5 batsmen who have scored most runs in a single edition of the IPL

The Indian Premier League (IPL) is one of the biggest T20 leagues in the world. The annual cricketing extravaganza played over 7 weeks provides high quality and competitive cricketing action.

It is the place where energetic, talented and exuberant young cricketers get a chance to rub shoulders with the biggest names in international cricket.

The IPL has provided some unforgettable moments for cricket fans around the world. From Brendon McCullum’s blistering 158 that set the tournament alight, to Chris Gayle’s murderous 175 in the 2013 edition to Virat Kohli’s 4 hundreds in the 2016 edition, batsmen have enthralled and bewitched cricket lovers with their ethereal stroke play.

In this article, let us look at five batsmen who have scored the most runs in a single edition of the IPL.

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5. Mike Hussey - 733 Runs (2013 Edition)

Hussey opened the batting for CSK in the tournament and built a solid platform for the other batsmen to follow.

At No.5, comes this versatile batsman from the Chennai Super Kings -- Mike Hussey. Also known as Mr. Cricket, Hussey scored 733 runs in the 2013 edition of the IPL, including 6 fifties at an average of 52.35 and a strike rate of 129.50

Hussey opened the batting for CSK in the tournament and built a solid platform for the other batsmen to follow. The one important factor that made Hussey such a crucial part of the CSK setup in the 2013 edition was his ability to continuously keep the scoreboard ticking.

RECORD: Matches:17 Innings: 17 Runs: 733 Avg: 52.35 S/R:129.50

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4. Chris Gayle - 733 Runs (2012 Edition)

Chris Gayle absolutely wreaked havoc in the 2012 edition of the IPL

Chris Gayle absolutely wreaked havoc in the 2012 edition of the IPL. The big-hitting Jamaican powerhouse smashed 733 runs in the 5th edition of the IPL and gave Royal Challengers Bangalore blistering starts right through the tournament.

T20 cricket has not seen a more powerful hitter of the cricket ball than Gayle, and he plundered 46 fours and a staggering 59 sixes in the 2012 edition. What was stunning to note was that out of the 733 runs that Gayle scored in the tournament, 538 runs were scored through fours and sixes alone.

Indeed, the ‘Gayle Storm’ absolutely blew away the other teams in the 2012 edition of the IPL.

RECORD: Matches: 15 Innings: 14 Runs: 733 Avg: 61.08 S/R: 160.74

3. Kane Williamson - 735 Runs (2018 Edition)

Kane Williamson is one of the most graceful batsmen to have ever played T20 cricket

Kane Williamson is one of the most graceful batsmen to have ever played T20 cricket. His batting is built around sound technique and unwavering temperament.

He is one man who can adapt to any match situation. If the team needs stability, Williamson can drop anchor, and at the same time, he can also put his foot on the accelerator and score quick runs at will.

In the 2018 edition of the IPL, the Sun Risers Hyderabad skipper scored 735 runs at an average of 52.50 including 8 fifties at a strike rate of 142.44.

RECORD: Matches: 17 Innings: 17 Runs: 735 Avg: 52.50 S/R: 142.44

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2. David Warner - 848 Runs (2016 Edition)

Warner, along with Shikhar Dhawan, provided explosive starts for SRH at the top of the order

At No. 2 comes the diminutive batting powerhouse from the Sun Risers Hyderabad -- David Warner. The mercurial left-hander scored a staggering 848 runs in the 2016 edition at an average of 60.57 and crossed the 50-run mark 9 times out of the 17 innings that he played.

Warner, along with Shikhar Dhawan, provided explosive starts for SRH at the top of the order, and that proved to be pivotal in SRH winning the 2016 edition of the IPL.

RECORD: Matches: 17 Innings: 17 Runs: 848 Avg: 60.57 S/R: 151.42

1. Virat Kohli - 973 Runs (2016 Edition)

Virat Kohli stood out as the monarch of all that he surveyed in the 2016 edition of the IPL

Virat Kohli absolutely owned the 2016 edition of the IPL. The batting maestro combined elegance and class with force and power, pummeled bowling attacks and made the opposition captains scratch their heads in sheer disbelief.

Let us gulp down some numbers. Out of the 16 innings that Kohli played in the 2016 edition, he crossed the 50-run mark 11 times, converted 4 of them into hundreds and averaged an astounding 81.08. His strike rate in the 2016 edition of the IPL was 152.03

Kohli was the fulcrum of the RCB batting line-up in the 2016 edition, and stood out as the monarch of all that he surveyed. In all probability, Kohli's surreal aggregate of 973 runs in a single edition of the IPL might never be broken.

RECORD: Matches: 16 Innings: 16 Runs: 973 Avg: 81.08 S/R: 152.03