David Warner IPL career – 6,565 runs at 139 strike-rate across 15 seasons Australian opener David Warner has turned the IPL into his personal highlight reel, amassing 6,565 runs from 4,697 balls since his 2009 debut with Delhi. The left-hander has blasted 663 fours and 236 sixes, translating to a boundary every 4.9 balls. Warner has reached fifty 62 times and gone past three figures on four occasions, his highest an unbeaten 126. After early seasons with Delhi Capitals, Warner became the heartbeat of Sunrisers Hyderabad, captaining the side to the 2016 title with 848 runs that year alone. He returned to Delhi Capitals in 2022 and, still going strong in 2024, has now faced 184 innings for two franchises while maintaining the same explosive intent. A solitary over with the ball is the only deviation from his batting master-class, underlining why Warner is remembered as one of the most feared IPL openers ever.

Sanath Jayasuriya lit up three IPL seasons with Mumbai Indians, hammering 768 runs at a jaw-dropping strike rate of 144. Over 532 balls he smashed 84 fours and 39 towering sixes, turning every 13th legal delivery into a boundary. His 30 innings featured four half-centuries and one unforgettable century—an unbeaten 114 that stood as his highest score. While primarily a batting cyclone, Jayasuriya also rolled his left-arm spin for 21 innings, claiming 13 wickets at a strike rate of 22.6 and once rattling the opposition with a three-wicket burst. From 2008 to 2010, the Sri Lankan legend was Mumbai’s ultimate game-breaker.

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