In the IPL, batsmen who score the most number of runs in a season are awarded the orange cap. In this article, we’ll look at batsmen who have the highest batting average in the IPL:
A stylish opener and the captain of the Lucknow SuperGiants right now, KL Rahul is a reliable run-scorer, and the list of batsmen with the greatest average in IPL history pretty well reflects that. Rahul has amassed the most run total in league history with 3889 runs scored in 100 innings at an average of 48.01. Hashim Amla, a former opener for South Africa, is ranked second with an average of 44.38, despite playing in just 16 innings.
| POS | Player | Innings | Runs | Highest Score | Average |
| 1 | KL Rahul | 100 | 4151 | 132* | 47.17 |
| 2 | Hashim Amla | 16 | 577 | 104* | 44.38 |
| 3 | Devon Conway | 162 | 574 | 126 | 44.15 |
| 4 | David Warner | 162 | 6187 | 126 | 42.09 |
| 5 | Lendl Simmons | 29 | 1079 | 100* | 39.96 |
| 6 | Shaun Marsh | 69 | 2477 | 115 | 39.95 |
| 7 | JP Duminy | 77 | 2029 | 78 | 39.78 |
| 8 | Chris Gayle | 141 | 4965 | 175* | 39.72 |
| 9 | AB de Villiers | 170 | 5162 | 133* | 39.70 |
| 10 | Ms Dhoni | 211 | 5039 | 84* | 39.37 |
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Launch the machine After 162 innings, David Warner is in third place with a respectable average of 42.01. The other two players in the top five are former MI opener Lendl Simmons (39.96 after 29 innings) and current SRH captain Aiden Markram (40.54 after 18 innings).
True IPL icons Shaun Marsh (39.95 after 69 innings), Jos Buttler (39.87 after 81 innings), Chris Gayle (39.72 after 141 innings), and AB de Villiers (whose 5162 runs came at an average of 39.70) are among the players in the bottom five.
Highest Batting Average in IPL 2024
| No | Batsmen | Team | Avg | Matches | Runs |
| 1 | Virat Kohli | RCB | 67.75 | 11 | 542 |
| 2 | Sanju Samson | RR | 64.17 | 10 | 385 |
| 3 | Shashank Singh | PBKS | 63 | 11 | 315 |
| 4 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | CSK | 60.11 | 11 | 541 |
| 5 | Riyan Parag | RR | 58.43 | 10 | 409 |
| 6 | Dinesh Karthik | RCB | 56.6 | 11 | 283 |
| 7 | Tristan Stubbs | DC | 55.4 | 11 | 277 |
| 8 | MS Dhoni | CSK | 55 | 11 | 110 |
| 9 | Nitish Kumar Reddy | SRH | 54.75 | 7 | 219 |
| 10 | Nicholas Pooran | LSG | 52.5 | 11 | 315 |
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) Which batter in IPL history is the best?
Virat Kohli.
2) In the IPL 2024, who has the highest strike rate?
In the IPL 2024, Delhi Capitals’ Jake Fraser-McGurk has the highest strike rate (233.33).
3) In the IPL 2024, who has the highest batting average?
Virat Kohli.
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