77+ Interesting IPL Facts & Records of All Time (2008 to 2026)

Edited On: May 13, 2026

April 1, 2025

The Indian Premier League is an annual cricket tournament that captivates audiences of all ages. From children to seniors, fans eagerly await the IPL season each year, marking their calendars and clearing their schedules to ensure they don’t miss a single moment.

After spending a whopping ₹215.45 crore to buy 77 players in the IPL 2026 auction, all teams are now prepared to kickstart their journey for this edition. As per the IPL 2026 season schedule, the 19th season was supposed to start from 26th March; however, it was postponed to 28th March, with RCB vs SRH being the first match.

In this blog, we have gathered some of the most interesting IPL facts from 2008 to the present day. So, let’s start with our discussion, then!

TATA IPL 2026 Season Facts and Records

Shubman Gill equalled Sachin Tendulkar for the most wins with a perfect record as an IPL captain against a single opponent, registering four wins in four matches against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
GT maintained their flawless home record against SRH in Ahmedabad, extending the head-to-head streak to 4-0 and keeping SRH winless at the venue.
GT’s 168/5 is now their lowest successfully defended total at the Narendra Modi Stadium and the second-lowest score defended in the IPL 2026 season.
In the 56th match, GT defeated SRH by 82 runs. SRH were bowled out for 86, their lowest-ever team total in IPL history and also the lowest total recorded in the IPL 2026 season.
SRH recorded their biggest-ever defeat by runs in tournament history with the 82-run loss.
Punjab Kings recorded their seventh 200-plus total of the 2026 IPL season, the second-most by any team in a single edition of the tournament.
In this match, DC registered their 4th successful 200-plus run chase in IPL history.
This was the first IPL match of this duration since 2008 to be completed without a single over of spin being bowled.
In the 55th match, DC defeated PBKS by 3 wickets. The 211-run chase is now the highest successful T20 run-chase ever recorded at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala.
RCB extended their dominance over MI by securing a fourth consecutive IPL victory against them.
Corbin Bosch became the first bowler to deliver a maiden over in the middle overs (7-15) during the 2026 season.
RCB recorded the most powerplay wickets in IPL 2026 history, taking 22* wickets in the first six overs across matches.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (RCB) matched the record for the joint-most 3-wicket hauls in a single IPL season with six such performances.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma equalled MS Dhoni’s all-time IPL record after featuring in their 278th league match.
In the 54th match, RCB defeated MI by 2 wickets in a nail-biting last-over match.
CSK registered their highest successful run-chase against Lucknow Super Giants by chasing 204 runs, while also completing their first successful 180-plus chase since 2019.
Urvil Patel (CSK) became the first player in IPL history to smash six sixes within his first eight deliveries faced.
He also equalled the record for the fastest fifty in IPL history, reaching his half-century in just 13 balls, matching Yashasvi Jaiswal’s record.
LSG posted their highest-ever IPL powerplay score, smashing 91/1 in the first six overs.
In the 53rd match, CSK defeated LSG by 5 wickets. In this match, IPL 2026 became the fastest season to reach 1,000 sixes, achieving the milestone in just 53 matches and surpassing the previous record of 57 matches set in 2024.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR) completed 100 sixes in T20 cricket, while Dhruv Jurel brought up 50 sixes in his IPL career.
Rashid Khan registered his 18th IPL three-wicket haul with figures of 4/33, his third-best bowling performance in the tournament.
Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan recorded GT’s highest opening stand against RR with a 118-run partnership.
In the 52nd match, GT registered its biggest win in IPL history by defeating RR by 77 runs. GT’s 229/4 against RR is now their 4th-highest team total in IPL history.
Kuldeep Yadav’s (DC) 200th T20 appearance was overshadowed by him conceding his 27th six of the season, his highest tally in a single campaign.
KL Rahul (DC) became the first player in IPL history to score 1,000+ runs for three different franchises during his landmark 250th T20 appearance.
Allen scored his maiden IPL century in just 47 balls, becoming only the fourth KKR batter and second New Zealander to score an IPL hundred.
In the 51st match, KKR defeated DC by 8 wickets. KKR completed the 143-run chase in just 14.2 overs, sealing victory with 34 balls remaining against DC. This is KKR’s 4th consecutive win.
Virat Kohli (RCB) registered his first IPL duck since 2023 and his first duck in a chase since 2017.
Despite the rain-shortened 19-overs-a-side contest, both teams crossed 200, scored 209/3, and finished with 203/6, producing a combined run rate of 11.00.
LSG registered their first home win of the 2026 season at the Ekana Stadium.
LSG posted 68/0 in the powerplay against RCB, their highest powerplay score against the franchise, surpassing the previous best of 62/2 recorded in 2022.
Mitchell Marsh registered the fastest IPL century for LSG, reaching the milestone in just 49 balls.
In the 50th match, LSG defeated RCB by 9 runs in the D/L method. With this win, LSG broke an eight-match home losing streak
Cooper Connolly and Marco Jansen’s 68-run stand became PBKS’ highest partnership for the seventh wicket or lower.
SRH maintained their flawless record while defending 220-plus totals in the IPL, winning all 11 such matches without a defeat.
SRH’s 17 sixes in their 235/4 against PBKS were their highest tally of maximums against Punjab Kings in a single IPL match.
PBKS’s Cooper Connolly (22 years, 257 days) became the youngest overseas player to score an IPL century, smashing an unbeaten 107 off 59 balls and surpassing Quinton de Kock’s previous record.
In the 49th match, SRH defeated PBKS by 33 runs. With this win, SRH registered their ninth consecutive home win against PBKS at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium (2015 to present), the most consecutive home victories by a team against a single opponent in IPL history, surpassing CSK’s previous record of eight against RCB at Chepauk.
Sanju Samson’s unbeaten 87 took his tally against DC in the 2026 season to 202 runs, the third-highest aggregate by a player against a single opponent in an IPL edition.
The highest 3rd-wicket partnership for CSK vs DC sees Sanju Samson and Kartik Sharma set a new record with an unbeaten 114-run stand, surpassing the previous 78-run partnership by Matthew Hayden and Suresh Raina that had stood since 2010.
The 114-run stand is the second-highest partnership for CSK against DC for any wicket, behind only the 141-run opening stand by Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway in 2023.
In the 48th match, CSK defeated DC by 8 wickets. With this defeat, DC recorded the most wickets lost in the powerplay (21) in the IPL 2026 season.
A 143-run stand between Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton ranks as the fourth-highest partnership for MI in IPL history.
Rohit Sharma smashed 84 off 44 balls, registering the highest individual score by a MI batter against LSG, surpassing Ryan Rickelton’s 83 earlier in the same innings.
LSG posted their highest-ever IPL powerplay total with 90/1 in the first six overs.
MI posted 229/4, the highest team total in this rivalry, surpassing their previous best of 215.
457 runs recorded in this match mark the highest aggregate in any MI vs LSG clash, surpassing the previous record of 410 runs set at the same venue in 2024.
In the 47th match, MI defeated LSG by 6 wickets. MI recorded their highest successful IPL run chase of 229, surpassing their previous best of 221 against KKR earlier in the same season.
Sai Sudharsan entered the top five in the Orange Cap standings with 57 runs, registering his 3rd half-century of the season
Suryansh Shedge and Marcus Stoinis put on a 79-run stand, the second-highest sixth-wicket partnership for PBKS in IPL history.
PBKS recorded their lowest Powerplay score of the season with 35/3 in the first six overs
In the 46th match, GT defeated PBKS by 4 wickets. This victory marked the 3rd consecutive win for the GT in IPL 2026.
KKR recorded their 21st win over SRH, the joint-second most wins by any team against a single opponent in Indian Premier League history.
KKR’s bowling attack bowled out the opposition for the first time in the 2026 season
Manish Pandey equalled Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma for appearing in at least one match in every IPL season since the tournament began.
Sunil Narine (KKR) became the first player in IPL history to take 200 wickets for a single franchise and the third overall to reach 200 wickets, after Yuzvendra Chahal and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
In the 45th match, KKR defeated SRH by 7 wickets. SRH were bowled out for the first time in the 2026 season, losing all 10 wickets for 165 runs.
MI smashed 7 sixes in the first 6 overs, recording the highest share of powerplay runs scored via sixes in IPL history.
CSK registered their fifth-highest successful run chase against MI in Indian Premier League history by chasing 160.
CSK defeated MI in both group stage matches of the season for the third time, having previously done so in 2014 and 2023.
In the 44th match, CSK defeated MI by 8 wickets and became the first franchise in IPL history to win 20 matches against MI.
The match aggregate of 451 runs ranks among the highest totals ever recorded at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium.
DC blazed to 70/0 in the first six overs, marking their second-highest Powerplay total against the RR.
DC reached 150 runs in 13.1 overs, breaking their previous record of 13.2 overs set against RR in 2018.
In the 43rd match, DC defeated RR by 7 wickets, making it the highest successful run chase in the franchise’s history.
In this match, Virat Kohli reached 450 sixes and 1,250 fours in T20 cricket, and also became the third RCB batter to hit five fours in an over in the IPL.
GT recorded their highest 10-over total against RCB, reaching 109/3 at the halfway stage.
GT posted 69/2 in the powerplay, its highest six-over total against RCB in IPL history.
In the 42nd match, GT defeated RCB by 4 wickets. GT chased the target of 156 in just 15.5 overs, making it one of their more dominant finishes against RCB.
Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma equalled the record for most century opening stands in IPL history (6) .
Most sixes at Wankhede Stadium were recorded in a single IPL match with a staggering total of 38 sixes.
The highest successful chase at Wankhede saw SRH chase down 244 runs with 8 balls to spare, setting a new venue record.
Ryan Rickelton’s unbeaten 123 (55) is now the highest individual score by a MI batter in the IPL, surpassing Suryakumar Yadav’s 102*.
Ryan Rickelton scored the fastest century (123 runs) in Mumbai Indians history, reaching the milestone in just 44 balls
This is the 100th IPL win for Sunrisers Hyderabad
In the 41st match, SRH defeated MI by 6 wickets. With this win, SRH completed a record-breaking 244-run chase at this venue, finishing the match with 8 balls remaining
Donovan Ferreira and Shubham Dubey recorded an unbeaten 77-run stand, the highest 5th-wicket partnership for RR against PBKS, surpassing the previous 69* set by Shane Watson and Ravindra Jadeja in 2008.
RR recorded their highest-ever IPL total against PBKS with 228/4, surpassing their previous best of 226/6 at Sharjah in 2020.
Yashasvi Jaiswal has recorded 20+ 50-plus scores in the IPL for Rajasthan Royals, the third-most in franchise history behind Jos Buttler (25) and Sanju Samson (25).
RR registered the highest successful run chase at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, chasing 223 against PBKS (222/4).
In the 40th match, RR defeated PBKS by 6 wickets. With this win, RR ended PBKS’ unbeaten start to IPL 2026, handing them their first loss after a seven-match streak (6 wins, 1 no-result).
RCB registered one of the biggest wins in IPL history by remaining deliveries, completing the chase with 81 balls to spare.
Virat Kohli became the first player in history to surpass 9,000 career runs in the IPL, reaching the milestone during his unbeaten 23-run knock.
DC became the first team in IPL history to lose six wickets within the powerplay overs, marking the most wickets lost in the powerplay in a single IPL innings.
DC recorded the lowest powerplay score in IPL history, managing just 13/6 in the first six overs.
In the 39th match, RCB defeated DC by 9 wickets. RCB recorded the second-fastest successful chase in tournament history, reaching a 76-run target in just 6.3 overs (39 balls).
LSG reached a record-extending 8 successive losses at their home venue (Lucknow) across the 2025-26 season.
LSG’s 1/2 is now the lowest total recorded in an IPL Super Over, breaking the previous record of 2 runs.
Sunil Narine (KKR) delivered a remarkable Super Over, conceding just one run and taking two wickets, helping set the record for the lowest total ever defended or scored in an IPL Super Over.
Mohsin Khan (5/23) became the first bowler for LSG to take a five-wicket haul against KKR.
Rinku Singh (KKR) won the POTM award and became the first player in IPL history to score 80+ runs and take 4 field catches in a single match.
In the 38th match, KKR defeated LSG by two wickets in a Super Over, marking the 16th tied match in IPL history. This was the first tied game and Super Over of the IPL 2026 season.
Ruturaj Gaikwad registered the joint fourth-slowest half-century for CSK, reaching the milestone in 49 balls. His knock equals the record set by Murali Vijay against RR in 2013 and Dwayne Smith against MI in 2014.
Chennai’s 158/7 is their lowest total against GT at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, going below their previous lowest score of 172.
Sai Sudharsan (87) and Jos Buttler (39*) recorded the highest second-wicket partnership for GT against CSK with a 97-run stand, surpassing the previous record of 64 runs set in 2023.
In the 37th match, GT defeated CSK by 8 wickets. In this match, Sanju Samson (CSK) became the first player in IPL 2026 to cross 5,000 career runs, overtaking MS Dhoni’s tally during his innings.
Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan (SRH) shared a 132-run partnership, surpassing the previous record of 121 set by Shikhar Dhawan and Kane Williamson in 2018.
SRH achieved the fifth-highest successful chase in IPL history by chasing down a 229-run target against RR.

Here are the top five highest successful chases in IPL history:

Winning Team	Target/Score	Opposition	Total Score	Date
Punjab Kings	265/4	Delhi Capitals	529	2026
Punjab Kings	262/2	Kolkata Knight Riders	523	2024
Sunrisers Hyderabad	247/2	Punjab Kings	492	2025
Royal Challengers Bangalore	230/4	Lucknow Super Giants	457	2025
Sunrisers Hyderabad	229/5	Rajasthan Royals	457	2026

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashed a record 12 sixes in a single IPL innings during his century of 103, setting the record for most sixes by an Indian in an IPL innings.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR) hits 50 sixes in just 15 innings, the fastest in IPL history.
In the 36th match, SRH defeated RR by 5 wickets. In this match, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR) now holds the fastest T20 century by a teenager, achieved in only 36 deliveries.
KL Rahul becomes the first player of the season to reach a 150-run mark, setting the pace as the fastest to the feat this year.
KL Rahul (152) and Nitish Rana (91) notched a record 220-run second-wicket stand for DC against PBKS. It ranks as the second-highest partnership in IPL history, trailing only the 229-run record set by Kohli and de Villiers in 2016.
KL Rahul broke the record for the highest individual score by a Delhi Capitals batter, smashing an unbeaten 152 off 67 balls against the Punjab Kings. He surpassed Rishabh Pant’s previous franchise record of 128* set in 2018.
KL Rahul now holds the record for the Highest Individual T20 Score by an Indian. His massive 152* overtakes Tilak Varma’s 151 in SMAT and Abhishek Sharma’s 141 in IPL to claim the top spot.
DC and PBKS produced a combined total of 529 runs at Arun Jaitley Stadium, the second-highest aggregate in IPL history, only behind the 549-run thriller between RCB and SRH in 2024.
PBKS recorded a historic six-wicket win over DC, completing the highest successful run chase in T20 history by chasing down 265 with seven balls remaining.
In the 35th match of IPL 2026, PBKS defeated DC by six wickets and remains the only team in the tournament that is yet to lose a match.
GT posted their highest-ever total against RCB with 205/3, while RCB recorded their highest total against GT in Bengaluru with 206/5 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
RCB set an unwanted IPL record by becoming the first team to concede 15 individual centuries, surpassing the previous mark of 14 held by KKR.
Virat Kohli became the first batter in the world to score 10,000 T20 runs in a single country, India.
Virat Kohli became the first player to hit 300+ IPL sixes for a single franchise (RCB). He is also the third player overall to cross 300 IPL sixes, after Chris Gayle (357) and Rohit Sharma (310), reaching 303 sixes in the 2026 season.
Virat Kohli (RCB) became the first player in IPL history to reach 800 fours, comfortably leading the all-time list ahead of Shikhar Dhawan (768).
Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill added 128 runs, the highest opening stand for GT against RCB.
Sai Sudharsan (GT) became the first Indian to score centuries in three consecutive IPL seasons (2024, 2025, and 2026).
In the 34th match, RCB defeated GT by 5 wickets, and Virat won the POTM award.
MI lost their final seven wickets for just 20 runs in the match.
MI lost three consecutive matches at Wankhede Stadium in a single IPL season for the first time in franchise history.
Sanju Samson scored 101 runs off 54 balls, his second century in this IPL season and overall 5th in IPL.
He became the first Chennai Super Kings player to score a century against the Mumbai Indians.
Sanju equaled Rohit Sharma’s record for the most T20 centuries (8) by an Indian batter.
CSK have defeated MI 19 times, the most by any team against MI in IPL history.
In the 33rd match, CSK defeated MI by a massive 103 runs. It is the biggest win for CSK and the biggest defeat for MI in IPL history.
Nicholas Pooran (LSG) faced the first maiden over of his IPL career, bowled by Jofra Archer (RR).
Ayush Badoni became the first Lucknow Super Giants opener to be run out for a first-ball duck in IPL history.
At just 15, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi became the youngest player to reach 500 IPL runs, surpassing Prithvi Shaw.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi also set the record for the fastest 500 IPL runs in terms of balls faced, achieving the milestone in 227 balls and breaking Glenn Maxwell’s previous record of 260 balls.
Mohsin Khan (LSG) became the first bowler to deliver a maiden over to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in IPL history.
In the 32nd match, RR defeated LSG by 40 runs and successfully defended the lowest total of 160 runs in IPL 2026.
DC posted 195 for 9 against SRH, their highest team total at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, surpassing the previous record of 193 they set in 2012.
SRH registered their 20th win while defending totals of 200 or more, placing them behind only CSK and RCB, who lead the list with 23 such victories each.
Heinrich Klaasen (SRH) became the third-fastest player to reach 100 IPL sixes, achieving the milestone in just 52 innings, behind only Chris Gayle (37 innings) and Andre Russell (47 innings).
Harsh Dubey (SRH) recorded figures of 3 for 12, becoming the first spinner since 2025 to claim three wickets in the final over of an IPL match.
Abhishek Sharma equaled the record for most sixes in a single innings by an SRH batter, hitting 10 sixes and matching his own previous record.
Abhishek’s 135* is now the third-highest individual score in IPL history, behind only Chris Gayle’s 175* and Brendon McCullum’s 158*.

Here is the list of the highest individual scores in IPL history as of the 31st match:

Rank	Player	Score	Team
1	Chris Gayle	175*	RCB
2	Brendon McCullum	158*	KKR
3	Abhishek Sharma	141	SRH
4	Quinton de Kock	140*	LSG
5	Abhishek Sharma	135*	SRH

Abhishek scored his century in just 47 balls, the fastest hundred ever made against the Delhi franchise.
Abhishek became the first player in T20 history to score 130+ runs four times worldwide, and also the first cricketer to achieve this feat twice in the IPL.
Abhishek Sharma (135*) broke Chris Gayle’s 128* record from 2012, setting a new highest individual score against Delhi Capitals.
In this century, Abhishek equalled Virat Kohli’s record for the most T20 centuries by an Indian, reaching 9.
In the 31st game, SRH defeated DC by 47 runs. Abhishek Sharma scored an unbeaten 135 runs off 68 balls.
MI’s 99-run win is their biggest victory against the Gujarat Titans and their fourth-largest win by runs in IPL history. For GT, it marked their biggest defeat by runs, surpassing the previous 83-run loss to CSK, and their lowest total against MI with 100 all out.
Jasprit Bumrah moved to second on the all-time IPL wickets list for pacers, dismissing Sai Sudharsan off the first ball to reach 184 wickets, surpassing Dwayne Bravo’s tally of 183.
Before this match, Bumrah had gone five consecutive games without taking a wicket in the 2026 season.
With this century against GT, Tilak Varma scored the fourth-ever IPL century from No. 5 or lower.
After a slow start (17 off 20), Tilak Varma exploded for 84 runs off his last 25 balls. His 82-run haul in the final six overs is the highest ever recorded in an IPL innings for that phase.
Tilak Varma scored 101 runs off 45 balls and equalled MI’s fastest century record, matching the 18-year-old mark set by Sanath Jayasuriya against CSK in the inaugural 2008 IPL season.
In the 30th match, MI ended their losing streak by defeating GT by 99 runs. This is the first-ever win for MI against GT at the Narendra Modi Stadium. It is also the fourth biggest win for MI by runs in IPL history.
PBKS became the first team to post 250+ against Lucknow Super Giants in IPL history.
The match produced a record 454 aggregate runs (PBKS 254/7, LSG 200/5). It is the highest total runs in a single match at New Chandigarh.
Priyansh Arya (93) and Cooper Connolly (87) stitched a 182-run second-wicket stand. It is the highest partnership for any wicket in a 100+ run stand at 13.65 runs per over against LSG.
PBKS’ 254/7 is the highest score ever at the New PCA Stadium, surpassing MI’s previous record of 228.
In this match, PBKS scored 254/7, their highest team total of IPL 2026 and the second-highest score in IPL history.
In the 29th match, PBKS defeated LSG by 54 runs. After this win, PBKS remained the only unbeaten team in IPL 2026.
Here are some of the personal milestones achieved by both team players in the 28th match of IPL 2026:

Team	Player	Milestone	Requirement
Kolkata Knight Riders	Sunil Narine	200 IPL wickets	Needs 4 wickets
Kolkata Knight Riders	Angkrish Raghuvanshi	1000 T20 runs	Needs 76 runs
Kolkata Knight Riders	Rinku Singh	300 T20 fours	Needs 7 fours
Kolkata Knight Riders	Varun Chakaravarthy	200 T20 wickets	Needs 1 wicket
Rajasthan Royals	Dhruv Jurel	1000 IPL runs	Needs 40 runs
Rajasthan Royals	Vaibhav Sooryavanshi	500 IPL runs	Needs 48 runs
Rajasthan Royals	Ravindra Jadeja	250 IPL fours	Needs 3 fours
Rajasthan Royals	Riyan Parag	200 T20 sixes	Needs 8 sixes

In the 28th match, KKR registered their first win in IPL 2026 by defeating RR by 4 wickets.
Abhishek Sharma became the second-fastest player to 2,000 IPL runs, reaching the milestone in just 1,193 balls, behind only Andre Russell (1,120), surpassing Nicholas Pooran and several other top batters in the process.
Abhishek Sharma smashed SRH’s fastest IPL fifty in just 15 balls against CSK in IPL 2026.
Sanju Samson’s innings against SRH in IPL 2026 marked only the 11th time in IPL history that an innings began with a six.
CSK’s 76/3 against SRH in IPL 2026 ranks as the fifth-highest power play score in the franchise’s history.

Here are the top 5 power play scores of CSK in IPL:

Rank	Score	Opponent	Year
1	100/2	Punjab Kings	2014
2	90/0	Mumbai Indians	2015
3	79/0	Lucknow Super Giants	2023
4	76/3	Sunrisers Hyderabad	2026
5	75/1	Rajasthan Royals	2022

In the 27th match, SRH defeated CSK by 10 runs. In this match, SRH registered their highest-ever total against CSK in IPL with 194/9.
KL Rahul has scored 839 runs at an average of 69.9 against RCB, the highest average by any player against a single opponent in IPL history.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar took three wickets in the power play for only the second time in IPL history. His first instance came in 2013, when he registered figures of 3 for 13 for Pune Warriors India (PWI) against SRH.
At the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, RCB became the first team in IPL history to play 100 matches at a single venue.
Virat Kohli has taken 20 catches against DC, the second-most by a fielder against a single opponent in IPL history, and also holds the overall IPL record for most catches by a fielder with 120.
In the 26th match, DC defeated RCB by 6 wickets. In this match, Virat Kohli has scored 1,149 runs against the Delhi Capitals, the fourth-highest run tally by a batter against a single team in the history of the Indian Premier League.
KKR have lost the most wickets in the powerplay this season (12), more than any other team in IPL 2026.
In the 25th match, GT defeated KKR by 5 wickets. KKR registered their second-longest losing streak in IPL history, losing 7 consecutive matches. Their longest losing streak was in 2009 with 9 consecutive losses.
Here are some of the personal milestones achieved in the 24th match of IPL 2026:

Player	Achievement	Milestone	Format
Hardik Pandya (MI)	Sixes	150 sixes	IPL
Jasprit Bumrah (MI)	Matches Played	150 matches	IPL
Prabhsimran Singh (PBKS)	Fours	150 fours	IPL
Cooper Connolly (PBKS)	Runs	1,000 runs	T20 Cricket
Shreyas Iyer (PBKS)	Sixes	300 sixes	T20 Cricket
Marcus Stoinis (PBKS)	Fours	600 fours	T20 Cricket

PBKS also recorded their 6th victory over MI at Wankhede Stadium, the most by any visiting team at that venue.
PBKS registered their 18th win over the Mumbai Indians, the most by any team against MI in IPL history.
Quinton de Kock now has 25 fifty-plus scores as a wicketkeeper in the IPL, the second most by any keeper in the tournament’s history.
Quinton de Kock stitched a 122-run stand off just 68 balls with Naman Dhir, the second-highest partnership for MI against PBKS.
Quinton de Kock scored 112(60), the second-highest individual score for the MI in IPL history. Sanath Jayasuriya holds the record for the highest individual score for the MI with 114 runs off 48 balls.

Top Individual Scores for Mumbai Indians (IPL):

Score	Player	Opponent	Year
114*	Sanath Jayasuriya	CSK	2008
112*	Quinton de Kock	KKR	2026
109*	Rohit Sharma	KKR	2012
105*	Rohit Sharma	CSK	2024

This century of Quinton de Kock is his 9th T20 century, placing him joint-fourth on the all-time list alongside Virat Kohli, Rilee Rossouw, and Sahibzada Farhan. Only Chris Gayle (22), Babar Azam (11), and David Warner (10) have more.
It was also de Kock’s 3rd IPL century, making him just the third player after KL Rahul and Sanju Samson to score hundreds for three different IPL franchises.
In the 24th match, PBKS defeated MI by 7 wickets. Arshdeep Singh won the POTM award for his outstanding 3-wicket haul. In this match, he completed 100 wickets in the IPL, becoming the first PBKS bowler to achieve the record.
Digvesh Rathi conceded 23 runs in a single over, the most expensive over by any bowler this IPL season till the 23rd match.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) managed just 35 runs in the powerplay, their lowest total of the season till the 23rd match.
Rasikh Dar recorded impressive figures of 4/24, the fourth-best by an uncapped Indian for RCB in IPL history.
Virat Kohli was dismissed for 49 runs, the first time he’s fallen on that score in IPL history.
In the 23rd match, RCB defeated LSG by 5 wickets. This is the first victory for RCB against LSG at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium.
KKR remained winless after their first five games of an IPL season, a first in their franchise history. Its current run is its joint second-longest losing streak (6 matches) in IPL history.
CSK became the first team in IPL 2026 to successfully defend a total below 200.
CSK’s total of 192 is the second-highest innings score in IPL history without a single individual 50+ contribution.
CSK’s powerplay score of 72 is their second-highest against KKR in IPL history.
In the 22nd match of IPL 2026, CSK defeated KKR by 32 runs. With this loss, KKR remained the only team yet to secure a win in the tournament up to the 22nd match.
Ishan Kishan’s score (91 runs) is the second-highest individual innings by a captain against RR in IPL history.
Abhishek Sharma (SRH) now holds the record for the most ducks (7 times) in a calendar year in T20s by an Indian batter. He became only the second SRH batter ever to be dismissed off the first ball of an innings.
RR has taken a wicket off the first ball of an innings, a record 12 times in the IPL.
2 for 4 (SRH) is the joint-lowest score at the fall of the 4th wicket in IPL history.
Praful Hinge (SRH) became the first bowler in IPL history to take three wickets in the opening over of an innings.
In the 21st match, SRH defeated RR by a massive 57 runs. This is the first loss for RR in IPL 2026.
Rohit Sharma crossed 6,000 IPL runs for the Mumbai Indians.
Phil Salt and Virat Kohli recorded a 120-run stand, the second-highest opening partnership for RCB vs MI.
Phil Salt and Virat Kohli recorded a 120-run stand, the second-highest opening partnership for RCB vs MI.
Virat Kohli became the first batter to score 1,000+ runs against MI in IPL and now holds the record for most 100-run partnerships in T20s (47).
In the 20th match, RCB defeated MI by 18 runs, and Phil Salt won the POTM award for his amazing 78-runs off a 36-ball knock.
Shubman Gill crossed 4000 runs in IPL and hit 550 fours in T20s.
Jos Buttler completed 14,000 T20 runs and 100 fifties in T20 cricket.
In the 19th match, GT defeated LSG by 7 wickets, and Prasidh Krishna won the POTM award for his 4-wicket haul.
Sanju Samson’s ton was only the second century by a CSK batter against DC; the first being Murali Vijay’s blistering 113 off 58 balls at Chepauk back in 2012.
CSK have now won 8 of their last 9 matches against DC at Chepauk, with the only defeat coming in 2025.
CSK bowled out the opposition for the 26th time in IPL history (third-most) and won at Chepauk after six consecutive losses.
Sanju Samson scored 115 runs, the first century of the IPL 2026. It is the fourth-highest individual score for CSK in IPL, and he became the second batter to score centuries for three IPL franchises (DD, RR, CSK).
In the 18th match, CSK won their first match in IPL 2026 by defeating DC by 23 runs.
PBKS’ 220 chase vs SRH is their second-highest successful run chase in IPL. They also scored 18 runs in the first over, their highest first-over total in IPL.
Priyansh Arya scored a 16-ball fifty, the second-fastest for PBKS in IPL.
Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan completed 500 fours in T20s and 300 fours in IPL, respectively.
In the 17th match, PBKS defeated SRH by 6 wickets, and Shreyas Iyer won the Player of the Match award for his 69-run off 33 balls, a powerful knock.
RCB now has 37 totals of 200+ in IPL, joint-most by any team.
RCB’s 201/8 from 94/6 is the highest IPL total after being six down under 100.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel recorded a run rate of 17.5, the second-highest for a 100+ partnership in IPL history.
Ravindra Jadeja crossed 4000 T20 runs and became the second Indian and 25th player overall to achieve the T20 double of 4000 runs and 200 wickets.
In this match, Dhruv Jurel completed 50 sixes in IPL and 50 sixes in T20 cricket.
In the 16th match, RR defeated RCB by 6 wickets, and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi won the POTM award for his 78-run off 26 balls knock.
LSG chased 54 runs after losing the seventh wicket, the second-highest such chase in IPL history.
Mukul Choudhary scored 52 runs in the death overs, becoming only the second player after Kieron Pollard to score 50+ in the death overs in a winning IPL cause.
The 54 partnership between Mukul Choudhary and Avesh Khan is the highest for the 8th wicket or lower in an IPL win, surpassing the 52-run stand by Rinku Singh and Umesh Yadav.
Mukul Choudhary scored 52 of the 54 partnership runs (96.3%), the highest individual contribution in a 50+ IPL stand, beating the previous record by Romario Shepherd (94.64%).
Mukul Choudhary’s 7 sixes are jointly the third-most by a No.7 or lower batter and the joint-most in a winning cause, alongside Dwayne Bravo.
After 15 matches, KKR and CSK are the only two teams yet to register a win in IPL 2026.
Sunil Narine of KKR becomes the first overseas bowler to take 200 T20 wickets in India.
In the 15th match, LSG defeated KKR by three wickets. Mukul Choudhary was named Player of the Match for his outstanding knock of 54 runs off 27 balls.
After 14 matches, RR, PBKS, RCB, and DC occupy the top four spots, while CSK remains the only team yet to earn a point.
KL Rahul scored 92 runs off 52 balls. This is the first time since 2021 that he scored a fifty in under 30 balls.
In the 14th match, GT defeated DC by just 1 run, making the match one of the most thrilling matches in IPL 2026.
Virat Kohli has scored 1,698 runs in his last 34 IPL matches, averaging 65.24. During this period, he has registered 3 centuries and 14 half-centuries.
In the thirteenth match, RR defeated MI by 27 runs. The game was reduced to 11 overs due to rain. RR posted 150 runs in their 11 overs, while MI could only manage 123 runs.
The IPL 2026 Match 12 between KKR and PBKS was abandoned because of rain.
After 11 matches, RCB, RR, DC, and PBKS top the point table with 4 points each.
In this match, Bhuvneshwar Kumar became the first pacer to reach the milestone of 200 wickets in IPL history.
Both RCB and CSK have recorded 36 totals of 200 or more in IPL history, the joint-highest by any team.
In the eleventh match, RCB defeated CSK by 43 runs, and Tim David won the POTM award for his 70 runs off 25 balls contribution.
In the tenth match, LSG defeated SRH by 5 wickets, and Mohammad Shami won the POTM award for his bowling spell, 4 overs, 9 runs, and 2 wickets.
In the match, Ashok Sharma of GT bowled the fastest delivery of IPL 2026 so far, clocking 154 km/h.
In the ninth match, RR defeated GT by 6 runs, and Ravi Bishnoi won the POTM award for an outstanding 4-wicket bowling spell.
In the eighth match, DC defeated MI by six wickets, with Sameer Rizvi winning his second consecutive Player of the Match award.
With this loss, CSK lost 6 consecutive defeats at their home ground, Chepauk.
Since 2022, PBKS and CSK have faced each other 8 times, with PBKS winning 7 of those matches.
Chennai Super Kings scored 209 runs in 20 overs, marking their 36th 200+ total in IPL history, the most by any team in the tournament.
In the seventh match, PBKS defeated CSK by 5 wickets. Priyansh Arya was named Player of the Match for his explosive 39 runs off 11 balls.
Nitish Kumar Reddy won the POTM award for his all-rounder performance. He scored 39 runs off 24 balls and took 2 wickets with an economy of 8.5.
In the sixth match, SRH defeated KKR by 65 runs and registered their first win in IPL 2026. With this win, it became the first team to defend the total in this season.
After all teams played their opening match in IPL 2026, RR, RCB, DC, and MI are currently at the top of the points table.
LSG’s Mohammed Shami created history by becoming the first bowler to claim five first-ball wickets in his team’s opening match against DC. He struck early in his first over, dismissing KL Rahul for a golden duck.
Sameer Rizvi won the Player of the Match award after scoring 70 off 47 balls, helping DC secure their first win.
In the fifth match, DC defeated LSG by 6 wickets. This is the first match of the IPL 2026, where the winning team didn’t win in its home ground.
Cooper Connolly scored 72 runs of 44 balls and won the POTM award. It was his debut match for PBKS.
In the first four matches of the IPL 2026, every winning team, like RCB, MI, RR, and PBKS, won in their respective home grounds.
In the fourth match, PBKS defeated GT by 3 wickets. PBKS won their first match in six consecutive years.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi hit a 15-ball half-century in a 128-run chase, the third-fastest in IPL history.
In the third match, RR defeated CSK by 8 wickets and became the table topper. This is their 9th win against CSK from 11 head-to-head matches.
In the second match, MI defeated KKR by 6 wickets. With this, MI broke their 14-year (5,108 days) jinx in the IPL opening match. They last won their first match in the IPL 2012 season.
MI chased 221 runs in 19.1 overs, making this its highest run chase in IPL History.
In this match, Rohit Sharma became the first Asian batter to hit 550 sixes in T20 cricket.
With this 78-run knock, Rohit also reached the milestone of 50 fifty-plus scores in IPL history. He also surpassed Virat Kohli in scoring the most runs against a single team. He has scored a total of 1,161 runs against KKR to date.
In the first match of the IPL 2026 season, RCB kickstart their journey by defeating SRH by 6 wickets.
With this win, RCB now holds the record for the fastest 200+ run chase in IPL history, achieving the target in just 15.4 overs against SRH.
In this match, Virat Kohli scored 69 runs in 38 balls. With this, he has scored 72 fifty-plus innings in only 260 IPL innings.

IPL Facts from 2008 to 2025

After 2025, we have gathered a variety of interesting IPL facts from 2008 to 2025. We have categorized this section for your convenience:

IPL Batting Records:

Virat Kohli is the first player in IPL history to score 1000+ runs against 3 different opponents – DC, CSK, and PBKS.
The record of the most 600+ runs in a single season is jointly held by Virat Kohli and KL Rahul, 4 times.
Virat Kohli is the first Indian to score 13,000 runs in T20 history.
Virat Kohli is the first batter to score 500+ runs in the IPL 2024. With this, he joined the elite list with David Warner to score 500 runs in a single season seven times.
Will Jacks scored 100 runs from 41 balls in 2024; interestingly, the second 50 of his century was scored in 10 balls. Below is the list of batsmen who took the fewest balls to reach 100 from 50:

Batsman	No. of Balls Taken	Opponent	Year
Will Jacks	10 balls	GT	2024
Chris Gayle	13 balls	PWI	2013
Virat Kohli	14 balls	GL	2016

Virat Kohli is the first batsman ever to score over 400 runs in a single season for 10 different years (2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, and 2024).
Virat also is the first batter to score 4000 runs in the history of the IPL as an opener.
Shikhar Dhawan holds the record for the most number of fours in IPL history – 768. He is followed by Virat Kohli with 691 fours.
Virat Kohli is the highest scorer in the IPL – 7897.
Chris Gayle has the record of hitting the highest number of sixes – 357.
Chris Gayle also holds the highest individual scorer in a match – 175.
Travis Head has the best strike rate among the batsmen – 179.13.
Virat Kohli holds the record for scoring the highest number of runs in a single season – 973 runs in 2016.
He also scored four centuries in 2016; the most by a batsman in an IPL season.
Yashasvi Jaiswal scored the fastest half-century in the IPL history – 50 runs in 13 balls.
Sachin Tendulkar is the first Indian to win the Orange Cap in IPL.
David Warner holds the record for the most Orange Caps in IPL, winning it three times in 2015, 2017, and 2019.
AB de Villiers holds the record for the most Man of the Match awards in IPL history – 25.
Rohit Sharma won the highest number of “Payer of the Match” awards for an Indian – 19.

IPL Bowling Records:

Yuzvendra Chahal bowled his IPL career’s most expensive spell in 2024 – 62/0.
Mohit Sharma bowled the most expensive spell (73/0) in a single match in 2024. The below table will give you an idea of other bowlers with the most expensive spells.

Bowler	Spell	Opponent	Year
Mohit Sharma (GT)	73/0	DC	2024
Basil Thampi (SRH)	70/0	RCB	2018
Yash Dayal (GT)	69/0	KKR	2023
Reece Topley (RCB)	68/1	SRH	2024

Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the second Indian player to take 150 wickets in the IPL for one team. He joins Jasprit Bumrah, who has taken 158 wickets for the Mumbai Indians.
Mayank bowled the fastest delivery in IPL 2024, clocking an impressive 156.7 KMPH. He is the fourth bowler to do so in IPL history, with Shaun Tait leading the chart at 157.7 KMPH.
Yuzvendra Chahal has taken the highest number of wickets in the IPL – 201.
Dwayne Bravo holds the record for the most wickets taken in a single IPL season – 32 wickets in 2013.
Alzarri Joseph has the best bowling figure in IPL – 6/12.
The record for the best bowling average is held by Matheesha Pathirana – 17.41.
Daniel Vettori still holds the record for the best bowling economy in the IPL – 6.56.
Bhuvaneshwar Kumar bowled the highest number of dots in the IPL – 1641.

IPL Wicket Keeping Records:

MS Dhoni has made the highest number of dismissals as a wicket-keeper – 188, followed by Dinesh Karthik with 172 dismissals.
The record for the highest number of catches taken by a wicket-keeper in the IPL – MS Dhoni for 147 catches.
MS Dhoni holds the record for doing the most stumpings – 41.
Rishabh Pant and Dinesh Karthik jointly hold the record for the most dismissals in a single innings – 4.

IPL Fielding Records:

Virat Kohli holds the record for the most catches in IPL history – 113 catches.
AB De Villiers has the record for the most catches taken in a single season – 19.

IPL Longevity Records:

MS Dhoni has played the highest number of matches in the IPL – 261.
The record for the most matches played as a captain is held by MS Dhoni – 226 matches.

IPL Team Records:

CSK is the 3rd team after KKR and MI, to win 50 matches at home.
SRH is the first team in IPL history to chase over 160 runs within 10 overs and score 100+ runs twice in the powerplay.
KKR is the second team after MI to have the most number of 200 totals in a single season during the league matches. Both teams have scored 200+ totals six times.
CSK is the first team with the highest 200+ totals in the T20 history. Some of the other teams are:

Team	No. of 200+ Totals
CSK	35
Somerset (England County Cricket Club)	34
India (National Team)	32
RCB	31
Yorkshire (England County Cricket Club)	29

KKR is 3rd on the list of teams scoring the fastest 200 runs in the IPL history after RCB and SRH.
KKR has the longest winning streak in IPL – 10 consecutive victories in 2014-15.
MI has the most wins in IPL history – 138 wins out of 247 matches.
RCB and PBKS have never won a trophy but have reached the finals thrice and once, respectively.
CSK has played the most IPL finals and won 5 out of those.
PBKS holds the record for the most captains in IPL history – 14 different captains since 2008.
MI has won the toss 106 times overall and won the game 61 times after winning the toss.
RCB has the record of most narrowest wins in IPL – 4 times.
The record of the biggest win margin for a team in IPL is held by SRH – won with 10 overs remaining.
The highest and most successful chase in T20 history record is held by PBKS – 262/2 chasing 261.
SRH holds the record for the highest total in IPL history – 287.
The most number of 250+ totals in IPL history record is held by SRH – 3 times.

IPL 2025 Final Highlights

The 18th season of IPL ended with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) winning the trophy for the 1st time. Here are some of the highlights from the IPL 2025 final match.

IPL Final Awards	Player
IPL 2025 Winner	Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
IPL 2025 Runners Up	Punjab Kings
IPL 2025 Purple Cap Holder	Prasidh Krishna (Gujarat Titans)
IPL 2025 Orange Cap Holder	Sai Sudharsan (Gujarat Titans)
IPL 2025 Most Valuable Player	Suryakumar Yadav (Mumbai Indians)
IPL 2025 Final Player of the Match	Krunal Pandya (RCB)
IPL 2025 Fair Play Team of the Season	Chennai Super Kings
IPL 2025 Catch of the Season	Kamindu Mendis (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
IPL 2025 Ultimate Fantasy Player of the Season	Sai Sudharsan (Gujarat Titans)
IPL 2025 Emerging Player of the Season	Sai Sudharsan (Gujarat Titans

Conclusion

The Indian Premier League (IPL) has undoubtedly left an indelible mark on the cricketing world since its inception in 2008. From thrilling matches to record-breaking performances, the IPL has captivated fans worldwide. These unknown IPL facts spanning from 2008 to 2026 showcase the league’s evolution and its enduring legacy in the realm of cricket. We hope you find this article helpful, and we would love to hear any comments or feedback from you.

FAQs

1) Who is the captain of Chennai Super King?
Ruturaj Gaikwad is the captain of Chennai Super Kings for the 2026 IPL season. He succeeded MS Dhoni in March 2024.

2) Who is the captain of Royal Challengers Bengaluru?
Rajat Patidar is the captain of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). He replaced Faf du Plessis, who was released and later joined Delhi Capitals.

3) What is the lowest total recorded in an IPL final?
Sunrisers Hyderabad scored the lowest total of 113 in the IPL 2024. Other teams with the lowest IPL final totals are CSK (125/9), RPS (128/6), and MI (129/8).

4) Who won the IPL 2025 final?
Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the IPL 2025 after defeating Punjab Kings by 6 runs. This is the 1st IPL win for RCB since the start of IPL.

5) What was the prize money for IPL 2025?

The IPL 2025 winners, RCB, were awarded Rs 20 crore, and the runners-up, PBKS, won a cash prize of Rs 12 crore. Teams on the 3rd and 4th spot, MI and GT, were awarded Rs 7 crore and Rs 6.5 crore, respectively.

6) Who was the highest wicket-taker in IPL 2025?

Prasidh Krishna from the Gujarat Titans (GT) won the Purple Cap for taking 25 wickets in 15 matches, the highest in the IPL 2025 season.

7) Who won the most orange caps in the IPL?
David Warner holds the record of winning the most orange caps in the IPL, winning the award 3 times in 2015, 2017, and 2019, respectively.

8) Who is No. 1 in IPL history?
When determining the top performers in IPL history, it’s important to assess both batting and bowling abilities. Virat Kohli stands out as the leading batsman, amassing an impressive 7868 runs. Meanwhile, Yuzvendra Chahal has proven himself as the top bowler, claiming a total of 187 wickets throughout IPL history.

9) What is the lowest score in IPL?
During a game in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on April 23, 2017, the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) scored the lowest-ever total of 49 runs against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). This match happened at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata during the 2017 IPL season. It stands as the lowest team score recorded in the IPL’s history.

10). Which IPL team has the most sixes?
The Mumbai Indians have hit the most sixes in IPL history, totaling 1,823 sixes in 277 matches as of the 2025 IPL season. This achievement is largely credited to the stellar performances of key players such as Rohit Sharma, Kieron Pollard, and Hardik Pandya, who have consistently delivered impressive hits for the team.

11) Who won the first IPL Cup?
In 2008, the Rajasthan Royals clinched the inaugural IPL Cup, under the leadership of Shane Warne. They secured their victory in the final match against the Chennai Super Kings, marking themselves as the premier champions of the Indian Premier League’s debut season.

12) Who has the most ducks in IPL?

As of the 2025 IPL season, Glenn Maxwell holds the record for the most ducks in IPL history with 19 dismissals without scoring. Behind him, Dinesh Karthik and Rohit Sharma have each been dismissed for a duck 18 times, making them joint second on the all-time list.

13) Who has the most 50 in IPL history?
As of the 2025 IPL season, Virat Kohli holds the record for the most 50-plus scores in IPL history, having crossed the 50-run mark 63 times in his career. He overtook long-time leader David Warner during the 2025 season, pushing ahead for the top spot.

14. What is the biggest win in the IPL?
The Mumbai Indians hold the record for the largest victory in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL). They achieved this remarkable feat in 2017 by defeating the Delhi Capitals with an impressive margin of 146 runs.