The IPL 2024 season has been incomparable. Kolkata Knight Riders won the IPL 2024 final by defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets. This year, some records were made which will be very difficult to break in the future. Apart from most sixes in a T20 match, these also include many big records like biggest score, biggest chase, most number of times scoring 200 or more. It is difficult to break this season's records further because there is a mega auction next year and almost all the teams will change.
In the 30th match of IPL 2024, Sunrisers created history against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, making the highest score of IPL by scoring 287 runs for three wickets. Hyderabad left behind its highest score of 277 runs for three wickets made against Mumbai Indians in the same IPL. Before this season, the highest IPL score was 263/5, which was made by Bengaluru against Pune Warriors in 2013. Four bigger totals than this were made in the 2024 season. Of these, three were in the name of Sunrisers Hyderabad. Not only this, this is the second highest score in T20 cricket so far. The highest score in T20 cricket is 314 runs for three wickets, which was made by Nepal against Mongolia in 2023.
| Score | Team | Against | Place | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 287/3 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Bengaluru | 2024 |
| 277/3 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Mumbai Indians | Hyderabad | 2024 |
| 272/7 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Delhi Capitals | Vishakhapatnam | 2024 |
| 266/7 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Delhi Capitals | Delhi | 2024 |
| 263/5 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Pune Warriors | Bengaluru | 2013 |
In the 42nd match of IPL 2024, Punjab Kings created history and chased the highest score in the history of T20 cricket and the league. Kolkata Knight Riders had set a target of 262 runs, which Punjab achieved with eight balls remaining after losing two wickets. By chasing 262 runs, Punjab broke the year-old record of successfully chasing the biggest target in T20 cricket. Last year, South Africa chased 259 runs against West Indies in Centurion. At the same time, Punjab also broke the four-year-old record of the biggest chase in IPL. In 2020, Rajasthan had successfully chased 224 runs against Punjab in Sharjah.
There have been 14 centuries in IPL 2024, which is more than any previous edition. Earlier in the year 2023, 12 centuries were scored. At the same time, eight centuries were scored in the year 2022, seven in the year 2016 and six in the year 2008.
| Season | Century | How many players planted |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14 | 13 |
| 2023 | 12 | 9 |
| 2022 | 8 | 4 |
| 2016 | 7 | 4 |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 |
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It is raining runs in IPL 2024. This season, scores of 200 or more were scored 41 times, which is more than all the previous seasons. Last year i.e. in IPL 2023, scores of 200 or more were scored 37 times in 147 innings of 74 matches. However, this record has been destroyed this season. At the same time, in 2022, scores of 200 or more were scored 18 times in 148 innings of 74 matches. The impact player rule was implemented in IPL only in 2023 and since then there has been a tremendous increase in scores of 200+. While the rate of scoring 200+ was 12.16 percent in 2022, it increased to 25.17 percent in 2023. So far this season it has increased to 27.70 percent.
| Season | Most 200+ | Match | Innings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41 | 74 | 148 |
| 2023 | 37 | 74 | 147 |
| 2022 | 18 | 74 | 148 |
| 2021 | 9 | 60 | 120 |
| 2020 | 13 | 60 | 120 |
| 2019 | 11 | 59 | 118 |
| 2018 | 14 | 60 | 120 |
| 2017 | 10 | 59 | 118 |
| 2016 | 6 | 60 | 120 |
| 2015 | 7 | 59 | 117 |
| 2014 | 9 | 60 | 120 |
| 2013 | 4 | 76 | 152 |
| 2012 | 5 | 74 | 148 |
| 2011 | 5 | 72 | 144 |
| 2010 | 9 | 59 | 118 |
| 2009 | 1 | 59 | 118 |
| 2008 | 11 | 58 | 116 |
In the 42nd match of IPL 2024, a total of 42 sixes were hit in both the innings in the match between Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders. Apart from 24 sixes from Punjab side, 18 sixes were hit from Kolkata side. 42 sixes is the record for most sixes in a single T20 match. In this case the second numbers are also compared to IPL. In the same season, 38 sixes were hit in the match played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians in Hyderabad. At the same time, in the match played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad at Chinnaswamy Stadium in the same season, 38 sixes were hit.
| Sixes | match | Place | League/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | KKR vs PBKS | Kolkata | IPL 2024 |
| 38 | SRH vs MI | Hyderabad | IPL 2024 |
| 38 | RCB vs SRH | Bengaluru | IPL 2024 |
| 37 | Balkh vs Kabul | Sharjah | APL 2018/19 |
| 37 | SKNP vs JT | Bassetare | CPL 2019 |
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1260 sixes were hit in IPL 2024, which is more than any previous season. Before this, more than a thousand sixes were hit only in 2023 and 2022. There were 1062 sixes in 2022 and 1124 sixes in 2023.
| Year | Sixes | Match |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 622 | 59 |
| 2009 | 506 | 59 |
| 2010 | 585 | 60 |
| 2011 | 639 | 74 |
| 2012 | 731 | 76 |
| 2013 | 672 | 76 |
| 2014 | 714 | 60 |
| 2015 | 692 | 60 |
| 2016 | 638 | 60 |
| 2017 | 705 | 60 |
| 2018 | 872 | 60 |
| 2019 | 784 | 60 |
| 2020 | 734 | 60 |
| 2021 | 687 | 60 |
| 2022 | 1062 | 74 |
| 2023 | 1124 | 74 |
| 2024 | 1260 | 74 |
Powerplay encourages the batsman to take risks and hit big shots without worrying about getting out. Bowlers can also benefit from the powerplay, as batsmen sometimes become very careless. Most teams that score more runs in powerplay overs win the match. In IPL 2024, Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Delhi Capitals by scoring 125 runs in six overs, breaking the record of the highest powerplay score set by KKR in 2017.
| Team | Powerplay Score | Against | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrisers | 125/0 | Delhi | 2024 |
| Kolkata | 105/0 | Bengaluru | 2017 |
| Chennai Super Kings | 100/2 | Punjab Kings | 2014 |
| Punjab Kings | 93/1 | Kolkata | 2024 |
| Chennai Super Kings | 90/0 | Mumbai | 2015 |
In IPL, Sunrisers Hyderabad made the record of scoring the most runs after the first 10 overs against Lucknow Super Giants. SRH had scored 167 runs against Lucknow in 9.4 overs without losing any wicket. Hyderabad has also scored the second highest number of runs in the first 10 overs. Sunrisers had scored 158 runs against Delhi this season after losing four wickets in the first 10 overs. At the same time, Sunrisers team is also in third place. He scored 148 runs against Mumbai after losing two wickets in 10 overs.
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