Powerplay Strike Rate Leaders — IPL 2026

Name: CricketStudio canonical ball-by-ball aggregate · IPL 2026
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Top batting strike rates inside the field-restriction overs (1-6) — the season's most aggressive openers + finishers.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi leads IPL 2026 powerplay strike rate leaders with 233.6 pp strike rate (521 runs · 223 PP balls · 16 matches).

Top 10

Rank	PP strike rate	Subject	Detail
#1	233.6	Vaibhav Suryavanshi · Rajasthan Royals	521 runs · 223 PP balls · 16 matches Show 8 events RR vs GT · 2026-05-29 · over — 31* (17 balls, SR 182.4) SRH vs RR · 2026-05-27 · over — 60* (20 balls, SR 300.0) MI vs RR · 2026-05-24 · over — 4 (6 balls, SR 66.7) RR vs LSG · 2026-05-19 · over — 25* (16 balls, SR 156.3) DC vs RR · 2026-05-17 · over — 42* (16 balls, SR 262.5) RR vs GT · 2026-05-09 · over — 36 (16 balls, SR 225.0) RR vs DC · 2026-05-01 · over — 4 (2 balls, SR 200.0) PBKS vs RR · 2026-04-28 · over — 43 (16 balls, SR 268.8)
#2	227.3	Josh Inglis · Lucknow Super Giants	175 runs · 77 PP balls · 5 matches Show 5 events LSG vs PBKS · 2026-05-23 · over — 19* (12 balls, SR 158.3) RR vs LSG · 2026-05-19 · over — 49* (22 balls, SR 222.7) LSG vs CSK · 2026-05-15 · over — 21* (14 balls, SR 150.0) CSK vs LSG · 2026-05-10 · over — 73* (24 balls, SR 304.2) MI vs LSG · 2026-05-04 · over — 13 (5 balls, SR 260.0)
#3	226.2	Venkatesh Iyer · Royal Challengers Bengaluru	95 runs · 42 PP balls · 3 matches Show 3 events RCB vs GT · 2026-05-31 · over — 32 (16 balls, SR 200.0) RCB vs GT · 2026-05-26 · over — 19 (7 balls, SR 271.4) SRH vs RCB · 2026-05-22 · over — 44 (19 balls, SR 231.6)
#4	217.0	Urvil Patel · Chennai Super Kings	102 runs · 47 PP balls · 7 matches Show 7 events GT vs CSK · 2026-05-21 · over — 0 (2 balls, SR 0.0) CSK vs SRH · 2026-05-18 · over — 13 (8 balls, SR 162.5) LSG vs CSK · 2026-05-15 · over — 2* (5 balls, SR 40.0) CSK vs LSG · 2026-05-10 · over — 42* (9 balls, SR 466.7) DC vs CSK · 2026-05-05 · over — 17* (8 balls, SR 212.5) CSK vs MI · 2026-05-02 · over — 24 (12 balls, SR 200.0) GT vs CSK · 2026-04-26 · over — 4 (3 balls, SR 133.3)
#5	216.2	Priyansh Arya · Punjab Kings	294 runs · 136 PP balls · 13 matches Show 8 events LSG vs PBKS · 2026-05-23 · over — 0 (1 balls, SR 0.0) PBKS vs RCB · 2026-05-17 · over — 0 (3 balls, SR 0.0) PBKS vs MI · 2026-05-14 · over — 22 (17 balls, SR 129.4) PBKS vs DC · 2026-05-11 · over — 50* (26 balls, SR 192.3) SRH vs PBKS · 2026-05-06 · over — 1 (3 balls, SR 33.3) GT vs PBKS · 2026-05-03 · over — 2 (2 balls, SR 100.0) PBKS vs RR · 2026-04-28 · over — 29 (11 balls, SR 263.6) DC vs PBKS · 2026-04-25 · over — 38* (14 balls, SR 271.4)
#6	214.5	Abhishek Sharma · Sunrisers Hyderabad	369 runs · 172 PP balls · 15 matches Show 8 events SRH vs RR · 2026-05-27 · over — 0 (2 balls, SR 0.0) SRH vs RCB · 2026-05-22 · over — 26* (14 balls, SR 185.7) CSK vs SRH · 2026-05-18 · over — 18* (14 balls, SR 128.6) GT vs SRH · 2026-05-12 · over — 6 (4 balls, SR 150.0) SRH vs PBKS · 2026-05-06 · over — 35 (13 balls, SR 269.2) SRH vs KKR · 2026-05-03 · over — 15 (10 balls, SR 150.0) MI vs SRH · 2026-04-29 · over — 36* (17 balls, SR 211.8) RR vs SRH · 2026-04-25 · over — 34* (17 balls, SR 200.0)
#7	189.6	Finn Allen · Kolkata Knight Riders	201 runs · 106 PP balls · 10 matches Show 8 events KKR vs DC · 2026-05-24 · over — 20 (13 balls, SR 153.8) KKR vs MI · 2026-05-20 · over — 8 (5 balls, SR 160.0) KKR vs GT · 2026-05-16 · over — 31* (15 balls, SR 206.7) RCB vs KKR · 2026-05-13 · over — 18 (8 balls, SR 225.0) DC vs KKR · 2026-05-08 · over — 20 (17 balls, SR 117.6) SRH vs KKR · 2026-05-03 · over — 29 (13 balls, SR 223.1) CSK vs KKR · 2026-04-14 · over — 1 (3 balls, SR 33.3) KKR vs LSG · 2026-04-09 · over — 9 (8 balls, SR 112.5)
#8	184.9	Ayush Mhatre · Chennai Super Kings	98 runs · 53 PP balls · 5 matches Show 5 events SRH vs CSK · 2026-04-18 · over — 30 (13 balls, SR 230.8) CSK vs KKR · 2026-04-14 · over — 38 (17 balls, SR 223.5) RCB vs CSK · 2026-04-05 · over — 1 (3 balls, SR 33.3) CSK vs PBKS · 2026-04-03 · over — 29* (19 balls, SR 152.6) RR vs CSK · 2026-03-30 · over — 0 (1 balls, SR 0.0)
#9	183.7	Sarfaraz Khan · Chennai Super Kings	79 runs · 43 PP balls · 5 matches Show 5 events GT vs CSK · 2026-04-26 · over — 0 (1 balls, SR 0.0) MI vs CSK · 2026-04-23 · over — 14 (8 balls, SR 175.0) SRH vs CSK · 2026-04-18 · over — 4* (3 balls, SR 133.3) RCB vs CSK · 2026-04-05 · over — 46* (23 balls, SR 200.0) RR vs CSK · 2026-03-30 · over — 15* (8 balls, SR 187.5)
#10	182.7	Ayush Badoni · Lucknow Super Giants	95 runs · 52 PP balls · 6 matches Show 6 events LSG vs PBKS · 2026-05-23 · over — 42* (16 balls, SR 262.5) LSG vs RR · 2026-04-22 · over — 0 (1 balls, SR 0.0) PBKS vs LSG · 2026-04-19 · over — 35 (21 balls, SR 166.7) LSG vs GT · 2026-04-12 · over — 5* (5 balls, SR 100.0) KKR vs LSG · 2026-04-09 · over — 13* (8 balls, SR 162.5) LSG vs DC · 2026-04-01 · over — 0* (1 balls, SR 0.0)