Top 5 Highest Individual Scores in IPL History

Indian Premier League (IPL) is one of the most entertaining cricket tournaments in the world. IPL is celebrated like a festival in India. The T20 format is mostly dominated by the batters. In the past few years of the Indian Premier League, we have witnessed many enthralling knocks from the world’s best batters.

We experience new batting records in every IPL season. The powerful batters have never shied away from dominating the bowlers in IPL history, as the batters like to finish the day with the high notes.

Top 10 highest scores in IPL history  

1. Chris Gayle (Royal Challengers Bangalore): 175* (vs Pune Warriors India, 2013)  

Former Caribbean legend Chris Gayle is one of the finest and most feared batters in world cricket. He was arguably the greatest match-winner in T20 cricket. He produced many breathtaking innings over the years, while the left-handed batter was always ready to smash the balls over the boundary.

Gayle produced one of the finest innings in T20 cricket against the Pune Warriors India in the 2013 edition of IPL. Serving for Royal Challengers Bangalore, he single-handedly tormented the bowling attack of Pune Warriors India in Bengaluru. The left-handed opening batter slammed a century in 30 balls and scored 175 off 66 balls with the help of 17 fours and 13 sixes. It still holds the record for the highest score in T20 cricket history while RCB scored 263/5 in 20 overs, and they later won by 130 runs.

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2. Brendon McCullum (Kolkata Knight Riders): 158* (vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 2008)   

Former New Zealand cricketer Brendon McCullum produced many enthralling innings with the bat. He set the stage on fire in the very first match of the Indian Premier League history. The Kolkata Knight Riders opener hit the first-ever IPL century in 53 balls, and the right-handed batter scored 158 not out off 73 balls with the help of 10 fours and 13 sixes. While KKR scored 222/3, RCB were bundled out for 82 runs, and KKR won by 140 runs.

3. Quinton de Kock (Lucknow Super Giants): 140* (vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 2022)  

Former South African cricketer Quinton de Kock produced many great batting knocks with his powerful batting quality. During the IPL 2022, when the tournament debutant Lucknow Super Giants faced Kolkata Knight Riders, LSG openers Quinton de Kock and the skipper KL Rahul had a 210-run partnership for the unbroken first wicket, where De Kock scored 140 not out off 70 balls thanks to 10 fours and 10 sixes. LSG ultimately won by two runs. 

4. AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore): 133* (vs Mumbai Indians, 2015)  

Former South African cricketer AB de Villiers was arguably one of the best batters of our generation. He was regarded as “MR. 360” because of his ability to score all around the ground. His unique batting style and dominating batting ability made him hugely popular in world cricket.

During the IPL 2015 match against Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore top-order batter AB de Villiers came to the crease after the opener Chris Gayle was out in the fourth over after scoring 13 runs. While De Villiers had a 215-run partnership with the opener Virat Kohli for the unbroken second wicket, the South African cricketer scored 133 not out off just 59 balls with the help of 19 fours and four sixes. While RCB scored 235/1, they beat the hosts Mumbai Indians by 39 runs.