Highest Individual Scores In IPL By Indians

Poulomi Chakraborty

Abhishek Sharma's Classic Century (Source: @CricCrazyJohns/x.com)Abhishek Sharma's Classic Century (Source: @CricCrazyJohns/x.com)

The Indian Premier League has always presented some of the maddest cricket memories, as some batters have taken the excitement to the next level. Their batting brilliance has taken the entertainment sky high. The SRH vs PBKS clash of the IPL 2025 was no exception to that.

While chasing down a massive total of 246 runs, Abhishek Sharma’s brilliance paved the way for a successful run chase. With his destructive knock, he smashed the highest individual score by an Indian in the tournament. Let’s take a look at the top 5 highest scores by Indian players in the IPL.

5. Murali Vijay - 127 Against Rajasthan Royals

In the cricket world, Murali Vijay is a classic batter who has showcased some of the brilliant knocks in the IPL arena. In IPL 2010, he played his best IPL knock of 127 runs against the Rajasthan Royals.

While opening the innings with Matthew Hayden, the CSK batter shone with a master classh. After smashing a well-crafted century, he played a destructive knock of 127 runs in a mere 56 deliveries with a strike rate of 226.79. This ranks as the fifth-highest individual score by an Indian in IPL history.

4. Rishabh Pant- 128* Against Sunrisers Hyderabad

In the cricket arena, Rishabh Pant is known for his aggressive mindset and attacking batting style. As that has been one of his biggest weapons, he played his best IPL knock against the Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2018.

With Delhi Capitals in early trouble, Pant took charge and unleashed a brutal counterattack. He hammered an unbeaten 128 off just 63 balls, smashing 15 fours and 7 sixes in the process. With that unbelievable knock, he is standing in fourth position in the table.

3. Shubman Gill - 129 Against Mumbai Indians

Shubman Gill has always been a modern-day batting star, depending on his unreal batting brilliance. In IPL 2023, he smashed his best IPL knock against the Mumbai Indians in the Qualifier 2 match. While opening the innings, he smashed a thrilling century and extended that to a classy knock of 129 runs in just 60 deliveries with a strike rate of 215.00.

His timing, precision, and fearless strokeplay left the opposition stunned and powered his team to a strong total.. With that knock, he has registered third third-highest score as an Indian in IPL.

2. KL Rahul - 132* Against Royal Challengers Bengaluru

The cricket world knows about KL Rahul’s brilliance on the field, and the IPL arena has witnessed his brilliance a few times now. In IPL 2020, he smashed the second-highest individual score in IPL as an Indian batter.

While opening the innings for the Punjab Kings alongside Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul unlocked his beast mode. After smashing a thrilling ton in just 56 deliveries, he played an unbeaten knock of 132 runs in a mere 69 balls with 14 boundaries and 7 over-boundaries. That knock played a crucial role in securing Punjab’s victory.

1. Abhishek Sharma - 141 vs Punjab Kings

As the IPL 2025 is unfolding with unmatchable excitement in almost every encounter, the Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings clash was nothing different from that. While chasing down a massive total of 246 runs, Abhishek Sharma brought out his destructive mode.

After lighting up the stage with a 40-ball century, he carried on the dominance and played a remarkable innings of 141 runs in just 55 balls with a whopping strike rate of 256.36. Boundaries rained, records crumbled, and with that thunderous knock, he etched his name in history books with the highest-ever individual score by an Indian in IPL.