Virat Kohli, KL Rahul and David Miller

New Delhi: Batting while chasing is considered one of the toughest tasks in cricket and those who perform well under pressure are often ranked among the best players in the world. The first name that comes to mind when discussing chase is none other than ‘Chessmaster’. Virat Kohli. The Indian talisman has single-handedly won many matches while chasing the target and scored a mountain of runs. Indian Premier League No exception, as Kohli leads the league in scoring most runs while chasing with 4027 runs in 125 innings. This is slightly less than 50% of his record 8758 IPL runs. However, in terms of best average while chasing, Kohli does not even feature in the top five among the 231 batsmen who have batted at least 10 times while chasing. In fact, the Royal Challengers Bangalore star is ranked 10th with an average of 41.51.David Miller, who has been in the news since Wednesday night when he refused to take a single off the last ball which led to Delhi Capitals’ one-run loss to Gujarat Titans, tops this exclusive list. Despite that costly moment, Miller’s reputation as a finisher remains intact, and his numbers underline his dominance in chasing.Miller has scored 1,816 runs in 67 innings at an impressive average of 49.08 and strike rate of 142.54, which includes 12 fifties and one century.His DC teammate KL Rahul, whose 92 off 52 against Gujarat Titans went in vain, is second in the list with an average of 47.92 in 66 innings. While chasing the target, Rahul has scored 2,636 runs at a strike rate of 138.22, which includes 25 half-centuries.Kohli’s RCB teammate Phil Salt is third with an average of 46.92 in just 16 innings. He has scored 657 runs at an impressive strike rate of 178.04, which includes eight fifties.Former Mumbai Indians batsman Lendl Simmons is in second place with an average of 46.22, having scored 416 runs in 11 innings, which includes one century and three fifties.Sai Sudarshan completes the top five with 908 runs at a strike rate of 141.43 while chasing an average of 45.40 in 22 innings, which included one hundred and five fifties.

Best batting average while chasing in IPL

(Note- Batsmen who have batted at least 10 times while chasing in IPL)