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Top Run-Scorers of IPL 2017

IPL 2017 was the 10^th edition of the tournament that cricket lovers can’t get enough of. From smashing sixes to fabulous fours, here are the top run-scorers for this season of the tournament. Take a look!

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#5 Suresh Raina
#4 Steve Smith
#3 Shikhar Dhawan
#2 Gautam Gambhir
#1 David Warner

#5 Suresh Raina

p>This soft-spoken Indian batsman has been a crucial part of the Chennai Super Kings franchise for a long time. However, he secured the fifth position as the scorer of the most runs in IPL 2017 with Gujarat Lions. Raina hit 442 total runs in fourteen matches, which included three half-centuries. The best innings from him was 84 not out. He also had a strike rate of 143.97.

In his stint in the tournament so far, Raina has scored a total of 5,495 runs.

He holds the distinction of being the player with the most IPL matches.

As per his scores, he is also one of the skilled batsmen with the finest centuries coming from him each season.

#4 Steve Smithp>This performer from Sydney is one of the most talented batsmen of this generation. During the tenth edition of IPL, he scored a total of 472 runs in fifteen matches, which included three half-centuries. His strike rate was 121.96 and his season average was 39.33. His best performance of the season was 84 not out.

In IPL 2020, this right-handed batsman played a total of 95 games, which took his score to more than 2300 runs, which included one century and eleven half-centuries. He had a fine run with the bat in 2021.

#3 Shikhar Dhawanp>This left-handed batsman might currently represent his city Delhi in IPL, but he was playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2017. He showed that Hyderabad had made the right choice in him by hitting 479 runs in fourteen matches. It included three half-centuries. His strike rate was 127.39 and his season average was 36.84. 77 runs were his best from IPL 2017.

Going by the current statistics, Dhawan has played in 159 matches in different IPL editions. It has brought his score up to 4,579 runs and the strike rate and average stand at 124.80 and 33.42 respectively. His 97 runs stint in 2019 was the one to watch because of his fiery way of hitting the shots. He is also a regular in the international team because of his consistency.

#2 Gautam Gambhirp>This Delhi-born batsman was representing Kolkata in the tenth edition of the tournament. In this season, Gambhir was in his element as he hit 498 runs in sixteen matches that included four half-centuries. 41.50 was his season average and 128.02 was his strike rate. 76 not out was the best score he had in this season.

#1 David Warnerp>This left-handed opening batsman represented Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2017. For this installment of IPL, Warner hit 641 runs in 14 matches, which included four half-centuries and centuries. The season-average was 58.27, with a strike rate of 141.81. 126 was his best in IPL 2017. Naturally, he won the IPL 2017 orange cap.

Complete List of IPL 2017 Top Run-Scorers: Top Ten Batsmen

Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Ave	SR	50	100	4s	6s
DA Warner	Sunrisers Hyderabad	14	14	641	126	58.27	141.81	4	1	63	26
G Gambhir	Kolkata Knight Riders	16	16	498	76*	41.5	128.02	4	0	62	7
S Dhawan	Sunrisers Hyderabad	14	14	479	77	36.84	127.39	3	0	53	9
SPD Smith	Rising Pune Supergiant	15	15	472	84*	39.33	121.96	3	0	38	12
SK Raina	Gujarat Lions	14	14	442	84	40.18	143.97	3	0	42	13
HM Amla	Kings XI Punjab	10	10	420	104*	60	145.83	2	2	40	17
MK Pandey	Kolkata Knight Riders	14	13	396	81*	49.5	128.57	2	0	28	12
PA Patel	Mumbai Indians	16	16	395	70	24.68	134.81	2	0	49	8
RA Tripathi	Rising Pune Supergiant	14	14	391	93	27.92	146.44	2	0	43	17
RV Uthappa	Kolkata Knight Riders	14	13	388	87	29.84	165.1	5	0	36	21