No matter what season of IPL it is, the brilliance of the batsmen has always been evident. All of a sudden, the discussions about the IPL started again. This tournament of India is being watched by people all over the world. Thus, the records also make a difference whether it is the most runs in IPL or the highest strike rate in IPL.
Normally, it is seen that when a match is stuck, like if more runs are to be scored on fewer balls, then at that time any team sends its explosive batsman to play. The batsman who has the highest strike rate is the one who has the highest number of runs per hundred balls. Thus, in the article today we will tell you who are the batsmen with the highest strike rate.
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Players with the highest strike rate in IPL history
Andre Russell currently holds the record for the highest strike rate in the IPL history. After him, Sunil Narine and Liam Livingstone are on the list. Nicholas Pooran is another prominent name on this list. The highest strike rate sometimes helps a player to score the fastest 50 in IPL as well. Let’s take a list of the players who have the highest strike rate.
| Player | Matches | Runs | Strike Rate |
| AD Russell (DC/KKR) | 124 | 2484 | 174.92 |
| SP Narine (KKR) | 174 | 1507 | 166.15 |
| LS Livingstone (PBKS/RR) | 39 | 939 | 162.45 |
| N Pooran (KXIP/LSG/PBKS/SRH) | 75 | 1694 | 159.66 |
| GJ Maxwell (DC/KXIP/MI/RCB) | 132 | 2755 | 156.35 |
| V Sehwag (DC/KXIP) | 104 | 2728 | 155.44 |
| SO Hetmyer (DC/RCB/RR) | 70 | 1213 | 153.93 |
| Abhishek Sharma (DC/SRH) | 59 | 1294 | 153.13 |
| AB de Villiers (DC/RCB) | 184 | 5162 | 151.68 |
| YBK Jaiswal (RR) | 49 | 1516 | 149.8 |
Highest strike rate in IPL 2024
The IPL 2024 has already seen the players producing some hard-hitting knocks. The ball is smashed to all parts and out of the ground. The intensity of the competition in the Indian Premier League has gone up this season. The strike rate is a vital factor in winning matches when batting. We have also seen a player with the highest strike rate scoring the fastest centuries in IPL as well.
Nevertheless, it should be mentioned that not all players have played a lot of matches or scored a lot of runs. As a result, we have only mentioned players with the top strike rate in the IPL 2024 who have scored 50 or more runs. Here is the list:
| Batsmen | Matches | Runs | Strike Rate |
| Romario Shepherd | 5 | 56 | 280 |
| Jake Fraser-McGurk | 6 | 259 | 233.33 |
| MS Dhoni | 10 | 110 | 229.17 |
| Abhishek Sharma | 9 | 303 | 214.89 |
| Travis Head | 8 | 338 | 211.25 |
| Mahipal Lomror | 6 | 80 | 200 |
| Naman Dhir | 3 | 50 | 200 |
| Dinesh Karthik | 10 | 262 | 195.52 |
| Shimron Hetmyer | 9 | 70 | 194.44 |
| Will Jacks | 5 | 176 | 191.3 |
| Ashutosh Sharma | 7 | 159 | 189.29 |
| Abdul Samad | 9 | 148 | 187.34 |
| Andre Russell | 9 | 179 | 186.46 |
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History’s highest strike rate in an innings in IPL
The most frequent question in recent years is; who has the best strike rate in an inning in the Indian Premier League For those who are curious about who has the highest strike rate in an inning in IPL, we are here to tell you about it. Even today, dangerous all-rounder Chris Morris still holds the world record for the highest strike rate in a single match.
Throughout his whole career, Chris Morris had a good name for himself in the IPL because of his strong batting style which he often used to win the match for his team. He is usually described as one of the best all-rounders the league has had and has one of the best strike rates. Here is a list of the highest strike rates in an innings.
| Player | Runs | Strike Rate | Team | Against |
| CH Morris | 38* | 422.22 | DC | LSG |
| Shashank Singh | 25* | 416.66 | SRH | GT |
| JA Morkel | 28 | 400.00 | CSK | RCB |
| R Shepherd | 39* | 390.00 | MI | DC |
| AB de Villiers | 31 | 387.50 | RCB | Pune Warriors |
| B Akhil | 27* | 385.71 | RCB | Deccan Chargers |
| Abhishek Sharma | 46 | 383.33 | SRH | DC |
| KD Karthik | 30* | 375.00 | RCB | SRH |
| PJ Cummins | 56* | 373.33 | KKR | MI |
| AB de Villiers | 41 | 372.72 | RCB | MI |
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FAQs
Who is the player with the best strike rate in the IPL history?
Andre Russell (174.92) currently holds the record of having the highest strike rate in IPL history
Who has the highest strike rate in one IPL inning?
The record for the highest strike rate in one inning is held by Chris Morris (422.22) against Lucknow Super Giants.
Who has the highest strike rate in IPL 2024?
Romario Shepherd has the highest strike rate (280) in the IPL 2024 till now.
