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Sunrisers Hyderabad broke their own previous record to register the highest team total in the Indian Premier League history. They smashed the Royal Challengers Bengaluru for 287/3 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on April 15.
Earlier, the orange army notched up 277-3 against Mumbai Indians at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on March 27.
Sunrisers Hyderabad 287-3 in 2024
Sunrisers Hyderabad broke their record of the highest total in IPL history as Travis Head's 40-ball century aided by Heinrich Klaasen's quickfire 60 took them to 287/3 against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. They won the match by 25 runs
Sunrisers Hyderabad 277-3 in 2024
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Earlier, the orange army notched up 277-3 against Mumbai Indians at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on March 27.
Sunrisers Hyderabad 287-3 in 2024
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Sunrisers Hyderabad 277-3 in 2024
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Travis Head, playing his first IPL 2024 game, blasted a 24-ball 62, while Abhishek Sharma slammed 63 off 23 to lay the foundation. Abhishek pipped Head to became hit fastest half-century for Sunrisers Hyderabad. While Head took 19 balls to reach the milestone, Abhishek reached in just 16 balls.
Heinrich Klassen (80) and Aiden Markram (42) provided the late charge to take the hosts past the 250-mark.
The previous highest total was 263 for five, achieved by RCB back in 2013.
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It was a nightmare for the MI bowlers as all of them, barring Jasprit Bumrah (0/36), ended up leaking more than 10 runs per over.
Kolkata Knight Riders 272-7 in 2024
Kolkata Knight Riders 272-7 in 2024
Sunil Narine produced a six-hitting exhibition en route to a blistering 85 while young Angkrish Raghuvanshi scored a fifty on his IPL batting debut as Kolkata Knight Riders posted an imposing 272 for seven against Delhi Capitals in Vizag on April 3, 2024.
Continuing his explosive run, Narine punished all Delhi bowlers alike, sending the ball over the boundary rope seven times. He also hit seven fours in his 39-ball stay.
The Capitals were guilty of dropping him on 53 and Narine made his opponents suffer as he notched his highest-ever score in T20 cricket.
Raghuvanshi (54 off 27 balls), who didn't get to bat in his first IPL match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, also fired on all cylinders, complementing Narine as the pair shared an explosive 104-run stand off 48 balls.
Andre Russell (41 off 19 balls) and Rinku Singh (26 off 8 balls) provided the final flourish to KKR.
It was a forgettable performance by the Delhi bowlers as they conceded the highest total in the team's history. KKR hit as many as 18 sixes and 28 fours.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 263/5 in 2013
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) hold the record for the highest team total in the history of the IPL. They scored 263/5 in 2013 against the Pune Warriors India (PWI). It was the same match in which Gayle scored an unbeaten 175 at the MCA Stadium in Pune, which is also the highest individual score in the history of the league. RCB won that match by a huge margin of 130 runs.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 262/7 in 2024
Bengaluru missed out on breaking their record of their highest-ever IPL total as they could only get to 262/7. Chasing 288 to win, RCB were five down in the first 10 overs. However, Dinesh Kartygik hit a brilliant 35-ball 83 to propel the team beyond 200. Earlier Virat Kohli (42) and Faf du Plessis (62) had set the platform. Impact player Anuj Rawat scored a quickfire 25.
Lucknow Super Giants 257/5 in 2023
The Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) are in the second spot with a team total of 257/5 which they scored in the 2023 edition of the IPL against the Punjab Kings. Playing at home at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium in Mohali, the Kings managed to get to as far as 200, but eventually lost the match by 56 runs.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 248/3 in 2016
RCB feature once again in the list and this time thanks to AB de Villiers who scored a 52-ball unbeaten 129. He was also helped by a century from Virat Kohli (103) as the dup took the red and gold brigade to 248/3 in 20 overs. At the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, the Kohli-led side won the match by a huge margin of 144 runs.
Chennai Super Kings 246/5 in 2010
MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings come in the fourth position as they failed to reach the target of 250. Murali Vijay was at his lethal best in the game as he scored a century and took his team to 246/5 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
In that same game though Naman Ojha scored 94 for the Royals and Shane Watson 6o as the men blue nearly chased the target down by reaching 223/5 and losing the game by just 23 runs.
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Kolkata Knight Riders 245/6 in 2018
Kolkata Knight Riders with their total of 245/6 at the Holkar Stadium in Indore sit at the fifth position in the list of teams with the highest totals in the history of the IPL. Thanks to Sunil Narine's 75 off just 36 balls and 50 off 23 balls by Dinesh Karthik, KKR reached such a high total.
In reply, Punjab had even then tried chasing the target down. They managed to reach 214/8 and lost the match by 31 runs.
| Top seven highest team score in IPL history | ||||
| Team | Score | Opposition | Date | Result |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 287-3 | v RCB | 15/04/24 | SRH won by 25 runs |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 277-3 | v Mumbai Indians | 27/03/24 | SRH won by 31 runs |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 272-7 | v Delhi Capitals | 3-4-2024 | Tap here to check the full scorecard |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 263/5 | v Pune Warriors India | 23 Apr 2013 | RCB won by 130 runs |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 262/7 | v Sunrisers Hyderabad | 15 Apr 2024 | SRH won by 25 runs |
| Lucknow Super Giants | 257/5 | v Punjab Kings | 28 April 2023 | LSG won by 56 runs |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 248/3 | v Guj Lions | 14 May 2016 | RCB won by 144 runs |
| Chennai Super Kings | 246/5 | v Royals | 3 Apr 2010 | CSK won by 23 runs |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 245/6 | v Kings XI | 12 May 2018 | KKR won by 31 runs |
