The most entertaining phase in the matches of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is that of death overs, which last from the 17th to the 20th over. The lower-middle-order batters mostly show their raw hitting skills in these sets of overs. As the era of T20 cricket has prevailed, its impact and influence, teams have created a new template of having certain death over batters in the line-up.
This stat list is among the weird ones which cater to the in-depth knowledge of IPL archives registered in its 18 years of a long journey. The finishing batters who have exploded some heroic knocks in the past have clinically enlisted in this chronicle. This job of finishing is highly tough in itself, as the batsman has to settle and knock big hits in a very small remaining quota of balls.
So, here is the list of the top 10 batsmen who have scored the most runs in the 20th over in the IPL.
Most Runs in the 20th Over in IPL
| PLAYER | RUNS IN 20TH OVER | INNINGS | STRIKE RATE | SIXES |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS Dhoni | 844 | 112 | 243.22 | 72 |
| Kieron Pollard | 405 | 62 | 214.28 | 33 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 405 | 81 | 212.10 | 32 |
| Hardik Pandya | 302 | 43 | 241.60 | 29 |
| Dinesh Karthik | 292 | 47 | 214.70 | 20 |
| Rohit Sharma | 257 | 28 | 282.41 | 23 |
| David Miller | 252 | 39 | 223.00 | 22 |
| AB de Villiers | 225 | 33 | 255.68 | 19 |
| Marcus Stoinis | 220 | 24 | 302.89 | 20 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 213 | 41 | 202.85 | 15 |
| Andre Russell | 211 | 30 | 228.26 | 19 |
Key Insights
The list is banged by the players of two mega IPL franchises, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (MI).
MS Dhoni has a tally of more than 800 runs with a thumping strike rate of 240+ while battling out matches for CSK. The sixer-superstar is also the first to hit 50 sixes in the last six-ball phase of the tournament. He has finished many impossible-looking target stuff in the last over and made the side of CSK victorious.
Ravindra Jadeja’s 37 runs against Harshal Patel in the 2021 season are the most scored in the 20th over of an IPL innings. Here are the most expensive overs in IPL history.
Rohit Sharma’s strike rate of 280+ is the highest for anyone with more than 200 runs in this phase. Check Rohit’s top batting innings in the tournament here.
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