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Aussie left-handed batter David Warner has a record for the most runs for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL history. But who are the other top run scorers for the SRH in the IPL for the season?
Hyderabad-based IPL franchise cricket team Sunrisers Hyderabad made its IPL debut in the 2013 IPL season and won its maiden IPL trophy in the 2016 IPL season. Sunrisers Hyderabad played six times in IPL playoffs for the IPL 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020. Thanks to Sunrisers Hyderabad’s strong batting lineup.
So here we are covering all the top 5 SRH players who scored the most runs for the team during their IPL career.
Let’s start with SRH’s top most runs scorer in the IPL for all tournaments.
Most Runs for SRH in IPL 2024
| POS | PLAYER | MATCHES | INN | RUNS | SR | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travis Head | 13 | 13 | 533 | 199.63 | 61 | 31 |
| 2 | Abhishek Sharma | 14 | 14 | 470 | 207.05 | 35 | 41 |
| 3 | Heinrich Klaasen | 14 | 13 | 413 | 180.35 | 18 | 34 |
| 4 | Nitish Kumar Reddy | 11 | 9 | 285 | 148.44 | 14 | 20 |
| 5 | Aiden Markram | 9 | 9 | 199 | 130.92 | 15 | 4 |
SRH’s Top Runs Scorer in IPL Till Now
We have also listed the top 10 Sunrisers Hyderabad batters with the most runs in the IPL history. Naman Ojha who is the top 10 most run score for Hyderabad has bagged 584 runs in his 56 matches during his IPL career.
The table below has the all top ten SRH most run scorers in the IPL for the overall IPL seasons –
| Player | Span | Matches | Runs | High Score | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Warner | 2014-2021 | 95 | 4014 | 126 | 142.59 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | 2013-2018 | 91 | 2768 | 92* | 125.13 |
| Kane Williamson | 2015-2022 | 76 | 2101 | 89 | 126.03 |
| Manish Pandey | 2018-2021 | 51 | 1345 | 83* | 124.76 |
| Jonny Bairstow | 2019-2021 | 28 | 1038 | 114 | 142.19 |
| Abhishek Sharma | 2019-2023 | 44 | 830 | 75 | 134.52 |
| Moises Henriques | 2014-2017 | 42 | 755 | 74* | 128.83 |
| Rahul Tripathi | 2022-2023 | 27 | 686 | 76 | 144.72 |
| Aiden Markram | 2022-2023 | 27 | 629 | 68* | 133.54 |
| Naman Ojha | 2014-2017 | 56 | 584 | 79* | 120.41 |
David Warner – 4014 runs
David Warner is the leading run scorer for the Hyderabad franchise in the IPL. Warner bagged 4014 runs with a strike rate of 142.59 including a 126 highest score in the 95 IPL matches he played for the SRH. David Warner is the only player with a record of 3 times Orange Cap winner during the IPL 2015, IPL 2017, and 2019 for the SRH.
Shikhar Dhawan – 2768 runs
Second place holds by Shikhar Dhawan who has the record of the most runs for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL. One of the deadliest opening Indian batters Shikhar Dhawan scored 2768 runs with a 125.13 strike rate in the 91 IPL matches. He also has an unbeaten highest score of 92* for the SRH.
Kane Williamson – 2101 runs
Kane Williamson is the third-most run scorer for Sunrisers Hyderabad and the second player who won the orange cap for scoring the most in the IPL 2018 season. He has scored 2101 runs with a strike rate of 126.03 in the total 76 IPL matches played for the Hyderabad franchise in the IPL.
Manish Pandey – 1345 runs
Manish Pandey, the Indian middle-order batter comes next on the list of top SRH batters with the most run scorer in the IPL all-time. Manish Pandey has scored 1345 runs with a strike rate of 124.76 in the 58 IPL matches.
Jonny Bairstow – 1038 runs
English wicketkeeper and batter Jonny Bairstow is the top 5th cricketer in IPL history who has scored the most runs for the Sunrisers Hyderabad. In the 28 IPL matches for SRH, Jonny Bairstow has scored 1038 runs with a highest score of 114 runs and an impressive strike rate of 142.19.
