Highest strike rate in IPL: Top 5 batsmen with the highest Batting strike rate in IPL history


Highest strike rate in IPL: Top 5 batsmen with the highest Batting strike rate in IPL history

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Batting in T20 cricket is not easy, as a batsman merely gets time to alleviate at the crease. Since the day T20 cricket has commenced, the role of the strike rate is the most important out of all the batting stats. In IPL the role is even more valuable as in Indian conditions the grounds are small and pitches are flat, which makes any score apparent to chase. 

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The Indian Premier League is a marquee T20 tournament which entices the best of the talent from across the world. As a result, the competition is really cold during IPL and the quality of bowling is really high, which makes matters even tougher for batsmen.

That’s the reason there have been very few batsmen who have mastered the art of slamming the bowlers in a quick time. With the IPL 2020 just around the corner, let’s have a look at 5 batsmen who are at the top of the tables:

POSPLAYERMatInnsSR
1 Andre Russell7461182.33
2 Nicholas Pooran2120165.39
3 Sunil Narine12066164.27
4 Hardik Pandya8074159.26
5 Moeen Ali1917158.46
6 Chris Morris7044157.87
7 Virender Sehwag104104155.44
8 Glenn Maxwell8279154.67
9 Rishabh Pant6868151.97
10 AB de Villiers169156151.91

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5. Moeen Ali

Moeen Ali

A versatile left-handed batsman and an aggressive off-break bowler, Moeen Ali was bought by the RCB at the IPL 2018 Player Auction. Trumpeted as England’s No.1 spinner in Test matches [at home] along with his fluent stroke play, makes Moeen Ali one of the valuable players in the English setup. He will now turn for CSK in the 2021 edition of the tournament.

The left-handed batsman has smashed runs at a strike-rate of 158.46.

4. Hardik Pandya

Hardik Pandya
Hardik Pandya

Hardik Pandya has made a name for himself as India’s premium all-rounder. The right-handed batsman and bowler has already come up with plenty of match-winning knocks and spells for both his nation and the Mumbai Indians franchise.

Hardik averages a healthy 29 for a player who comes in late and down the order. Further, he has smashed as many as 93 sixes and 86 fours in his IPL career. His strike-rate of 159.26 is the fourth highest in the history of the tournament.

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3. Sunil Narine

Sunil Narine
Sunil Narine

Sunil Narine is the highest wicket-taker for the KKR team and eighth overall in the list of ‘most wicket-takers.’ In 110 games, the all-rounder has grabbed a plethora wickets.

Among the overseas players, he’s the third leading wicket-taker in the history of the cash-rich league. The southpaw has also enjoyed his intrigue with batting in the past couple of seasons, and due to that, he sits right at the second spot amongst batters with highest strike-rates. Narine hasn’t scored many runs, but he did inscribe with his quick-fire batting style.

The left-handed batsman has smashed 93 fours and 44 sixes. He has smashed 771 runs with an outstanding strike-rate of 164.27. Narine has four fifties to his name as well in the IPL.

2. Nicholas Pooran

Nicholas Pooran
Nicholas Pooran

Nicholas Pooran has taken the IPL by storm with his big-hitting abilities. The diminutive West Indian has proved to be a headache for the opposition bowlers due to his ability to hit huge sixes. Pooran’s arc is terrific and his style and power contribute to some excellent viewing for the fans.

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Pooran has hit 39 sixes so far in just 20 innings for the Kings XI Punjab. His strike rate of 165.39 is the second highest in the history of the tournament and going by his form, the figure might only keep increasing.

1. Andre Russell

Andre Russell

The West Indies power-hitter, Andre Russell, is the most destructive cricketer amongst IPL proponents. His clean hitting mixed with an attacking approach never expires to insinuate.

The Jamaican has also whacked 129 sixes – seventh-most by a foreign player. When it comes to highest strike-rates, then Russell tops the table with 182.33 career SR in IPL. The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batsman has also banged eight half-centuries for his side in the exciting league.

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