Rajasthan Royals batter Jos Buttler has piled up the highest runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He has smacked 3 centuries in the seven matches he played this season along with two fifties. His third century came against Delhi Capitals on April 22 and took his tally to 491 at a strike rate of 161.51. He has hit 32 sixes this season so far.
IPL 2022: Jos Buttler scored the highest runs in the first seven matches in IPL history
The batter from England is all set to break Virat Kohli’s record of most runs in one season. The former skipper of RCB had mustered 973 runs in IPL 2016. Buttler can score 1000 runs with the form he is in right now. Jos Buttler has also broken the record of Chris Gayle. He has held the record of scoring 436 runs in the first seven matches in IPL 2011. Gayle had later mustered 608 runs in 12 matches in 2011 and piled up three fifties and two hundred.
Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell and David Warner scored 400 and more runs in the first seven matches of an IPL season. Kohli mustered 433 runs in the 2016 IPL. David Warner shattered Virat Kohli’s records and reached the 400 run mark halfway in 2019.
Most runs scored by a cricketer in the first seven matches in an IPL season
| Player | Runs | Year |
| Jos Buttler | 491 | 2022 |
| Chris Gayle | 436 | 2011 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 435 | 2014 |
| Virat Kohli | 433 | 2016 |
| David Warner | 400 | 2019 |
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