Most Matches Played in IPL

Most Matches Played in IPL is the ultimate testament to a player’s longevity, physical fitness, and sustained impact in the world's most competitive T20 league, a record currently held by the legendary MS Dhoni.

As of April 2026, Dhoni leads the all-time list with over 278 appearances, having been a constant force since the inaugural season in 2008. He is followed closely by fellow stalwarts Rohit Sharma (276) and Virat Kohli (271). This metric represents more than just a career tally; it reflects the "evergreen" status of these icons who have remained the tactical and emotional backbones of their respective franchises for nearly two decades. With these legends still taking the field in the current 2026 season, every match continues to push the boundaries of this historic milestone.

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Yashasvi Jaiswal

Matches

Runs

1306

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Shreyas Iyer

PBKS

Matches

Runs

1264

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Riyan Parag

Matches

Runs

1173

Rank	Player	Matches	Innings	Runs	BF	HS	AVG	SR	Not Out	4s	6s	50s	100s
1	Yashasvi Jaiswal RR	40	39	1306	825	104	37.31	158.3	4	150	58	10	1
2	Shreyas Iyer PBKS	40	38	1264	761	97	48.62	166.1	12	95	75	12	0
3	Riyan Parag RR	40	38	1173	764	95	36.66	153.53	6	83	72	6	0
4	Virat Kohli RCB	39	39	1777	1162	113	57.32	152.93	8	170	72	16	1
5	Heinrich Klaasen SRH	39	37	1380	825	105	46	167.27	7	93	81	9	1
6	Abhishek Sharma SRH	39	38	1348	667	141	37.44	202.1	2	122	101	8	2
7	Prabhsimran Singh PBKS	39	38	1229	748	91	33.22	164.3	1	127	67	10	0
8	Rajat Patidar RCB	39	35	964	568	64	29.21	169.72	2	60	71	9	0
9	Dhruv Jurel RR	39	34	818	546	81	31.46	149.82	8	69	40	7	0
10	Bhuvneshwar Kumar RCB	39	14	64	78	15	10.67	82.05	8	7	0	0	0
11	Arshdeep Singh PBKS	39	3	6	9	4	3	66.67	1	1	0	0	0
12	N. Tilak Varma MI	38	35	952	645	101	32.83	147.6	6	79	43	5	1
13	Shashank Singh PBKS	38	33	774	479	68	45.53	161.59	16	57	43	5	0
14	Ravindra Jadeja RR	38	32	720	526	77	40	136.88	14	59	20	3	0
15	Jitesh Sharma RCB	38	30	511	346	85	20.44	147.69	5	38	32	1	0
16	Krunal Pandya RCB	38	23	282	223	73	21.69	126.46	10	21	11	1	0
17	Mohammed Siraj GT	38	5	15	15	12	5	100	2	0	2	0	0
18	Travis Head SRH, AS	37	36	1203	686	102	34.37	175.36	1	140	63	8	1
19	Ishan Kishan SRH	37	36	986	605	106	29.88	162.98	3	103	47	5	1
20	Shivam Dube CSK	37	36	903	621	66	33.44	145.41	9	64	55	4	0
21	Tristan Stubbs DC	37	34	897	554	71	52.76	161.91	17	65	44	5	0
22	Hardik Pandya MI	37	33	586	395	48	20.93	148.35	5	51	27	0	0
23	Trent Boult MI	37	9	24	23	12	6	104.35	5	2	1	0	0
24	Yuzvendra Chahal PBKS	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	Sai Sudharsan GT	36	36	1614	1061	108	47.47	152.12	2	169	54	10	3
26	KL Rahul DC	36	36	1492	975	152	46.63	153.03	4	139	64	10	2
27	Surya Kumar Yadav MI	36	36	1245	760	102	41.5	163.82	6	126	61	9	1
28	Nicholas Pooran LSG	36	36	1105	648	87	39.46	170.52	8	85	80	8	0
29	Ayush Badoni LSG	36	31	736	515	74	28.31	142.91	5	67	25	5	0
30	Rinku Singh KKR	36	29	589	399	83	29.45	147.62	9	53	26	2	0
31	Rashid Khan GT	36	20	177	128	31	14.75	138.28	8	17	6	0	0
32	Shubman Gill GT	35	35	1449	946	104	45.28	153.17	3	133	56	11	1
33	Rishabh Pant LSG	35	34	904	638	118	31.17	141.69	5	77	47	5	1
34	Nitish Kumar Reddy SRH	35	30	678	485	76	28.25	139.79	6	43	39	3	0
35	Marcus Stoinis PBKS, MS	35	30	658	397	124	32.9	165.74	10	57	39	3	1
36	Axar Patel DC	35	29	529	377	66	23	140.32	6	45	25	2	0
37	Rahul Tewatia GT	35	28	363	247	36	21.35	146.96	11	38	13	0	0
38	Jos Buttler GT	34	33	1206	782	107	46.38	154.22	7	121	51	7	2
39	Sanju Samson CSK	34	33	1131	737	115	43.5	153.46	7	110	52	6	2
40	Ajinkya Rahane KKR	34	32	794	580	67	26.47	136.9	2	67	37	4	0
41	Sunil Narine KKR	34	30	774	446	109	27.64	173.54	2	77	56	3	1
42	Tim David RCB, HH	34	28	620	353	70	44.29	175.64	14	42	45	2	0
43	Abdul Samad LSG	34	29	418	266	45	18.17	157.14	6	30	26	0	0
44	Ramandeep Singh KKR	34	22	254	165	35	18.14	153.94	8	14	18	0	0
45	Kuldeep Yadav DC	34	14	74	78	35	8.22	94.87	5	8	1	0	0
46	Avesh Khan LSG	34	10	37	23	19	18.5	160.87	8	5	1	0	0
47	Jasprit Bumrah MI	34	7	19	20	8	19	95	6	2	0	0	0
48	Ravi Bishnoi RR	34	8	17	25	13	2.43	68	1	0	2	0	0
49	Varun Chakaravarthy KKR	34	2	1	2	1	1	50	1	0	0	0	0
50	Rohit Sharma MI	33	33	972	641	105	32.4	151.64	3	99	53	6	1
51	Shimron Hetmyer RR	33	28	424	295	52	20.19	143.73	7	30	21	1	0
52	Noor Ahmad CSK	33	13	22	44	8	2.75	50	5	1	1	0	0
53	Syed Khaleel Ahmed CSK	33	2	1	2	1	1	50	2	0	0	0	0
54	Aiden Markram LSG	32	32	858	610	66	28.6	140.66	2	75	36	6	0
55	Naman Dhir MI	32	28	625	375	62	28.41	166.67	6	58	32	3	0
56	Pat Cummins SRH, ST	32	19	233	153	35	23.3	152.29	9	15	15	0	0
57	Phil Salt RCB	31	31	1040	588	89	35.86	176.87	2	114	57	10	0
58	Shahrukh Khan GT	31	23	349	208	58	20.53	167.79	6	23	24	2	0
59	Angkrish Raghuvanshi KKR	30	26	672	468	54	29.22	143.59	3	70	23	4	0
60	Harshal Patel SRH	30	10	38	49	12	5.43	77.55	3	2	1	0	0
61	Vaibhav Arora KKR	30	6	2	12	1	1	16.67	4	0	0	0	0
62	Nehal Wadhera PBKS	29	26	543	388	70	23.61	139.95	3	41	31	2	0
63	Yash Dayal RCB	29	3	4	8	3	2	50	1	0	0	0	0
64	Mukesh Kumar DC	29	2	3	9	3	3	33.33	1	0	0	0	0
65	Ruturaj Gaikwad CSK	28	28	950	689	108	41.3	137.88	5	94	30	8	1
66	Abishek Porel DC	28	26	658	443	65	28.61	148.53	3	67	25	3	0
67	Venkatesh Iyer RCB	28	22	553	365	70	34.56	151.51	6	52	25	5	0
68	David Miller DC	28	27	486	343	55	34.71	141.69	13	45	18	1	0
69	Andre Russell KKR	28	19	389	222	64	24.31	175.23	3	36	30	2	0
70	MS Dhoni CSK	28	24	357	218	37	32.45	163.76	13	26	25	0	0
71	Tushar Deshpande RR	28	6	32	20	25	16	160	4	0	3	0	0
72	Ashutosh Sharma DC	27	21	451	275	66	28.19	164	5	31	30	2	0
73	Devdutt Padikkal RCB	26	25	567	367	61	24.65	154.5	2	51	32	5	0
74	Harshit Rana KKR	26	7	57	53	34	14.25	107.55	3	5	3	0	0
75	Shardul Thakur MI	26	10	53	48	17	8.83	110.42	4	6	1	0	0
76	Mitchell Starc DC, SS	26	11	15	21	6	3.75	71.43	7	1	0	0	0
77	Sandeep Sharma RR	26	1	6	5	6	6	120	1	0	0	0	0
78	Mitchell Marsh LSG, PS	25	25	900	580	117	36	155.17	0	83	51	7	1
79	Marco Jansen PBKS	25	12	103	87	34	17.17	118.39	6	4	6	0	0
80	Deepak Chahar MI	25	5	43	30	28	43	143.33	4	4	2	0	0
81	T. Natarajan DC	25	1	1	2	1	1	50	1	0	0	0	0
82	Priyansh Arya PBKS	24	24	758	378	103	31.58	200.53	0	76	51	4	1
83	Faf du Plessis	24	24	640	434	64	26.67	147.47	0	65	29	6	0
84	Ravichandran Ashwin	24	13	119	104	29	11.9	114.42	3	8	5	0	0
85	Kagiso Rabada GT	24	7	64	52	23	21.33	123.08	4	3	5	0	0
86	Suyash Sharma RCB	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
87	Will Jacks MI	23	21	510	330	100	26.84	154.55	2	43	32	2	1
88	Aniket Verma SRH	23	19	309	188	74	22.07	164.36	5	17	25	1	0
89	Romario Shepherd RCB	23	13	183	85	53	26.14	215.29	6	13	16	1	0
90	Quinton De Kock MI	22	22	534	384	112	26.7	139.06	2	47	29	4	1