The 15th edition of IPL has already begun, the excitement of cricket lovers is at its peak. Although, the IPL 2021 had to suffer due to Covid-19 protocols, and it has to be organized behind closed doors, yet the excitement of fans, teams, and the franchise is at its all-time high. The biggest cricketing league in the world which was introduced back in the year 2008 creates new records every year. Here are the highlights of IPL top scorer in every season. KreedOn brings you the complete details of the top 5 batsmen with most runs in IPL a single season, 2008-2020.
Over the last 14 seasons, there have been some spectacular batting performances by some of the champion batsmen of the world. The batting performances by these master class batsmen have made the league more popular all across the globe and have also brought us together for more enjoyable evenings for the last 14 years.
Here are the details of the highest run in IPL by individual players in every season (2008-2021) and overall. Let’s know the batsmen who have entertained us with their spectacular batting performances and ended up with a record-making season.
Complete list of top 30 highest run scorer in IPL | IPL top scorer
| S.N | Player | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100 | 50 |
| 1 | Virat Kohli | 209 | 201 | 6336 | 113 | 37.49 | 130.07 | 5 | 42 |
| 2 | Shikhar Dhawan | 193 | 192 | 5827 | 106* | 34.89 | 126.78 | 2 | 44 |
| 3 | Rohit Sharma | 214 | 209 | 5652 | 109* | 31.22 | 130.38 | 1 | 40 |
| 4 | Suresh Raina | 205 | 200 | 5528 | 100* | 32.51 | 136.73 | 1 | 39 |
| 5 | David Warner | 150 | 150 | 5449 | 126 | 41.59 | 139.96 | 4 | 50 |
| 6 | AB de Villiers | 184 | 170 | 5162 | 133* | 39.70 | 151.68 | 3 | 40 |
| 7 | Chris Gayle | 142 | 141 | 4965 | 175* | 39.72 | 148.96 | 6 | 31 |
| 8 | MS Dhoni | 221 | 194 | 4796 | 84* | 39.96 | 135.78 | 0 | 24 |
| 9 | Robin Uthappa | 194 | 187 | 4750 | 87 | 27.94 | 130.17 | 0 | 25 |
| 10 | Gautam Gambhir | 154 | 152 | 4217 | 93 | 31.00 | 123.88 | 0 | 36 |
| 11 | Dinesh Karthik | 215 | 194 | 4092 | 97* | 26.06 | 130.31 | 0 | 19 |
| 12 | Ajinkya Rahane | 153 | 143 | 3994 | 105* | 31.44 | 121.32 | 2 | 28 |
| 13 | Ambati Rayudu | 176 | 165 | 3931 | 100* | 29.33 | 127.25 | 1 | 21 |
| 14 | Shane Watson | 145 | 141 | 3874 | 117* | 30.99 | 137.91 | 4 | 21 |
| 15 | Manish Pandey | 155 | 144 | 3566 | 114* | 30.47 | 121.83 | 1 | 21 |
| 16 | KL Rahul | 95 | 86 | 3273 | 132* | 46.75 | 136.31 | 2 | 27 |
| 17 | KA Pollard | 179 | 161 | 3271 | 87* | 29.73 | 149.49 | 0 | 16 |
| 18 | YK Pathan | 174 | 154 | 3204 | 100 | 29.12 | 142.97 | 1 | 13 |
| 19 | Sanju Samson | 122 | 118 | 3123 | 119 | 29.46 | 135.01 | 3 | 16 |
| 20 | F du Plessis | 102 | 95 | 3028 | 96 | 35.20 | 131.65 | 0 | 23 |
| 21 | BB McCullum | 109 | 109 | 2880 | 158* | 27.69 | 131.74 | 2 | 13 |
| 22 | PA Patel | 139 | 137 | 2848 | 81 | 22.60 | 120.78 | 0 | 13 |
| 23 | Yuvraj Singh | 132 | 126 | 2750 | 83 | 24.77 | 129.71 | 0 | 13 |
| 24 | Virendra Sehwag | 104 | 104 | 2728 | 122 | 27.55 | 155.44 | 2 | 16 |
| 25 | Murli Vijay | 106 | 106 | 2619 | 127 | 25.93 | 121.87 | 2 | 13 |
| 26 | Rishabh Pant | 85 | 85 | 2499 | 128* | 34.70 | 147.34 | 1 | 15 |
| 27 | SPD Smith | 103 | 93 | 2485 | 101 | 34.51 | 128.09 | 1 | 11 |
| 28 | SE Marsh | 71 | 69 | 2477 | 115 | 39.95 | 132.74 | 1 | 20 |
| 29 | JH Kallis | 98 | 96 | 2427 | 89* | 28.55 | 109.22 | 0 | 17 |
| 30 | Ravindra Jadeja | 201 | 152 | 2412 | 62* | 27.40 | 127.61 | 0 | 2 |
Season wise highest run scores in IPL | IPL 2008 – IPL 2022
| IPL Season | Player | Runs | Average | Strike-rate | 100s | 50s |
| 2008 | Shaun Marsh | 616 | 68.44 | 139.68 | 1 | 5 |
| 2009 | Matthew Hayden | 572 | 52 | 144.81 | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 | Sachin Tendulkar | 618 | 47.53 | 132.61 | 0 | 5 |
| 2011 | Chris Gayle | 608 | 67.55 | 183.13 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | Chris Gayle | 733 | 61.08 | 160.74 | 1 | 7 |
| 2013 | Michael Hussey | 733 | 52.35 | 129.50 | 0 | 6 |
| 2014 | Robin Uthappa | 660 | 44.00 | 137.78 | 0 | 5 |
| 2015 | David Warner | 562 | 43.23 | 156.54 | 0 | 7 |
| 2016 | Virat Kohli | 973 | 81.08 | 152.03 | 4 | 7 |
| 2017 | David Warner | 641 | 58.27 | 141.81 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | Kane Williamson | 735 | 52.50 | 142.44 | 0 | 8 |
| 2019 | David Warner | 692 | 69.20 | 143.86 | 1 | 8 |
| 2020 | KL Rahul | 670 | 55.83 | 129.34 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | 635 | 45.35 | 136.26 | 1 | 4 |
