Highest Strike Rate in IPL 2026

Rank Player M Inns Runs NO AVG S/R 4s 6s
1 23 23 1028 0 44.70 228.95 81 96
2
Priyansh Arya Priyansh Arya (PBKS)
30 30 839 0 27.97 191.99 82 57
3
Tim David Tim David (MI,RCB)
65 58 1127 24 33.15 178.04 73 82
4
Phil Salt Phil Salt (DC,KKR,RCB)
40 40 1258 3 34.00 174.48 138 67
5
Andre Russell Andre Russell (DC,KKR)
140 115 2651 21 28.20 174.18 186 223
6
Abhishek Sharma Abhishek Sharma (DC,SRH)
92 89 2379 8 29.37 171.27 224 144
7
Travis Head Travis Head (RCB,SRH)
53 52 1556 4 32.42 170.05 172 78
8
Ashutosh Sharma Ashutosh Sharma (DC,PBKS)
32 26 564 7 29.68 168.86 39 40
9 26 26 836 2 34.83 168.21 78 55
10
Krishnappa Gowtham Krishnappa Gowtham (LSG,PBKS,RR)
36 27 247 9 13.72 166.89 15 17
11
Heinrich Klaasen Heinrich Klaasen (RCB,RR,SRH)
64 60 2104 10 42.08 166.72 146 120
12
Sunil Narine Sunil Narine (KKR)
202 126 1820 22 17.50 165.30 191 120
13 56 51 1597 4 33.98 165.15 105 109
14
Nicholas Pooran Nicholas Pooran (LSG,PBKS,SRH)
104 102 2527 21 31.20 163.98 169 186
15
Naman Dhir Naman Dhir (MI)
37 33 710 7 27.31 163.97 67 36
16
Shashank Singh Shashank Singh (PBKS,SRH)
53 42 905 17 36.20 161.61 67 51
17
Will Jacks Will Jacks (MI,RCB)
28 26 602 4 27.36 158.84 50 38
18 65 64 1815 1 28.81 156.33 189 94
19
Rashid Khan Rashid Khan (GT,SRH)
152 73 628 28 13.96 155.83 45 42
20
Virender Sehwag Virender Sehwag (DC,PBKS)
104 104 2728 5 27.56 155.44 334 106
21
Chris Morris Chris Morris (CSK,DC,RCB,RR)
81 51 618 23 22.07 155.28 41 35
22
Liam Livingstone Liam Livingstone (PBKS,RCB,RR,SRH)
51 49 1066 7 25.38 155.17 70 76
23
Glenn Maxwell Glenn Maxwell (DC,MI,PBKS,RCB)
141 135 2819 17 23.89 155.15 237 161
24 58 51 1195 13 31.45 154.19 98 62
25
Jitesh Sharma Jitesh Sharma (PBKS,RCB)
70 58 1096 10 22.83 153.93 85 68
26
Rilee Rossouw Rilee Rossouw (DC,PBKS,RCB)
22 22 473 2 23.65 153.57 45 25
27 83 83 2593 5 33.24 152.80 310 110
28
Pat Cummins Pat Cummins (DC,KKR,SRH)
80 53 642 20 19.45 152.49 40 44
29
Tristan Stubbs Tristan Stubbs (DC,MI)
46 44 986 19 39.44 151.93 69 47
30
AB de Villiers AB de Villiers (DC,RCB)
184 170 5162 40 39.71 151.69 413 251
31
Cameron Green Cameron Green (KKR,MI,RCB)
43 42 1029 15 38.11 151.10 84 49
32
Jos Buttler Jos Buttler (GT,MI,RR)
137 135 4627 19 39.89 150.23 457 211
33 56 56 2503 5 49.08 149.52 256 82
34
Shimron Hetmyer Shimron Hetmyer (DC,RCB,RR)
94 87 1566 30 27.47 149.29 99 96
35
Chris Gayle Chris Gayle (KKR,PBKS,RCB)
142 141 4965 16 39.72 148.96 405 357
36
Abdul Samad Abdul Samad (LSG,SRH)
71 60 857 16 19.48 148.78 55 55
37 179 164 4581 28 33.68 148.59 482 178
38
Mitchell Marsh Mitchell Marsh (DC,DEC,LSG,PWI,RPS,SRH)
68 62 1855 2 30.92 148.52 155 111
39
Shahrukh Khan Shahrukh Khan (GT,PBKS)
64 54 775 16 20.39 147.90 49 52
40
Marcus Stoinis Marcus Stoinis (DC,LSG,PBKS,RCB)
122 108 2242 30 28.74 147.50 181 117
41 79 79 1892 0 23.95 147.47 238 61
42 189 171 3412 52 28.67 147.32 218 223
43
Rishabh Pant Rishabh Pant (DC,LSG)
139 137 3866 22 33.62 146.77 349 181
44
Hardik Pandya Hardik Pandya (GT,MI)
162 150 2955 44 27.88 146.29 228 155
45
Rinku Singh Rinku Singh (KKR)
73 63 1398 22 34.10 146.23 115 67
46
Jonny Bairstow Jonny Bairstow (MI,PBKS,SRH)
52 52 1674 4 34.88 146.07 173 74
47
Dewald Brevis Dewald Brevis (CSK,MI)
27 24 606 0 25.25 146.02 38 43
48
Ramandeep Singh Ramandeep Singh (KKR,MI)
39 26 299 10 18.69 145.85 17 19
49 35 30 885 4 34.04 145.56 86 35
50 42 35 787 8 29.15 145.47 50 46
51
Shivam Dube Shivam Dube (CSK,RCB,RR)
92 87 2129 19 31.31 145.42 132 137
52 35 33 769 3 25.63 145.37 80 28
53
Ashish Reddy Ashish Reddy (DEC,SRH)
31 23 280 8 18.67 145.08 16 15
54
Jofra Archer Jofra Archer (MI,RR)
68 42 326 17 13.04 144.89 18 22
55 68 65 1858 13 35.73 144.70 143 91
56 30 30 768 2 27.43 144.36 85 39
57 98 87 1879 13 25.39 144.32 136 108
58
Ishan Kishan Ishan Kishan (GL,MI,SRH)
134 127 3600 9 30.51 143.54 348 166
59
Yusuf Pathan Yusuf Pathan (KKR,RR,SRH)
174 154 3204 44 29.13 142.97 262 158
60
Sherfane Rutherford Sherfane Rutherford (DC,GT,MI,RCB)
31 27 520 6 24.76 142.86 30 38
61
Rovman Powell Rovman Powell (DC,KKR,RR)
40 31 555 6 22.20 142.31 38 38
62
Shubman Gill Shubman Gill (GT,KKR)
133 130 4588 17 40.60 142.13 444 152
63
Albie Morkel Albie Morkel (CSK,DC,RCB,RPS)
91 68 974 28 24.35 141.98 61 55
64
Mahipal Lomror Mahipal Lomror (RCB,RR)
40 35 527 6 18.17 141.29 33 30
65
Venkatesh Iyer Venkatesh Iyer (KKR,RCB)
68 61 1645 9 31.63 141.20 153 76
66
Sanju Samson Sanju Samson (CSK,DC,RR)
191 186 5181 22 31.59 141.13 432 243
67
Ayush Badoni Ayush Badoni (LSG)
66 56 1178 10 25.61 140.91 96 47
68
Chris Lynn Chris Lynn (DEC,KKR,MI)
42 42 1329 3 34.08 140.63 132 66
69
Morne Morkel Morne Morkel (DC,KKR,RR)
70 23 126 12 11.45 140.00 11 4
70
Nehal Wadhera Nehal Wadhera (MI,PBKS)
44 37 784 4 23.76 140.00 64 43
71
David Warner David Warner (DC,SRH)
184 184 6565 22 40.52 139.77 663 236
72
Moeen Ali Moeen Ali (CSK,KKR,RCB)
73 59 1167 6 22.02 139.76 95 67
73
Devon Conway Devon Conway (CSK)
29 28 1080 3 43.20 139.72 116 34
74
David Miller David Miller (DC,GT,LSG,PBKS,RR)
152 145 3288 53 35.74 139.50 235 152
75
KL Rahul KL Rahul (DC,LSG,PBKS,RCB,SRH)
159 151 5822 25 46.21 139.22 509 239
76 29 22 326 8 23.29 138.72 26 15
77
Jason Roy Jason Roy (DC,GL,KKR,SRH)
21 21 614 2 32.32 138.60 75 21
78
Adam Gilchrist Adam Gilchrist (DEC,PBKS)
80 80 2069 4 27.22 138.39 239 92
79
Rahul Tewatia Rahul Tewatia (DC,GT,PBKS,RR)
123 91 1295 37 23.98 138.06 109 62
80
Shane Watson Shane Watson (CSK,RCB,RR)
145 141 3874 16 30.99 137.91 376 190
81
Harbhajan Singh Harbhajan Singh (CSK,KKR,MI)
163 90 833 35 15.15 137.91 79 42
82
Deepak Chahar Deepak Chahar (CSK,MI,RPS)
103 21 142 11 14.20 137.86 8 9
83
Rahul Tripathi Rahul Tripathi (CSK,KKR,RPS,RR,SRH)
100 98 2291 10 26.03 137.85 229 85
84
Nitish Rana Nitish Rana (DC,KKR,MI,RR)
127 121 3078 9 27.48 137.72 288 151
85 32 32 1107 2 36.90 137.52 121 44
86
Thisara Perera Thisara Perera (CSK,KOCHI,MI,PBKS,RPS,SRH)
37 30 422 8 19.18 137.46 23 26
87
MS Dhoni MS Dhoni (CSK,RPS)
278 242 5439 100 38.30 137.45 375 264
88
Sarfaraz Khan Sarfaraz Khan (CSK,DC,PBKS,RCB)
58 44 746 11 22.61 137.38 86 20
89
Evin Lewis Evin Lewis (LSG,MI,RR)
27 26 654 2 27.25 137.11 62 36
90
Suresh Raina Suresh Raina (CSK,GL)
205 200 5528 30 32.52 136.73 506 203
91
Shreyas Iyer Shreyas Iyer (DC,KKR,PBKS)
147 145 4229 27 35.84 136.73 353 182
92
Sam Curran Sam Curran (CSK,PBKS)
64 53 997 13 24.93 136.39 85 41
93
Faf du Plessis Faf du Plessis (CSK,DC,RCB,RPS)
154 147 4773 11 35.10 135.79 439 174
94 85 84 2839 10 38.36 135.64 260 107
95
James Faulkner James Faulkner (GL,PBKS,PWI,RR)
60 45 527 20 21.08 135.48 36 23
96
Aiden Markram Aiden Markram (LSG,PBKS,SRH)
69 67 1671 11 29.84 135.41 131 68
97
Washington Sundar Washington Sundar (GT,RCB,RPS,SRH)
82 60 838 17 19.49 135.38 77 28
98
Dinesh Karthik Dinesh Karthik (DC,GL,KKR,MI,PBKS,RCB)
257 234 4842 50 26.32 135.36 466 161
99
Quinton De Kock Quinton De Kock (DC,KKR,LSG,MI,RCB,SRH)
118 118 3441 8 31.28 135.31 334 143
100
Dwayne Smith Dwayne Smith (CSK,DEC,GL,MI)
91 89 2385 5 28.39 135.20 245 117

Stats updated after every match.

# - Player Rank
M - Matches Played
W– Won
L– Lost
T– Tied
N/R– No Result
PTS– Points
NRR– Net Run Rate
Q– Qualified
Inns - Innings Bowled
Ovr - Overs Bowled
Runs - Runs Conceded
Wk - Wickets Taken
Avg - Bowling Average
Eco - Economy Rate
SR - Bowling Strike Rate
4W - 4 Wickets in an Innings
5W - 5 Wickets in an Innings

Highest Strike Rate in IPL History: Players with the Fastest Scoring Rates

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR) obtained 228.95 strike in 23 innings and scored 1028 runs. He set the record for the highest strike rate in IPL history. Priyansh Arya (PBKS) maintained a 191.99 strike rate while scoring 839 runs in 30 innings. Priyansh Arya holds the 2nd-best strike rate in the IPL.
Tim David (MI,RCB) 178.04 strike rate powered his 1127 runs in 58 innings. In the IPL, he is the third top player in strike rate. Phil Salt (DC,KKR,RCB) earned a 174.48 strike rate in 40 innings with 1258 runs. He sealed the 4th spot when it comes to the impressive strike rate in the IPL. These players have enhanced their aggressive batting by achieving the top 4 spot of the IPL's highest strike rate, thanks to their consistent performance. Their fearless approach and explosive scoring have set new benchmarks in the modern T20 format.

Highest Strike Rate in IPL History

The Highest Strike Rate in IPL history highlights the ability and consistent performance with the bat which shows the longevity of the performance. The strike rate of the batsman shows the scoring capability with an explosive power. Let’s dive into the list of players who have achieved Highest Strike Rate in IPL History.

  • Philip Salt is maintaining the highest strike rate in the IPL history with 175.71 with batting average of 34.06 in 34 innings of IPL.

  • Andre Russell is in the second position, maintaining the brilliant strike rate of 174. 18 in 115 innings with a batting average of 28.20 throughout the IPL season.

  • At the third position, Tim David delivered a strike rate of 173.36 with a batting average of 32.54 in 44 innings.

  • Travis Head with the strike rate of 170.03 in 37 innings made his place in the top 5 list of Highest Strike Rate in IPL History.

  • Heinrich Klaasen holds the strike rate of 169.72 with a batting average of 40 in 45 innings.

The player with the good strike rate has the ability to stand with their team in chasing down the runs or scoring big total during difficult times in the game. The Top 5 players in the list of Highest Strike Rate in IPL proved it right with their stellar performances in the IPL seasons.

Players with highest strike rate in IPL (2021-25)

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Highest strike rate in IPL 2021

Dwayne Bravo has the highest strike rate in IPL 2021 with 261.11 with a batting average of 47.00 in 3 innings. 

Shimron Hetmyer maintained a good strike rate of 168.06 in 14 matches and players like Andre Russell and Prithvi Shaw also maintained a good strike rate of 152.50 and 159.14 in IPL 2021.

Highest strike rate in IPL 2022

Pat Cummins holds the strike rate of 262.50 in 5 innings and Tim david followed the list of highest strike rate in IPL 2022 with 216.28 in 8 innings.

Highest strike rate in IPL 2023

Rashid Khan maintained the highest strike rate in IPL 2023 with 216.67 in 9 innings and Glenn Maxwell delivered the strike rate of 183.49 in 14 innings.

Highest strike rate in IPL 2024

Romario Shepherd held the strike rate of 271.43 in 5 innings and MS Dhoni maintained the strike rate of 220.55 in 11 innings.

Highest strike rate in IPL 2025

Romario Shepherd has the highest strike rate in 2025 with 291.67 and Urvil Patel stands on the strike rate of 212.50.

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