5 players with most 50+ IPL scores while batting first
Scoring runs while batting first gives a lot of advantages to the team. Putting runs on the board in the first innings helps the team to build pressure on the opposition irrespective of the format. In the Indian Premier League (IPL), many batters have scored 50-plus scores over the past 14 seasons. And these players have also notched up the fifties while batting first to help the side in posting a good first innings score.
Let’s take a look at the 5 players with the most 50+ scores in the IPL while batting first:
5.Rohit Sharma (25)
Dashing Mumbai Indians (MI) opener and skipper Rohit Sharma has struck the fifth most 50-plus scores while batting first in the IPL. The right-handed batter has 25 such scores to his name in the league. Rohit has amassed 1692 runs at an average of 99.52 and a strike rate of 157.68. His highest score is 109*, while he has struck 146 fours and 86 sixes.
4.Shikhar Dhawan (26)
Swashbuckling opening batter Shikhar Dhawan, who is now a part of Punjab Kings (PBKS), has smacked the fourth-most 50-plus scores while batting first in the tournament. The left-handed opener has scored 26 such scores in the league’s history. Dhawan has mustered 1727 runs at an average of 95.94 and a strike rate of 140.97. He has slammed 183 fours and 42 sixes with the highest score of 106*.
3.Suresh Raina (27)
Another left-handed batter Suresh Raina has amassed twenty-seven 50-plus scores Raina, who played for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Gujarat Lions (GL) in the league, smashed 1785 runs at a strike rate of 152.95 and an average of 105.00. The southpaw slammed 149 fours and 74 maximums with the highest score of 100*.
4.David Warner and AB de Villiers (28)
Both David Warner and AB de Villiers have slammed 28 such scores in the IPL. The dynamic Australian batter Warner has mustered 1981 runs at an average of 99.05 and a strike rate of 152.50. He has struck 179 fours and 81 sixes with the best score of 126.
Former South African and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batter de Villiers has amassed 2030 runs at a strike rate of 184.71 and an average of 135.33. The Proteas batter struck 172 fours and 110 maximums with the highest score of 133*.
1.Virat Kohli (29)
RCB batter Virat Kohli has notched up the most 50-plus scores while batting first. He has struck 29 such scores in the league so far. The right-handed batter has scored 2105 runs at an average of 95.68 and a strike rate of 152.31. His highest score is 113 which includes 168 fours and 88 maximums.
