IPL 2018: 4 records of the season

IPL 2018 has come to a roaring end with Chennai Super Kings, riding on the back of Shane Watson's blitzkrieg, and the MS Dhoni-led team were crowned champions for the third time. The eleventh edition of the tournament gave fans a lot to cherish and remember, much more than that was expected.

While the biggies of the game mesmerised the crowds with their astounding knocks, numerous youngsters came to the limelight with their blistering performances. Amidst these glamorous knocks and notable performances, there have been quite a few mind-boggling records that got framed during the course of the tournament.

Here are the four of the many records that were that were made during the tournament most of which the fans didn't take much notice off:

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#4 Most Runs Conceded in an over in IPL history (70) - Basil Thampi

Basil Thampi

Basil Thampi was smashed for 70 runs in his quota of 4 overs during the Sunrisers Hyderabad's second face-off against the Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Chinnaswamy. The match was of utmost importance as the Royal Challengers needed to win the remainder of their matches, it being one of them, to give themselves a chance for a spot at the playoffs.

The match was indeed a treat for the fans. The batsmen had the match to their name at the expense of the bowlers, Thampi being their main victim. The record was earlier held by Ishant Sharma, who was hit for 66 runs in 4 overs.

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#3 Most Runs Conceded by a bowler in an IPL Season (547) - Siddharth Kaul

Siddarth Kaul

The holder of this record is again a member of the Orange Army and is none other than Punjab right-arm medium pacer, Siddarth Kaul. Although the pacer had an excellent season, taking 21 wickets from the 17 matches that he played, he conceded 547 runs, which is the most runs conceded by any bowler in a single IPL season.

The bowler bowled 66 overs in the tournament at an economy of 8.28. Kaul was outstanding with the ball for the Sunrisers, especially in the death overs, where his slower balls found it tough for batsmen to clear the outfield, more often finding the fielders.

Hyderabad will be looking for the same kind of performance from him in their next season and so will be the fans.

#2 Most sixes hit in an IPL match (31)

Andre Russell

The record for most sixes in match was broken in the fifth match of the season when the Chennai Super Kings locked horns with the Kolkata Knight Riders at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium. The visitors were asked to bat first where they posted a mammoth total of 202 in their 20 overs, courtesy of a superb innings by Andre Russell, who smacked a 36-ball 88 with the aid of 11 sixes and a four.

The hosts took the task at hands and saw it through, thus bringing down the total with a ball to spare. Sam Billings' knock of 56 runs from 23 balls was crucial to complete the chase.

A total of 31 sixes were smashed in the match (KKR - 17 sixes; CSK - 14 sixes), which is the most number of sixes in a single IPL match so far.

#1 Fastest Fifty in the IPL - KL Rahul

Kings XI Punjab

Kings XI Punjab's wicket-keeper batsman KL Rahul broke the record for the fastest half-century, when he smashed it in 14 balls in the team's opening game against the Delhi Daredevils.

He reached the feat with the aid of 6 fours and 4 sixes while striking the ball at the rate of 318.75. The record was earlier held by Sunil Narine and Yusuf Pathan who completed their half-century in 15 balls.

KL Rahul is the second most expensive Indian player (worth Rs. 11 crores) in IPL 2018. He was outstanding with the bat for Punjab, scoring 659 runs in the season.