The Indian Premier League changed cricket a lot. It mixes fun and big games in a short version of cricket. It’s fast, and even small mistakes can change the game. Batters are super important in this format. If they play well, their team usually does better in the two-month-long tournament.
Many players have done great in this league. Even after many seasons, they’re still amazing with the bat. As we get ready for the 17th season, we found some cool stats about these batters. They don’t just do well in one season; they’re good almost every season, scoring lots of runs.
Here are the 5 batters in an IPL season with the most 500+ Runs
5. Suresh Raina – 3 Times
Suresh Raina, also known as Mr. IPL, was a big part of the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL. He helped them win four titles and a couple of Champions League titles. Raina was great at batting, especially at number three, and made a lot of runs for his team. In his IPL career, he scored 5,528 runs in 205 games, including one century and 39 fifty-plus scores. He was one of the few players to score over 500 runs three times in 2010, 2013, and 2014. That puts him fifth on the list of players who scored 500+ runs multiple times in IPL history.
4. Shikhar Dhawan – 5 Times
Shikhar Dhawan, a famous Indian cricketer, has been really good wherever he plays. He’s been on teams like Mumbai Indians, Deccan Chargers, Delhi Capitals, and Sunrisers Hyderabad. Now, he’s the captain of Punjab Kings. He’s known for hitting a lot of fours in the IPL.
He’s played in 217 matches and scored 6,617 runs, which is the second highest in IPL history after Virat Kohli. He has two centuries, 50 half-centuries, and five times where he scored over 500 runs in an IPL season. He’s ranked fourth in these records.
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3. KL Rahul – 5 Times
KL Rahul is a very good cricket player from India. He started playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) with the Royal Challengers Bangalore team. Now, he’s the captain of the Lucknow Super Giants team. He has played a lot of games and scored many runs. In 118 games, he has scored 4,163 runs, including four centuries and 33 half-centuries. He has been one of the top scorers in the league for a few seasons. He’s even been among the top three scorers in five IPL seasons, with more than 500 runs each season.
2. Virat Kohli – 6 Times
Virat Kohli is the best batter ever in the Indian Premier League. He’s the only player who has scored more than 7,000 runs. Even though he’s from Delhi, he’s been playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore since he started in the IPL. In 2016, he scored 973 runs in one season, which is a record that still stands today.
In his amazing IPL career, he has scored 7,263 runs in 229 times at bat. He has hit seven centuries and 50 half-centuries. Six times in the years 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, and 2023, he scored over 500 runs in a season, which puts him in second place on the list.
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1. David Warner – 7 Times
David Warner is a really good cricket player from another country who did well in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He played for two teams, Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad. He was the main scorer for the Hyderabad team and helped them win the championship in 2016.
In his IPL career, he did really well. He’s the best foreign player because he’s consistent and has scored lots of runs. He has scored nearly 6,400 runs in 176 games. He scored over 500 runs in seven different years: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, and 2023.
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