Chasing targets has become the norm for any team winning the toss in today’s cricket world. Especially in a tournament like IPL, where dew is present almost every game night, batting second has become the captain’s weapon in winning games.
And then, there are chase masters who like the runs on the scoreboard to chase. There is no scoreboard pressure nowadays as they are seen only as “a pleasure to have” entities. The target on board helps them carve their innings based on the requirement.
This article will discuss those players – the leading overall run-scores in IPL chases.
Most Runs while Chasing in IPL
| PLAYER | RUNS WHILE CHASING | INNINGS | AVERAGE | STRIKE RATE | HIGH SCORE | 50s/100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli | 3798 | 120 | 40.83 | 134.06 | 108* | 25/2 |
| David Warner | 3285 | 97 | 39.10 | 141.96 | 109* | 34/1 |
| Rohit Sharma | 3238 | 129 | 29.70 | 127.73 | 85* | 21/1 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | 2843 | 94 | 36.92 | 126.80 | 101* | 22/1 |
| Robin Uthappa | 2832 | 115 | 27.49 | 134.66 | 87 | 15/0 |
| KL Rahul | 2490 | 60 | 50.81 | 136.88 | 98* | 24/0 |
| Gautam Gambhir | 2460 | 89 | 33.69 | 120.11 | 90* | 20/0 |
| Sanju Samson | 2440 | 95 | 29.75 | 136.23 | 119 | 13/1 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 2414 | 89 | 31.35 | 121.42 | 84* | 17/0 |
| Suresh Raina | 2334 | 91 | 32.87 | 138.27 | 87 | 13/0 |
Key Insights
Virat Kohli, the chase master, is way ahead in this category. We know how much he loves chasing, and the table above is just a replica of Virat’s international chasing records in international cricket’s shortest format.
Looking at the averages column, KL Rahul is now the only batter to have a 45+ batting average among anyone with more than 2000 runs while batting second. Read KL’s progression of run-making in the tournament, season-wise & team-wise here.
Kohli, Jos Buttler, and Ben Stokes are the three batters to hit two or more centuries while batting second across all IPL seasons.
David Warner leads the strike rate column (141.96) among the top 10 batters in the table. The Australian opener also has the third-best average (39.10) in the list.
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