When the T20 cricket started, it was a speculation that this will be bowlers&#8217; graveyard and batsmen will enjoy there time in the middle with some easy &#8216;bang-bang&#8217;. However, it turned out that the bowlers adjusted to the game better than expected and recharged their resources with new ammunition. The need arised for teams to have an anchor that can guide the team till the end so that the other batsmen can have some party in the middle.

IPL the pinnacle of T20 tournaments have kept the same culture and almost all the teams have such a strong personality in their squad. Those who can hit 4s and 6s but are good enough to take the game to the death overs by scoring those important 50s and 100s for their team. Usually, this responsibility is handled by the captain or the senior-most batsman of the team.

More often than not the big innings is played by the batsman batting at the top of the innings but just having more number of balls to face doesn&#8217;t make your job easy. Batting in T20 is an art, modern art to be precise and hence, understanding the same is not a cakewalk for sure.

Let&#8217;s have a look at the players who have found this formula and have scored the highest number of fifty-plus scores in the history of Indian Premier League:

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-335311" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Delhi-Capitals-4.jpg" alt="Shikhar Dhawan" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-335311" class="wp-caption-text">Shikhar Dhawan. (Photo: IANS)</figcaption>

Shikhar Dhawan is arguably the most underrated opener in IPL. His ability to score boundaries by picking gaps during powerplay with such ease is a delight to watch. He has played for Mumbai, Hyderabad and Delhi in his IPL career but was never able to become the biggest batsman of their line up.

Commonly known as &#8216;Gabbar&#8217;, Dhawan loves playing drives and cuts square of the wicket to trouble the opposition captain. Also, he is smart enough to buy some quick singles in the middle as well. His strike rate of 125 doesn&#8217;t tell you how aggressive he can be but with 4500 runs with an average of above 30 proves the level of consistency this Delhi boy poses.

Dhawan more often than not takes his team to the death overs and provides the batsman on the other end enough chance to score freely. Being a senior batsman &#8216;Jatt boy&#8217; of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/sourav-ganguly-has-been-a-massive-influence-on-indian-cricket-virat-kohli-has-taken-it-to-another-level-david-lloyd/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Indian </a>cricket has been a part of one of the best opening combinations in IPL. One thing that Dhawan would definitely look to improve is that he is yet to hit his debut hundred in IPL even after hitting 37 fifties. Though his highest score of 97 tells us that he is not far away from that.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-147397" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Rohit-Sharma-IPL.jpg" alt="Rohit Sharma of Mumbai Indians" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-147397" class="wp-caption-text">Rohit Sharma of Mumbai Indians. (Photo: Dhananjay TK/IANS)</figcaption>

Rohit Sharma, the most successful captain of Indian Premier League, finds his place in this list as well. He usually takes his time to settle on the crease but when he does, he has that ability to hit the ball a long way. But there is something special about Rohit, he makes the batting and even power-hitting look so easy that its pleasing to the eyes.

The only thing that separates Rohit and Shikhar&#8217;s 37 50+ scores is the century that Rohit Sharma has scored. He started as a youngster with<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/bcci-asked-to-pay-inr-4800-crore-to-deccan-chargers-heres-what-actually-happened/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Deccan Chargers </a>but soon moved to his hometown Mumbai. Since the day he started opening the batting and took over the captaincy, scores have gone better only. He is just 100 runs away from 5000 run mark and with a strike rate of more than 130 and an average of more than 30 he proves his freakish consistency in the cash-rich league.

The limited-overs vice-captain of India has scored 194 sixes in the tournament which tells us about his unbelievable ability to hit big shots with ease. As the coming season is in UAE, we hope Rohit will find his purple patch on the flat pitches as Sanjay Manjarekar once said: “No one is as great to watch as Rohit Sharma when he keeps on going&#8221;.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-341228" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Suresh-Raina.jpg" alt="Suresh Raina" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-341228" class="wp-caption-text">Suresh Raina. (Photo: Surjeet Yadav/IANS)</figcaption>

The batsman who has used the platform that IPL provides the most is Suresh Raina. Often regarded as Mr IPL, Raina has scored more than 5000 runs in IPL and was at top of the chart for a very long time. The CSK vice-captain has changed how people used to look at IPL by utilizing the spinning and flat tracks with a great swing that his bat has. Raina has scored 38 fifties and 1 hundred in his 193 IPL matches.

&#8216;Chinna Thala&#8217; is what <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/i-rate-sachin-tendulkars-136-in-chennai-higher-than-sehwags-309-at-multan-saqlain-mushtaq/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chennai </a>people call him locally and why not he has given them so many reasons of joy. He bats at No. 3 and his role is to stay till the end and provide CSK with solidity but never compromise on his run making skills. His 87 runs knock against KXIP out of just 25 balls is also regarded as one of the best knocks played in the history of the tournament.

Raina bowls off-spin too which provides his captain Dhoni to have an extra option in case he needs. But if we call former Gujrat Lions captain the backbone of CSK line up, it won&#8217;t be wrong. Raina, with his sheer ability. to hit over mid-wicket area and his class of inside out shot over covers make him so much difficult to bowl. UAE is a place where spinners have always dominated the world-class batsmen but with Raina being there we know, &#8216;There is always a bigger fish in the sea&#8217;.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-242910" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Virat-Kohli-9.jpg" alt="Virat Kohli" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-242910" class="wp-caption-text">Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli in action. (Photo by IANS)</figcaption>

Virat Kohli, the superstar of the game, highest run-getter in IPL and much more. Virat Kohli has redefined cricket since the day he walked on to that the 22 yards. He has scored more than 5400 runs at an average of over 37, which tells us how difficult it is to get him out even in T20 cricket.

The RCB captain has a lot of gears in his engine and more often than not his car reaches the highest one in IPL. Whether he opens the innings or bats at No. 3, his role of staying till the end and playing the long innings remains the same. With a strike rate of more than 130 and 190 sixes in IPL, his ability to transform his innings in the latter part of the 20 overs tells us about his physical and strength a lot.

The breakthrough year in IPL came in 2016 when he scored 973 runs in a single season with 4 tons to his name. In total, he has scored 5 centuries by now with 36 fifties. The only things Virat is yet to achieve is winning an IPL title for his team. He has played all the IPL season for RCB only and would look forward to winning a season for them soon and with this year IPL expected to be played in UAE, RCB, the spin heavy side, surely has a chance this time.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-328386" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/David-Warner-hundred-celebration.jpg" alt="David Warner" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-328386" class="wp-caption-text">David Warner. (Photo: IANS)</figcaption>

It is an irony that an Australian batter is leading the chart of highest 50+ scores in Indian Premier League but such is the class of IPL. Former Australian vice-captain is one of the most successful IPL players and one of the only 3 overseas captains to win IPL. He opens the batting for SRH and his strength lies in providing steady but aggressive start to his team.

With the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/meet-raj-mishra-jasprit-bumrahs-doppelganger-in-hyderabad/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hyderabad</a> pitch being one of the flat but fast pitches of India and Warner&#8217;s ability to play shots on the rise comes very handy there. The Hyderabad captain has scored  44 fifties and 4 excellent hundreds in IPL over the years. With an average of 43 and strike rate of above 140, he is often regarded as the most dangerous batsman in IPL.

The interesting thing is that he has already scored more than 4700 runs in just 126 IPL games which tells us how consistent and reliable he is in the league. The one year ban imposed by Cricket Australia (CA) for &#8216;ball-tampering&#8217; didn&#8217;t affect his cricket at all as he is back even stronger and as he has been awarded the captaincy of the team again in IPL 2020, it will interesting to see his progress. Warner, who has all the shots in the books must be ready to go and score runs after this extended break during the summer.

When the T20 cricket started, it was a speculation that this will be bowlers’ graveyard and batsmen will enjoy there time in the middle with some easy ‘bang-bang’. However, it turned out that the bowlers adjusted to the game better than expected and recharged their resources with new ammunition. The need arised for teams to have an anchor that can guide the team till the end so that the other batsmen can have some party in the middle.
IPL the pinnacle of T20 tournaments have kept the same culture and almost all the teams have such a strong personality in their squad. Those who can hit 4s and 6s but are good enough to take the game to the death overs by scoring those important 50s and 100s for their team. Usually, this responsibility is handled by the captain or the senior-most batsman of the team.
More often than not the big innings is played by the batsman batting at the top of the innings but just having more number of balls to face doesn’t make your job easy. Batting in T20 is an art, modern art to be precise and hence, understanding the same is not a cakewalk for sure.
Let’s have a look at the players who have found this formula and have scored the highest number of fifty-plus scores in the history of Indian Premier League:
<h3>5. Shikhar Dhawan (37)</h3>
<figure id="attachment_335311" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-335311" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-335311" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Delhi-Capitals-4.jpg" alt="Shikhar Dhawan" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-335311" class="wp-caption-text">Shikhar Dhawan. (Photo: IANS)</figcaption></figure>
Shikhar Dhawan is arguably the most underrated opener in IPL. His ability to score boundaries by picking gaps during powerplay with such ease is a delight to watch. He has played for Mumbai, Hyderabad and Delhi in his IPL career but was never able to become the biggest batsman of their line up.
Commonly known as ‘Gabbar’, Dhawan loves playing drives and cuts square of the wicket to trouble the opposition captain. Also, he is smart enough to buy some quick singles in the middle as well. His strike rate of 125 doesn’t tell you how aggressive he can be but with 4500 runs with an average of above 30 proves the level of consistency this Delhi boy poses.
Dhawan more often than not takes his team to the death overs and provides the batsman on the other end enough chance to score freely. Being a senior batsman ‘Jatt boy’ of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/sourav-ganguly-has-been-a-massive-influence-on-indian-cricket-virat-kohli-has-taken-it-to-another-level-david-lloyd/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Indian </a>cricket has been a part of one of the best opening combinations in IPL. One thing that Dhawan would definitely look to improve is that he is yet to hit his debut hundred in IPL even after hitting 37 fifties. Though his highest score of 97 tells us that he is not far away from that.

<h3>4. Rohit Sharma (37)</h3>
<figure id="attachment_147397" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-147397" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-147397" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Rohit-Sharma-IPL.jpg" alt="Rohit Sharma of Mumbai Indians" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-147397" class="wp-caption-text">Rohit Sharma of Mumbai Indians. (Photo: Dhananjay TK/IANS)</figcaption></figure>
Rohit Sharma, the most successful captain of Indian Premier League, finds his place in this list as well. He usually takes his time to settle on the crease but when he does, he has that ability to hit the ball a long way. But there is something special about Rohit, he makes the batting and even power-hitting look so easy that its pleasing to the eyes.
The only thing that separates Rohit and Shikhar’s 37 50+ scores is the century that Rohit Sharma has scored. He started as a youngster with<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/bcci-asked-to-pay-inr-4800-crore-to-deccan-chargers-heres-what-actually-happened/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Deccan Chargers </a>but soon moved to his hometown Mumbai. Since the day he started opening the batting and took over the captaincy, scores have gone better only. He is just 100 runs away from 5000 run mark and with a strike rate of more than 130 and an average of more than 30 he proves his freakish consistency in the cash-rich league.
The limited-overs vice-captain of India has scored 194 sixes in the tournament which tells us about his unbelievable ability to hit big shots with ease. As the coming season is in UAE, we hope Rohit will find his purple patch on the flat pitches as Sanjay Manjarekar once said: “No one is as great to watch as Rohit Sharma when he keeps on going”.

<h3>3. Suresh Raina (39)</h3>
<figure id="attachment_341228" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-341228" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-341228" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Suresh-Raina.jpg" alt="Suresh Raina" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-341228" class="wp-caption-text">Suresh Raina. (Photo: Surjeet Yadav/IANS)</figcaption></figure>
The batsman who has used the platform that IPL provides the most is Suresh Raina. Often regarded as Mr IPL, Raina has scored more than 5000 runs in IPL and was at top of the chart for a very long time. The CSK vice-captain has changed how people used to look at IPL by utilizing the spinning and flat tracks with a great swing that his bat has. Raina has scored 38 fifties and 1 hundred in his 193 IPL matches.
‘Chinna Thala’ is what <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/i-rate-sachin-tendulkars-136-in-chennai-higher-than-sehwags-309-at-multan-saqlain-mushtaq/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chennai </a>people call him locally and why not he has given them so many reasons of joy. He bats at No. 3 and his role is to stay till the end and provide CSK with solidity but never compromise on his run making skills. His 87 runs knock against KXIP out of just 25 balls is also regarded as one of the best knocks played in the history of the tournament.
Raina bowls off-spin too which provides his captain Dhoni to have an extra option in case he needs. But if we call former Gujrat Lions captain the backbone of CSK line up, it won’t be wrong. Raina, with his sheer ability. to hit over mid-wicket area and his class of inside out shot over covers make him so much difficult to bowl. UAE is a place where spinners have always dominated the world-class batsmen but with Raina being there we know, ‘There is always a bigger fish in the sea’.

<h3>2. Virat Kohli (41)</h3>
<figure id="attachment_242910" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-242910" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-242910" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Virat-Kohli-9.jpg" alt="Virat Kohli" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-242910" class="wp-caption-text">Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli in action. (Photo by IANS)</figcaption></figure>
Virat Kohli, the superstar of the game, highest run-getter in IPL and much more. Virat Kohli has redefined cricket since the day he walked on to that the 22 yards. He has scored more than 5400 runs at an average of over 37, which tells us how difficult it is to get him out even in T20 cricket.
The RCB captain has a lot of gears in his engine and more often than not his car reaches the highest one in IPL. Whether he opens the innings or bats at No. 3, his role of staying till the end and playing the long innings remains the same. With a strike rate of more than 130 and 190 sixes in IPL, his ability to transform his innings in the latter part of the 20 overs tells us about his physical and strength a lot.
The breakthrough year in IPL came in 2016 when he scored 973 runs in a single season with 4 tons to his name. In total, he has scored 5 centuries by now with 36 fifties. The only things Virat is yet to achieve is winning an IPL title for his team. He has played all the IPL season for RCB only and would look forward to winning a season for them soon and with this year IPL expected to be played in UAE, RCB, the spin heavy side, surely has a chance this time.

<h3>1. David Warner (48)</h3>
<figure id="attachment_328386" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-328386" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-328386" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/David-Warner-hundred-celebration.jpg" alt="David Warner" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-328386" class="wp-caption-text">David Warner. (Photo: IANS)</figcaption></figure>
It is an irony that an Australian batter is leading the chart of highest 50+ scores in Indian Premier League but such is the class of IPL. Former Australian vice-captain is one of the most successful IPL players and one of the only 3 overseas captains to win IPL. He opens the batting for SRH and his strength lies in providing steady but aggressive start to his team.
With the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/meet-raj-mishra-jasprit-bumrahs-doppelganger-in-hyderabad/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hyderabad</a> pitch being one of the flat but fast pitches of India and Warner’s ability to play shots on the rise comes very handy there. The Hyderabad captain has scored&nbsp; 44 fifties and 4 excellent hundreds in IPL over the years. With an average of 43 and strike rate of above 140, he is often regarded as the most dangerous batsman in IPL.
The interesting thing is that he has already scored more than 4700 runs in just 126 IPL games which tells us how consistent and reliable he is in the league. The one year ban imposed by Cricket Australia (CA) for ‘ball-tampering’ didn’t affect his cricket at all as he is back even stronger and as he has been awarded the captaincy of the team again in IPL 2020, it will interesting to see his progress. Warner, who has all the shots in the books must be ready to go and score runs after this extended break during the summer.

When the T20 cricket started, it was a speculation that this will be bowlers&#8217; graveyard and batsmen will enjoy there time in the middle with some easy &#8216;bang-bang&#8217;. However, it turned out that the bowlers adjusted to the game better than expected and recharged their resources with new ammunition. The need arised for teams to have an anchor that can guide the team till the end so that the other batsmen can have some party in the middle.
IPL the pinnacle of T20 tournaments have kept the same culture and almost all the teams have such a strong personality in their squad. Those who can hit 4s and 6s but are good enough to take the game to the death overs by scoring those important 50s and 100s for their team. Usually, this responsibility is handled by the captain or the senior-most batsman of the team.
More often than not the big innings is played by the batsman batting at the top of the innings but just having more number of balls to face doesn&#8217;t make your job easy. Batting in T20 is an art, modern art to be precise and hence, understanding the same is not a cakewalk for sure.
Let&#8217;s have a look at the players who have found this formula and have scored the highest number of fifty-plus scores in the history of Indian Premier League:
<h3>5. Shikhar Dhawan (37)</h3>
<figure id="attachment_335311" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-335311" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-335311" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Delhi-Capitals-4.jpg" alt="Shikhar Dhawan" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-335311" class="wp-caption-text">Shikhar Dhawan. (Photo: IANS)</figcaption></figure>
Shikhar Dhawan is arguably the most underrated opener in IPL. His ability to score boundaries by picking gaps during powerplay with such ease is a delight to watch. He has played for Mumbai, Hyderabad and Delhi in his IPL career but was never able to become the biggest batsman of their line up.
Commonly known as &#8216;Gabbar&#8217;, Dhawan loves playing drives and cuts square of the wicket to trouble the opposition captain. Also, he is smart enough to buy some quick singles in the middle as well. His strike rate of 125 doesn&#8217;t tell you how aggressive he can be but with 4500 runs with an average of above 30 proves the level of consistency this Delhi boy poses.
Dhawan more often than not takes his team to the death overs and provides the batsman on the other end enough chance to score freely. Being a senior batsman &#8216;Jatt boy&#8217; of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/sourav-ganguly-has-been-a-massive-influence-on-indian-cricket-virat-kohli-has-taken-it-to-another-level-david-lloyd/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Indian </a>cricket has been a part of one of the best opening combinations in IPL. One thing that Dhawan would definitely look to improve is that he is yet to hit his debut hundred in IPL even after hitting 37 fifties. Though his highest score of 97 tells us that he is not far away from that.

<h3>4. Rohit Sharma (37)</h3>
<figure id="attachment_147397" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-147397" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-147397" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Rohit-Sharma-IPL.jpg" alt="Rohit Sharma of Mumbai Indians" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-147397" class="wp-caption-text">Rohit Sharma of Mumbai Indians. (Photo: Dhananjay TK/IANS)</figcaption></figure>
Rohit Sharma, the most successful captain of Indian Premier League, finds his place in this list as well. He usually takes his time to settle on the crease but when he does, he has that ability to hit the ball a long way. But there is something special about Rohit, he makes the batting and even power-hitting look so easy that its pleasing to the eyes.
The only thing that separates Rohit and Shikhar&#8217;s 37 50+ scores is the century that Rohit Sharma has scored. He started as a youngster with<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/bcci-asked-to-pay-inr-4800-crore-to-deccan-chargers-heres-what-actually-happened/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Deccan Chargers </a>but soon moved to his hometown Mumbai. Since the day he started opening the batting and took over the captaincy, scores have gone better only. He is just 100 runs away from 5000 run mark and with a strike rate of more than 130 and an average of more than 30 he proves his freakish consistency in the cash-rich league.
The limited-overs vice-captain of India has scored 194 sixes in the tournament which tells us about his unbelievable ability to hit big shots with ease. As the coming season is in UAE, we hope Rohit will find his purple patch on the flat pitches as Sanjay Manjarekar once said: “No one is as great to watch as Rohit Sharma when he keeps on going&#8221;.

<h3>3. Suresh Raina (39)</h3>
<figure id="attachment_341228" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-341228" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-341228" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Suresh-Raina.jpg" alt="Suresh Raina" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-341228" class="wp-caption-text">Suresh Raina. (Photo: Surjeet Yadav/IANS)</figcaption></figure>
The batsman who has used the platform that IPL provides the most is Suresh Raina. Often regarded as Mr IPL, Raina has scored more than 5000 runs in IPL and was at top of the chart for a very long time. The CSK vice-captain has changed how people used to look at IPL by utilizing the spinning and flat tracks with a great swing that his bat has. Raina has scored 38 fifties and 1 hundred in his 193 IPL matches.
&#8216;Chinna Thala&#8217; is what <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/i-rate-sachin-tendulkars-136-in-chennai-higher-than-sehwags-309-at-multan-saqlain-mushtaq/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chennai </a>people call him locally and why not he has given them so many reasons of joy. He bats at No. 3 and his role is to stay till the end and provide CSK with solidity but never compromise on his run making skills. His 87 runs knock against KXIP out of just 25 balls is also regarded as one of the best knocks played in the history of the tournament.
Raina bowls off-spin too which provides his captain Dhoni to have an extra option in case he needs. But if we call former Gujrat Lions captain the backbone of CSK line up, it won&#8217;t be wrong. Raina, with his sheer ability. to hit over mid-wicket area and his class of inside out shot over covers make him so much difficult to bowl. UAE is a place where spinners have always dominated the world-class batsmen but with Raina being there we know, &#8216;There is always a bigger fish in the sea&#8217;.

<h3>2. Virat Kohli (41)</h3>
<figure id="attachment_242910" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-242910" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-242910" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Virat-Kohli-9.jpg" alt="Virat Kohli" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-242910" class="wp-caption-text">Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli in action. (Photo by IANS)</figcaption></figure>
Virat Kohli, the superstar of the game, highest run-getter in IPL and much more. Virat Kohli has redefined cricket since the day he walked on to that the 22 yards. He has scored more than 5400 runs at an average of over 37, which tells us how difficult it is to get him out even in T20 cricket.
The RCB captain has a lot of gears in his engine and more often than not his car reaches the highest one in IPL. Whether he opens the innings or bats at No. 3, his role of staying till the end and playing the long innings remains the same. With a strike rate of more than 130 and 190 sixes in IPL, his ability to transform his innings in the latter part of the 20 overs tells us about his physical and strength a lot.
The breakthrough year in IPL came in 2016 when he scored 973 runs in a single season with 4 tons to his name. In total, he has scored 5 centuries by now with 36 fifties. The only things Virat is yet to achieve is winning an IPL title for his team. He has played all the IPL season for RCB only and would look forward to winning a season for them soon and with this year IPL expected to be played in UAE, RCB, the spin heavy side, surely has a chance this time.

<h3>1. David Warner (48)</h3>
<figure id="attachment_328386" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-328386" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-328386" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/David-Warner-hundred-celebration.jpg" alt="David Warner" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-328386" class="wp-caption-text">David Warner. (Photo: IANS)</figcaption></figure>
It is an irony that an Australian batter is leading the chart of highest 50+ scores in Indian Premier League but such is the class of IPL. Former Australian vice-captain is one of the most successful IPL players and one of the only 3 overseas captains to win IPL. He opens the batting for SRH and his strength lies in providing steady but aggressive start to his team.
With the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/meet-raj-mishra-jasprit-bumrahs-doppelganger-in-hyderabad/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hyderabad</a> pitch being one of the flat but fast pitches of India and Warner&#8217;s ability to play shots on the rise comes very handy there. The Hyderabad captain has scored  44 fifties and 4 excellent hundreds in IPL over the years. With an average of 43 and strike rate of above 140, he is often regarded as the most dangerous batsman in IPL.
The interesting thing is that he has already scored more than 4700 runs in just 126 IPL games which tells us how consistent and reliable he is in the league. The one year ban imposed by Cricket Australia (CA) for &#8216;ball-tampering&#8217; didn&#8217;t affect his cricket at all as he is back even stronger and as he has been awarded the captaincy of the team again in IPL 2020, it will interesting to see his progress. Warner, who has all the shots in the books must be ready to go and score runs after this extended break during the summer.

Batting in T20 is an art, modern art to be precise and hence, understanding the same is not a cakewalk for sure.

Top 5 batsmen with most 50+ scores in the IPL

Batting in T20 is an art, modern art to be precise and hence, understanding the same is not a cakewalk for sure, especially in the cash-rich IPL.