IPL has witnessed many record-breaking scores by individual players as well as the team score. Many great batsmen who are excellent at playing the T20 format have scored runs that are the highest in IPL. Each of the IPL highest scores by players came at the critical stages where their team needed those runs to win the match. Every player’s highest score has a different story and conditions. In this blog, we will explore more about the IPL’s highest score of the top 7 T20 cricketers in detail. Let’s have a look at them!
List of Highest Scores of Top 7 Best T20 Cricketers
1. Hardik Pandya IPL’s Highest Score
Hardik Pandya IPL’s highest score of 91 runs came against the KKR team on 28 April 2019 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. MI won the toss and they chose to field first. Kolkata Knight Riders played well and made a huge target of 233 runs. Once MI started chasing the target, their wicket kept falling in the early overs due to the KKR bowler’s pressure. They were down with 4 wickets off 59 runs. Mumbai Indians were at a critical stage when Hardik came to bat in the field. He started very well and smashed bowlers with boundaries. Hardik hit six fours and nine sixes to score 91 runs off 34 deliveries only. Though he played well and helped his team his team to chase the target unfortunately he was caught by Russell and bowled by Harry Gurney after Hardik got out Krunal made 24 runs which was not enough to chase the target of 233 runs. Hence. MI lost the match with 34 runs.
Hardik Pandya IPL Profile
- Total matches played: 123
- Total runs scored in IPL: 2309
- Highest score of Hardik Pandya in IPL: 91
- Total fifties scored: 10
- Total centuries scored: 0
- Total Fours: 172
- Total Sixes: 125
2. KL Rahul’s IPL Highest Score
Kl Rahul’s Highest score in IPL history is 132* against Royal Challengers Banglore on 24 September 2020 in Dubai. RCB won the toss and they decided to field first in the match. King XI Punjab scored a huge target of 206 with the help of Kl Rahul’s high score of 132 not out off 69 deliveries. He smashed 14 fours and 7 sixers in the match. His score led the KXIP to get the high score total for RCB to chase. KXIP won the match with a huge margin of 97 runs against RCB.
KL Rahul IPL Profile
- Total matches played: 118
- Total runs scored in IPL: 4163
- Highest score of KL Rahul in IPL: 132*
- Total fifties scored: 33
- Total centuries scored: 4
- Total Fours:355
- Total Sixes: 168
3. Suryakumar Yadav IPL’s Highest Score
Suryakumar Yadav’s Highest score in IPL history is 103* against Gujrat Titans on 12 May 2023 in Wankhede, Mumbai. Gujrat Titans won the toss and they decided to field first against MI in the match. MI lost the wicket of their openers in just 6.5 overs. They were down with 66/2 when Suryakumar came to bat in the field. After the wickets of openers, Mi kept losing other batsmen’s wickets. However, Suryakumar stood there like a rock and managed to score 103 runs not out. MI made the target of 218 runs. Gujarat Titans were short of 27 runs to win the match against MI.
Suryakumar Yadav IPL Profile
- Total matches played: 139
- Total runs scored in IPL: 3249
- Highest score of Suryakumar Yadav in IPL: 103*
- Total fifties scored: 21
- Total centuries scored: 1
- Total Fours: 349
- Total Sixes: 112
4. Shubman Gill IPL’s Highest Score
Shubman Gill’s highest IPL score of 129 runs came against the Mumbai Indians on 26 May 2023 in Ahemadabad. This match was very crucial for both the team’s GT and MI as it was the qualifier match of IPL. MI won the toss and chose to field first. GT scored 233 runs in Shubman contribution of runs was the highest. The opener batsmen smashed 129 runs off just 60 balls with 7 fours and 10 sixes. MI failed to chase the target of 233 runs and they lost the qualifier match of IPL to GT with 62 runs.
Shubman Gill IPL Profile
- Total matches played: 91
- Total runs scored in IPL: 2790
- Highest score of Shubman Gill in IPL: 129
- Total fifties scored: 18
- Total centuries scored: 3
- Total Fours: 273
- Total Sixes: 80
5. Rinku Singh IPL’s Highest Score
Rinku Singh IPL’s highest score of 67* runs comes against the LSG on May 20, 2023, in Eden Garden, Kolkata. KKR won the toss and decided to field first. LSG made the target of 176 runs for KKR to chase. KKR started very well with Jason Roy scoring 45 runs. However, after 5 overs they started losing wickets. Rinku Singh came to bat at number 5 and KKR was down with 87/4. He smashed 67* runs off just 33 balls with 6 fours and 4 sixes. His highest score of IPL till now. He tried his best to chase and was successful in it until they lost the match within just 1 run to LSG.
Rinku Singh IPL Profile
- Total matches played: 31
- Total runs scored in IPL: 725
- Highest score of Rinku Singh in IPL: 67*
- Total fifties scored: 4
- Total centuries scored: 0
- Total Fours: 54
- Total Sixes: 38
6. Yashasvi Jaiswal IPL’s Highest Score
Yashasvi Jaiswal’s IPL highest score of 124 runs came against the MI on April 30, 2023, in Wankhede, Mumbai. Rajasthan Royals won the toss and chose to field first. MI made a good target of 214 runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal started the chase with a bang. He smashed 129 runs off just 62 balls with 16 fours and 8 sixes. However, unfortunately, all his hard work went in vain as RR lost the match to MI within just 2 runs.
Yashasvi Jaiswal IPL Profile
- Total matches played: 37
- Total runs scored in IPL: 1172
- Highest score of Yashasvi Jaiswal in IPL: 124
- Total fifties scored: 8
- Total centuries scored: 1
- Total Fours: 144
- Total Sixes: 48
7. Suresh Raina IPL Highest Score
Suresh Raina IPL’s highest score of 100* runs came against KXIP on May 2, 2013, in Chennai. Chennai Super Kings won the toss and decided to bat first. They started playing well at the start. However, they lost wickets of openers later. Suresh Raina came to bat at number 3. He smashed 100 runs not out with 7 fours and 6 sixes to make his team get a target of 186 runs for KXIP. His highest score helped the team and CSK won the match against KXIP with 15 runs.
Suresh Raina IPL Profile
- Total matches played: 205
- Total runs scored in IPL: 5528
- Highest score of Suresh Raina in IPL: 100*
- Total fifties scored: 39
- Total centuries scored: 1
- Total Fours: 506
- Total Sixes: 203
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