Highest Strike Rate in IPL

Highest Strike Rate in IPL is the definitive metric for measuring a batter's explosive scoring power and "intent." It calculates the average number of runs scored per 100 balls, serving as the primary tool to identify the most dangerous boundary-hitters in the league.

As of April 2026, Andre Russell continues to lead the all-time career strike rate charts with a staggering figure of over 174.0, followed closely by Heinrich Klaasen and Sunil Narine. This statistic highlights players who can change the course of a match in just a few overs. In the ongoing 2026 season, high-impact finishers like Tim David continue to demonstrate this "maximum damage" approach, maintaining elite strike rates that prioritize scoring speed over wicket preservation to keep their teams ahead of the required run rate.

RANK 1

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

228.95

Runs

1028

RANK 2

Abhishek Sharma

SRH

201.08

Runs

1486

RANK 3

Priyansh Arya

PBKS

191.99

Runs

839

Rank	Player	Matches	Innings	Runs	BF	HS	AVG	SR	Not Out	4s	6s	50s	100s
1	Vaibhav Sooryavanshi RR	23	23	1028	449	103	44.7	228.95	0	81	96	6	2
2	Abhishek Sharma SRH	45	44	1486	739	141	35.38	201.08	2	132	113	9	2
3	Priyansh Arya PBKS	30	30	839	437	103	27.97	191.99	0	82	57	5	1
4	Romario Shepherd RCB	29	15	210	111	53	26.25	189.19	7	16	17	1	0
5	Phil Salt RCB	31	31	1040	588	89	35.86	176.87	2	114	57	10	0
6	Tim David RCB, HH	41	35	733	415	70	36.65	176.63	15	52	52	2	0
7	Travis Head SRH, AS	43	42	1351	767	102	32.95	176.14	1	160	70	9	1
8	Andre Russell KKR	28	19	389	222	64	24.31	175.23	3	36	30	2	0
9	Sunil Narine KKR	40	30	774	446	109	27.64	173.54	2	77	56	3	1
10	Rajat Patidar RCB	45	41	1208	700	93	31.79	172.57	3	76	89	12	0
11	Nicholas Pooran LSG	42	42	1257	730	87	38.09	172.19	9	91	95	9	0
12	Ashutosh Sharma DC	32	26	564	334	66	29.68	168.86	7	39	40	2	0
13	Ryan Rickelton MI	26	26	836	497	123	34.83	168.21	2	78	55	5	1
14	Shahrukh Khan GT	31	23	349	208	58	20.53	167.79	6	23	24	2	0
15	Heinrich Klaasen SRH	45	43	1590	952	105	44.17	167.02	7	109	94	11	1
16	Shreyas Iyer PBKS	46	44	1453	879	101	48.43	165.3	14	116	83	13	1
17	Ishan Kishan SRH	43	42	1276	777	106	32.72	164.22	3	128	63	8	1
18	Naman Dhir MI	37	33	710	433	62	27.31	163.97	7	67	36	3	0
19	MS Dhoni CSK	28	24	357	218	37	32.45	163.76	13	26	25	0	0
20	Mitchell Marsh LSG, PS	30	30	1251	766	117	41.7	163.32	0	116	76	9	2
21	Surya Kumar Yadav MI	40	40	1332	816	102	39.18	163.24	6	133	66	10	1
22	Shashank Singh PBKS	43	37	836	513	68	39.81	162.96	16	62	47	6	0
23	Marcus Stoinis PBKS, MS	40	34	764	469	124	31.83	162.9	10	70	42	3	1
24	Prabhsimran Singh PBKS	45	44	1393	857	91	32.4	162.54	1	145	73	12	0
25	Venkatesh Iyer RCB	33	26	721	447	73	37.95	161.3	7	71	36	6	0
26	Avesh Khan LSG	36	11	37	23	19	18.5	160.87	9	5	1	0	0
27	Aniket Verma SRH	24	20	315	196	74	21	160.71	5	18	25	1	0
28	Abdul Samad LSG	37	32	462	289	45	19.25	159.86	8	33	30	0	0
29	Sherfane Rutherford MI	21	18	414	260	71	29.57	159.23	4	27	30	1	0
30	Will Jacks MI	28	26	602	379	100	27.36	158.84	4	50	38	2	1
31	Shubman Gill GT	43	43	1808	1155	104	45.2	156.54	3	173	72	14	2
32	Yashasvi Jaiswal RR	46	45	1421	909	104	34.66	156.33	4	166	62	10	1
33	Riyan Parag RR	44	42	1275	816	95	35.42	156.25	6	91	81	7	0
34	Tristan Stubbs DC	42	39	953	613	71	45.38	155.46	18	67	46	5	0
35	Virat Kohli RCB	46	46	2073	1340	113	57.58	154.7	10	201	82	18	2
36	Sanju Samson CSK	39	38	1293	837	115	43.1	154.48	8	128	61	7	2
37	Washington Sundar GT	23	21	510	331	55	34	154.08	6	50	19	3	0
38	Ramandeep Singh KKR	34	22	254	165	35	18.14	153.94	8	14	18	0	0
39	Arshad Khan GT	21	11	129	84	58	25.8	153.57	6	7	10	1	0
40	Jos Buttler GT	42	41	1423	930	107	44.47	153.01	9	139	62	9	2
41	Pat Cummins SRH, ST	38	22	263	172	35	20.23	152.91	9	16	18	0	0
42	KL Rahul DC	41	41	1652	1082	152	44.65	152.68	4	153	71	12	2
43	Nitish Rana DC	22	22	484	317	91	23.05	152.68	1	59	20	4	0
44	Sai Sudharsan GT	44	44	2008	1316	108	48.98	152.58	3	211	67	16	3
45	Devdutt Padikkal RCB	33	32	749	492	61	24.97	152.24	2	73	38	5	0
46	Dhruv Jurel RR	45	40	1043	687	81	33.65	151.82	9	87	53	10	0
47	Rohit Sharma MI	38	38	1118	738	105	31.94	151.49	3	107	66	7	1
48	Rinku Singh KKR	42	33	669	445	83	31.86	150.34	12	60	29	2	0
49	Shivam Dube CSK	41	40	1023	684	66	35.28	149.56	11	74	64	4	0
50	Rahul Tewatia GT	43	36	477	320	68	21.68	149.06	14	50	20	1	0
51	Hardik Pandya MI	39	35	646	437	48	21.53	147.83	5	56	30	0	0
52	Abishek Porel DC	31	29	736	498	65	28.31	147.79	3	79	26	4	0
53	Faf du Plessis	24	24	640	434	64	26.67	147.47	0	65	29	6	0
54	Jitesh Sharma RCB	45	35	564	385	85	20.89	146.49	8	42	35	1	0
55	Ayush Badoni LSG	38	33	779	534	74	27.82	145.88	5	72	28	5	0
56	Angkrish Raghuvanshi KKR	35	30	885	608	82	34.04	145.56	4	86	35	7	0
57	Nitish Kumar Reddy SRH	40	35	787	541	76	29.15	145.47	8	50	46	3	0
58	David Miller DC	31	30	574	396	55	33.76	144.95	13	48	26	2	0
59	N. Tilak Varma MI	43	40	1118	772	101	33.88	144.82	7	88	52	7	1
60	Sameer Rizvi DC	24	18	424	293	90	30.29	144.71	4	30	26	3	0
61	Cameron Green KKR	27	26	577	399	79	32.06	144.61	8	44	27	2	0
62	Rishabh Pant LSG	41	39	1027	715	118	31.12	143.64	6	89	52	5	1
63	Shimron Hetmyer RR	34	29	430	302	52	19.55	142.38	7	31	21	1	0
64	Anshul Kamboj CSK	25	10	74	52	19	24.67	142.31	7	5	4	0	0
65	Deepak Chahar MI	22	8	62	44	28	20.67	140.91	5	6	3	0	0
66	Axar Patel DC	40	34	671	478	66	24.85	140.38	7	58	31	3	0
67	Aiden Markram LSG	36	35	896	643	66	28.9	139.35	4	76	37	6	0
68	Rovman Powell KKR	23	15	298	214	40	24.83	139.25	3	27	16	0	0
69	Quinton De Kock MI	22	22	534	384	112	26.7	139.06	2	47	29	4	1
70	Nehal Wadhera PBKS	30	27	543	394	70	22.63	137.82	3	41	31	2	0
71	Ravindra Jadeja RR	42	36	834	606	77	43.89	137.62	17	71	23	3	0
72	Rashid Khan GT	44	22	192	140	31	13.71	137.14	8	17	8	0	0
73	Ajinkya Rahane KKR	40	38	967	708	67	26.86	136.58	2	84	45	5	0
74	Ruturaj Gaikwad CSK	33	33	1042	767	108	37.21	135.85	5	101	34	8	1
75	Krunal Pandya RCB	45	28	468	346	73	29.25	135.26	12	37	20	2	0
76	Shahbaz Ahamad LSG	24	15	282	215	59	28.2	131.16	5	12	16	1	0
77	Jofra Archer RR	28	17	127	97	32	10.58	130.93	5	7	8	0	0
78	Harpreet Brar PBKS	23	10	91	70	29	30.33	130	7	9	3	0	0
79	Mohammad Shami LSG	22	11	41	32	12	6.83	128.13	5	3	3	0	0
80	Kagiso Rabada GT	32	9	76	60	23	19	126.67	5	5	5	0	0
81	Marco Jansen PBKS	30	15	144	121	34	16	119.01	6	5	8	0	0
82	Ravichandran Ashwin	24	13	119	104	29	11.9	114.42	3	8	5	0	0
83	Shardul Thakur MI	28	11	63	59	17	10.5	106.78	5	7	1	0	0
84	Trent Boult MI	37	9	24	23	12	6	104.35	5	2	1	0	0
85	Jasprit Bumrah MI	26	6	19	19	8	19	100	5	2	0	0	0
86	Kuldeep Yadav DC	37	14	74	78	35	8.22	94.87	5	8	1	0	0
87	Bhuvneshwar Kumar RCB	46	15	71	80	15	11.83	88.75	9	7	1	0	0
88	Varun Chakaravarthy KKR	24	3	6	7	5	3	85.71	1	1	0	0	0
89	Harshal Patel SRH	32	11	44	54	12	5.5	81.48	3	3	1	0	0
90	Ravi Bishnoi RR	25	6	17	22	13	3.4	77.27	1	0	2	0	0