| Position | Player | Team | Matches | Runs | Highest Score | Average | Strike Rate |
| 1 | Andre Russell | KKR | 106 | 2143 | 88* | 30.04 | 174.00 |
| 2 | Liam Livingstone | PBKS | 25 | 561 | 70 | 26.24 | 165.81 |
| 3 | Sunil Narine | KKR | 156 | 1038 | 75 | 14.42 | 165.60 |
| 4 | Glenn Maxwell | RCB | 148 | 2577 | 95 | 25.75 | 159.69 |
| 5 | Nicholas Pooran | LSG | 54 | 1083 | 133 | 27.05 | 159.24 |
| 6 | Virendra Sehwag | PBKS | 104 | 2728 | 122 | 27.55 | 157.62 |
| 7 | Chris Morris | RR | 81 | 618 | 82 | 22.07 | 156.79 |
| 8 | Shimron Hetmyer | RR | 54 | 1028 | 75 | 33.14 | 153.66 |
| 9 | AB de Villiers | RCB | 251 | 5162 | 133 | 39.70 | 151.68 |
| 10 | Jos Buttler | RR | 141 | 3075 | 124 | 40.31 | 149.13 |
The IPL is a carnival filled with fun rides where every spectator can expect blitz of runs, fireworks of fours and sixes, and the list goes on and on. The shortest format of the game demands a batter to score runs at will.
Throughout its journey, we’ve seen players from all spheres performing in this cricket mecca and showcase their talent with the bat. Many have even become the superstars of today because of their heroics in the IPL. Today, we witness the top 10 highest career strike rates in the IPL.
Andre Russell - 177.88
The West Indies all-rounder Andre Russel is first in this tally with the best career strike-rate. He has a strike rate of 177.88 through 98 matches in 10 seasons of the IPL. Can you imagine this figure? He has maintained this demolishing strike rate for such a long time and that’s why he is rightly called “Muscle Russel”!
Ben Cutting - 168.79
The powerful striker from Australia, Ben Cutting is at the number 2 spot with a whopping strike-rate of 168.79 in 21 matches. He has played for Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals, Mumbai Indians, and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL. His ability to clear the fence has proved to be a match turning point on several occasions.
Liam Livingstone - 166.86
This English batsman has set some tremendous records in different competitions which are enough to scare the best of bowlers on any given day. He has a T20I century which came at a strike-rate of 140 against Pakistan. Not to forget, he smashed 437 runs in the previous season for Punjab Kings at a strike rate of 182.08, incredible right? He sits at the third position with an overall career strike-rate of 166.86.
