IPL records timeline

IPL 2018 is up and running with three matches done. In the opener, Chennai Super Kings defeated Mumbai Indians in a thrilling clash by a wicket thanks to Dwayne Bravo’s quick-fire 68 and Kedar Jadhav’s hitting during the final over.

Yesterday, Kings XI Punjab defeated Delhi Daredevils by 6 wickets thanks to fifties from KL Rahul and Karun Nair. The second match of yesterday saw Kolkata Knight Riders beating Royal Challengers by 4 wickets thanks to Sunil Narine's 19-ball 50.

Over the years, numerous records have been created and bettered in the IPL by teams and players. Here is a timeline of a few records in IPL history.

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#1 Highest Totals

The first match in IPL history was held at Bangalore on 18 April 2008. That game saw Kolkata Knight Riders posting a mammoth total of 222 on the board thanks to Brendon McCullum’s monumental knock of 158 from just 73 deliveries.

KKR’s total was bettered in the very next match with Chennai Super Kings posting 240 against Kings XI Punjab at Mohali courtesy of Mike Hussey’s 54-ball 116. This total remained a record for nearly two years until it was surpassed by CSK itself.

The Chennai franchise scored 246 against Rajasthan Royals at Chennai in 2010 with Murali Vijay scoring 127 from just 56 deliveries. The score wasn’t bettered in the 2011 and 2012 editions with Kings XI Punjab and Delhi daredevils coming closest, scoring 232 and 231 in 2011.

CSK’s total was finally bettered in 2013 when Royal Challengers Bangalore scored 263 against Pune Warriors India at Bangalore. Chris Gayle scored 175 which is the highest individual score in IPL history.

Since then, Royal Challengers Bangalore hold the record for the highest and second-highest totals in IPL history, posting 248 against Gujarat Lions in 2016 to hold the latter record. RCB’s 263 is also the highest total by any team in T20 history.

#2 Lowest Totals

No batsman from RCB scored a double-digit figure that day

In the first game of the IPL, Royal Challengers Bangalore were skittled out for 82 against Kolkata Knight Riders. That was the lowest score in IPL history until Kolkata Knight Riders were bundled out for 67 against Mumbai Indians at Mumbai during the same season.

Kolkata Knight Riders’ record was worsened when Rajasthan Royals scored only 58 against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the second match of IPL-2 at Cape Town. The Royals’ record stood for 8 years before Royal Challengers Bangalore were skittled out for 49 against Kolkata Knight Riders at Kolkata. This was also the first instance in IPL history when no batsman scored in double figures.

#3 Lowest totals defended

Chennai Super Kings managed to defend a paltry 116 against Kings XI Punjab

Kolkata Knight Riders’ defence of 133 against Delhi Daredevils at Kolkata during the inaugural season of the IPL was the first instance when a score below 150 (considering the match was 20 overs a team) was defended in the IPL.

Eight days later, that record was bettered by Royal Challengers Bangalore when they defended 126 against Chennai Super Kings at Chennai. The Super Kings could only score 112.

Almost a year later, Kings XI Punjab bettered RCB’s record by defending Mumbai Indians by 3 runs while defending 119 at Durban. A few weeks later, Punjab were at the receiving end when Chennai Super Kings bettered their record by beating them by 24 runs while defending 116 at Durban.

Since then, CSK have held the record of the lowest score defended in IPL history.

#4 Highest margin of victory

Mumbai Indians trounced Delhi Daredevils by 146 runs last year

Kolkata Knight Riders thrashed Royal Challengers Bangalore by 140 runs in the opening match in IPL history. RCB came close to bettering their record when they beat Pune Warriors India by 130 runs.

RCB eventually bettered KKR’s 8-year long record by trouncing Gujarat Lions by 144 runs at Bangalore in IPL 2016. RCB had posted 248 with Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers scoring 109 and 129 respectively. The 229-run partnership between Kohli and De Villiers is the highest for any wicket in T20 history. In reply, Gujarat Lions were bundled out for a paltry 104.

However, RCB’s record was broken the following year when Mumbai Indians thrashed Delhi Daredevils by 146 runs at Delhi. It is also the 5th highest win margin in T20 history.

#5 Highest individual score

Gayle's 175 is the highest individual score in T20 history

The very first match in IPL history saw KKR’s Brendon McCullum literally owning the RCB bowlers from the very beginning. Baz went on to score a blistering 158 from just 73 deliveries to take the Knight Riders to 222.

Since then, 24 centuries were scored in the IPL but none of them were even close to equalling McCullum’s 158. However, 25 proved to be the record-breaking number. On 23 April, 2013, Chris Gayle smashed 175 from just 63 deliveries against Pune Warriors India at Bangalore. This was and remains to be the highest individual score in IPL history and in the history of T20 cricket.

#6 Most runs in a single season

Kohli smashed 973 runs in IPL-9

Shaun Marsh was the highest run-scorer of the inaugural season of the IPL with 616 runs. His tally was the most in a single IPL edition before Sachin Tendulkar bettered it by two runs in 2010. Tendulkar’s tally was bettered by a good 115 runs as Chris Gayle scored 733 runs at an average of 61.08 in IPL 2012

Gayle’s tally was equalled by Mike Hussey in the following season at an average of 52.35. Gayle’s and Hussey’s tally stood was not bettered in either of the 2014 or 2015 editions. However, in 2016, their record was bettered by none other than Virat Kohli.

Kohli, at his very best, smashed 973 runs throughout the tournament and averaged a mammoth 81.08. This remains the record for the most number of runs scored in a single edition of the IPL.

#7 Fastest fifties

Rahul smashed a 14-ball fifty against Delhi Daredevils

Adam Gilchrist scored the first ever IPL fifty that took less than 20 deliveries to score. He scored his fifty from 17 deliveries against Delhi Daredevils in the 2009 semi-final. Gilly’s record was equalled by Chris Gayle in 2013 against Pune Warriors India.

In 2014, Yusuf Pathan scored a 50 from just 15 deliveries against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Eden Gardens to hold the record for the fastest fifty in IPL history. Pathan’s knock helped Kolkata Knight Riders chase down 161 in less than 15 overs which helped them reach second in the points table.

Pathan’s record was equalled by another KKR player- Sunil Narine. Narine scored his fifty against Royal Challengers Bangalore last year at Bangalore. Pathan’s and Narine’s joint record was broken today by KL Rahul when he smashed a fifty from just 14 deliveries for Kings XI Punjab against Delhi Daredevils at Mohali.

#8 Fastest centuries

Chris Gayle's century against PWI is also the fastest century in IPL and T20 history

Brendon McCullum smashed the first ever century in IPL history and he took 53 balls to reach there. Hussey bettered his record by taking just 50 deliveries to reach his hundred against Kings XI Punjab. Andrew Symonds then bettered Hussey’s record by smashing his hundred against Rajasthan Royals from 47 balls.

The following hundred bettered Symonds’ record by coming of just 42 deliveries and it was hit by another Aussie. It Adam Gilchrist against Mumbai Indians. Gilchrist’s record stood for a while before being broken by Yusuf Pathan against Mumbai Indians in 2010.

Pathan’s record stood for three years before being overtaken by Chris Gayle’s majestic 175. Gayle’s century took just 30 deliveries and it remains the fastest century in IPL and T20 history.

#9 Most wickets in a single edition

Bravo took 32 wickets during the 6th edition of the IPL

Sohail Tanvir was the highest wicket-taker of the inaugural season of the IPL with 22 wickets. His tally was bettered by RP Singh the following season when he took 23 wickets for Deccan Chargers. Singh’s tally was bettered by Lasith Malinga two years later when he bagged 28 wickets for Mumbai Indians in the 2011 edition.

Malinga’s tally was bettered two years later by West Indies’ Dwayne Bravo who took 32 wickets for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2013. Bravo’s record hasn’t been bettered so far with Malinga’s tally of 28 wickets in 2011 being the second most number of wickets in a single edition of the IPL.

#10 Most dismissals in a single edition

Sangakkara took 19 dismissals during IPL-4

Mumbai Indians’ Yogesh Takawale took the most number of dismissals in the inaugural season of the IPL with 11 dismissals (10 ct 1 st). His tally was bettered the following season when Adam Gilchrist took 18 dismissals (10 ct 8 st) for Deccan Chargers. Gilly’s 8 stumpings is the most number of stumpings in a single season of the IPL.

Gilly’s tally was bettered in 2011 by another Deccan Chargers captain cum keeper-captain- Kumar Sangakkara. Sangakkara took 19 dismissals (17 ct 2 st). Sangakkara’s record still stands with Naman Ojha coming closest to equal it, having taken 18 dismissals for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2016.