IPL: Top 5 highest run-getters in the league among overseas batsmen

#2. AB de Villiers: 5,162 Runs in 184 matches

AB de Villiers in action during one of his superb innings for RCB

South African legend AB de Villiers features in the second spot on the list of most runs scored by overseas players in the IPL.

He played for the Delhi Daredevils from 2008 to 2010. In 2011, he started playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) where he continued until his retirement in 2021.

AB de Villiers has played many unforgettable knocks, giving very pleasant memories to the fans of this game. He has scored a massive 5,162 runs in 184 matches with three centuries and 40 half-centuries.

He has scored 400 runs or more in a single season on six different occasions. His best season was in the year 2016 when he scored a huge total of 687 runs with a century and six half-centuries.

AB de Villiers' innings of an unbeaten 129 runs in just 52 balls against Gujarat Lions in 2016 is considered one of his best knocks. He had a partnership of over 200 runs with Virat Kohli in that innings that helped RCB get a comprehensive win.

His knock of 47 in just 17 balls against the Deccan Chargers in 2012 displayed some of the most extraordinary shots one has ever seen, particularly against the deliveries of Dale Steyn.

After Virat Kohli, he was the second-highest run-scorer for RCB. AB de Villiers also holds the record of winning the highest number of Man of the Match awards in the IPL.