Decoding batters with most 50+ scores inside powerplay overs (IPL)
SRH openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma demolished the LSG bowling attack in Match 57 of IPL 2024. Both batters put up a boundary-hitting exhibition as SRH accomplished the 166-run target in just 9.4 overs. Meanwhile, this was the fourth occasion of Head completing his fifty inside the powerplay overs. Here are the batters with the most 50-plus scores within the powerplay (IPL).
Chris Gayle - 3
Universe Boss Chris Gayle is arguably the most dangerous opener in the history of T20 cricket. The former Royal Challengers Bengaluru ace touched the 50-run mark inside the powerplay on three occasions. As per ESPNcricinfo, he struck 2,336 powerplay runs in the cash-rich league at an impressive strike rate of 134.17. The tally includes a total of 138 maximums.
Sunil Narine - 3
Kolkata Knight Riders' Sunil Narine also owns three 50-plus scores inside the powerplay in IPL. Narine, who is also among the best spinners in T20 history, has become more than a 'pinch hitter' now. The southpaw owns 923 runs in this phase as his strike rate of 172.52 is the highest among batters with at least 500 powerplay runs in IPL.
Travis Head - 4
All of Travis Head's four fifty-plus powerplay scores in IPL have come in the ongoing season. The southpaw owns 396 runs in this phase at a jaw-dropping strike rate of 205.18. Three of his half-centuries in the ongoing season have come inside 19 deliveries. His brilliance in the LSG match meant SRH were 107/0 after six overs. Head returned unbeaten on 89* (30 balls)
David Warner - 6
One of the most consistent openers in IPL history, David Warner tops this list. The Australian, who is currently associated with Delhi Capitals, has six 60-plus scores in this regard. He has tallied 3,302 runs inside the first six overs in the cash-rich league as his strike rate reads a healthy 138.39. Warner has 105 sixes in this phase.
