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The 11th edition of IPL is all set to begin on 7th of April at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai where the defending champions, Mumbai Indians will take on two-time champions Chennai Super Kings who have returned to the league after serving a two-year ban.
This cricket carnival has witnessed a lot of records with the bat as well as with the ball. As we head into the 11th edition of the Indian Premier League, let us have a look at all the top records from 2008 to 2017.
2008 Champions: Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals, under the tutelage of world-class Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne, won the inaugural edition of the tournament after defeating MS Dhoni's CSK by three wickets in the final. Royals did not have an incredible start to the tournament but by the end of the league stage, they were on top of the points table.
Batting Records
Most runs: Kings XI Punjab's Shaun Marsh was the highest scorer in the inaugural edition of the tournament with 616 runs in 11 matches averaging 68.44.
Most sixes: Sanath Jayasuriya from Mumbai Indians hit the most number of sixes (31) in the first edition of the league.
Highest individual score: Kolkata Knight Riders' Brendon McCullum slammed an unbeaten 158 off just 73 balls in the first ever IPL match against RCB.
Bowling Records
Most wickets: Rajasthan Royals' Sohail Tanvir was the highest wicket-taker in the first edition of IPL. He took 22 wickets.
Best bowling figures: Sohail Tanvir’s 6 for 14 against CSK was the best bowling figure in 2008.
2009 Champions: Deccan Chargers
The second edition of IPL was played in South Africa because of general elections in India. Interestingly, the two bottom-most team of IPL 2008 viz Royal Challengers Bangalore and Deccan Chargers contested for the finals in the second edition of the tournament.
Deccan Chargers, led by the legendary Australian wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist, won the second edition of IPL after defeating Anil Kumble's RCB by six runs in the final.
Batting Records
Most runs: Chennai Super Kings' explosive batsman Mathew Hayden was the highest scorer in the second edition of the tournament with 572 runs in 12 matches averaging 52.
Most sixes: The winning captain, Adam Gilchrist from Deccan Chargers, hit the most number of sixes (29) in the second edition of the league.
Highest individual score: RCB's Manish Pandey held the record of the highest individual score in the second edition of IPL. He scored an unbeaten 114 against DC. Interestingly, Manish was the only Indian to hit a century in the second edition.
Bowling Records
Most wickets: RP Singh from DC was the highest wicket-taker in the second edition of IPL. He took 23 wickets.
Best bowling figures: Anil Kumble’s 5 for 5 from 3.1 overs against RR was the best bowling figure in 2009.
2010 Champions: Chennai Super Kings
This very edition of IPL witnessed the start of Chennai Super Kings' dominance over the league. Having reached the playoffs two times before, CSK, under the captaincy of MS Dhoni, lifted the title for the first time by defeating Sachin Tendulkar's Mumbai Indians by 22 runs in the final. CSK also won the Fair Play Award in this tournament.
Batting Records
Most runs: Mumbai Indians' skipper Sachin Tendulkar was the highest scorer in the third edition of the tournament with 618 runs in 15 matches averaging 47.53.
Most sixes: Robin Uthappa from RCB hit the most number of sixes (27 sixes in 14 innings) in the third edition of the league.
Highest individual score: CSK' Murali slammed 127 against RR turned out to be the highest individual score in the third edition of IPL.
Bowling Records
Most wickets: Pragyan Ojha from Deccan Chargers was the highest wicket-taker (21 wickets) in the third edition of IPL.
Best bowling figures: CSK's Doug Bollinger had the best bowling figures (4 for 13 against DC) in the third edition of the lucrative league.
2011 Champions: Chennai Super Kings
Chennai Super Kings lifted the title for the second time in a row in the fourth edition of IPL by defeating Daniel Vettori's RCB by 58 runs in the final. Having played three finals in four years, Dhoni's CSK became the first team to win the trophy twice and in successive years.
This IPL also saw an expansion from eight teams to ten. Pune Warriors India and Kochi Tuskers Kerala, now defunct, were the two new franchises added. Thus, the format of the glamorous T20 event was altered and playoffs were introduced.
The ten teams were divided into two groups of five each. Each team faced the other four teams in their respective groups twice (one home and away), the four teams in the other group once and the one remaining team twice. A random draw was used to determine the matches.
Batting Records
Most runs: Chris Gayle from RCB was the highest scorer in the fourth edition of the tournament with 608 runs in 12 matches averaging 67.55.
Most sixes: Chris Gayle from RCB hit the most number of sixes (44 sixes) in the fourth edition of the league.
Highest individual score: Paul Valthaty, the find of the edition, scored an unbeaten 120 for KXIP against CSK while chasing and it was the highest individual score in IPL IV.
Bowling Records
Most wickets: Lasith Malinga from Mumbai Indians was the highest wicket-taker (28 wickets) in the fourth edition of IPL.
Best bowling figures: DC’s Ishant Sharma took 5 for 12 against Kochi Tuskers Kerala and it was registered as the best bowling figure in IPL that year.
2012 Champions: Kolkata Knight Riders
KKR, led by Gautam Gambhir, lifted the title for the first time in the fifth edition of IPL by defeating MS Dhoni's CSK by 5 wickets in the final.
This edition of the league saw the number of teams decreased to nine following the cessation of Kochi Tuskers Kerala. This season, 19 matches went till the last over.
Batting Records
Most runs: RCB’s Chris Gayle, yet again, was the highest run-scorer in the fifth edition of IPL. He scored 733 in 14 innings at an average of 61.08.
Most sixes: Gayle continued with his 2011 form to hit 59 sixes in this edition. The next highest number of sixes was 20.
Highest individual score: Chris Gayle was the highest individual scorer in the fifth edition of the league. He slammed an unbeaten 128 against DD.
Bowling Records
Most wickets: South African bowler Morne Morkel from Delhi Daredevils was the highest wicket-taker in the fifth edition of IPL. He took 25 wickets in 16 innings.
Best bowling figures: CSK's Ravindra Jadeja took 5 for 16 against Deccan Chargers and it was registered as the best bowling figure in IPL that year.
2013 Champions: Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians, under the tutelage of Rohit Sharma, won their first ever IPL title in the sixth edition of the tournament by defeating MS Dhoni's CSK by 23 runs. This edition of IPL witnessed many changes.
PepsiCo replaced DLF as the title sponsor, Deccan Chargers became the second team to be terminated after Kochi Tuskers Kerala and another Hyderabad-based franchise, Sunrisers Hyderabad, replaced DC. Most importantly, the baton of Mumbai Indians' captaincy was passed onto Rohit Sharma from Harbhajan Singh.
Batting Records
Most runs: CSK's Michael Hussey was the best scorer in the sixth edition, gathering 733 runs from 17 innings at a normal of 52.35. Hussey beat Gayle by only 25 runs to prevent him from turning into the most noteworthy scorer for the third time in a row.
Most sixes: It was Gayle yet again with 51 sixes in 16 innings.
Highest individual score: Chris Gayle's unbeaten 175 off 66 balls was the highest individual score in the sixth edition of the league.
Bowling Records
Most wickets: CSK's Caribbean all-rounder Dwayne Bravo sacked the most number of wickets (32 out of 18 innings) in the sixth edition of IPL.
Best bowling figures: James Faulkner from Rajasthan Royals took 5 for 16 against Sunrisers Hyderabad and it happened to be the best individual show with the ball in the sixth edition of IPL.
2014 Champions: Kolkata Knight Riders
Gautam Gambhir became the second captain to win two IPL titles after Dhoni when he drove KKR to yet another trophy. This time they beat George Bailey's KXIP by three wickets in a high-scoring final in Bengaluru.
Interestingly, this was the only IPL final in which a team chased down a score in excess of 200. This edition, yet again, witnessed the withdrawal of a franchise in Pune Warriors India. In addition to that, this season was played over two legs because of general elections in India. The first leg was played in the United Arab Emirates while the second in India after the elections.
Batting Records
Most runs: Robin Uthappa from KKR was the highest run-scorer in the seventh edition of IPL. He scored 660 runs in 16 innings at an average of 44.
Most sixes: Breaking the Gayle tradition, KXIP’s Glenn Maxwell hit the most number of sixes in the seventh edition of the league.
Highest individual score: KXIP’s Virender Sehwag scored the highest individual knock of 122 against CSK in Mumbai.
Bowling Records
Most wickets: CSK's Mohit Sharma was the highest wicket-taker in the seventh edition. He scalped 23 wickets in 16 innings.
Best bowling figures: CSK’s Ravindra Jadeja topped the table again by registering a bowling figure of 4 for 12 against KKR.
2015 Champions: Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians lifted their second IPL title by defeating MS Dhoni's CSK by 41 runs in the final. Rohit Sharma's leading capabilities and the emergence of Hardik Pandya as an able all-rounder were the highlights of the tournament.
Batting Records
Most runs: For the first time, SRH’s David Warner topped the table to win the orange cap with 562 runs in 14 innings at an average of 43.23.
Most sixes: RCB's Gayle was back in charge by belting 38 sixes of 14 innings in the eight edition.
Highest individual score: RCB’s AB de Villiers played the highest individual knock of 133 not-out against MI.
Bowling Records
Most wickets: CSK's Dwayne Bravo was the highest wicket-taker in the seventh edition. He bagged 26 wickets in 16 innings.
Best bowling figures: CSK’s Ashish Nehra topped the table by registering a bowling figure of 4 for 10 against RCB.
2016 Champions: Sunrisers Hyderabad
David Warner became the third Australian skipper after Warne and Gilchrist to win an IPL title after his side SRH beat RCB by only 8 runs in the final in Bengaluru. The Bangalore-based franchise failed to clear the final obstacle for the third time in IPL.
RR and CSK did not play in this edition as they were suspended for two years in the wake of betting and spot-fixing controversy. They were replaced by two new teams: Gujarat Lions and Rising Pune Supergiants. From this edition, Chinese mobile company, Vivo were made IPL's title sponsor.
Batting Records
Most runs: RCB captain Virat Kohli scored a massive 973 runs in 16 innings at an average of 81.08.
Most sixes: In the ninth edition of IPL there was a new addition to the list. Virat hit the most number of sixes (38) in the ninth edition.
Highest individual score: RCB’s AB de Villiers was at the top again this year by hitting an unbeaten 129 against Gujarat Lions.
Bowling Records
Most wickets: SRH's Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the highest wicket-taker in the ninth edition of IPL. He grabbed 23 wickets in 17 innings.
Best bowling figures: Australian leg-spinner from RPS, Adam Zampa, finished with the best bowling figures in the ninth edition. He took 6 for 19 against SRH.
2017 Champions: Mumbai Indians
Rohit Sharma became the first IPL captain to win three titles when his side beat RPS by a solitary run in a thrilling final in Hyderabad. Steven Smith, on the other hand, missed out from becoming the fourth Australian to lift an IPL trophy.
This edition of IPL witnessed the prominence of all-rounders. Ben Stokes and Krunal Pandya were two of them who proved to be vital for their respective franchises' road to the finals.
Batting Records
Most runs: SRH skipper David Warner was the highest scorer yet again. This time, he gathered 641 runs from 14 innings at an average of 58.27
Most sixes: KXIP’s Maxwell topped the list again, hitting 26 sixes in 13 innings.
Highest individual score: David Warner’s 126 against KKR was the highest individual score.
Bowling Records
Most wickets: SRH’s Bhuvneshwar Kumar yet again was the highest wicket-taker in the tenth edition of IPL. He scalped 26 wickets in 14 innings.
Best bowling figures: GL’s Andrew Tye picked 5 for 17 against RPS and it was recorded as the best bowling figure of IPL X.
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