Highest Powerplay Score in Indian Premier League
The Indian Premier League is considered to be the best league in the world. Many records have been made in the history of IPL. This league started in 2008 and it has been consistently at number 1 till now. Many records have been made in the history of IPL. In the first match of the tournament, Brendon McCullum scored 158 runs in 73 balls. Chris Gayle has the highest individual score of 175 runs, which he made in IPL 2013, but you will be surprised when you hear that the highest score of powerplay was not made in that match. So, today we are going to tell you the highest Powerplay score in the Indian Premier League. Powerplay is a set of fielding restriction rules that gives an edge to batsmen in cricket. Powerplay is also an important rule in the IPL and it helps the batting team to move ahead.
5. Chennai Super Kings 90/0 VS Mumbai Indians, 2015
Chennai Super Kings faced Mumbai Indians in IPL 2015. Mumbai Indians scored 183 runs in 20 overs with Rohit Sharma and Kieron Pollard scoring 50 and 68 runs respectively. In response, CSK openers Brendon McCullum and Dwayne Smith shared a 109-run opening stand. They added 90 runs in just 6 overs of the powerplay. Thanks to these two, CSK won the match by 6 wickets in just 16.4 overs.
4. Punjab Kings 93/1 VS Kolkata Knight Riders, 2024
Punjab Kings faced Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2024 which was a historical match. Kolkata scored 261/6 in 20 overs. Phil Salt and Sunil Narine scored 75 and 71 runs respectively for KKR. But PBKS batsmen have some different plans. Especially their openers Prabhsimran and Jonny Bairstow both added 93/1 runs in just 6 overs. Prabhsimran scored 54 runs including 4 fours and 5 sixes in just 20 balls. Jonny Bairstow played an extraordinary innings of 108 runs. Apart from him, Shashank Singh scored 68 runs in 28 balls while Rilee Rossow scored 26 runs in 16 balls. Thanks to these sensational innings, PBKS won by 8 wickets and completed a record run chase in IPL history.
3. Chennai Super Kings 100/2 VS Punjab Kings, 2014
In IPL 2014, Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab faced each other in the Qualifier-2 of the tournament. Virender Sehwag played a brilliant innings of 122 runs, thanks to which Punjab scored 226 runs after batting first. In reply, Chennai got off to a quick start when they scored 100 runs in the first 6 overs. Suresh Raina scored 87 runs in just 25 balls including 12 fours and 6 sixes, but Chennai managed to score only 202 runs after Raina was dismissed. Punjab won the match by 24 runs and qualified for the final.
2. Kolkata Knight Riders 105/0 VS Royal Challengers Bangalore, 2017
In IPL 2017, Kolkata Knight Riders faced off against RCB. Batting first, RCB scored 158 runs in 20 overs, with Chris Gayle scoring 52 runs off 43 balls. Travis Head scored 75 runs off just 47 balls. In response, Kolkata openers scored 105 runs in the first 6 overs. In this, Chris Lynn scored 50 runs off 22 balls and his fellow batsman Sunil Narine scored 54 runs off just 17 balls. Thanks to these, KKR achieved the target in just 15.1 overs for the loss of 4 wickets and won the match by 6 wickets.
1. Sunrisers Hyderabad 125/0 VS Delhi Capitals, 2024
In IPL 2024, Sunrisers Hyderabad scored the highest powerplay score in IPL history. They scored 125 runs in just 6 overs against Delhi Capitals. Travis Head scored 89 runs off 32 balls, while Abhishek Sharma scored 46 runs off 12 balls. Both of them thrashed the Delhi bowlers. Thanks to them, SRH scored 266/7 while batting first. In response, Delhi batsmen scored 199 runs. SRH won the match by 67 runs. Travis Head was named Man of the Match for his brilliant innings of 89 runs.
2025 will start from March 23 which will be its 18th edition. In the upcoming matches, teams will want to create new records of powerplay. Last year the mega auction was completed in which we saw a record-breaking auction in history. Rishabh Pant became the highest-paid cricketer in the history of IPL when LSG bought him in a bid starting at 27 crores. At the same time, Punjab Kings bought Shreyas Iyer for 26.75 crores. They are also both captains of their respective teams. Fans will be eagerly waiting for this season because this is the only t20 league where Indian star players play.