| Player | Score (Balls) | Strike Rate | Against | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harbhajan Singh (MI) | 49* (18) | 272.22 | Deccan Chargers | Navi Mumbai | 28 Mar 2010 |
| Kuldeep Yadav (DC) | 35* (26) | 134.61 | KKR | Eden Gardens | 29 Apr 2024 |
| Pat Cummins (SRH) | 35* (17) | 205.88 | MI | Wankhede | 6 May 2024 |
| Chris Morris (RR) | 34* (11) | 309.09 | SRH | Brabourne | 7 May 2015 |
| Harbhajan Singh (MI) | 33 (23) | 143.47 | CSK | Chennai | 6 Apr 2010 |
| Abishek Porel (DC) | 32* (10) | 320.00 | Punjab Kings | Mullanpur | 23 Mar 2024 |
| James Faulkner (RR) | 31* (21) | 147.61 | MI | Ahmedabad | 19 May 2014 |
| Harshal Patel (RCB) | 31 (13) | 238.46 | Punjab Kings | Ahmedabad | 30 Apr 2021 |
| MS Dhoni (CSK) | 30* (16) | 187.50 | RCB | Chennai | 28 Mar 2025 |
| Aditya Dole (RR) | 30 (18) | 166.66 | MI | Jaipur | 11 Apr 2010 |
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Key Insights
Harbhajan Singh has logged the highest score at No. 9 in the IPL. He contributed a crucial 49-run knock for Mumbai Indians (MI) versus Deccan Chargers in 2010. Harbhajan was left stranded on 49 as he failed to connect on the last ball of MI’s innings.
Harbhajan scored one more 30-plus score (33 vs CSK) in the same season. He is one of the two No. 9 batters with multiple 30-plus scores. Pat Cummins is the other batter with two 30-plus knocks.
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Jofra Archer recorded the highest strike rate at No. 9 (min. 20 runs). He smashed an unbeaten 27 off eight balls against CSK in 2020.
Archer’s knock included 4 sixes, which are the most by a No. 9 batter in an innings.
Harbhajan’s 49*, meanwhile, had 8 fours, which are the most by a No. 9 batter in an IPL innings.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has scored the most runs at No. 9. The Indian seamer has scored 225-plus runs at this position.
