About Top 5 Highest Scoring Teams in Powerplay in IPL History. In the T20 format of cricket, only two players are allowed outside the 30-yard circle in the first six overs. This mandatory period of six overs is known as the power play. The power play refers to the first six overs of the batting team's innings. Highest run scorer team in Indian Premier League.
| No. | Teem | Opponent | Runs/Wickets | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 105/0 | 2017 |
| 2 | Chennai Super Kings | Kings XI Punjab | 100/2 | 2014 |
| 3 | Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai Indians | 90/0 | 2015 |
| 4 | Kochi Tuskers Kerala | Rajasthan Royals | 87/2 | 2011 |
| 5 | Kings XI Punjab | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 86/1 | 2014 |
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In 2017, Royal Challengers Bangalore set Kolkata Knight Riders a target of 159, chasing which Knight Riders surprised everyone by opening with Sunil Narine along with Chris Lynn. Lynn scored 14 runs in the first over and 14 runs in the third and then Narine took the fourth over for 26 runs. By the end of the Powerplay, Narine had reached his half-century, while Lynn was on 49. The score of 105 was a record for the highest power play not only in IPL but in all T 20 matches.
It was the same match in which Narine scored the fastest IPL half-century ever (off 15 balls).
Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab in 2014 Chennai Super Kings were given a huge target of 226 runs. Chasing which Chennai Super Kings scored 100 runs in the power play by taking 2 wickets. In which Suresh Raina scored 87 runs in only 25 balls. It was Suresh Raina's blistering debut that helped Chennai Super Kings score 100 runs in the powerplay.
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Mumbai Indians chased down Chennai Super Kings 183 by 7 wickets at the Wankhede Stadium in IPL 2015. Chennai Super Kings scored 90 runs in the powerplay. CSK conceded 90 runs in the first six overs and scored 4 in 16.4 overs. Defeated Mumbai Indians by losing 189 wickets
In 2011, Kochi Tuskers Kerala bowled out Rajasthan Royals for just 97 runs. Chasing which, Kochi Tuskers Kerala won the match in 7.2 overs, in which they scored 87 runs losing two wickets in the power play, which is one of the teams scoring more runs in the power play.
Even after the dismissal of Virender Sehwag, Manan Vohra and Wriddhiman Saha hit Dale Steyn and Bhuvneshwar Kumar very well at their home ground and added 86 runs for their team in the power play.
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