IPL Records: Indian Premier League has always been a fiesta to its supporters, giving them a multitude of reasons to celebrate the franchise cricket in its grandest apparition. As the glamorous fray is almost upon us all, we fans are going crazier by the seconds.
In this article, we will be looking forward to ten bizarre records of Indian Premier League which were amassed over the span of glittering years in India’s most resonating domestic extravaganza.
IPL RECORDS: Highest team total by Royal Challengers Bangalore
Pune Warriors India found themselves in the middle of a brutal carnage when Chris Gayle unleashed a ferocious storm upon them. The West Indian stayed unbeaten on a blistering 175 till the end wherein Bangalore racked up 263 in the innings, making it the highest-scoring innings in IPL.
Lowest team total by Royal Challengers Bangalore
Like the way Bangalore has amassed the highest number of runs in the higher scale, similarly, they also hold the infamous record of chronicling the lowest total in Indian Premier League. Chasing a modest total of 132, RCB was skittled out for a humiliating 49, the lowest recorded so far.
8 IPL finals by Chennai Super Kings
CSK has been one of the most successful teams in the Indian Premier League given their overall consistency. Out of the 10 IPL editions that they were a part of, they have appeared in eight finals, a staggering figure which underlines the fact that they have a long love story with the contest for the best.
Longest winning streak by Kolkata Knightriders
The longest winning streak is held by KKR as they share a 10-match winning streak which was disseminated over a span of two seasons, namely 2014 and 2015.
Highest individual score by Chris Gayle along with the fastest century of IPL
The Jamaican opener smoked the Pune bowlers in an unprecedented carnage that saw him amassing 175 runs from 66 balls. He clobbered 13 fours and 17 sixes that stayed witness to the fastest century in IPL that featured a 30-ball century.
IPL RECORDS: Mumbai Indians winning by the highest margin
In 2017, Mumbai Indians registered an astronomical victory against Delhi Daredevils in 2017, bundling out Delhi for a paltry 66.
37 runs in an over
Scoring 36 in an over becomes difficult, but Prasanth Parameshwaran of Kochi Tuskers Kerala was handed over a merciless thrashing by Chris Gayle as the Universe Boss racked up 37 runs in an over without hitting six sixes in an over. Of course, there was a no-ball that made this feat possible.
Virat Kohli’s 973 runs in a season
The 2016 season saw Royal Challengers Bangalore coming out in one of the most flamboyant incarnations as Kohli spearheaded their revolution from the front. Amassing a whopping 973 runs in that season he was the solitary batsman to score the 900-run benchmark in a single season.
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IPL RECORDS: Three IPL hat-tricks by Amit Mishra
The experienced Delhi leg-spinner holds the highest number of wickets by a spinner in the fray. To underline them, Mishra also managed to notch up three hat-tricks in the tournament, making him the sole bowler to achieve this feat. His sat-tricks came in 2008, 2011, and 2013. Up next in the line is Yuvraj Singh with two up his sleeve.
Mind-boggling bowling figures by Alzarri Joseph
The Caribbean fast bowler stunned the world with his stupendous figures against Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2019. He registered six for 12 from 3.4 overs that surpassed the long-standing record of Sohail Tanvir of 6 for 14 as the best bowling figures of IPL.
