Best Batting Strike Rates in the IPL T20 Tournament
Andre Russell has the highest batting strike rate in the IPL T20 Tournament history. While playing for the Kolkata Knight Riders, Russell made 2035 runs in 98 matches, with his strike rate being 177.88. This Jamaican right-hand batsman plays for West Indies in the International formats. Andre made his first-class debut at the tender age […]
Andre Russell has the highest batting strike rate in the IPL T20 Tournament history. While playing for the Kolkata Knight Riders, Russell made 2035 runs in 98 matches, with his strike rate being 177.88. This Jamaican right-hand batsman plays for West Indies in the International formats. Andre made his first-class debut at the tender age of 19, and by the age of 22, he started playing Test for the West Indies Cricket Team. Within 5 years of his International cricketing career, Russell was a two-time T20 world champion. He was also named the Player of the Series in the 2015 edition of the IPL. Liam Livingstone and Sunil Narine are two other magnificent players to follow Russell with their second and third-highest batting strike rates in the Indian Premier League.
The list of IPL hard-hitters doesn’t end here. Here are the top 10 players with the best batting strike rates in the IPL T20 Tournament.
Top 10 Players with the Best Batting Strike Rates in IPL
| Team | Player | Matches | Runs | Highest Score | Average | Strike Rate |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Andre Russell | 98 | 2035 | 88 (not out) | 30.37 | 177.88 |
| Punjab Kings (PBKS) | Liam Livingstone | 23 | 549 | 70 | 27.45 | 166.87 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Sunil Narine | 148 | 1025 | 75 | 14.86 | 162.70 |
| Punjab Kings (PBKS) | Virender Sehwag | 104 | 2728 | 122 | 27.55 | 155.44 |
| Rajasthan Royals | Chris Morris | 81 | 618 | 82 (not out) | 22.07 | 155.28 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | Glenn Maxwell | 110 | 2319 | 95 | 25.48 | 153.88 |
| Rajasthan Royals | Shimron Hetmyer | 46 | 831 | 75 | 30.78 | 152.20 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | AB de Villiers | 184 | 5162 | 133 (not out) | 39.70 | 151.68 |
| SunRisers Hyderabad | Nicholas Pooran | 47 | 912 | 77 | 26.06 | 151.24 |
| Rajasthan Royals | Jos Buttler | 82 | 2831 | 124 | 39.87 | 149.71 |
Frequently Asked Questions About Best Batting Strike Rates in the IPL T20 Tournament
Q1. Which player has the highest strike rate in death overs in IPL history?
Ans: AB de Villiers has the highest strike rate (232.56) in death overs in the history of the IPL T20 tournament.
Q2. Which player had the best batting strike rate in IPL 2022?
Ans: Prerak Mankad scored 4 runs in his first and only match played in IPL 2022, making him the player with the highest batting strike rate of 400, the highest of that year.
Q3. Which player has played with the highest strike rate in an inning of an IPL match?
Ans: Chris Morris played with a strike rate of 422.22 (the highest strike rate in an inning) in a match against Pune Supergiant’s in the 2017 IPl. Morris scored 38 (not out) off 9 balls, including 4 boundaries and 3 sixes.
