A Twenty20 League in the Caribbean is sure to have one thing, runs and more runs. Started in 2013, the Caribbean Premier League has seen a lot of power hitting throughout the seasons.
Batsmen like Chris Gayle, Lendl Simmons, Colin Munro, Dwayne Bravo, Keiron Pollard and Elwin Lewis have shown their batting prowess and their love of hitting boundaries.
Most numbers of runs scored are 2111, by Chris Gayle. Gayle played 66 matches and batted with a strike rate of 132.77 and hit three hundred. He is followed by Andre Fletcher and Lendl Simmons.
Teams have crossed the aggregate mark of 400 runs in a match a total of four times in the
history of the CPL. Three of these occasions came within eight days of each other. The aggregate score of 448 runs in the match played between T&T Riders and Tallawahs is the most in a match in the CPL. T&T scored 223 runs batting first. In reply, Tallawahs scored 225 runs with two balls remaining. The highest team score in an inning is 226 by St Lucia Stars.
Also see - CPL Most Wickets
Most runs in a single season of the CPL was scored by Colin Munro in the 2018 season. He scored 567 runs in 13 matches. He scored 6 half-centuries in that season. The highest individual score in the CPL is by Andre Russell. He scored 121 not out in just 49 balls against T&T Riders in 2018. Dwayne Smith is the man with most hundreds to his name. He has scored four tons in the CPL.
