Five Batsmen Who Scored The Most Runs In An Innings In IPL History: The 19th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is going to start from March 28. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has released the schedule of the first phase. According to this schedule, 20 matches will be played and the further schedule will be released in another announcement. The matches of the first phase of IPL 2026 will be played from 28 March to 12 April. The first match of this season will be played between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bengaluru itself. Let us tell you, former explosive batsman of RCB Chris Gayle has scored the most runs in an inning of IPL. Here we are going to tell you about the top-5 batsmen who have scored the most runs in an innings in IPL.
Top 5 batsmen who scored most runs in an innings
1. Chris Gayle (175* runs – 2013)
While playing for RCB in IPL, Chris Gayle created history on 23 April 2013 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. He played a historic inning of 175 unbeaten runs in just 66 balls against Pune Warriors India, which included 17 sixes and 13 fours. During this, Gayle had completed his century in just 30 balls, which is still the fastest century in T20 cricket.
2. Brendon McCullum (158* runs – 2008)
In the very first match of IPL, on 18 April 2008, New Zealand’s Brendon McCullum made a great start to the tournament by playing an unbeaten inning of 158 runs against RCB. He hit 13 sixes and 10 fours in his innings of 73 balls. This record remained intact for almost 5 years.
3. Abhishek Sharma (141 runs – 2025)
Playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad, Team India’s young star Abhishek Sharma played a explosive inning of 141 runs in 55 balls against Punjab Kings on 12 April 2025. With this explosive innings, Abhishek is the only Indian batsman to score the highest individual score in the history of IPL.
4. Quinton de Kock (140* runs – 2022)
While playing for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL, Quinton de Kock scored unbeaten 140 runs in 70 balls against Kolkata Knight Riders on 18 May 2022. His innings included 10 sixes and 10 fours, with the help of which his team set a huge target.
5. AB de Villiers (133* runs – 2015)
Playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore, former South African batsman AB de Villiers played an unbeaten inning of 133 runs in 59 balls against Mumbai Indians on 10 May 2015, which included 19 fours and 4 sixes.
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