| Player | Strike Rate | Matches | Innings | Runs | Balls Faced | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Fraser-McGurk (DC) | 234.04 | 9 | 9 | 330 | 141 | 2024 |
| MS Dhoni (CSK) | 220.54 | 14 | 11 | 161 | 73 | 2024 |
| Rashid Khan (GT) | 216.66 | 17 | 9 | 130 | 60 | 2023 |
| Tim David (MI) | 216.27 | 8 | 8 | 186 | 86 | 2022 |
| Vaibhav Suryavanshi (RR) | 206.55 | 7 | 7 | 252 | 122 | 2025 |
| Andre Russell (KKR) | 204.81 | 14 | 13 | 510 | 249 | 2019 |
| Brendon McCullum (KKR) | 204.34 | 4 | 4 | 188 | 92 | 2008 |
| Abhishek Sharma (SRH) | 204.21 | 16 | 16 | 484 | 237 | 2024 |
| Ramandeep Singh (KKR) | 201.61 | 15 | 9 | 125 | 62 | 2024 |
| Nicholas Pooran (LSG) | 197.82 | 12 | 12 | 455 | 230 | 2025 |
(Note: Batters who faced a minimum of 100 balls are considered in the table.)
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Most Fifty-Plus Scores in a Single Season
Batsmen with Most Fours in a Single Season
Batsmen with Most Sixes in a Single Season
Highest Strike Rates in a Single Season
Highest Batting Average in a Single Season
Most Wickets in a Single Season
Most 4-Wicket Hauls in a Single Season
Teams with Most Fours in a Single Season
Teams with Most Sixes in a Single Season
Key Insights
Jake Fraser-McGurk has the highest strike rate in an IPL season. He struck at 234.04 in the 2024 edition for Delhi Capitals (DC). Fraser-McGurk aggregated 330 runs from 141 balls across nine innings. Except for one innings, he struck above 150 in each of the eight outings.
Fraser-McGurk’s run tally included four half-centuries, of which three came in fewer than 20 deliveries. Two of them came in exactly 15 balls, making him the fastest half-centurion for DC.
The IPL 2024 season recorded four batters with strike rates above 200, the most instances in a single edition. Apart from Fraser-McGurk, MS Dhoni (220.54), Abhishek Sharma (204.21), and Ramandeep Singh (201.61) were the other batters.
AB de Villiers and Andre Russell have eight IPL seasons each with a strike rate above 150. Interestingly, de Villiers’ first five seasons came in a row between 2012 and 2016, which is the longest streak by a batter in the league. Find out where ABD stands in the list of overseas batters with most 70+ runs in IPL history.
Russell also leads the career strike rate chart. The Caribbean hitter has a strike rate above 170, having faced 1500+ balls. Find here his IPL journey with the bat.
