Top 5 players with highest strike rates in IPL history

Indian Premier League (IPL) is loved around the globe because of the overall cricketing experience that it provides. Although IPL is a very challenging event for every batter, bowler, and fielder, there are some batters who have set aggressive batting images with their continuous bashing in most situations. When they join the crease, the cricket fans can't leave their seats even for a few seconds.

Here is the list of the top five players with the highest batting strike rates in IPL history (batters at least faced 500 deliveries). Updated as of IPL 2024.

5. Nicholas Pooran

West Indies international and one of the most important IPL cricketers Nicholas Pooran is the player with the fifth-highest strike rate in IPL history. Playing in a total of 76 IPL matches, Pooran has scored a total of 1769 runs, which includes nine half-centuries. He has faced a total of 1090 balls in the IPL so far. All these statistics give Nicholas Pooran a strike rate of 162.29.

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4. Liam Livingstone

English cricketer Liam Livingstone is popular in the shorter format cricket due to his aggressive batting nature. So, it is no shocker to see his name on this list. After 39 IPL matches, Livingstone faced 578 balls, where the right-handed batter scored 939 runs. His strike rate in his IPL career is 162.45.

3. Sunil Narine

Debuted in the IPL as a spinner and later became the most trusted power hitter and opener of the team. Yes, Sunil Narine is the player with the third-highest strike rate in IPL history. Narine has always played an IPL match for the only Kolkata Knight Riders, where he started the fireworks with the bat as an opener. In his 177 IPL matches, Narine has faced 925 balls in 110 innings, where the left-handed batter has scored 1534 runs with a strike rate of 165.83.

2. Heinrich Klaasen

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1. Andre Russell

West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell is always a nightmare to the bowlers. He has shown his vigorous batting performance against different IPL teams throughout different seasons. He has played for a total of 127 IPL matches and has batted in 105 of them. Scoring a total of 2484 runs with an amazing strike rate of 174.92 makes him the most feared batter by bowlers in IPL history.

List of players with best batting strike rates in IPL (at least played 500 balls)

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