Which Player has the Best Strike Rate in IPL history?

Highest Strike Rate in IPL Till Now

In this list most names are of the players who had been  star of the IPL in last five years, but some veteran also make the cut, such as Virendra Sehwag, Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers. These batters batting was once considered “ahead of their time:

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5. Sunil Narine

Sunil Narine has been a revelation at the top of the order. He was always a great bowler in the league, but since opening the innings, he has been the enforcer for the Knight Riders. In 188 matches, the left-handed batter has scored 1,749 runs at a strike rate of 166.09.

Sunil Narine has been a revelation at the top of the order. He was always a great bowler in the league, but since opening the innings, he has been the enforcer for the Knight Riders. In 188 matches, the left-handed batter has scored 1,749 runs at a strike rate of 166.09.

4. Nicholas Pooran 

Nicholas Pooran is the third player from the West Indies to make it into this list. It is not a surprise as the West Indians have often been the star performers with the bat in hand at the IPL. Pooran has a strike rate of 168.39 and is just slightly behind Livingstone. While he has not won the IPL trophy even once, he has made sure the fans remember him because of his high-striking prowess. In recent years at the Lucknow Super Giants, the wicket-keeper batter has been a huge success. LSG has made it to the playoffs two out of three times since their addition to the IPL, which has been made possible hugely because of Pooran.

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3. Travis Head

Travis Head has taken the world by storm in the last few years across formats. He was already a dangerous player, however, the high increase in his strike rate in recent years speaks volumes of the impact he carries in the T20 format. In 36 games in the Indian Premier League, Head has scored 1,053 runs at a strike rate of 168.75.

2. Phil Salt

Phil Salt has been one of the most destructive openers going around in the world in the shortest format. The English batter is currently the number one pick across leagues for many teams for the opening position. In the IPL, he has only played three seasons and has still created a huge impact at the top of the order. He was a vital part of the Kolkata Knight Riders team that won the title in 2024. Salt has scored 892 runs at a strike rate of 173.54 for the likes of Delhi Capitals, KKR, and Royal Challengers Benglauru.

1. Andre Russell: 

Andre Russell has made a name for himself for being one of the most fearsome strikers of the cricket ball. In the T20 format, there is hardly any player who has a better six-hitting ratio than the Jamaican all-rounder. In IPL, Russell has been a part of the Kolkata Knight Riders franchise for more than a decade. During his stay at KKR, Russell has not only the coveted IPL trophy but has played a huge role in the team’s success with the bat in hand. With a strike rate of almost 175, he has the highest strike rate in the IPL.

Highest Strike Rate in the IPL 2025

In the modern era of IPL 2025, the importance of strike rate is extremely crucial as it is important to hit from the ball, one where most of the matches are high scoring. In this IPL 2025, the dynamic wicketkeeper batter from Gujarat Urvil Patel has the highest strike rate in this IPL 2025 playing for Chennai Super Kings. Urvil has a strike rate of 212.50.  Then second in the list is the young 14 years old batter, Vaibhav Suryavanshi from the Rajasthan Royals who stunned the world with his magnificent hundred against the Gujarat Titans. He has a strike rate of 206.55. At the third in this list, there is the destructive West Indian hitter Nicholas Pooran of Lucknow Super Giants who has a strike rate of 196.25. Below given is the top ten batters with highest strike rate in this IPL 2025.