Highest Batting Average in IPL – Who will win Orange Cap in IPL 2022?
Published on: Mar 16, 2022 7:00 am IST|Updated on: Mar 25, 2022 6:37 pm IST
It is never an easy task to maintain consistency at this level. To have batting averages on the higher side at the IPL level tells you a lot about the player.
Highest Batting Average in IPL
KL Rahul leads the highest batting average chart in IPL. He has represented three teams in IPL, namely Sunrisers Hyderabad, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings (Kings XI Punjab). He is the captain of Lucknow Supergiants at the moment.
Let’s take a look at the players with Highest Batting Average in Indian Premier League
(Minimum 500 runs)
| Players | Matches | Runs | Average |
| KL Rahul | 94 | 3273 | 47 |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | 22 | 839 | 46 |
| Hashim Amla | 16 | 577 | 44 |
| David Warner | 150 | 5449 | 41 |
| Jonny Bairstow | 28 | 1038 | 41 |
| Kane Williamson | 63 | 1885 | 40 |
| Lendl Simmons | 29 | 1079 | 39 |
| Shaun Marsh | 71 | 2477 | 39 |
| JP Duminy | 83 | 2029 | 39 |
| Chris Gayle | 142 | 4965 | 39 |
Ruturaj Gaikwad is the second batsman with highest average in the league. Though he has only one good season so far, the consistency with which he scored massive amount of runs is not something that can be taken lightly.
Another opener Hashim Amla makes this list for the highest batting average when we make the cut off to minimum 500 runs. The South African great didn’t have an IPL career that can be talked about but he was consistent in whatever chances he got. He has represented only Kings XI Punjab at the IPL.
The fourth on this list is another opener and an IPL great in David Warner. The pocket dynamite has been one of the best players in IPL ever.
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