Tilak Varma has quietly grown into one of IPL’s most explosive young batters, stacking 1,499 runs in just four seasons with Mumbai Indians. Opening or floating in the middle order, the left-hander has faced 1,038 balls and smashed them at a scorching strike-rate of 144. Translation: every seven balls fetch at least one boundary, be it one of his 113 fours or 74 sixes. His fifty-plus scores already read eight, with a best of 84 not out, showing he can anchor or accelerate at will. More importantly, all the damage has come in only 51 innings; that is nearly 30 runs per knock and a boundary every other over. The numbers underline why MI have kept the Hyderabad prodigy in their core since 2022. While he has rolled his arm over occasionally—22 balls, 28 runs, no wickets—the story is overwhelmingly about the willow. In an era where 140-plus strike-rates define match-winners, Varma’s 144 slots him among the league’s elite finishers. Expect the tally of 1499 to race past 2,000 as he enters his prime seasons at the Wankhede cauldron.

Yashasvi Bhupendra Jaiswal IPL Story: 2,166 runs, 258 fours, 92 sixes in six seasons with Rajasthan Royals From his 2020 debut to the ongoing 2025 season, Yashasvi Jaiswal has become the beating heart of Rajasthan Royals’ top order. In 66 innings the left-hander has piled up 2,166 runs off just 1,417 balls, translating to a blistering strike rate of 152. The numbers explode further when you notice the 258 fours and 92 sixes, proof of his fearless boundary-hunting style. His fifteen half-centuries and two scintillating hundreds, including a career-best 124, underline match-winning pedigree rather than cameo promise. Having worn the Royals cap every single season since 2020, Jaiswal offers rare continuity in the ever-changing IPL carousel. Each year the franchise has banked on his ability to turn powerplay overs into boundary carnivals, and the opener has delivered with relentless consistency. With no bowling aspirations—his solitary over went for six runs—his entire focus remains on dismantling attacks, making him a pure batting asset in fantasy and real-world XIs alike. Heading into the 2025 playoffs push, expect Yashasvi Jaiswal to keep teeing off at 150-plus strike rates, peppering the arc between long-on and deep point with those 92 sixes and counting.

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