Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) are a one-time IPL champion, having won the 2016 edition with David Warner as the skipper of the side. Since playing their first edition in 2013, the Hyderabad-based franchise has reached the playoff stage seven out of 12 times and ended up as the runners-up twice in 2018 and 2024.
SRH are one of the most prolific sides in the competition, having the best set of batters and bowlers in their ranks. David Warner, though not with the side, remains SRH’s leading run scorer with 4014 runs.
Here, we will dive deep to see the other top prolific run-getters for SRH in IPL history.
Most Runs for SRH in IPL
| Player | Innings | Runs | High Score | SR | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Warner | 95 | 4014 | 126 | 142.59 | 2/40 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | 85 | 2518 | 92* | 124.28 | 0/19 |
| Kane Williamson | 75 | 2101 | 89 | 126.03 | 0/18 |
| Abhishek Sharma | 71 | 1753 | 141 | 162.16 | 1/9 |
| Heinrich Klaasen | 39 | 1414 | 105* | 173.49 | 2/7 |
| Manish Pandey | 47 | 1345 | 83* | 124.76 | 0/12 |
| Jonny Bairstow | 28 | 1038 | 114 | 142.19 | 1/7 |
| Travis Head | 27 | 941 | 102 | 178.89 | 1/7 |
| Rahul Tripathi | 33 | 851 | 76 | 144.48 | 0/5 |
| Aiden Markram | 36 | 849 | 68* | 131.01 | 0/5 |
Key Insights
6: The number of batters to score a century for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL history. Apart from David Warner, Jonny Bairstow, and Heinrich Klaasen, the other three to have a ton are Harry Brook, Travis Head, and Ishan Kishan. Only Warner has scored more than one century for the franchise. Kishan, interestingly, smashed his ton on his debut for the franchise in 2025.
Over 15 batters have scored 500 or more career runs for this franchise. Moises Henriques (755), Naman Ojha (584), Abdul Samad (557), Wriddhiman Saha (553), and Vijay Shankar (500) are the other former players who have achieved this feat.
Among the current cricketers, Abhishek Sharma has the highest run tally, followed by Klaasen and Head.
There are 31 batters who have scored at least a half-century for SRH in the IPL. Only Warner, Shikhar Dhawan, Kane Williamson, and Manish Pandey have struck 10 or more half-centuries.
Head’s strike rate of close to 190 is the best among SRH batters with more than 500 runs. Next comes Klaasen, who strikes around 170.
Warner’s average of 49.56 is the highest among players with more than 500 runs.
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