Star RCB batsman Virat Kohli currently holds the record for scoring most runs in the IPL. Virat Kohli tops the table with 9145 runs as he has amassed in 279 IPL matches (271 innings) till date in the shortest format of the game at international level. The India batter has slammed 9 Century and 66 fifties in the IPL and aggregated runs consistently at a healthy average of 40.11.
Virat Kohli is followed by Rohit Sharma and the charismatic MI cricketer has scored 7314 runs in 279 IPL matches and averages 30.10.
Till date, a total of 10 players have scored 5000-plus runs in the IPL. The toppers in the list comprise of players from RCB, MI, PBKS, DC, CSK and KKR.
Three players from CSK (Suresh Raina - 5528 runs in 205 IPL matches, MS Dhoni - 5439 runs in 278 IPL matches and Sanju Samson - 5154 runs in 189 IPL matches) feature in the list.
Two cricketers from RCB (Virat Kohli - 9145 runs in 279 IPL matches and AB de Villiers - 5162 runs in 184 IPL matches) and DC (David Warner - 6565 runs in 184 IPL matches and KL Rahul - 5699 runs in 157 IPL matches) present in the highest run-getters in the IPL.
One cricketer each from MI (Rohit Sharma - 7314 runs in 279 IPL matches) , PBKS (Shikhar Dhawan - 6769 runs in 222 IPL matches) and KKR (Ajinkya Rahane - 5283 runs in 210 IPL matches) are also in the top 5000- plus runs.
Here is the list of all Most Runs in IPL history:
| # | Player | Runs | 4s | 6s | Mat | Inn | HS | 100s | 50s | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virat Kohli RCB | 9145 | 824 | 309 | 279 | 271 | 113 | 9 | 66 | 40.11 |
| 2 | Rohit Sharma MI | 7314 | 661 | 321 | 279 | 274 | 109* | 2 | 49 | 30.10 |
| 3 | Shikhar Dhawan PBKS | 6769 | 768 | 152 | 222 | 221 | 106* | 2 | 51 | 35.26 |
| 4 | David Warner DC | 6565 | 663 | 236 | 184 | 184 | 126 | 4 | 61 | 40.52 |
| 5 | KL Rahul DC | 5699 | 502 | 232 | 157 | 148 | 152* | 6 | 43 | 45.96 |
| 6 | Suresh Raina CSK | 5528 | 506 | 203 | 205 | 200 | 100* | 1 | 39 | 32.52 |
| 7 | MS Dhoni CSK | 5439 | 375 | 264 | 278 | 242 | 84* | 0 | 24 | 38.30 |
| 8 | Ajinkya Rahane KKR | 5283 | 531 | 137 | 210 | 195 | 105* | 2 | 34 | 30.02 |
| 9 | AB de Villiers RCB | 5162 | 413 | 251 | 184 | 170 | 133* | 3 | 40 | 39.70 |
| 10 | Sanju Samson CSK | 5154 | 427 | 242 | 189 | 184 | 119 | 5 | 27 | 32.01 |
| 11 | Chris Gayle PBKS | 4965 | 405 | 357 | 142 | 141 | 175* | 6 | 31 | 39.72 |
| 12 | Robin Uthappa CSK | 4952 | 481 | 182 | 205 | 197 | 88 | 0 | 27 | 27.51 |
| 13 | Dinesh Karthik RCB | 4842 | 466 | 161 | 257 | 234 | 97* | 0 | 22 | 26.32 |
| 14 | 4773 | 439 | 174 | 154 | 147 | 96 | 0 | 39 | 35.10 | |
| 15 | Surya Kumar Yadav MI | 4506 | 477 | 173 | 177 | 161 | 103* | 2 | 30 | 33.88 |
| 16 | Jos Buttler GT | 4475 | 443 | 203 | 134 | 131 | 124 | 7 | 26 | 39.25 |
| 17 | Ambati Rayudu CSK | 4348 | 359 | 173 | 204 | 187 | 100* | 1 | 22 | 28.23 |
| 18 | Shubman Gill GT | 4333 | 417 | 139 | 130 | 126 | 129 | 4 | 30 | 39.75 |
| 19 | 4217 | 492 | 59 | 154 | 152 | 93 | 0 | 36 | 31.00 | |
| 20 | Shreyas Iyer PBKS | 4127 | 342 | 177 | 145 | 143 | 97* | 0 | 32 | 35.27 |
| 21 | Manish Pandey KKR | 3942 | 340 | 115 | 178 | 162 | 114* | 1 | 22 | 29.42 |
| 22 | Shane Watson CSK | 3874 | 376 | 190 | 145 | 141 | 117* | 4 | 21 | 30.99 |
| 23 | Rishabh Pant LSG | 3804 | 344 | 179 | 137 | 134 | 128* | 2 | 20 | 33.66 |
| 24 | 3450 | 255 | 121 | 265 | 206 | 77* | 0 | 5 | 28.51 | |
| 25 | 3441 | 334 | 143 | 118 | 118 | 140* | 3 | 24 | 31.28 | |
| 26 | Ishan Kishan SRH | 3418 | 330 | 157 | 131 | 124 | 106* | 1 | 21 | 29.72 |
| 27 | 3412 | 218 | 223 | 189 | 171 | 87* | 0 | 16 | 28.67 | |
| 28 | David Miller DC | 3251 | 235 | 148 | 150 | 143 | 101* | 1 | 14 | 36.12 |
| 29 | Yusuf Pathan SRH | 3204 | 262 | 158 | 174 | 154 | 100 | 1 | 13 | 29.13 |
| 30 | Nitish Rana DC | 3078 | 288 | 151 | 127 | 121 | 91 | 0 | 22 | 27.73 |
| 31 | 2934 | 296 | 87 | 170 | 145 | 115* | 1 | 13 | 24.25 | |
| 32 | 2895 | 223 | 152 | 160 | 148 | 91 | 0 | 10 | 27.84 | |
| 33 | Brendon McCullum RCB | 2880 | 293 | 130 | 109 | 109 | 158* | 2 | 13 | 27.69 |
| 34 | Parthiv Patel RCB | 2848 | 365 | 49 | 139 | 137 | 81 | 0 | 13 | 22.60 |
| 35 | Glenn Maxwell PBKS | 2819 | 237 | 161 | 141 | 135 | 95 | 0 | 18 | 23.89 |
| 36 | Ruturaj Gaikwad CSK | 2808 | 259 | 105 | 83 | 82 | 108* | 2 | 22 | 39.00 |
| 37 | Mayank Agarwal RCB | 2756 | 273 | 100 | 131 | 125 | 106 | 1 | 13 | 22.97 |
| 38 | Yuvraj Singh MI | 2750 | 217 | 149 | 132 | 126 | 83 | 0 | 13 | 24.77 |
| 39 | Virender Sehwag PBKS | 2728 | 334 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 122 | 2 | 16 | 27.55 |
| 40 | Andre Russell KKR | 2651 | 186 | 223 | 140 | 115 | 88* | 0 | 12 | 28.20 |
| 41 | Murali Vijay CSK | 2619 | 247 | 91 | 106 | 106 | 127 | 2 | 13 | 25.93 |
| 42 | Nicholas Pooran LSG | 2509 | 169 | 184 | 102 | 99 | 87* | 0 | 15 | 32.17 |
| 43 | 2481 | 294 | 106 | 78 | 77 | 124 | 2 | 18 | 34.46 | |
| 44 | Shaun Marsh PBKS | 2477 | 266 | 78 | 71 | 69 | 115 | 1 | 20 | 39.95 |
| 45 | Sachin Tendulkar MI | 2334 | 295 | 29 | 78 | 78 | 100* | 1 | 13 | 34.84 |
| 46 | Abhishek Sharma SRH | 2297 | 217 | 138 | 89 | 86 | 141 | 2 | 12 | 29.45 |
| 47 | Sai Sudharsan GT | 2294 | 232 | 74 | 53 | 52 | 108* | 3 | 17 | 47.79 |
| 48 | Rahul Tripathi CSK | 2291 | 229 | 85 | 100 | 98 | 93 | 0 | 12 | 26.33 |
| 49 | Marcus Stoinis PBKS | 2205 | 176 | 117 | 120 | 107 | 124* | 1 | 10 | 28.64 |
| 50 | Devdutt Padikkal RCB | 2173 | 228 | 76 | 86 | 85 | 101* | 1 | 14 | 26.83 |
| 51 | 2128 | 186 | 64 | 79 | 77 | 89 | 0 | 18 | 35.47 | |
| 52 | Aaron Finch KKR | 2091 | 214 | 78 | 92 | 90 | 88* | 0 | 15 | 25.19 |
| 53 | Shivam Dube CSK | 2056 | 125 | 132 | 90 | 85 | 95* | 0 | 10 | 31.15 |
| 54 | Axar Patel DC | 2016 | 141 | 96 | 174 | 133 | 66 | 0 | 4 | 21.22 |
| 55 | Heinrich Klaasen SRH | 1988 | 136 | 112 | 61 | 57 | 105* | 2 | 12 | 42.30 |
| 56 | Krunal Pandya RCB | 1897 | 163 | 74 | 154 | 124 | 86 | 0 | 3 | 22.86 |
| 57 | Prithvi Shaw DC | 1892 | 238 | 61 | 79 | 79 | 99 | 0 | 14 | 23.95 |
| 58 | Tilak Varma MI | 1835 | 143 | 90 | 66 | 63 | 101* | 1 | 10 | 36.70 |
| 59 | Sunil Narine KKR | 1820 | 191 | 120 | 200 | 126 | 109 | 1 | 7 | 17.50 |
| 60 | Riyan Parag RR | 1773 | 127 | 99 | 94 | 82 | 95 | 0 | 8 | 25.70 |
| 61 | Mitchell Marsh LSG | 1759 | 144 | 106 | 67 | 61 | 117 | 2 | 11 | 29.81 |
| 62 | Prabhsimran Singh PBKS | 1744 | 182 | 92 | 63 | 62 | 103 | 1 | 12 | 28.59 |
| 63 | Karun Nair DC | 1712 | 188 | 49 | 86 | 78 | 89 | 0 | 11 | 23.45 |
| 64 | Mandeep Singh KKR | 1706 | 175 | 38 | 111 | 98 | 77* | 0 | 6 | 20.80 |
| 65 | 1674 | 173 | 74 | 52 | 52 | 114 | 2 | 9 | 34.88 | |
| 66 | Aiden Markram LSG | 1671 | 131 | 68 | 69 | 66 | 68* | 0 | 10 | 30.38 |
| 67 | Dwayne Bravo CSK | 1560 | 120 | 66 | 161 | 113 | 70* | 0 | 5 | 22.61 |
| 68 | 1560 | 98 | 96 | 94 | 86 | 75 | 0 | 5 | 27.37 | |
| 69 | Venkatesh Iyer RCB | 1509 | 138 | 67 | 65 | 58 | 104 | 1 | 12 | 30.18 |
| 70 | Travis Head SRH | 1507 | 164 | 77 | 50 | 49 | 102 | 1 | 10 | 33.49 |
| 71 | Deepak Hooda CSK | 1496 | 98 | 62 | 125 | 101 | 64 | 0 | 8 | 17.60 |
| 72 | 1494 | 111 | 50 | 93 | 73 | 61 | 0 | 8 | 28.73 | |
| 73 | Rajat Patidar RCB | 1448 | 94 | 99 | 54 | 49 | 112* | 1 | 12 | 31.48 |
| 74 | Eoin Morgan KKR | 1405 | 112 | 64 | 83 | 75 | 68* | 0 | 5 | 22.66 |
| 75 | Brad Hodge RR | 1400 | 122 | 43 | 66 | 63 | 73 | 0 | 6 | 33.33 |