Updated October 2026 | All stats are as of the end of IPL 2026 (final played 31 May 2026).
Chris Gayle 175* for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Pune Warriors on 23 Apr 2013 is the highest individual score in IPL history. Only 3 innings of 150 or more have ever been played in the IPL; this page covers all of them and the rest of the top 20.
More records are in our IPL records section.
What This Record Measures and Why It Is Hard
The record is simply the most runs scored by one batter in a single IPL innings. With only 120 balls in an innings, and usually fewer for one batter, a score of 150 needs both a very high strike rate and a long stay at the crease, which is why it has happened so rarely.
Highest Individual Score in IPL History: The Complete All-Time Leaderboard (Top 20)
| Rank | Player | Team | Score | Balls | 6s | Season | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Gayle | RCB | 175* | 66 | 17 | 2013 | PWI |
| 2 | Brendon McCullum | KKR | 158* | 73 | 13 | 2008 | RCB |
| 3 | KL Rahul | DC | 152* | 67 | 9 | 2026 | PBKS |
| 4 | Abhishek Sharma | SRH | 141 | 55 | 10 | 2025 | PBKS |
| 5 | Quinton de Kock | LSG | 140* | 70 | 10 | 2022 | KKR |
| 6 | Abhishek Sharma | SRH | 135* | 68 | 10 | 2026 | DC |
| 7 | AB de Villiers | RCB | 133* | 59 | 4 | 2015 | MI |
| 8 | KL Rahul | PBKS | 132* | 69 | 7 | 2020 | RCB |
| 9 | AB de Villiers | RCB | 129* | 52 | 12 | 2016 | GL |
| 10 | Shubman Gill | GT | 129 | 60 | 10 | 2023 | MI |
| 11 | Chris Gayle | RCB | 128* | 62 | 13 | 2012 | DC |
| 12 | Rishabh Pant | DC | 128* | 63 | 7 | 2018 | SRH |
| 13 | Murali Vijay | CSK | 127 | 56 | 11 | 2010 | RR |
| 14 | David Warner | SRH | 126 | 59 | 8 | 2017 | KKR |
| 15 | Jos Buttler | RR | 124 | 64 | 8 | 2021 | SRH |
| 16 | Yashasvi Jaiswal | RR | 124 | 62 | 8 | 2023 | MI |
| 17 | Marcus Stoinis | LSG | 124* | 63 | 6 | 2024 | CSK |
| 18 | Ryan Rickelton | MI | 123* | 55 | 8 | 2026 | SRH |
| 19 | Virender Sehwag | PBKS | 122 | 58 | 8 | 2014 | CSK |
| 20 | Paul Valthaty | PBKS | 120* | 63 | 2 | 2011 | CSK |
The stories behind the top 20
- Chris Gayle 175*. He faced 66 balls, hitting 13 fours and 17 sixes for Royal Challengers Bangalore. 23 Apr 2013, M Chinnaswamy Stadium: RCB batted first and made 263/5, led by Chris Gayle 175* (66), with Ashok Dinda 2/48 the pick of the PWI bowlers. PWI replied with 133/9, Steve Smith 41 (31) top-scoring as Chris Gayle 2/5 did the damage for RCB. RCB won by 130 runs. Player of the match: Chris Gayle.
- Brendon McCullum 158*. He faced 73 balls, hitting 10 fours and 13 sixes for Kolkata Knight Riders. 18 Apr 2008, M Chinnaswamy Stadium: KKR batted first and made 222/3, led by Brendon McCullum 158* (73). RCB replied with 82 as Ajit Agarkar 3/25 did the damage for KKR. KKR won by 140 runs. Player of the match: Brendon McCullum.
- KL Rahul 152*. He faced 67 balls, hitting 16 fours and 9 sixes for Delhi Capitals. 25 Apr 2026, Arun Jaitley Stadium: DC batted first and made 264/2, led by KL Rahul 152* (67). PBKS replied with 265/4, Prabhsimran Singh 76 (26) top-scoring as Kuldeep Yadav 2/46 did the damage for DC. PBKS won by 6 wickets. Player of the match: KL Rahul.
- Abhishek Sharma 141. He faced 55 balls, hitting 14 fours and 10 sixes for Sunrisers Hyderabad. 12 Apr 2025, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium: PBKS batted first and made 245/6, led by Shreyas Iyer 82 (36), with Harshal Patel 4/42 the pick of the SRH bowlers. SRH replied with 247/2, Abhishek Sharma 141 (55) top-scoring. SRH won by 8 wickets. Player of the match: Abhishek Sharma.
- Quinton de Kock 140*. He faced 70 balls, hitting 10 fours and 10 sixes for Lucknow Super Giants. 18 May 2022, Dr DY Patil Sports Academy: LSG batted first and made 210/0, led by Quinton de Kock 140* (70). KKR replied with 208/8, Shreyas Iyer 50 (29) top-scoring as Mohsin Khan 3/20 did the damage for LSG. LSG won by 2 runs. Player of the match: Quinton de Kock.
- Abhishek Sharma 135*. He faced 68 balls, hitting 10 fours and 10 sixes for Sunrisers Hyderabad. 21 Apr 2026, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium: SRH batted first and made 242/2, led by Abhishek Sharma 135* (68). DC replied with 195/9, Nitish Rana 57 (30) top-scoring as Eshan Malinga 4/32 did the damage for SRH. SRH won by 47 runs. Player of the match: Abhishek Sharma.
- AB de Villiers 133*. He faced 59 balls, hitting 19 fours and 4 sixes for Royal Challengers Bangalore. 10 May 2015, Wankhede Stadium: RCB batted first and made 235/1, led by AB de Villiers 133* (59). MI replied with 196/7, Lendl Simmons 68* (53) top-scoring as Harshal Patel 2/36 did the damage for RCB. RCB won by 39 runs. Player of the match: AB de Villiers.
- KL Rahul 132*. He faced 69 balls, hitting 14 fours and 7 sixes for Kings XI Punjab. 24 Sep 2020, Dubai International Cricket Stadium: PBKS batted first and made 206/3, led by KL Rahul 132* (69), with Shivam Dube 2/33 the pick of the RCB bowlers. RCB replied with 109, Washington Sundar 30 (27) top-scoring as Murugan Ashwin 3/21 did the damage for PBKS. PBKS won by 97 runs. Player of the match: KL Rahul.
- AB de Villiers 129*. He faced 52 balls, hitting 10 fours and 12 sixes for Royal Challengers Bangalore. 14 May 2016, M Chinnaswamy Stadium: RCB batted first and made 248/3, led by AB de Villiers 129* (52), with Praveen Kumar 2/45 the pick of the GL bowlers. GL replied with 104, Aaron Finch 37 (38) top-scoring as Chris Jordan 4/11 did the damage for RCB. RCB won by 144 runs. Player of the match: AB de Villiers.
- Shubman Gill 129. He faced 60 balls, hitting 7 fours and 10 sixes for Gujarat Titans. 26 May 2023, Narendra Modi Stadium (Qualifier 2): GT batted first and made 233/3, led by Shubman Gill 129 (60). MI replied with 171, Suryakumar Yadav 61 (38) top-scoring as Mohit Sharma 5/10 did the damage for GT. GT won by 62 runs. Player of the match: Shubman Gill.
- Chris Gayle 128*. He faced 62 balls, hitting 7 fours and 13 sixes for Royal Challengers Bangalore. 17 May 2012, Feroz Shah Kotla: RCB batted first and made 215/1, led by Chris Gayle 128* (62). DC replied with 194/9, Ross Taylor 55 (26) top-scoring as Prasanth Parameswaran 3/30 did the damage for RCB. RCB won by 21 runs. Player of the match: Chris Gayle.
- Rishabh Pant 128*. He faced 63 balls, hitting 15 fours and 7 sixes for Delhi Daredevils. 10 May 2018, Arun Jaitley Stadium: DC batted first and made 187/5, led by Rishabh Pant 128* (63), with Shakib Al Hasan 2/27 the pick of the SRH bowlers. SRH replied with 191/1, Shikhar Dhawan 92* (50) top-scoring. SRH won by 9 wickets. Player of the match: Shikhar Dhawan.
- Murali Vijay 127. He faced 56 balls, hitting 8 fours and 11 sixes for Chennai Super Kings. 3 Apr 2010, MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk): CSK batted first and made 246/5, led by Murali Vijay 127 (56), with Shane Watson 2/47 the pick of the RR bowlers. RR replied with 223/5, Naman Ojha 94* (55) top-scoring as Doug Bollinger 2/15 did the damage for CSK. CSK won by 23 runs. Player of the match: Murali Vijay.
- David Warner 126. He faced 59 balls, hitting 10 fours and 8 sixes for Sunrisers Hyderabad. 30 Apr 2017, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium: SRH batted first and made 209/3, led by David Warner 126 (59). KKR replied with 161/7, Robin Uthappa 53 (28) top-scoring as Mohammed Siraj 2/26 did the damage for SRH. SRH won by 48 runs. Player of the match: David Warner.
- Jos Buttler 124. He faced 64 balls, hitting 11 fours and 8 sixes for Rajasthan Royals. 2 May 2021, Arun Jaitley Stadium: RR batted first and made 220/3, led by Jos Buttler 124 (64). SRH replied with 165/8, Manish Pandey 31 (20) top-scoring as Mustafizur Rahman 3/20 did the damage for RR. RR won by 55 runs. Player of the match: Jos Buttler.
- Yashasvi Jaiswal 124. He faced 62 balls, hitting 16 fours and 8 sixes for Rajasthan Royals. 30 Apr 2023, Wankhede Stadium: RR batted first and made 212/7, led by Yashasvi Jaiswal 124 (62), with Arshad Khan 3/39 the pick of the MI bowlers. MI replied with 214/4, Suryakumar Yadav 55 (29) top-scoring as Ravichandran Ashwin 2/27 did the damage for RR. MI won by 6 wickets. Player of the match: Yashasvi Jaiswal.
- Marcus Stoinis 124*. He faced 63 balls, hitting 13 fours and 6 sixes for Lucknow Super Giants. 23 Apr 2024, MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk): CSK batted first and made 210/4, led by Ruturaj Gaikwad 108* (60). LSG replied with 213/4, Marcus Stoinis 124* (63) top-scoring as Matheesha Pathirana 2/35 did the damage for CSK. LSG won by 6 wickets. Player of the match: Marcus Stoinis.
- Ryan Rickelton 123*. He faced 55 balls, hitting 10 fours and 8 sixes for Mumbai Indians. 29 Apr 2026, Wankhede Stadium: MI batted first and made 243/5, led by Ryan Rickelton 123* (55), with Praful Hinge 2/54 the pick of the SRH bowlers. SRH replied with 249/4, Travis Head 76 (30) top-scoring as Allah Ghazanfar 2/51 did the damage for MI. SRH won by 6 wickets. Player of the match: Heinrich Klaasen.
- Virender Sehwag 122. He faced 58 balls, hitting 12 fours and 8 sixes for Kings XI Punjab. 30 May 2014, Wankhede Stadium (Qualifier 2): PBKS batted first and made 226/6, led by Virender Sehwag 122 (58), with Ashish Nehra 2/51 the pick of the CSK bowlers. CSK replied with 202/7, Suresh Raina 87 (25) top-scoring as Parvinder Awana 2/59 did the damage for PBKS. PBKS won by 24 runs. Player of the match: Virender Sehwag.
- Paul Valthaty 120*. He faced 63 balls, hitting 19 fours and 2 sixes for Kings XI Punjab. 13 Apr 2011, Punjab Cricket Association Stadium: CSK batted first and made 188/4, led by Murali Vijay 74 (43), with Praveen Kumar 2/37 the pick of the PBKS bowlers. PBKS replied with 193/4, Paul Valthaty 120* (63) top-scoring. PBKS won by 6 wickets. Player of the match: Paul Valthaty.
Who Holds It Now and How It Was Set
The record belongs to Chris Gayle 175*, set on 23 Apr 2013 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. He faced 66 balls, hitting 13 fours and 17 sixes for Royal Challengers Bangalore.
How the Record Has Changed Hands Over the Years
| Date | Record | Season |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 2008 | Brendon McCullum 158* | 2008 |
| 23 Apr 2013 | Chris Gayle 175* | 2013 |
The record has been set or broken 2 times: Brendon McCullum 158* in 2008; Chris Gayle 175* in 2013. It has stood since 23 Apr 2013.
Season-by-Season Best
| Season | Best that season | Entries on the full list |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Brendon McCullum 158* | 6 |
| 2009 | Manish Pandey 114* | 2 |
| 2010 | Murali Vijay 127 | 4 |
| 2011 | Paul Valthaty 120* | 6 |
| 2012 | Chris Gayle 128* | 6 |
| 2013 | Chris Gayle 175* | 4 |
| 2014 | Virender Sehwag 122 | 3 |
| 2015 | AB de Villiers 133* | 4 |
| 2016 | AB de Villiers 129* | 7 |
| 2017 | David Warner 126 | 5 |
| 2018 | Rishabh Pant 128* | 5 |
| 2019 | Jonny Bairstow 114 | 6 |
| 2020 | KL Rahul 132* | 5 |
| 2021 | Jos Buttler 124 | 4 |
| 2022 | Quinton de Kock 140* | 8 |
| 2023 | Shubman Gill 129 | 12 |
| 2024 | Marcus Stoinis 124* | 14 |
| 2025 | Abhishek Sharma 141 | 9 |
| 2026 | KL Rahul 152* | 15 |
2019: Jonny Bairstow 114. 2020: KL Rahul 132*. 2021: Jos Buttler 124. 2022: Quinton de Kock 140*. 2023: Shubman Gill 129. 2024: Marcus Stoinis 124*. 2025: Abhishek Sharma 141. 2026: KL Rahul 152*.
Active Players Closest to Breaking It
| Player | Best | Season |
|---|---|---|
| KL Rahul | KL Rahul 152* | 2026 |
| Abhishek Sharma | Abhishek Sharma 141 | 2025 |
| Quinton de Kock | Quinton de Kock 140* | 2022 |
| Shubman Gill | Shubman Gill 129 | 2023 |
| Rishabh Pant | Rishabh Pant 128* | 2018 |
| Jos Buttler | Jos Buttler 124 | 2021 |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | Yashasvi Jaiswal 124 | 2023 |
| Marcus Stoinis | Marcus Stoinis 124* | 2024 |
| Ryan Rickelton | Ryan Rickelton 123* | 2026 |
| Sanju Samson | Sanju Samson 119 | 2021 |
The closest current challenger is KL Rahul, with KL Rahul 152* in 2026. Scoring rates in the IPL have risen sharply since 2023, so records like this are under more pressure than ever.
The Story Behind the Record
Only three batters have reached 150 in an IPL innings, and the first of them did it in the very first match. Brendon McCullum’s unbeaten 158 for Kolkata against Bengaluru on 18 April 2008 opened the competition and stood as the record for five years. Chris Gayle’s 175* in 2013 beat it by 17 runs, and the way he got there is part of the record’s legend: he reached his hundred in 30 balls, still the fastest in the IPL, and finished with 17 sixes, still the most in a single IPL innings.
KL Rahul’s 152* for Delhi against Punjab in 2026 is the only 150 to come in a losing cause. Delhi made 264/2, and Punjab chased it down with seven balls to spare in the highest successful chase in IPL history. Abhishek Sharma has two innings in the top six, 141 against Punjab in 2025, which set up a chase of 246, and 135* against Delhi in 2026. The list as a whole shows how rare these innings were for a long time: there were only four scores of 120 or more in the first five seasons combined, while 2026 alone produced three of the top 20.
Related Records Worth Knowing
Related record pages: IPL Purple Cap winners, IPL Orange Cap winners, fastest century in IPL history, most sixes in IPL history, most wickets in IPL history, and the full IPL records section.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who holds the record for highest individual score in the IPL?
Chris Gayle 175*, on 23 Apr 2013.
When was this record set?
On 23 Apr 2013 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, and it still stands as of the end of IPL 2026.
Has this record ever been broken twice by the same player?
No. Each time it has been broken, a different player has done it.