IPL record book · 2007/08 → 2026
All-time IPL records
7 record categories derived from 1,242 Indian Premier League matches across 19 seasons (2007/08 through 2026), totaling 294,896 captured deliveries. Sample-size disciplined per our data standards: lowest-total entries require ≥10 overs faced; best-bowling entries require ≥3 wickets. Super-overs excluded across the board.
Highest team totals
Highest team innings totals across captured IPL matches (2007/08 → 2026). Super-overs excluded.
- 1.Sunrisers Hyderabad287/3
- 2.Sunrisers Hyderabad286/6
- 3.Sunrisers Hyderabad278/3
- 4.Sunrisers Hyderabad277/3
- 5.Kolkata Knight Riders272/7
Lowest team totals
Lowest team innings totals (minimum 10 overs faced). Super-overs excluded.
- 1.Delhi Daredevils56/3 (10.1 ov)
- 2.Rajasthan Royals58/10 (15.1 ov)
- 3.Rajasthan Royals59/10 (10.3 ov)
- 4.Kolkata Knight Riders61/2 (10 ov)
- 5.Delhi Daredevils66/10 (13.4 ov)
Highest individual scores
Highest individual batting scores in a single IPL innings.
- 1.CH Gayle175* (65b)
- 2.BB McCullum158* (73b)
- 3.KL Rahul152* (66b)
- 4.Abhishek Sharma141 (54b)
- 5.Q de Kock140* (70b)
Best bowling figures (innings)
Best bowling figures in a single innings, ranked by wickets then by runs conceded. Minimum 3 wickets.
- 1.AS Joseph6/10
- 2.Sohail Tanvir6/14
- 3.A Zampa6/19
- 4.Akash Madhwal5/5
- 5.A Kumble5/5
Highest successful chases
Highest 2nd-innings totals where the chasing team won.
- 1.Punjab Kings265/4
- 2.Punjab Kings262/2
- 3.Sunrisers Hyderabad249/4
- 4.Sunrisers Hyderabad247/2
- 5.Royal Challengers Bengaluru230/4
Closest wins by runs
Smallest defending-team run margins.
- 1.Mumbai Indiansby 1 run
- 2.Royal Challengers Bangaloreby 1 run
- 3.Mumbai Indiansby 1 run
- 4.Royal Challengers Bangaloreby 1 run
- 5.Lucknow Super Giantsby 1 run
Most sixes in a match
Most sixes across both innings of a single IPL fixture.
Sources & methodology
- Ball-by-ball data sourced from Cricsheet (cricsheet.org), licensed under CC BY 3.0. 1,242 IPL matches across 19 seasons (2007/08 → 2026).
- Sample-size floors disclosed per category (see description above each section). Super-overs excluded throughout.
- Team + venue slugs canonicalized via the operator-curated alias maps from
data/leagues/ipl-historical/_team-aliases.json+_venue-aliases.jsonso historical-only entities (Deccan Chargers, Pune Warriors India, Rising Pune Supergiant, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Gujarat Lions) link cleanly. - Note: IPL 2026 has been backfilled into the historical archive (Cricsheet CC BY 3.0). Live-season records are also at live standings.