| Batter | Strike Rate | Innings | Runs | Balls Faced | 4s/6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan Stubbs | 243.42 | 16 | 370 | 152 | 33/23 |
| AB de Villiers | 232.56 | 75 | 1421 | 611 | 106/112 |
| Liam Livingstone | 225.23 | 14 | 241 | 107 | 14/23 |
| Naman Dhir | 215.53 | 12 | 222 | 103 | 20/15 |
| Shashank Singh | 209.30 | 20 | 360 | 172 | 28/24 |
| Heinrich Klaasen | 207.65 | 24 | 434 | 209 | 31/30 |
| Chris Gayle | 206.12 | 24 | 404 | 196 | 27/35 |
| Andre Russell | 205.43 | 68 | 1134 | 552 | 83/100 |
| Rishabh Pant | 205.30 | 49 | 696 | 339 | 59/51 |
| Tim David | 204.24 | 35 | 578 | 283 | 34/50 |
(Note: Batters who have faced at least 100 balls in the death overs (17-20) mentioned in the list.)
Key Insights – IPL’s Ultimate Finishers
Tristan Stubbs has the highest strike rate in the death overs in the IPL. The South African batter has smashed 370 runs from 152 balls at 243.42 in the last four overs. Here is one of his powerful knocks, playing for DC.
Stubbs also has the highest strike rate in the slog overs in an IPL season (minimum 50 balls). He struck at 297.33 while aggregating 223 runs off 75 balls in 2024.
AB de Villiers struck above 200 in the slog overs in five IPL editions, the most by a batter.
Kieron Pollard recorded the highest strike rate in the last four overs in an innings (minimum five balls). He smoked 22* runs from five deliveries at 440 against Kolkata Knight Riders in 2022.
While MS Dhoni is not present in the list, no one bosses the death overs like him. He has scored the most runs and most boundaries in the last four overs in the IPL. Dhoni has accumulated 2936 runs, including 186 sixes and 220 fours in 184 innings.
