Gayle’s Unbreakable Record: Highest Individual Score in IPL

In its inception, the Indian Premier League (IPL) made a powerful impact. On April 18, 2008, during the tournament’s first match, Brendon McCullum’s performance fitted into the framework of the energetic style of play, in whose honor an epoch was to be created in cricket history. 

Scoring an unbeaten 158 runs for the Kolkata Knight Riders against the Royal Challengers Bangalore off 73 balls, McCullum hit an unbelievable 13 sixes and 10 fours. His explosion of runs took the KKR to 222/3, the first-ever IPL team to cross the 200-run mark. 

Any innings after that truly historic inning would take an extra bit of history, as it stood untouched for five long years. This hard task was assigned to none other than the mighty Jamaican batsman Chris Gayle, competent enough to scare any team with his T20 performances. In a milestone-challenging endeavour, Gayle smashed 175 off 66 balls not out for Royal Challengers Bangalore (now Royal Challengers Bengaluru) against the Pune Warriors in IPL 2013. 

The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium has borne witness to many scintillating contests, but none matched the power exhibition. Chris Gayle’s knock is still the highest individual score in IPL and all of T20 cricket. He scored the 175 at an attack rate of 265.15, which is incredible, and this included 13 fours and an astonishing 17 sixes.

Highest Individual Scores by Batters in IPL 

Check out the highest individual scores in IPL history with their top records and unforgettable innings, a quick summary listed below: