The 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League has arrived, with the top batters from countries worldwide trying to use the biggest of stages in the sport.
With the tournament getting close to the end of the first half of the tournament’s league stage, we have already seen knocks that make the world of batters proud. CSK’s Ruturaj Gaikwad scored a brilliant 92 in the tournament opener against Gujarat Titans and continued to be the top contributor for the Chennai side.
And the usual contenders, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, and Jos Buttler, have made the sounds of their bats heard, thereby improving their orange cap possibilities in the season.
This article will list the highest individual scores in the 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League.
The Highest Individual Scores in IPL 2023
| PLAYER | SCORE | AGAINST | BALLS FACED | STRIKE RATE | 4s/6s | VENUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shubman Gill (GT) | 129 | MI | 60 | 215.00 | 7/10 | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal (RR) | 124 | MI | 62 | 200.00 | 16/8 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Shubman Gill (GT) | 104* | RCB | 52 | 200.00 | 8/5 | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
| Venkatesh Iyer (KKR) | 104 | MI | 51 | 203.92 | 6/9 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Heinrich Klaasen (SRH) | 104 | RCB | 51 | 203.92 | 8/6 | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
| Suryakumar Yadav (MI) | 103* | GT | 49 | 210.20 | 11/6 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Prabhsimran Singh (PBKS) | 103 | DC | 65 | 158.46 | 10/6 | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| Virat Kohli (RCB) | 101* | GT | 61 | 165.57 | 13/1 | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
| Shubman Gill (GT) | 101 | SRH | 58 | 174.13 | 13/1 | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| Cameron Green (MI) | 100* | SRH | 47 | 212.76 | 8/8 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
Key Stats
The Sunrisers Hyderabad’s new buy, Harry Brook, scored the season’s first century, followed by KKR’s Venkatesh Iyer. Iyer, who currently holds the top position in the table with his knock of 104, has also played an innings of 83 against the Titans.
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Venkatesh Iyer scored his top innings this season at a strike rate of more than 200, the best two in the chart.
Bangalore, the venue with multiple batting records in IPL, also holds the most entries from the above table, with Mumbai and Ahmedabad following closely.
Gaikwad and V Iyer have hit 9 sixes in their top knocks – the season’s best so far. Will anyone from this year break Chris Gayle’s record for the most number of sixes in an IPL match? We will have to wait and see.
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