Star RCB batsman Virat Kohli currently holds the record for scoring most runs in the IPL. Virat Kohli tops the table with 8730 runs as he has amassed in 268 IPL matches (260 innings) till date in the shortest format of the game at international level. The India batter has slammed 8 Century and 64 fifties in the IPL and aggregated runs consistently at a healthy average of 39.86.
Virat Kohli is followed by Rohit Sharma and the charismatic MI cricketer has scored 7124 runs in 273 IPL matches and averages 29.93.
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.
Two cricketers from RCB (Virat Kohli - 8730 runs in 268 IPL matches and AB de Villiers - 5162 runs in 184 IPL matches) , MI (Rohit Sharma - 7124 runs in 273 IPL matches and Suryakumar Yadav - 5044 runs in 183 IPL matches) , DC (David Warner - 6565 runs in 184 IPL matches and KL Rahul - 5222 runs in 145 IPL matches) and CSK (Suresh Raina - 5528 runs in 205 IPL matches and MS Dhoni - 5439 runs in 278 IPL matches) present in the highest run-getters in the IPL.
One cricketer each from PBKS (Shikhar Dhawan - 6769 runs in 222 IPL matches) and KKR (Ajinkya Rahane - 5099 runs in 199 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 | 8730 | 776 | 296 | 268 | 260 | 113 | 8 | 64 | 39.86 |
| 2 | Rohit Sharma MI | 7124 | 646 | 308 | 273 | 268 | 109* | 2 | 48 | 29.93 |
| 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 | Suresh Raina CSK | 5528 | 506 | 203 | 205 | 200 | 100* | 1 | 39 | 32.52 |
| 6 | MS Dhoni CSK | 5439 | 375 | 264 | 278 | 242 | 84* | 0 | 24 | 38.30 |
| 7 | KL Rahul DC | 5222 | 452 | 208 | 145 | 136 | 132* | 5 | 40 | 46.21 |
| 8 | AB de Villiers RCB | 5162 | 413 | 251 | 184 | 170 | 133* | 3 | 40 | 39.70 |
| 9 | Ajinkya Rahane KKR | 5099 | 517 | 128 | 199 | 184 | 105* | 2 | 34 | 30.72 |
| 10 | 5044 | 526 | 206 | 183 | 167 | 103* | 2 | 34 | 37.64 | |
| 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 | Sanju Samson CSK | 4710 | 380 | 219 | 178 | 173 | 119 | 3 | 26 | 30.78 |
| 16 | Ambati Rayudu CSK | 4348 | 359 | 173 | 204 | 187 | 100* | 1 | 22 | 28.23 |
| 17 | 4217 | 492 | 59 | 154 | 152 | 93 | 0 | 36 | 31.00 | |
| 18 | Jos Buttler GT | 4158 | 410 | 187 | 122 | 120 | 124 | 7 | 24 | 39.98 |
| 19 | Manish Pandey KKR | 3942 | 340 | 115 | 174 | 162 | 114* | 1 | 22 | 29.42 |
| 20 | Shubman Gill GT | 3905 | 378 | 119 | 119 | 116 | 129 | 4 | 26 | 39.44 |
| 21 | Shane Watson CSK | 3874 | 376 | 190 | 145 | 141 | 117* | 4 | 21 | 30.99 |
| 22 | Shreyas Iyer PBKS | 3749 | 314 | 154 | 134 | 133 | 97* | 0 | 27 | 34.08 |
| 23 | Rishabh Pant LSG | 3560 | 320 | 170 | 126 | 124 | 128* | 2 | 19 | 33.90 |
| 24 | 3412 | 218 | 223 | 189 | 171 | 87* | 0 | 16 | 28.67 | |
| 25 | Quinton de Kock KKR | 3309 | 325 | 134 | 115 | 115 | 140* | 2 | 24 | 30.64 |
| 26 | 3260 | 240 | 117 | 255 | 198 | 77* | 0 | 5 | 27.86 | |
| 27 | Yusuf Pathan SRH | 3204 | 262 | 158 | 174 | 154 | 100 | 1 | 13 | 29.13 |
| 28 | Ishan Kishan SRH | 3078 | 296 | 139 | 120 | 113 | 106* | 1 | 18 | 29.60 |
| 29 | David Miller LSG | 3077 | 220 | 138 | 141 | 134 | 101* | 1 | 13 | 36.20 |
| 30 | 2934 | 296 | 87 | 170 | 145 | 115* | 1 | 13 | 24.25 | |
| 31 | Brendon McCullum RCB | 2880 | 293 | 130 | 109 | 109 | 158* | 2 | 13 | 27.69 |
| 32 | Nitish Rana RR | 2853 | 261 | 141 | 118 | 112 | 87 | 0 | 20 | 27.97 |
| 33 | Parthiv Patel RCB | 2848 | 365 | 49 | 139 | 137 | 81 | 0 | 13 | 22.60 |
| 34 | Glenn Maxwell PBKS | 2819 | 237 | 161 | 141 | 135 | 95 | 0 | 18 | 23.89 |
| 35 | 2767 | 210 | 148 | 153 | 141 | 91 | 0 | 10 | 28.53 | |
| 36 | Mayank Agarwal RCB | 2756 | 273 | 100 | 131 | 125 | 106 | 1 | 13 | 22.97 |
| 37 | Yuvraj Singh MI | 2750 | 217 | 149 | 132 | 126 | 83 | 0 | 13 | 24.77 |
| 38 | Virender Sehwag PBKS | 2728 | 334 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 122 | 2 | 16 | 27.55 |
| 39 | Andre Russell KKR | 2651 | 186 | 223 | 140 | 115 | 88* | 0 | 12 | 28.20 |
| 40 | Murali Vijay CSK | 2619 | 247 | 91 | 106 | 106 | 127 | 2 | 13 | 25.93 |
| 41 | Ruturaj Gaikwad CSK | 2508 | 232 | 95 | 72 | 71 | 108* | 2 | 20 | 39.81 |
| 42 | Shaun Marsh PBKS | 2477 | 266 | 78 | 71 | 69 | 115 | 1 | 20 | 39.95 |
| 43 | Sachin Tendulkar MI | 2334 | 295 | 29 | 78 | 78 | 100* | 1 | 13 | 34.84 |
| 44 | Nicholas Pooran LSG | 2301 | 159 | 167 | 91 | 88 | 87* | 0 | 14 | 33.84 |
| 45 | Rahul Tripathi CSK | 2291 | 229 | 85 | 100 | 98 | 93 | 0 | 12 | 26.33 |
| 46 | 2204 | 261 | 93 | 68 | 67 | 124 | 2 | 15 | 34.98 | |
| 47 | 2128 | 186 | 64 | 79 | 77 | 89 | 0 | 18 | 35.47 | |
| 48 | Aaron Finch KKR | 2091 | 214 | 78 | 92 | 90 | 88* | 0 | 15 | 25.19 |
| 49 | Marcus Stoinis PBKS | 2026 | 158 | 106 | 110 | 100 | 124* | 1 | 9 | 27.75 |
| 50 | Axar Patel DC | 1916 | 130 | 94 | 162 | 124 | 66 | 0 | 3 | 22.02 |
| 51 | Prithvi Shaw DC | 1892 | 238 | 61 | 79 | 79 | 99 | 0 | 14 | 23.95 |
| 52 | Devdutt Padikkal RCB | 1867 | 197 | 60 | 75 | 75 | 101* | 1 | 12 | 25.93 |
| 53 | Shivam Dube CSK | 1865 | 108 | 123 | 80 | 76 | 95* | 0 | 10 | 30.08 |
| 54 | Abhishek Sharma SRH | 1823 | 174 | 102 | 78 | 75 | 141 | 1 | 9 | 26.81 |
| 55 | Sai Sudharsan GT | 1806 | 185 | 52 | 41 | 41 | 108* | 2 | 12 | 48.81 |
| 56 | Sunil Narine KKR | 1780 | 189 | 116 | 190 | 122 | 109 | 1 | 7 | 17.62 |
| 57 | Krunal Pandya RCB | 1756 | 153 | 65 | 143 | 118 | 86 | 0 | 2 | 22.23 |
| 58 | Mandeep Singh KKR | 1706 | 175 | 38 | 111 | 98 | 77* | 0 | 6 | 20.80 |
| 59 | Karun Nair DC | 1694 | 185 | 49 | 84 | 76 | 89 | 0 | 11 | 23.86 |
| 60 | 1674 | 173 | 74 | 52 | 52 | 114 | 2 | 9 | 34.88 | |
| 61 | Riyan Parag RR | 1580 | 112 | 88 | 85 | 73 | 95 | 0 | 7 | 26.33 |
| 62 | Dwayne Bravo CSK | 1560 | 120 | 66 | 161 | 113 | 70* | 0 | 5 | 22.61 |
| 63 | Tilak Varma MI | 1519 | 117 | 74 | 55 | 52 | 84* | 0 | 8 | 37.05 |
| 64 | Heinrich Klaasen SRH | 1511 | 100 | 90 | 50 | 46 | 105* | 2 | 7 | 39.76 |
| 65 | Deepak Hooda CSK | 1496 | 98 | 62 | 125 | 101 | 64 | 0 | 8 | 17.60 |
| 66 | 1494 | 111 | 50 | 93 | 73 | 61 | 0 | 8 | 28.73 | |
| 67 | 1482 | 93 | 93 | 87 | 79 | 75 | 0 | 5 | 29.06 | |
| 68 | Venkatesh Iyer KKR | 1468 | 136 | 65 | 62 | 56 | 104 | 1 | 12 | 29.96 |
| 69 | Aiden Markram LSG | 1451 | 112 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 68* | 0 | 10 | 30.87 |
| 70 | Eoin Morgan KKR | 1405 | 112 | 64 | 83 | 75 | 68* | 0 | 5 | 22.66 |
| 71 | Brad Hodge RR | 1400 | 122 | 43 | 66 | 63 | 73 | 0 | 6 | 33.33 |
| 72 | Prabhsimran Singh PBKS | 1342 | 135 | 75 | 52 | 52 | 103 | 1 | 7 | 25.81 |
| 73 | Chris Lynn MI | 1329 | 132 | 66 | 42 | 42 | 93* | 0 | 10 | 34.08 |
| 74 | Mitchell Marsh LSG | 1327 | 106 | 78 | 56 | 50 | 117 | 1 | 9 | 27.65 |
| 75 | Vijay Shankar CSK | 1233 | 88 | 48 | 78 | 65 | 69* | 0 | 7 | 26.23 |