IPL Records
Highest Batting Strike Rate in the IPL — All-Time Leaderboard
Tim David has the highest IPL batting strike rate among tracked players, at 173.37.
173.37
Strike Rate
Innings
44
Average
32.54
Strike Rate
173.37
Hundreds
0
Highest
50
Fours
54
Sixes
60
Balls
488
Lead over #2 (Travis Head)
3.34
Top 25 All-Time IPL Records
Ranked among the 59 players currently tracked in CricLegacy's stats database.
| # | Player | Country | Mat | Inn | NO | Runs | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim David | Australia | 50 | 44 | 18 | 846 | 32.54 | 173.37 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
| 2 | Travis Head | Australia | 38 | 37 | 4 | 1,146 | 34.73 | 170.03 | 1 | 8 | 102 |
| 3 | Yashasvi Jaiswal | India | 66 | 66 | 3 | 2,166 | 34.38 | 152.86 | 2 | 15 | 124 |
| 4 | AB de Villiers | South Africa | 184 | 170 | 40 | 5,162 | 39.71 | 151.69 | 3 | 40 | 133 |
| 5 | Suryakumar Yadav | India | 166 | 151 | 28 | 4,311 | 35.05 | 148.66 | 2 | 29 | 103 |
| 6 | Rishabh Pant | India | 125 | 123 | 19 | 3,553 | 34.16 | 147.62 | 2 | 19 | 128 |
| 7 | Shubman Gill | India | 118 | 115 | 17 | 3,866 | 39.45 | 138.72 | 4 | 26 | 129 |
| 8 | Harbhajan Singh | India | 163 | 90 | 35 | 833 | 15.15 | 137.92 | 0 | 1 | 64 |
| 9 | Ishan Kishan | India | 119 | 112 | 9 | 2,998 | 29.11 | 137.65 | 1 | 17 | 106 |
| 10 | Lokesh Rahul | India | 145 | 136 | 23 | 5,222 | 46.21 | 136.03 | 5 | 40 | 132 |
| 11 | Shreyas Iyer | India | 132 | 132 | 23 | 3,731 | 34.23 | 133.35 | 0 | 27 | 97 |
| 12 | Kamindu Mendis | Sri Lanka | 5 | 5 | 1 | 92 | 23 | 133.34 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 13 | Virat Kohli | India | 267 | 259 | 40 | 8,661 | 39.55 | 132.86 | 8 | 63 | 113 |
| 14 | Rohit Sharma | India | 272 | 267 | 30 | 7,046 | 29.73 | 132.1 | 2 | 47 | 109 |
| 15 | Ravindra Jadeja | India | 254 | 198 | 81 | 3,260 | 27.86 | 130.25 | 0 | 5 | 77 |
| 16 | Steven Smith | Australia | 103 | 93 | 21 | 2,485 | 34.51 | 128.1 | 1 | 11 | 101 |
| 17 | Tushar Deshpande | India | 46 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 14 | 127.28 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 18 | Harry Brook | England | 11 | 11 | 2 | 190 | 21.11 | 123.38 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 19 | Sachin Tendulkar | India | 78 | 78 | 9 | 2,334 | 33.83 | 119.82 | 1 | 13 | 100 |
| 20 | Alex Carey | Australia | 3 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 16 | 110.35 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 21 | Mohammed Shami | India | 119 | 29 | 15 | 84 | 6 | 94.39 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 22 | Mohammed Siraj | India | 108 | 26 | 16 | 112 | 11.2 | 91.06 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 23 | Kuldeep Yadav | India | 98 | 38 | 23 | 201 | 13.4 | 86.64 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 24 | Jasprit Bumrah | India | 145 | 31 | 24 | 68 | 9.71 | 86.08 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 25 | Joe Root | England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 66.67 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Strike Rate Leader by Country
Australia
Tim David173.37
India
Yashasvi Jaiswal152.86
South Africa
AB de Villiers151.69
Sri Lanka
Kamindu Mendis133.34
England
Harry Brook123.38
Malaysia
Ahmad Faiz0
Pakistan
Asad Shafiq0
United Arab Emirates
Ghulam Shabber0
Vanuatu
Joshua Rasu0
Bermuda
Kyle Hodsoll0
Methodology & Data Source
Covers men's IPL cricket only. Based on the 59 players currently tracked in CricLegacy's IPL batting stats database, sourced from our own match records. As more historical players are added to the database, this leaderboard will expand accordingly.
Last updated 24 August 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
Who has the most strike rate in the IPL?
Tim David has the highest IPL batting strike rate among tracked players, at 173.37.
Who is closest to the all-time IPL strike rate record?
Travis Head is closest among currently tracked players, with 170.03 — 3.34 behind Tim David.