IPL record book · 2007/08 → 2025
All-time IPL records
7 record categories derived from 1,169 Indian Premier League matches across 18 seasons (2007/08 through 2025), totaling 278,205 captured deliveries. Sample-size disciplined per CLAUDE.md §3.1: 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 → 2025). 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 (65)
- 2.BB McCullum158 (73)
- 3.Abhishek Sharma141 (54)
- 4.Q de Kock140 (70)
- 5.AB de Villiers133 (58)
Best bowling figures (innings)
Best bowling figures in a single innings, ranked by wickets then by runs conceded. Minimum 3 wickets.
- 1.AS Joseph6/12
- 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 Kings262/2 (18.4 ov)
- 2.Sunrisers Hyderabad247/2 (18.3 ov)
- 3.Royal Challengers Bengaluru230/4 (18.4 ov)
- 4.Rajasthan Royals226/6 (19.3 ov)
- 5.Rajasthan Royals224/8 (20 ov)
Closest wins by runs
Smallest defending-team run margins.
- 1.Mumbai Indianswon by 1 runs
- 2.Royal Challengers Bangalorewon by 1 runs
- 3.Mumbai Indianswon by 1 runs
- 4.Royal Challengers Bangalorewon by 1 runs
- 5.Lucknow Super Giantswon by 1 runs
Most sixes in a match
Most sixes across both innings of a single IPL fixture.
- 1.Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings · 2024-04-2642 sixes
- 2.Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians · 2024-03-2738 sixes
- 3.Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru · 2024-04-1538 sixes
- 4.Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings · 2018-04-2533 sixes
- 5.Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings · 2020-09-2233 sixes
Sources & methodology
- Ball-by-ball data sourced from Cricsheet (cricsheet.org), licensed under CC BY 3.0. 1,169 IPL matches across 18 seasons (2007/08 → 2025).
- 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. - NOT included: IPL 2026 (current season, Sportmonks-sourced — see live standings). The historical archive ends with the 2025 final.