The IPL 2021 season will begin on April 9, 2021, in Chennai, with the first match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians. The match will take place at Chennai’s M Chidambaram Stadium.
The six other teams in the IPL 2021 tournament are Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Capitals, Rajasthan Royals, and Punjab Kings, in addition to Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians. Both IPL matches will be held at just six venues, with the playoffs and final both taking place at the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmadabad.
IPL 2021 is a tournament where hard-hitting batsmen are extremely important to a team’s success. With their quick-fire batting style, these players not only hit big shots during their innings, but they also raise the run rate. These batsmen have a very high batting strike rate as a result of this. In this article, we’ll look at the top five batsmen in the Indian Premier League by strike rate.
5. Moeen Ali
In the Indian Premier League, Moeen Ali has the fifth highest strike rate. So far, the England cricketer has appeared in 17 innings. After facing 195 deliveries, he has scored 309 runs. In the IPL, he has a strike rate of 158.46. From IPL 2018 to IPL 2020, Moeen Ali was a member of Royal Challengers Bangalore. RCB launched the England all-rounder ahead of the IPL 2021 auction. In the IPL 2021 auction, Chennai Super Kings paid Rs. 7 crore for Moeen Ali.
4. Hardik Pandya
Hardik Pandya, a hard-hitting Indian batsman, has the fourth highest strike rate in the IPL. So far in the IPL, the Mumbai Indians all-rounder has played 74 innings. In the IPL, he has 1349 runs in 847 deliveries, giving him a strike rate of 159.26 for the tournament. Hardik Pandya has been a key player for the Mumbai Indians since the IPL 2015 season began.
3. Sunil Narine
In the Indian Premier League, Sunil Narine has the third highest strike rate. Sunil Narine has batted in 66 IPL innings so far. The West Indies all-rounder has faced 543 deliveries and scored 892 runs in that period. Sunil Narine currently has a strike rate of 164.27 in the IPL. Sunil Narine has been a member of the Kolkata Knight Riders since the 2012 Indian Premier League. In the IPL 2021, he will play for KKR once more.
2. Nicholas Pooran
In the Indian Premier League, Nicholas Pooran is a relatively young entry. He has the second highest strike rate in the IPL, thanks to his fast batting style. He has so far completed 20 innings in the IPL, facing 315 deliveries and scoring 521 runs.
In the Indian Premier League, he has a strike rate of 165.39. In the 2017 Indian Premier League, Nicholas Pooran was a member of the Mumbai Indians. He has been a member of the Punjab Kings since the start of the IPL 2019.
1. Andre Russell
With a strike rate of 182.33, Andre Russell has the highest strike rate in the IPL. The West Indian cricketer is a member of the Kolkata Knight Riders team. He has played 832 balls and scored 1517 runs in 61 innings. Russell is a major hitter who boosts the run rate in the death overs with his hard-hitting bowling. Russell played for the Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League in 2012 and 2013. Russell has been a member of the Kolkata Knight Riders since the 2014 Indian Premier League.