77+ Interesting IPL Facts of All Time (2008 to 2025)

Edited On: Apr 29, 2025

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.

With the IPL 2025 season schedule released, you can experience it as another exciting chapter in the league’s storied history. The first match of the 2025 edition was played in Eden Gardens, Kolkata, between Kolkata Knight Riders (defending champions) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

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 2025 Season Facts

RCB, MI, GT, and DC are currently the top 4 on the points table.
Sai Sudharsan (GT) is currently the leading run-scorer and orange cap holder in IPL 2025 with 456 runs.
Josh Hazzlewood (RCB) is currently the leading wicket-taker and purple cap holder in IPL 2025, with 18 wickets in 10 games.
Nicholas Pooran (LSG) currently has the highest number of sixes with 34 sixes.
Sai Sudharsan (GT) currently has the record for the highest number of fours with 46 fours.
Abhishek Sharma (SRH) has the title of the longest six (106 meters) in the IPL 2025.
Moeen Ali (KKR) currently has the best bowling economy at 6.36, followed by Corbin Bosch (MI) at 6.50.
Will Jacks (MI) currently has the best bowling average of 15.60, followed by Prasidh Krishna (GT) with 16.05.
Josh Hazzlewood (RCB) has bowled the most dot balls (103) in the TATA IPL 2025.
Moeen Ali (KKR), Jofra Archer (RR), Mukesh Kumar (DC), Arshdeep Singh (PBKS), and Vaibhav Arora (KKR) are the only five bowlers in IPL 2025 to bowl a maiden over each.
The IPL 2025 season delivered the biggest ever opening weekend with over 1.4 billion digital views, 253 million TV reach, and 49.6 billion minutes of watch time.
In the 47th match, Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the youngest Indian to score an IPL century at the age of 14.
In the 47th match, Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the fastest Indian with an IPL century.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the second batter to hit the fastest hundred in the IPL after Chris Gayle.
In the 47th match, Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the fastest batter in history to hit a T20 hundred. He scored 100 in just 35 balls.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the youngest player to win the Player of the Match award in IPL history.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the youngest in Men’s T20 history to score a fifty. He also scored the fastest 50 in IPL 2025 in just 17 balls.
In the 46th match, Virat Kohli became the only player to score 300+ runs in a winning cause in IPL 2025.
After the 46th match, Virat Kohli became the first player to score 400+ runs in 11 different IPL seasons.
In the 45th match, MI became the first team to win 150 matches in IPL history.
In the 45th match, Surya Kumar Yadav completed 400 runs in IPL 2025 and became the third batsman to score the fastest 4000 runs in terms of balls. He played 2714 balls to reach this milestone.
In the 45th match, Jasprit Bumrah became the highest wicket-taker for MI (174 wickets). He surpassed Lasith Malinga, who had 170 wickets.
In the 43rd match, SRH defeated CSK for the first time at Chepauk in IPL history.
In the 43rd match, MS Dhoni became the fourth player after Rohit Sharma, Dinesh Karthik, and Virat Kohli to play 400 matches in the IPL.
In the 41st match, Rohit Sharma completed 12,000 runs in T20s.
In the 41st match, Jaydev Unadkat completed 100 wickets in the IPL.
In the 41st match, Jaspreet Bumrah became the fastest Indian pacer to complete 300 wickets in T20 history.
In the first 40 matches of IPL 2025, 111 catches have been dropped.
In the 40th match, KL Rahul became the fastest batter to reach 5,000 runs in the history of IPL.
In the 38th match, Rohit Sharma won his 20th Player of the Match award in IPL against CSK. This is the most POTM award given by any Indian player in IPL history.

Rohit Sharma	Virat Kohli	MS Dhoni
20	19	18

In the 37th match, Virat Kohli became the first player with the most 50+ scores in IPL history.
In the 35th match, Gujarat Titans successfully chased their first ever 200+ total in IPL history and became the first team to chase a 200+ total vs. DC.
In the 35th match, KL Rahul completed 200 IPL sixes. He became the fastest Indian to reach this milestone.
In the 33rd match, Rohit Sharma completed 100 sixes at Wankhede in the match against SRH.
In the 32nd match, a super over happened in the IPL between DC and RR after 4 years.
With the win in the 32nd match against RR, DC became the first team to have 10 points in IPL 2025.
In the 31st match, Punjab Kings successfully defended the lowest total (111) in IPL history against KKR.
In the 31st match, Sunil Narine became the first bowler to take 36 wickets against PBKS, the highest against a single team.
In the 31st match, Yuzvendra Chahal retains his title of the highest wicket-taker in IPL history with 207 wickets.
In the 30th match, MS Dhoni became the first player to complete 200 fielding dismissals in the IPL.

Catches as a Wicket Keeper	Stumpings	Catches as a Fielder
150	46	4

In the 30th match, MS Dhoni won the highest Player Of The Match award as a captain in IPL history.
In the 30th match, MS Dhoni became the oldest player to win the Player Of The Match award against LSG at the age of 43 years.
In the 28th match, Virat Kohli became the first Asian player to complete 100 fifties in T20 history.
In the 28th match, Devdutt Padikkal became the 2nd player of RCB after Virat Kohli to complete 1000 runs for a single team.
In the 27th match, Abhishek Sharma became the highest individual scorer for SRH in IPL history. He scored 141 runs from 55 balls in the match. He also ranks third in the list of the highest individual scorers in IPL after Chris Gayle – 175 (66) and Brendon McCullum – 158 runs.
In the 27th match, Abhishek Sharma also became the highest Individual score by an Indian in T20I history and IPL history.
In the 26th match, Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan became the first pair to register a hundred-opening partnership in IPL 2025.
With the defeat in the 25th match, CSK lost 5 consecutive matches for the first time in IPL history.
In the 25th match, CSK registered their biggest defeat in IPL history. They lost to KKR with 59 balls remaining.
In the 24th match, Virat Kohli became the first player in IPL history to complete 1000 boundaries – 721 fours and 279 sixes.
In the 24th match, RCB scored the fastest team fifty in IPL 2025. They scored 53 runs in just 3 overs (18 balls).
In the 23rd match, Sai Sudharsan (GT) became the first Indian to complete 200 runs in IPL 2025.
In the 20th match, RCB defeated MI at Wankhede Stadium after 10 years. In this match, Virat Kohli completed 13,000 runs in T20 cricket.
After the 47th match, Bhubaneswar Kumar has 192 wickets, the highest by a pacer in IPL history.

Most Wickets in IPL History
Chahal	Piyush	Bhuvaneswar Kumar	R Ashwin
207	192	192	185

As of the 47th match, Vaibhav Suryavanshi (RR), Ishan Kishan (SRH), Abhishek Sharma (SRH), and Priyansh Arya (PBKS) remain the only players to score a century in IPL 2025.
As of the 47th match, Vaibhav Suryavanshi (RR) has the fastest fifty in IPL 2025. He scored 50 runs in just 17 balls against GT.
After the 15th match, Sunil Narine completed 200 wickets for KKR in T20s. He ranks second after Samit Patel (206), who plays for the Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club.
After the 15th match, KKR became the only team to complete 20 wins each against 3 teams in IPL history.

PBKS	RCB	SRH
21 wins	20 wins	20 wins

CSK hasn’t chased a single 180+ target in the last 6 years.
Chris Gayle has the record for the most sixes in IPL history with 357 sixes (141 innings), followed by Rohit Sharma with 281 sixes from 255 innings.
Rohit Sharma has the record for the most sixes (282) by an Indian in IPL history. He is followed by Virat Kohli (278) and MS Dhoni (259).
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (SRH) has 183 wickets, the most wickets by any fast bowler in IPL history. He shares this crown with Dwayne Bravo.
After the 19th match, Mohammed Siraj completed 100 wickets in the IPL.
In the 18th match, the Rajasthan Royals became the first team to score 200 runs in the New Chandigarh Stadium in IPL history.
In the 17th match, Delhi Capitals defeated Chennai Super Kings at Chepauk after 15 years.
In the 16th match, Hardik Pandya (MI) became the first captain in IPL history to take 5 wickets in a single match.
Mitchell Starc became the first bowler in DC to take 5 wickets in a single match after 17 years.
Virat Kohli has scored 3040 runs at Chinnaswamy Stadium (RCB’s home ground) in IPL history. This is the most runs at a single venue by any player in the IPL. His strike rate at the venue is 142 with 5 balls per boundary.
MS Dhoni is the highest run scorer for CSK in IPL history with 4699 runs.
Rohit Sharma has hit 600 fours in the IPL.
RCB defeated CSK at Chepauk after 17 years or 6155 days. They defeated CSK by 50 runs.
After five matches in IPL 2025, players have smashed 119 sixes and 183 fours, with teams crossing the 200-run mark six times.
Glenn Maxwell has the highest number of ducks (19) in IPL history, followed by Rohit Sharma (18).
GT and PBKS scored a total of 475 runs in the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. This is the highest match aggregate in an IPL match in Ahmedabad.
Quinton De Kock scored 97 runs against RR, breaking the 11-year-old record of Manish Pandey of scoring the highest runs in a run chase for KKR in IPL history.
Mumbai Indians have not won their first match of the IPL since 2013.
Mumbai Indians became the first team to win the most matches (53) at one venue (Wankhede Stadium) in 86 matches in IPL history.
Mumbai Indians also have the record of most wins (10) against one opponent (KKR) at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
SRH is the first team in the IPL with the highest number of 250+ totals, with a total of four times. They scored 286 runs against the Rajasthan Royals in the second match of this season.
Ishan Kishan and Travis Head have hit 20 4s this season and are striking at the rate of 225.5 and 216.1, respectively.
Jofra Archer is the bowler who has conceded the most runs this season. He has conceded 76 runs in 4 overs so far.
Virat Kohli is the only player who has played all IPL seasons with the same team. He has been part of RCB since 2008. This is his 18th year with the franchise.
Virat is the only player in IPL history to score 1000+ runs against four teams – CSK, DC, KKR, and PBKS.

Top 5 Performing Teams of IPL 2025

Team	Matches	Points	Win	Loss	NRR
RCB	10	14	7	3	0.521
MI	10	12	6	4	0.889
GT	9	12	6	3	0.748
DC	9	12	6	3	0.482
PBKS	9	11	5	3	0.177

TATA IPL 2025 Auction Facts and Statistics

Rishabh Pant became the most expensive player in 2025. He was sold to Lucknow Super Giants for ₹27 crore.
Punjab Kings acquired Shreyas Iyer for ₹26.75 crore. This set a new franchise record for the team.
Jos Buttler became the highest-paid foreign player, joining Gujarat Titans for ₹15.75 crore.
1,574 players registered for the IPL 2025 auction, and only 574 were shortlisted.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi, aged 13, joined the Rajasthan Royals and became the youngest player sold in IPL history.
Punjab Kings entered the auction with the highest purse in IPL history at ₹112 crore.
Heinrich Klaasen was retained by SRH for ₹16 crore, making him the most expensive retained player.
Virat Kohli is the highest-paid retained Indian player for RCB at ₹15 crore.

IPL Facts from 2008 to 2024

After 2024, we have gathered a variety of interesting IPL facts from 2008 to 2024. 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 12,500 runs in the 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.

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IPL 2024 Final Highlights

The 17th season of IPL ended with KKR winning the trophy for the 3rd time after 10 years. Here are some of the highlights from the IPL 2024 final match.

IPL Final Awards	Player
IPL 2024 Winner	Kolkata Knight Riders
IPL 2024 Runners Up	Sunrisers Hyderabad
IPL 2024 Purple Cap Holder	Harshal Patel (PBKS)
IPL 2024 Orange Cap Holder	Virat Kohli (RCB)
IPL 2024 Most Valuable Player	Sunil Narine (KKR)
IPL 2024 Final Player of the Match	Mitchell Starc (KKR)
IPL 2024 Fair Play Team of the Season	Sunrisers Hyderabad
IPL 2024 Catch of the Season	Ramandeep Singh
IPL 2024 Ultimate Fantasy Player of the Season	Sunil Narine (KKR)
IPL 2024 Emerging Player of the Season	Nitish Kumar Reddy (SRH)

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 2024 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 2025 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 2024 final?
Kolkata Knight Riders won the IPL 2024 after defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets. This is the 3rd IPL win for KKR after 2012 and 2014.

5) What is the prize money for IPL 2025?
The IPL 2024 winners, KKR were awarded Rs 20 crore, and the runners-up, SRH won a cash prize of Rs 12.5 crore. Teams on the 3rd and 4th spot, RR and RCB were awarded Rs 7 crore and Rs 6.5 crore, respectively.

6) Who is the highest wicket scorer in IPL 2024?
Harshal Patel from Punjab Kings won the Purple Cap for taking 24 wickets, the highest in the IPL 2024 season.

7) Who won the most orange caps in the IPL?
Virat Kohli became the first Indian to win Orange Cap two times in the IPL history since 2008. He scored 741 runs in the IPL 2024 season.

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 1578 sixes in 250 matches as of the 2024 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 2024 IPL season, Dinesh Karthik and Rohit Sharma share the record for the most ducks in the IPL, with 17 each. Following closely behind are players like Glenn Maxwell, Piyush Chawla, Sunil Narine, and Mandeep Singh, each with 15 ducks to their name.

13) Who has the most 50 in IPL history?
David Warner holds the record for the most half-centuries in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL). He has scored 62 half-centuries in 179 matches. Notable players with a significant number of half-centuries include Virat Kohli with 50, Shikhar Dhawan with 50, and Rohit Sharma with 42.

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.