IPL 2024: Batters with highest batting average in powerplay

New Delhi: The ongoing season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 has broken many records. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) broke the record of the highest team total in the tournament history twice this season. Indian star batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are in the list of the top 3 highest run-getters of the season. Likes of Sunil Narine, Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head consistently providing explosive starts in the powerplay. This season also has the highest run rate of 9.11 in the powerplay. Take a look at the list of batters with the highest average in the powerplay.

5. Sai Sudharsan

GT batter Sai Sudharsan has been in good form this season. He has scored 238 in seven matches at a strike rate of 127.96. But his batting average in powerplay is 88. Sai along with Shubman opened in the few matches for the Titans after Wriddhiman Saha got injured.

4. Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli is the leading run-scorer of the IPL 2024. Virat scored 361 runs in the 7 matches at a strike rate of 147.35. Kohli and Dinesh Karthik are the only two players who are consistently contributing with the bat for RCB. Virat has a batting average of 88.50 in the first six overs.

3. Rohit Sharma

After a slow start to the season, Rohit Sharma is back in his old form. Rohit scored a hundred in the last match against CSK. He has scored 297 runs in the seven matches at a strike rate of 164.09. Rohit and Ishan Kishan consistently providing a fiery start to the MI in the powerplay. The former MI captain has an average of 93.50 in the powerplay.

2. Travis Head

Australian batter Travis Head has been in a sensational form in this year’s IPL for SRH. He is providing an astonishing start to his franchise in the powerplay along with Abhishek. He has the second-highest average of 176 in the powerplay. Head has scored 235 runs in five matches at a strike rate of 199.15.

1. Sunil Narine

KKR batter Sunil Narine tops the list with an average of 182 in the powerplay. Narine has been providing an explosive start to the KKR in powerplay. The West Indian all-rounder has scored 276 runs in six matches at a strike rate of 187.76.

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