528 runs in 205 IPL matches, MS Dhoni - 5439 runs in 278 IPL matches and Sanju Samson - 5181 runs in 191 IPL matches) feature in the list.

Two cricketers from RCB (Virat Kohli - 9261 runs in 282 IPL matches and AB de Villiers - 5162 runs in 184 IPL matches) and DC (David Warner - 6565 runs in 184 IPL matches and KL Rahul - 5815 runs in 159 IPL matches) present in the highest run-getters in the IPL.

One cricketer each from MI (Rohit Sharma - 7329 runs in 281 IPL matches) , PBKS (Shikhar Dhawan - 6769 runs in 222 IPL matches) and KKR (Ajinkya Rahane - 5367 runs in 212 IPL matches) are also in the top 5000- plus runs.

Key Insights

Top Scorer: Virat Kohli has scored the most runs in IPL (9261).
Second Place: Rohit Sharma follows with 7329 runs in IPL.
Gap Analysis: Virat Kohli leads by 1932 runs.
Consistency: Virat Kohli has 67 fifties and 9 centuries in IPL.
Performance Insight: Players with the most runs in IPL maintain strong averages and strike rates.

Most Runs in IPL History

Here is the list of all Most Runs in IPL history:

#	Player	Runs	4s	6s	Mat	Inn	HS	100s	50s	Avg
1	Virat Kohli RCB	9261	835	313	282	274	113	9	67	40.09
2	Rohit Sharma MI	7329	661	323	281	276	109*	2	49	29.91
3	Shikhar Dhawan PBKS	6769	768	152	222	221	106*	2	51	35.26
4	David Warner DC	6565	663	236	184	184	126	4	61	40.52
5	KL Rahul DC	5815	508	239	159	150	152*	6	45	46.15
6	Suresh Raina CSK	5528	506	203	205	200	100*	1	39	32.52
7	MS Dhoni CSK	5439	375	264	278	242	84*	0	24	38.30
8	Ajinkya Rahane KKR	5367	539	141	212	197	105*	2	35	30.15
9	Sanju Samson CSK	5181	432	243	191	186	119	5	27	31.79
10	AB de Villiers RCB	5162	413	251	184	170	133*	3	40	39.70
11	Chris Gayle PBKS	4965	405	357	142	141	175*	6	31	39.72
12	Robin Uthappa CSK	4952	481	182	205	197	88	0	27	27.51
13	Dinesh Karthik RCB	4842	466	161	257	234	97*	0	22	26.32
14	Faf Du Plessis DC	4773	439	174	154	147	96	0	39	35.10
15	Jos Buttler GT	4618	457	211	137	134	124	7	28	39.81
16	Surya Kumar Yadav MI	4581	482	178	179	163	103*	2	31	33.93
17	Shubman Gill GT	4555	438	152	133	130	129	4	33	40.67
18	Ambati Rayudu CSK	4348	359	173	204	187	100*	1	22	28.23
19	Shreyas Iyer PBKS	4229	353	182	147	145	101*	1	32	35.84
20	Gautam Gambhir DC	4217	492	59	154	152	93	0	36	31.00
21	Manish Pandey KKR	4012	348	117	180	164	114*	1	22	29.50
22	Shane Watson CSK	3874	376	190	145	141	117*	4	21	30.99
23	Rishabh Pant LSG	3865	349	181	139	136	128*	2	20	33.61
24	Ishan Kishan SRH	3600	348	166	134	127	106*	1	23	30.51
25	Ravindra Jadeja RR	3526	264	122	268	209	77*	0	5	29.14
26	Quinton de Kock	3441	334	143	118	118	140*	3	24	31.28
27	Kieron Pollard MI	3412	218	223	189	171	87*	0	16	28.67
28	David Miller DC	3288	235	152	152	145	101*	1	14	35.74
29	Yusuf Pathan SRH	3204	262	158	174	154	100	1	13	29.13
30	Nitish Rana DC	3078	288	151	127	121	91	0	22	27.73
31	Hardik Pandya MI	2955	228	155	162	150	91	0	10	27.88
32	Wriddhiman Saha GT	2934	296	87	170	145	115*	1	13	24.25
33	Brendon McCullum RCB	2880	293	130	109	109	158*	2	13	27.69
34	Parthiv Patel RCB	2848	365	49	139	137	81	0	13	22.60
35	Ruturaj Gaikwad CSK	2839	260	107	85	84	108*	2	22	38.36
36	Glenn Maxwell PBKS	2819	237	161	141	135	95	0	18	23.89
37	Mayank Agarwal RCB	2756	273	100	131	125	106	1	13	22.97
38	Yuvraj Singh MI	2750	217	149	132	126	83	0	13	24.77
39	Virender Sehwag PBKS	2728	334	106	104	104	122	2	16	27.55
40	Andre Russell KKR	2651	186	223	140	115	88*	0	12	28.20
41	Murali Vijay CSK	2619	247	91	106	106	127	2	13	25.93
42	Yashasvi Jaiswal RR	2593	310	110	83	82	124	2	18	33.68
43	Nicholas Pooran LSG	2527	169	186	104	101	87*	0	15	31.59
44	Sai Sudharsan GT	2496	255	82	56	56	108*	3	20	49.92
45	Shaun Marsh PBKS	2477	266	78	71	69	115	1	20	39.95
46	Abhishek Sharma SRH	2379	224	144	92	89	141	2	13	29.37
47	Sachin Tendulkar MI	2334	295	29	78	78	100*	1	13	34.84
48	Rahul Tripathi CSK	2291	229	85	100	98	93	0	12	26.33
49	Devdutt Padikkal RCB	2269	239	80	89	88	101*	1	14	27.01
50	Marcus Stoinis PBKS	2242	181	117	122	108	124*	1	10	28.74
51	Shivam Dube CSK	2129	132	137	92	87	95*	0	10	31.31
52	Kane Williamson GT	2128	186	64	79	77	89	0	18	35.47
53	Heinrich Klaasen SRH	2104	146	120	64	60	105*	2	13	42.08
54	Aaron Finch KKR	2091	214	78	92	90	88*	0	15	25.19
55	Axar Patel DC	2089	146	100	176	135	66	0	4	21.76
56	Krunal Pandya RCB	1981	173	76	157	126	86	0	3	23.58
57	Prithvi Shaw DC	1892	238	61	79	79	99	0	14	23.95
58	Riyan Parag RR	1875	135	108	98	86	95	0	9	25.68
59	Tilak Varma MI	1858	143	91	68	65	101*	1	10	35.73
60	Mitchell Marsh LSG	1855	155	111	68	62	117	2	12	30.92
61	Sunil Narine KKR	1820	191	120	202	126	109	1	7	17.50
62	Prabhsimran Singh PBKS	1815	189	94	65	64	103	1	13	28.81
63	Karun Nair DC	1712	188	49	86	78	89	0	11	23.45
64	Mandeep Singh KKR	1706	175	38	111	98	77*	0	6	20.80
65	Jonny Bairstow MI	1674	173	74	52	52	114	2	9	34.88
66	Aiden Markram LSG	1671	131	68	69	66	68*	0	10	30.38
67	Venkatesh Iyer RCB	1645	153	76	68	61	104	1	13	31.63
68	Rajat Patidar RCB	1597	105	109	56	51	112*	1	14	33.98
69	Shimron Hetmyer RR	1560	98	96	94	86	75	0	5	27.37
70	Dwayne Bravo CSK	1560	120	66	161	113	70*	0	5	22.61
71	Travis Head SRH	1556	172	78	53	52	102	1	10	32.42
72	Deepak Hooda CSK	1496	98	62	125	101	64	0	8	17.60
73	Saurabh Tiwary MI	1494	111	50	93	73	61	0	8	28.73
74	Eoin Morgan KKR	1405	112	64	83	75	68*	0	5	22.66
75	Brad Hodge RR	1400	122	43	66	63	73	0	6	33.33

FAQs

Who are the top three highest run-scorers in the history of the IPL?

The top three highest run-scorers in the history of the Indian Premier League are Virat Kohli (9261 runs), Rohit Sharma (7329 runs), and Shikhar Dhawan (6769 runs).
How many centuries has Virat Kohli scored in IPL?

Virat Kohli has scored 9 centuries and more than 67 half-centuries in IPL matches.
How many runs has Virat Kohli scored in IPL?

Virat Kohli has scored over 9261 runs in more than 282 matches in the IPL.

Who has scored the most runs in IPL history?

Virat Kohli holds the record for the most runs in IPL history, leading with over 9261 runs.

Who is the second-highest run-scorer in IPL history

Rohit Sharma is the second-highest run-scorer in IPL history with over 7329 runs.

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