Most Runs in IPL History: Player to score the most run in the IPL tournament since his maiden match will be named as the player to score the most runs in IPL history.
Most Runs in IPL History Since 2008
Most Runs in IPL History: Indian batsman Virat Kohli holds the record for the most runs made in the IPL, since its beginning in 2008.
Chris Gayle, however, holds many of the individual scoring records including, the highest-individual score in a match (175 runs off 66 balls), most centuries in IPL(6), the most 6s scored (326) most 6s in a match (17), fastest century (from 30 balls). AB de Villiers holds the record for the Player of the Match award (24).
Lasith Malinga holds the record for the most wickets in IPL(170) and shares the highest number of 4-wicket hauls with Sunil Narine (7).
IPL 2023 season is going on with 10 teams including the two new teams. Complete List of Orange Cap Holder with Most Runs in IPL 2023.

Most Runs in an IPL Series: Virat Kohli holds the record for player to score most runs in an IPL tournament. In IPL 2016, Virat Kohli scored a mammoth 973 runs from 16 innings which includes 4 centuries and 7 half-centuries at a strike rate of 152.03.
Check out the players to score the most runs in an IPL series below:
Player | Season | Mat | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
V Kohli | IPL 2016 | 16 | 973 | 113 | 81.08 | 152.03 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 83 | 38 |
JC Buttler | 2022 | 17 | 863 | 116 | 57.53 | 149.05 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 83 | 45 |
DA Warner | 2016 | 17 | 848 | 93* | 60.57 | 151.42 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 88 | 31 |
KS Williamson | 2018 | 17 | 735 | 84 | 52.5 | 142.44 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 63 | 28 |
CH Gayle | 2012 | 15 | 733 | 128* | 61.08 | 160.74 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 46 | 59 |
MEK Hussey | 2013 | 17 | 733 | 95 | 52.35 | 129.5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 81 | 17 |
CH Gayle | 2013 | 16 | 708 | 175* | 59 | 156.29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 57 | 51 |
DA Warner | 2019 | 12 | 692 | 100* | 69.2 | 143.86 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 57 | 21 |
AB de Villiers | 2016 | 16 | 687 | 129* | 52.84 | 168.79 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 57 | 37 |
RR Pant | 2018 | 14 | 684 | 128* | 52.61 | 173.6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 68 | 37 |
KL Rahul | 2020/21 | 14 | 670 | 132* | 55.83 | 129.34 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 58 | 23 |
RV Uthappa | 2014 | 16 | 660 | 83* | 44 | 137.78 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 74 | 18 |
KL Rahul | 2018 | 14 | 659 | 95* | 54.91 | 158.41 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 66 | 32 |
DA Warner | 2017 | 14 | 641 | 126 | 58.27 | 141.81 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 63 | 26 |
RD Gaikwad | 2021 | 16 | 635 | 101* | 45.35 | 136.26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 64 | 23 |
V Kohli | 2013 | 16 | 634 | 99 | 45.28 | 138.73 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 64 | 22 |
F du Plessis | 2021 | 16 | 633 | 95* | 45.21 | 138.2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 60 | 23 |
KL Rahul | 2021 | 13 | 626 | 98* | 62.6 | 138.8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 30 |
SR Tendulkar | 2009/10 | 15 | 618 | 89* | 47.53 | 132.61 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 86 | 3 |
S Dhawan | 2020/21 | 17 | 618 | 106* | 44.14 | 144.73 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 67 | 12 |
SE Marsh | 2007/08 | 11 | 616 | 115 | 68.44 | 139.68 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 59 | 26 |
KL Rahul | 2022 | 15 | 616 | 103* | 51.33 | 135.38 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 30 |
CH Gayle | 2011 | 12 | 608 | 107 | 67.55 | 183.13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 56 | 44 |
AT Rayudu | 2018 | 16 | 602 | 100* | 43 | 149.75 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 53 | 34 |
KL Rahul | 2019 | 14 | 593 | 100* | 53.9 | 135.38 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 49 | 25 |
G Gambhir | 2012 | 17 | 590 | 93 | 36.87 | 143.55 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 64 | 17 |
S Dhawan | 2021 | 16 | 587 | 92 | 39.13 | 124.62 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 63 | 16 |
ML Hayden | 2009 | 12 | 572 | 89 | 52 | 144.81 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 60 | 22 |
JH Kallis | 2009/10 | 16 | 572 | 89* | 47.66 | 115.78 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 67 | 9 |
S Dhawan | 2012 | 15 | 569 | 84 | 40.64 | 129.61 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 58 | 18 |
DR Smith | 2014 | 16 | 566 | 79 | 35.37 | 136.05 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 50 | 34 |
DA Warner | 2015 | 14 | 562 | 91 | 43.23 | 156.54 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 65 | 21 |
AM Rahane | 2012 | 16 | 560 | 103* | 40 | 129.33 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 73 | 10 |
V Kohli | 2011 | 16 | 557 | 71 | 46.41 | 121.08 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 16 |
SR Watson | 2018 | 15 | 555 | 117* | 39.64 | 154.59 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 35 |
SR Tendulkar | 2011 | 16 | 553 | 100* | 42.53 | 113.31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 5 |
GJ Maxwell | 2014 | 16 | 552 | 95 | 34.5 | 187.75 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 36 |
JC Buttler | 2018 | 13 | 548 | 95* | 54.8 | 155.24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 52 | 21 |
DA Warner | 2020/21 | 16 | 548 | 85* | 39.14 | 134.64 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 14 |
SK Raina | 2013 | 18 | 548 | 100* | 42.15 | 150.13 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 18 |
SR Watson | 2013 | 16 | 543 | 101 | 38.78 | 142.89 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 22 |
AM Rahane | 2015 | 14 | 540 | 91* | 49.09 | 130.75 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 53 | 13 |
LMP Simmons | 2015 | 13 | 540 | 71 | 45 | 122.44 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 56 | 21 |
RG Sharma | 2013 | 19 | 538 | 79* | 38.42 | 131.54 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 28 |
G Gambhir | 2007/08 | 14 | 534 | 86 | 41.07 | 140.89 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 68 | 8 |
V Kohli | 2018 | 14 | 530 | 92* | 48.18 | 139.1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 18 |
Q de Kock | 2019 | 16 | 529 | 81 | 35.26 | 132.91 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 25 |
DA Warner | 2014 | 14 | 528 | 90 | 48 | 140.8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 24 |
SK Raina | 2014 | 16 | 523 | 87 | 40.23 | 145.68 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 19 |
S Dhawan | 2019 | 16 | 521 | 97* | 34.73 | 135.67 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 64 | 11 |