Scoring 500-plus runs in an IPL season requires you to perform with consistency and dedication throughout the season. It’s never easy maintaining good form throughout the long tournament, which consists of a minimum of 14 IPL matches.
Thus, scoring 500+ runs in an IPL season is a mammoth task to achieve. But what about achieving it again and again? That’s something very few cricketers have been able to do.
So here is a list of batters who have scored 500-plus runs in an IPL season the most times.
Most 500+ Runs Seasons in IPL
| Player | No. of 500+ Seasons | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli | 8 | 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| David Warner | 7 | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2023 |
| KL Rahul | 7 | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | 5 | 2012, 2016, 2019 , 2020, 2021 |
| Quinton de Kock | 3 | 2019, 2020, 2022 |
| Chris Gayle | 3 | 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Suresh Raina | 3 | 2010, 2013, 2014 |
| Gautam Gambhir | 3 | 2008, 2012, 2016 |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | 3 | 2021, 2023, 2024 |
| Jos Buttler | 3 | 2018, 2022, 2025 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | 3 | 2018, 2023. 2025 |
| Shaun Marsh | 2 | 2008, 2011 |
| AB de Villiers | 2 | 2015, 2016 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 2 | 2010, 2011 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 2 | 2012, 2015 |
| Shane Watson | 2 | 2013, 2018 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 2 | 2014, 2021 |
| Faf du Plesses | 2 | 2021, 2023 |
| Shubman Gill | 2 | 2023, 2025 |
| Sai Sudharsan | 2 | 2024, 2025 |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | 2 | 2023, 2025 |
Key Insights
David Warner finds a place at the No. 1 Position on this list. The destructive Australian batsman has scored 500+ runs in seven IPL seasons, which is the most by any player in the history of IPL. Warner also has a record for winning the Orange Cap the most times in the IPL.
Virat Kohli is level with Warner with seven 500+ runs IPL seasons. KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan are the other batters who have smashed 500+ runs in five or more IPL seasons. Kohli and Dhawan occupy the top two spots in IPL’s all-time run-scorers list.
MS Dhoni, who has scored over 5000 runs in the IPL, has never scored 500+ runs in a single season. He is also the only player in the top 10 run scorers in IPL with zero 500+ seasons.
Consecutive 500+ Runs in an IPL Season
Sunrisers Hyderabad batsman David Warner has scored 500-plus runs in six straight seasons he was part of – 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2020. He missed the 2018 season because of the ball-tampering ban.
Former Kings XI Punjab captain KL Rahul ed Warner by smashing 500-plus runs in five consecutive IPL seasons from 2018 to 2022. He was the backbone of Punjab’s batting unit till 2021 before he switched to Lucknow Super Giants in 2022.
