IPL 2020: 5 highest individual scores this season

The 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2020) saw some excellent individual performances.

Varun Chakravarthy's 5-wicket haul against the Delhi Capitals and Marcus Stoinis' all-round show in Qualifier 2 against the Sunrisers Hyderabad were among the standout showings in the tournament, which also saw 5 hundreds being scored.

In this article, we take a look at the highest individual scores in IPL 2020.

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#5 Shikhar Dhawan - 101* off 58 vs CSK - Match 34 of IPL 2020

Dhawan registered back-to-back centuries in IPL 2020 [PC: iplt20.com]

The 34th match of IPL 2020 saw CSK elect to bat first after winning the toss, and they put up an around-par 179/4 in Sharjah. In the chase, Prithvi Shaw and Ajinkya Rahane were dismissed early, but Shikhar Dhawan held fort from one end as DC never really fell behind the required run rate.

Dhawan survived not one, not two but three dropped catches, and made the most of his luck to register his first IPL hundred. The southpaw watched from the non-striker's end as Axar Patel hit Ravindra Jadeja for 3 sixes in the final over to take his team home with one ball to spare.

For his maiden IPL ton, Dhawan was adjudged the Man of the Match.

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#4 Mayank Agarwal - 106 off 50 vs RR - Match 9 of IPL 2020

Mayank Agarwal put the RR bowlers to the sword [PC: iplt20.com]

Mayank Agarwal formed a deadly opening partnership with KL Rahul in IPL 2020, and the first real indication of this was the 183-run stand they put on against RR in Match 9.

Agarwal took the attack to the RR spinners in the middle overs and brought up his maiden IPL hundred, finishing on 106 off 50 balls. Although KXIP managed a massive total of 223/2 in their 20 overs, Rahul Tewatia's now-famous assault ensured that RR got over the line with 3 balls to go.

Sanju Samson was named the Man of the Match for his part in the highest successful IPL run-chase of all time.

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#3 Shikhar Dhawan - 106* off 61 vs KXIP - Match 38 of IPL 2020

Dhawan flourished at the mid-point of IPL 2020 [PC: iplt20.com]

With an innings of 106* off just 61 balls against KXIP, Shikhar Dhawan became the first batsman to score back-to-back centuries in the history of the IPL. And while his first ton resulted in a DC win, this one ended in a 5-wicket loss thanks to a sizzling fifty from Nicholas Pooran.

Dhawan was the only DC batsman to show any resistance, as he scored a significant portion of his team's total of 167/5. For his efforts, he was named the Man of the Match despite ending up on the losing side.

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#2 Ben Stokes - 107* off 60 vs MI - Match 45 of IPL 2020

Stokes scored his second IPL hundred to keep RR in the playoff hunt [PC: iplt20.com]

Ben Stokes made a late entry into IPL 2020, and he struggled to find his rhythm at the top of the order in the first few games. However, with RR's season on the line against MI in Match 45, the English all-rounder finally came good to score an unbeaten ton and take his team over the line in a 196-run chase.

Stokes hit 14 fours and 3 sixes in his whirlwind innings and was ably supported by Sanju Samson, who managed an unbeaten 50. He was adjudged the Man of the Match for his second IPL ton. RR didn't make the playoffs, though, and ended up a disappointing last on the IPL 2020 points table.

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#1 KL Rahul - 132* off 69 vs RCB - Match 6 of IPL 2020

KL Rahul's ton against RCB is the highest score by an Indian batsman in the IPL [PC: iplt20.com]

Match 6 of IPL 2020 saw KXIP skipper KL Rahul go up against former franchise RCB, and he made them pay for releasing him by registering an unbeaten 132, which is the highest individual score by an Indian batsman in the history of the league.

Rahul hit 14 fours and 7 sixes during his 69-ball knock, and was aided by two dropped catches from his counterpart Virat Kohli. KXIP coasted to a 97-run win that seemed to have gotten their IPL 2020 campaign going, but they lost the next 5 games to suffer a great blow to their playoff chances.

Needless to say, Rahul was adjudged the Man of the Match for his incredible performance that handed KXIP their only win in their first 7 games.