Top five players with highest strike-rates in IPL history

Indian Premier League has been a platform for T20 stars from around the globe to showcase their prowess on the cricket field. From the likes of Matthew Hayden, Lasith Malinga to Kieron Pollard, many champion players have taken the lucrative T20 tournament by storm with their jaw-dropping performances. However, there have been certain batters who have been a nightmare for bowlers in the T20 carnival. They have tormented bowling attacks from ball one itself and have done so consistently. These top-drawer batters have an exceptional strike rate because of their aggressive approach. Here are the players with the highest strike rates in IPL (min. 100 innings) 5. Hardik Pandya Hardik Pandya (Photo Source: Twitter) Hardik Pandya is one of the finest all-rounders in world cricket at the moment. Be it in the international arena or the Indian Premier League; the 29-year-old has left the cricket fraternity in awe with his spectacular all-round performances. He has smashed 1271 runs in 87 T20Is at a strike rate of 142.17 and bagged 69 wickets for the Men in Blue. On the batting front, Hardik has been entrusted to finish games for his side and has done it to perfection. In the lucrative T20 tournament, the ace all-rounder has put up an exhibition of his swashbuckling stroke play time and time again and put bowling attacks under the pump. Hardik has played 100 innings in the IPL and scored 1963 runs at a superb strike rate of 147.59. In the process, the Indian all-rounder has hammered 146 fours and 110 sixes. He was phenomenal in the previous edition too, smashing 487 runs in 15 matches at a strike rate of 131.27. 4. Chris Gayle Chris Gayle (Photo Source: Twitter) Chris Gayle is one of the greatest batters in the shortest format of the game. The West Indies cricketer destroyed bowling line-ups with his power-hitting might and amassed an insane tally of 14562 runs in 463 T20 matches at an excellent strike rate of 144.75. Gayle also made Indian Premier League his happy hunting ground and knocked the wind of bowling line-ups that came his way. The 'Universe Boss' inflicted carnage on the best of bowlers and provided his side with brisk starts on a consistent basis. Gayle played 141 innings and hammered 4965 runs in 141 innings at a sensational strike rate of 148.96, which includes 404 fours and an insane tally of 357 sixes, which is by far the most in the marquee tournament. The T20 giant last featured in the cash-rich league in the 2021 season. 3. AB de Villiers AB de Villiers. (Photo Source: Twitter) AB de Villiers was one of those players who made heads turn every time he stepped onto the cricket field. He demolished bowling attacks with his 360-degree stroke play and made world cricket his own. ODI cricket was his stronger suit where he smashed 9577 runs in 228 matches at a strike rate of 101.09. de Villiers also stamped his authority in the cash-rich league and emerged as one of the greats in the league. The former South African cricketer took the attack to the opposition right from the get-go and played many blistering knocks for the side slotting in at the middle order. The Pretoria-born played 184 IPL games and notched up 5162 runs that too at a stunning strike rate of 151.68. de Villiers tonked 251 maximums in those outings. The legendary cricketer bid adieu to international cricket in 2018 and retired from all forms of cricket in November 2021. 2. Glenn Maxwell Glenn Maxwell (Photo Source: Twitter) Glenn Maxwell is a ferocious striker of the cricket ball and can take any bowling apart with his swashbuckling strokeplay. Maxwell has been a game-changer with the bat and has smashed 2159 runs at a strike rate of 150.97 in T20Is. Also, he has been a wily customer with the ball and has chipped in with crucial breakthroughs. Maxwell has been phenomenal in the lucrative T20 tournament. The flamboyant cricketer has taken bowling attacks to the cleaners and has helped shift the momentum of the game in the favour of his side. Also, he has been handy with his off-spin and played the role of a sixth bowler when needed. Maxwell has hammered 2319 runs in 106 innings and has scored them at a magnificent strike rate of 153.88. He has tonked 127 maximums in his IPL career thus far. The 34-year-old has been associated with Royal Challengers Bangalore since 2021 and has been the team’s X-factor with the bat. 1. Virender Sehwag Virender Sehwag. (Photo Source: Twitter) Virender Sehwag is of the finest opening batters that Indian cricket produced. Sehwag has featured in 104 matches and amassed 8586 at an average of 49.34. In the ODIs, he has accumulated 8273 runs in 251 games at a strike rate of 104.33. Sehwag was way ahead of his time when it came to playing a fearless brand of cricket. He hammered the opposition all around the park and gave the Men in Blue cracking starts. The former Indian cricketer also put up a show with the bat in the Indian Premier League and dismantled bowling attacks with his blitzkrieg. The Delhi-born featured in 104 innings in the cash-rich league and plundered 2728 runs at an incredible strike rate of 155.44. In the process, he smashed 106 maximums. Sehwag last featured in the lucrative T20 tournament in the 2015 season. For a better experience: Download the CricTracker app from the IOS App Store and Google Play Store

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