India- IPL runs
- 5,181
- Average
- 31.59
- Strike rate
- 141.1
- Highest
- 119
Overview
What the figures show
Fourteen IPL seasons, from 2013 to 2026, stand behind Sanju Samson's 5,181 runs in the competition. 2024 was the heaviest of them, 531 runs for Rajasthan Royals at an average of 48.30, 47 clear of any other season. 119 in 2021 remains the biggest single innings of it. Fifty has been passed 32 times, five of those going on to hundreds. That strike rate of 141.1 is 5.8 above the 135.37 median for the 182 batters with 300 or more IPL balls in this data. Fours and sixes account for roughly 61% of the total — 432 and 243 of them.
He has moved between franchises — Rajasthan Royals (2013–2015), Delhi Capitals (2016–2017), Rajasthan Royals (2018–2025) and Chennai Super Kings (2026). Most of the runs, 3,278 of them, came in the Rajasthan Royals years.
Indian Premier League
Season by season
| Season | Team | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | RR | 10 | 2 | 206 | 63 | 25.80 | 115.7 | 19 | 5 |
| 2014 | RR | 13 | 0 | 339 | 74 | 26.10 | 124.2 | 25 | 17 |
| 2015 | RR | 11 | 1 | 204 | 76 | 20.40 | 125.2 | 16 | 8 |
| 2016 | DC | 14 | 3 | 291 | 60 | 26.50 | 112.4 | 20 | 8 |
| 2017 | DC | 14 | 0 | 386 | 102 | 27.60 | 141.4 | 32 | 19 |
| 2018 | RR | 15 | 1 | 441 | 92 | 31.50 | 137.8 | 30 | 19 |
| 2019 | RR | 11 | 1 | 342 | 102 | 34.20 | 148.7 | 28 | 13 |
| 2020 | RR | 14 | 1 | 375 | 85 | 28.80 | 158.9 | 21 | 26 |
| 2021 | RR | 14 | 2 | 484 | 119 | 40.30 | 136.7 | 45 | 17 |
| 2022 | RR | 17 | 1 | 458 | 55 | 28.60 | 146.8 | 43 | 26 |
| 2023 | RR | 14 | 2 | 362 | 66 | 30.20 | 153.4 | 25 | 24 |
| 2024 | RR | 15 | 4 | 531 | 86 | 48.30 | 153.5 | 48 | 24 |
| 2025 | RR | 9 | 0 | 285 | 66 | 31.70 | 140.4 | 27 | 13 |
| 2026 | CSK | 14 | 3 | 477 | 115 | 43.40 | 165.6 | 53 | 24 |
| Total | 14 seasons | 185 | 21 | 5,181 | 119 | 31.59 | 141.1 | 432 | 243 |
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About Sanju Samson
How many IPL runs has Sanju Samson scored?
Sanju Samson has scored 5,181 runs in the IPL across 14 seasons, averaging 31.59 at a strike rate of 141.13. The highest score is 119.
Which IPL teams has Sanju Samson played for?
Sanju Samson has appeared for Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings in the IPL.
What is Sanju Samson's playing style?
Sanju Samson is a right-hand bat, listed as a wicketkeeper.
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How this page was worked out
Where these figures come from
Sources for this profile
- IPL figures computed from ball-by-ball records of 1,243 IPL matches.
- Date of birth, playing style and photograph come from a third-party player feed, matched by name.
How the numbers are derived
- A wide is not a ball faced; a no ball is.
- Byes and leg byes are not charged to the bowler; wides and no balls are.
- Six kinds of dismissal are credited to a bowler. A run out is not one of them.
- An average is runs over dismissals, and is left blank rather than shown as infinite.
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