IPL 2023: IPL records, best batting, best bowling, most runs, most wickets, highest score, most sixes, most fours, highest strike rate, highest average, most dot balls, and many other records

IPL records and stats:

The 16th edition of the Indian Premier League is about to start with much fanfare.

Cricket fans will witness some high-octane action for nearly two months.

The IPL has always been known for lightning-fast innings, towering sixes, fiery spells, and match-winning bowling.

In this write-up, Zee Biz brings you some interesting records from the IPL.

Indian Premier League batting records

Most runs:

Royal Challengers Bangalore ace Virat Kohli tops the chart for the most runs in the IPL.

He has been playing in the IPL since the beginning of the tournament in 2008.

The ex-India skipper has scored 6,624 runs in 223 matches so far with five centuries and 55 fifties, including his highest score of 113.

His Delhi teammate Shikhar Dhawan is behind Kohli in second place.

He has 6,244 runs in 206 matches. David Warner of Australia has 5,881 runs in 162 games.

Most sixes:

Who else can hit a six better than 'Universal Boss'. West Indian Chris Gayle holds the record for most sixes with 357 sixes in 142 matches.

He is miles ahead of South African stalwart Ab de Villiers, who is in second place with 251 sixes in 184 matches.

India skipper Rohit Sharma, who also leads Mumbai Indians, is third with 240 maximums in 227 matches.                

Most fours:

Shikhar Dhawan, Gabbar of the cricketing world, is one of the hardest hitters of the new ball.

No wonder, he holds the record for most boundaries with 701 of them in 201 matches.

He is way ahead of Kohli, who is in second place with 578 fours in 223 matches.

Warner is close behind Kohli in third place with 561 boundaries in 162 matches. 

Highest score in an innings:

Universal Boss takes honours in this segment too. His 175 not out in just 66 balls is still the biggest score in a match in IPL history.

His hurricane riding on 17 sixes and 13 boundaries stormed Pune Warriors away in an IPL 2013 match.

Brendon McCullum's 158 unbetean against Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2008's inaugural match is the second-highest score in the tournament.

Lucknow Super Giants opener Quinton de Kock smashed 140 not out against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2022 to score the third-highest score in the league.

Highest strike rate:

No one can match the ability of West Indian batsmen for hitting long sixes and lightning fours.

They can accelerate their running speed at the dullest moment and snatch victory from an opponent's jaws with their fast-paced innings.

No wonder Kolkata Knight Riders' Andre Russell stands first in this field in the IPL with a mind-boggling strike rate of 177.88 in 98 matches.

Kings XI Punjab's Liam Livingstone from England is second with 166.87 in 23 matches.

West Indian Sunil Narine is placed third with a strike rate of 162.70 in 148 matches.   

Bowling records: 

Most wickets:

While West Indians are famous for their daring batting, they also hold special places in the bowling departments in leagues across the world.

In the IPL, it is Chennai Super Kings stalwart Dwayne Bravo from the West Indies, who has taken the most wickets in the IPL.

He has 183 wickets to his name in 161 matches with an average of 23.82 and a strike rate of 17.05.

Yorker King Lasith Malinga of Mumbai Indians is the second highest wicket-taker in the IPL.

His 170 wickets have come in just 122 matches. Delhi Capitals veteran Amit Mishra occupies the third spot with 166 wickets in 154 matches. 

Best bowling in a match:

West Indian Alzarri Joseph has the record for the most wickets in a match.

The Mumbai Indians bowler took 6 for 12 in just 3.4 overs against Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2019.

Rajasthan Royal's Sohail Tanwir is in second place with the figures of 6 for 14 in four overs against Chennai Super Kings in 2008.

Australian leg-spinner Adam Zampa has also taken a six-wicket haul in an IPL match.

Playing for Rising Pune Supergiants, he took 6 for 19 in four overs against Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2016 IPL.

Best average:

South African medium pacer Lungi Njidi tops the list for the best average as a bowler.

His breathtaking average of 17.92 came in 14 matches with 25 wickets and a strike rate of 12.96.

He is ahead of Australian left-arm fast bowler Doug Bollinger from Chennai Super Kings, who has an average of 18.73 in 27 matches with 37 wickets.

Kings XI Punjab's Dimitri Mascarenhas has averaged 18.74 in 13 matches with 19 wickets. 

Best economy rate:

Afghan leg-spinner Rashid Khan, who plays for IPL champions Gujarat Titans, has established himself as an important pillar of IPL.

He holds the best economy rate per over with 6.38.

An epitome of consistency, Rashid has given just 2,333 runs in 365 overs in 92 matches.

He is ahead of former New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori, who has an economy rate of 6.56.

The one who played for Royal Challengers Bangalore had given 698 runs in 106 overs of 27 matches.

Indian spinner wizard Anil Kumble comes in third place with an average of 6.58.

Another RCB legend, Kumble, gave 1,058 runs in 160 overs of 42 matches.

Most dot balls:

Delivering continuous dot balls is also considered the hallmark of consistency in the T20 format.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar takes the credit for delivering the most dot balls in the history of the IPL.

He has 1,406 dot balls to his name in 542 overs of 146 matches.

Sunil Narine is second with 1,391 dot balls in 576 overs of 148 matches.

Ace Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is third with 1,387 dot balls in 649 overs in 184 matches.