Top 5 Players with Most Runs at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in IPL History
The mention of M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is synonymous with passionate Bengaluru crowd, which certainly can’t escape someone’s mind. The way they support their home side, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), is mind-blowing, as RCB enjoys the highest fan following on social media, amongst all other teams. Though the team hasn’t won a title yet, the squad is on the hunt for it for the last 17 years. There has been no shortage of enthusiasm and energy since the day one until today. The M. Chinnaswamy stadium is the home ground of RCB and has an approximate capacity of 30,000 plus spectators.
The ground is known for its batting friendly surface, providing the batsmen enough scope to play their shots fearlessly and score runs in style. It has the unofficial tag of being a batter’s paradise and nightmare for the fast bowlers, as teams often end up chasing even 200 plus targets in the T20 format quite easily. As evident from the records available, teams have won more than 52 percent of matches while chasing targets. It clearly indicates teams prefer to field here first and then chase the posted targets.
So far, the venue has hosted a total of 98 IPL matches since 2008 and is about to complete its century soon in the ongoing 2025 edition of IPL. The first IPL match played on this ground was the first-ever match in the history of the tournament, between the home team Royal Challengers Bangalore and the visitors Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). This was the inaugural match played in April 2008, which gave the perfect start to a tournament that has now become equivalent as the world’s biggest cricket league event.
The ‘Play Bold’ squad, who has Virat Kohli as their team member since the first season itself has been responsible for taking the side to new heights, along with some other stalwarts too. The venue has witnessed many impressive individual and team performances that are still alive in fans’ minds. Fast bowlers manage to find some help as they work their way up with their variations, but there’s nothing much for spinners as they tend to go for runs. Sunrisers Hyderabad’s (SRH) 287 for 3 against RCB is the highest team total at this venue, made in the 18th edition of IPL. Let us see the top five players who have scored the most runs at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
1) Virat Kohli – The man leading and topping the charts in none other than Virat Kohli. As the position holder, King Kohli has admitted Chinnaswamy Stadium is his favourite ground to bat on in the IPL. He leads the run chart by miles, as the former RCB skipper has netted 3140 runs from the 90 innings played by him. His four centuries and twenty-three fifties are the most by a batter at this venue. Kohli has an impressive strike rate of 142 plus and a batting average of 34.8 on this iconic ground. His highest score to date is 113, scored on this ground during one of the earlier innings of his IPL career.
2) AB de Villiers – The second position is occupied by Mr. 360, AB de Villiers. The former South African wicket-keeper batsman has retired from the format a while ago but continues to be involved with the team affairs quite passionately. AB has hammered 1960 runs in total, at a strike rate of 161.18. With his average of 43.5 from the 58 innings that he has batted in, ABD has managed to score one century and fifteen half-centuries. The personal best score on this ground was his 129 not out and has earned him the reputation of being one of the greatest batsmen to have ever played the game.
3) Chris Gayle – The next position in the order belongs to someone who has popularized long hits world over. Chris Gayle, the tall man from West Indies has scored 1561 runs from just 44 innings played. Gayle has been known to provide absolute entertainment while batting, as his shots often had ball being thrown in all areas of the ground and quite often even outside it. Chris rewrote T20 record books at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium during one of the matches, as his unbeaten 175 remains the highest individual score in the format to date. His 30-ball century is the fastest in IPL history even after 12 years, a record which is yet to be broken.
4) Faf du Plessis – The next on the elite list is another RCB veteran, Faf du Plessis. This South African opener has captained RCB for three seasons from 2022 to 2024, and in addition has also been a part of the Chennai Super Kings, before joining Delhi Capitals squad for the 2025 edition. From the 18 innings played for RCB, he has made 653 runs at the Chinnaswamy ground. He has smashed eight half-centuries during his batting here, with an average of 43.5 and a strike rate of 159. The highest score scored by Faf was his 79 not out from 46 balls that powered RCB to a thumping win against LSG in 2023.
5) Dinesh Karthik – The fifth position is occupied by a player who was earlier associated with RCB as a batter and is now playing the role of a mentor during the 2025 season. This wicket-keeper batsman has been a part of several teams in the past – KKR, DC, MI, PBKS. Dinesh Karthik has scored 505 runs from the 30 innings that he batted on this venue. Dinesh has scored two fifties, and his 500 plus run figure was scored at a strike rate of 148.5, with an average of 18.70. Though the gap between the highest run scorer and the 5th ranker is huge, each of the batters has been known for their unique batting skills and have left an indelible mark, thanks to the M. Chinnaswamy stadium.
