The IPL is the world’s most prominent cricket league. In 2014, it was ranked 6th among all sports leagues in terms of average attendees. The IPL has become the world’s first sporting event to be telecasted live on YouTube in 2010. In 2022, the IPL’s brand equity was 90,038 crore (US$11 billion). According to the BCCI, the 2015 IPL season attributed 1,150 crore (US$140 million) to the Indian country’s economic GDP. The IPL tournament has had fifteen seasons up to this point. Gujarat Titans are the current IPL champions, having won the 2022 season and their inaugural season.
The Indian Premier League has witnessed the greatest biz. The fearless batsmen hit the ball right out of the park and put on a show. The championship’s fastest couple of centuries came off just 30 balls, and it was just one of many gutsy innings played over the IPL’s 13-year history. In this article, we will look at the top five batters with the highest batting strike rate per inning.
- Chris Morris
The South African all-rounder began his IPL career with CSK in 2013 and later proceeded to play for Delhi Capitals and RCB before being asked to sign by Rajasthan Royals in 2021 for a staggering INR 16.25 Cr, attempting to make him the tourney’s most extravagant buy. Morris has 39 fours and 35 sixes in 77 IPL matches, as well as 94 wickets. He scored 38 runs at a strike rate of 422.22 IN 2017 against RPS which is the highest strike rate in an inning. In the first half of the IPL 2021. His ability to easily clear the fence and bowl yorkers in the final minutes of the game makes him a long-coveted player.
- Shashank Singh
Shashank Singh, a 30-year-old unrestricted Indian cricketer, astonished everyone on April 27th, 2022 with his potent batting efficiency, which was also his first IPL innings. During that inning, he had the strongest strike rate in an Indian premier league innings by an Indian and the second-highest strike rate in an Indian premier league innings overall. SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) faced Gujarat Titans (GT) for the second time this year in the 40th match of IPL 2022. After the Titans batted first, opener Abhishek Sharma (65) and middle-order batter Aiden Markram (56) led SRH to a big first overs total. However, Shashank Singh eventually caught the eye at the final moment of that innings and scored 25 in six balls with a strike rate of 416.66.
- Albie Morkel
No true IPL fan will overlook Albie Morkel’s innings against RCB in the 2012 season. He managed to win a close game against CSK while playing for them. Albie scored 28 runs off seven balls, including three sixes and two boundaries. Albie Morkel hit this incredible knock against Virat Kohli. Albie’s innings resulted in a strike total of 400.00.
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- AB de Villiers
The IPL batting records will be flawed unless the name AB de Villiers appears. ABD has the fifth-highest individual strike rate in an IPL innings. ABD scored 31 runs off just 8 balls for Royal Challengers Bangalore, including three sixes and three boundaries. In that inning, ABD had a batting strike rate of 387.50.
- Balachandra Akhil
With a batting strike rate of 385.71 Balachandra Akhil comes out as perhaps the most remarkable name on the list, having played only 15 IPL matches in his career, and this hit against the Deccan Chargers in IPL 2008 was by far his greatest moment of the competition. In a chase of 166, with his team, RCB, in trouble, Akhil stepped out and completely smashed the bowling right from the first ball, scoring 27 runs off 7 balls with two fours and three sixes. As Akhil assisted RCB in chasing down the target with an over to spare, Chamara Silva and Chaminda Vaas were treated with contempt and sent to all parts of the ground.
