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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Shreyas Iyer

PBKS

Matches

Runs

1288

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Heinrich Klaasen

SRH

Matches

Runs

1460

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Abhishek Sharma

SRH

Matches

Runs

1398

Rank	Player	Matches	Innings	Runs	BF	HS	AVG	SR	Not Out	4s	6s	50s	100s
1	Shreyas Iyer PBKS	42	40	1288	787	97	46	163.66	12	99	75	12	0
2	Heinrich Klaasen SRH	41	39	1460	876	105	45.63	166.67	7	97	86	10	1
3	Abhishek Sharma SRH	41	40	1398	690	141	36.79	202.61	2	125	106	8	2
4	Prabhsimran Singh PBKS	41	40	1247	766	91	31.97	162.79	1	129	67	10	0
5	Arshdeep Singh PBKS	41	4	7	10	4	3.5	70	2	1	0	0	0
6	Virat Kohli RCB	40	40	1777	1164	113	55.53	152.66	8	170	72	16	1
7	Yashasvi Jaiswal RR	40	39	1306	825	104	37.31	158.3	4	150	58	10	1
8	Riyan Parag RR	40	38	1173	764	95	36.66	153.53	6	83	72	6	0
9	Rajat Patidar RCB	40	36	1025	599	64	30.15	171.12	2	63	77	10	0
10	Bhuvneshwar Kumar RCB	40	14	64	78	15	10.67	82.05	8	7	0	0	0
11	Travis Head SRH, AS	39	38	1302	733	102	35.19	177.63	1	152	69	9	1
12	Ishan Kishan SRH	39	38	1083	666	106	30.94	162.61	3	109	53	6	1
13	N. Tilak Varma MI	39	36	963	658	101	32.1	146.35	6	79	43	5	1
14	Tristan Stubbs DC	39	36	937	589	71	49.32	159.08	17	66	46	5	0
15	Dhruv Jurel RR	39	34	818	546	81	31.46	149.82	8	69	40	7	0
16	Shashank Singh PBKS	39	34	778	482	68	43.22	161.41	16	58	43	5	0
17	Jitesh Sharma RCB	39	31	512	349	85	19.69	146.7	5	38	32	1	0
18	Krunal Pandya RCB	39	24	310	239	73	23.85	129.71	11	23	13	1	0
19	Mohammed Siraj GT	39	5	15	15	12	5	100	2	0	2	0	0
20	Yuzvendra Chahal PBKS	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	KL Rahul DC	38	38	1527	1002	152	44.91	152.4	4	145	64	10	2
22	Nicholas Pooran LSG	38	38	1206	692	87	40.2	174.28	8	90	89	9	0
23	Ravindra Jadeja RR	38	32	720	526	77	40	136.88	14	59	20	3	0
24	Rinku Singh KKR	38	30	611	410	83	30.55	149.02	10	55	27	2	0
25	Sai Sudharsan GT	37	37	1671	1102	108	47.74	151.63	2	174	55	11	3
26	Surya Kumar Yadav MI	37	37	1257	767	102	40.55	163.89	6	128	61	9	1
27	Rishabh Pant LSG	37	36	951	658	118	31.7	144.53	6	82	50	5	1
28	Shivam Dube CSK	37	36	903	621	66	33.44	145.41	9	64	55	4	0
29	Marcus Stoinis PBKS, MS	37	32	726	442	124	33	164.25	10	65	42	3	1
30	Hardik Pandya MI	37	33	586	395	48	20.93	148.35	5	51	27	0	0
31	Axar Patel DC	37	31	542	405	66	21.68	133.83	6	45	25	2	0
32	Rashid Khan GT	37	20	177	128	31	14.75	138.28	8	17	6	0	0
33	Trent Boult MI	37	9	24	23	12	6	104.35	5	2	1	0	0
34	Shubman Gill GT	36	36	1454	950	104	44.06	153.05	3	134	56	11	1
35	Ajinkya Rahane KKR	36	34	850	625	67	26.56	136	2	72	39	4	0
36	Sunil Narine KKR	36	30	774	446	109	27.64	173.54	2	77	56	3	1
37	Ayush Badoni LSG	36	31	736	515	74	28.31	142.91	5	67	25	5	0
38	Nitish Kumar Reddy SRH	36	31	707	498	76	29.46	141.97	7	45	41	3	0
39	Rahul Tewatia GT	36	29	365	253	36	20.28	144.27	11	38	13	0	0
40	Kuldeep Yadav DC	36	14	74	78	35	8.22	94.87	5	8	1	0	0
41	Varun Chakaravarthy KKR	36	2	1	2	1	1	50	1	0	0	0	0
42	Jos Buttler GT	35	34	1232	804	107	45.63	153.23	7	122	53	7	2
43	Sanju Samson CSK	35	34	1218	789	115	46.85	154.37	8	117	58	7	2
44	Tim David RCB, HH	35	29	660	370	70	44	178.38	14	46	48	2	0
45	Avesh Khan LSG	35	10	37	23	19	18.5	160.87	8	5	1	0	0
46	Jasprit Bumrah MI	35	7	19	20	8	19	95	6	2	0	0	0
47	Rohit Sharma MI	34	34	1056	685	105	34.06	154.16	3	105	60	7	1
48	Aiden Markram LSG	34	34	890	636	66	29.67	139.94	4	76	37	6	0
49	Abdul Samad LSG	34	29	418	266	45	18.17	157.14	6	30	26	0	0
50	Ramandeep Singh KKR	34	22	254	165	35	18.14	153.94	8	14	18	0	0
51	Pat Cummins SRH, ST	34	20	243	161	35	22.09	150.93	9	15	16	0	0
52	Noor Ahmad CSK	34	13	22	44	8	2.75	50	5	1	1	0	0
53	Ravi Bishnoi RR	34	8	17	25	13	2.43	68	1	0	2	0	0
54	Naman Dhir MI	33	29	648	387	62	29.45	167.44	7	61	33	3	0
55	Shimron Hetmyer RR	33	28	424	295	52	20.19	143.73	7	30	21	1	0
56	Syed Khaleel Ahmed CSK	33	2	1	2	1	1	50	2	0	0	0	0
57	Angkrish Raghuvanshi KKR	32	28	732	518	59	29.28	141.31	3	75	25	5	0
58	Vaibhav Arora KKR	32	6	2	12	1	1	16.67	4	0	0	0	0
59	Phil Salt RCB	31	31	1040	588	89	35.86	176.87	2	114	57	10	0
60	Shahrukh Khan GT	31	23	349	208	58	20.53	167.79	6	23	24	2	0
61	Harshal Patel SRH	31	11	44	54	12	5.5	81.48	3	3	1	0	0
62	Nehal Wadhera PBKS	30	27	543	394	70	22.63	137.82	3	41	31	2	0
63	Mukesh Kumar DC	30	2	3	9	3	3	33.33	1	0	0	0	0
64	Ruturaj Gaikwad CSK	29	29	956	702	108	39.83	136.18	5	95	30	8	1
65	Ashutosh Sharma DC	29	23	504	308	66	28	163.64	5	34	35	2	0
66	Yash Dayal RCB	29	3	4	8	3	2	50	1	0	0	0	0
67	Abishek Porel DC	28	26	658	443	65	28.61	148.53	3	67	25	3	0
68	Venkatesh Iyer RCB	28	22	553	365	70	34.56	151.51	6	52	25	5	0
69	David Miller DC	28	27	486	343	55	34.71	141.69	13	45	18	1	0
70	Andre Russell KKR	28	19	389	222	64	24.31	175.23	3	36	30	2	0
71	MS Dhoni CSK	28	24	357	218	37	32.45	163.76	13	26	25	0	0
72	Tushar Deshpande RR	28	6	32	20	25	16	160	4	0	3	0	0
73	Mitchell Starc DC, SS	28	13	15	23	6	3	65.22	8	1	0	0	0
74	Mitchell Marsh LSG, PS	27	27	1055	661	117	39.07	159.61	0	96	63	7	2
75	Devdutt Padikkal RCB	27	26	601	392	61	25.04	153.32	2	54	33	5	0
76	Marco Jansen PBKS	27	14	142	114	34	17.75	124.56	6	5	8	0	0
77	Priyansh Arya PBKS	26	26	761	383	103	29.27	198.69	0	76	51	4	1
78	Harshit Rana KKR	26	7	57	53	34	14.25	107.55	3	5	3	0	0
79	Shardul Thakur MI	26	10	53	48	17	8.83	110.42	4	6	1	0	0
80	Deepak Chahar MI	26	5	43	30	28	43	143.33	4	4	2	0	0
81	Sandeep Sharma RR	26	1	6	5	6	6	120	1	0	0	0	0
82	T. Natarajan DC	26	1	1	2	1	1	50	1	0	0	0	0
83	Kagiso Rabada GT	25	7	64	52	23	21.33	123.08	4	3	5	0	0
84	Suyash Sharma RCB	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
85	Faf du Plessis	24	24	640	434	64	26.67	147.47	0	65	29	6	0
86	Will Jacks MI	24	22	520	334	100	27.37	155.69	3	43	33	2	1
87	Sameer Rizvi DC	24	18	424	293	90	30.29	144.71	4	30	26	3	0
88	Aniket Verma SRH	24	20	315	196	74	21	160.71	5	18	25	1	0
89	Romario Shepherd RCB	24	14	206	100	53	29.43	206	7	16	17	1	0
90	Ravichandran Ashwin	24	13	119	104	29	11.9	114.42	3	8	5	0	0