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IPL T20: Highest and lowest team score, biggest run chase

Chris Gayle's epic 175 led RCB to the highest ever score in IPL cricket

Eight years have passed since the beginning  of the world's most popular domestic T20 tournament, the Indian Premier League. We have witnessed a number of highs and lows in the rich history of the IPL, both on and off the field. While off-field highs include the ever-growing popularity of the league and the exposure it has given to unknown names, the lows take into account the controversies and scandals which gave the IPL a bad name. On the other hand, the on-field highs and lows were related to either good or poor performances by both individuals as well as teams.

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Over the years, we have seen some outstanding batting from different teams in the IPL which resulted in a number of high scores being made. There have been multiple scores of 200 and above in the 8-year history of the tournament. In fact, the very first IPL game that was played in 2008 saw the Kolkata Knight Riders score 222 for 3 against the Royal Challengers Bangalore, courtesy of an epic 158 by Brendon McCullum. It was a performance which served as a curtain raiser for what one could go on to expect from the IPL and the rest, as they say, is history.

The highest ever team score in an IPL match is 263 for 5 achieved by the RCB side against the now defunct Pune Warriors in the 2013 IPL. The mercurial Chris Gayle led the way for RCB with an unbeaten 175, which is the top individual score not only in the IPL, but in any form of T20 cricket. A knock that went relatively unnoticed due to Gayle's stormy innings was an 8-ball 31 by another terrific batsman, AB de Villiers. The Challengers cruised to victory by 130 runs as the Warriors could manage just 133.

The presently suspended Chennai Super Kings team has produced the most scores of over 200 in the history of the tournament with 12 against their name. Their highest score is 246 for 5, which they got against the Rajasthan Royals in the 2010 IPL with Murali Vijay hitting 127 for them. Among the teams that have been part of the IPL since its inception, KKR have the least number of 200-plus scores with 3 in their kitty.

There have also been quite a few memorable run chases in 8 years of IPL cricket. The record for the highest run chase in the tournament lies with the Rajasthan Royals, who achieved this feat in the inaugural edition. Set a target of 215 to win by the now dysfunctional Deccan Chargers team, the Royals achieved a hard fought victory thanks to some last over heroics by their skipper Shane Warne. With 14 needed to win in the final 4 balls, Warne hammered Andrew Symonds for 16 off 3 to seal a win for his team with a ball to spare.

Highest totals/scores by a team in IPL matches.
TeamScoreOvsRRInnVersusDate
Bangalore263/520.013.151stPune23 Apr 2013
Chennai246/520.012.301stRajasthan3 Apr 2010
Chennai240/520.012.001stPunjab19 Apr 2008
Bangalore235/120.011.751stMumbai10 May 2015
Punjab232/220.011.601stBangalore17 May 2011
Punjab231/420.011.551stChennai7 May 2014
Delhi231/420.011.551stPunjab23 Apr 2011
Bangalore226/220.011.301stPunjab6 May 2015
Punjab226/620.011.301stChennai30 May 2014
Chennai223/320.011.151stHyderabad8 May 2013
Rajasthan223/520.011.152ndChennai3 Apr 2010
Chennai222/520.011.101stDelhi25 May 2012
Kolkata222/320.011.101stBangalore18 Apr 2008
Punjab221/320.011.051stRajasthan28 May 2008
Mumbai218/720.010.901stDelhi17 Mar 2010
Rajasthan217/719.510.941stDeccan24 Apr 2008
Bangalore215/120.010.751stDelhi17 May 2012
Deccan214/520.010.701stRajasthan24 Apr 2008
Mumbai212/620.010.601stRajasthan13 Mar 2010
Hyderabad211/418.411.302ndHyderabad14 May 2014
Rajasthan211/520.010.551stChennai24 May 2008
Rajasthan211/420.010.551stPunjab5 May 2009
Chennai209/420.010.451stHyderabad11 Apr 2015
Mumbai209/520.010.451stDelhi9 Apr 2013
Mumbai209/720.010.451stBangalore19 Apr 2015
Chennai208/520.010.401stBangalore12 Apr 2012
Chennai208/520.010.401stMumbai23 Apr 2008
Rajasthan208/720.010.402ndMumbai13 Mar 2010
Punjab207/420.010.352ndChennai19 Apr 2008
Delhi207/520.010.351stMumbai27 Apr 2012
Punjab206/418.510.932ndChennai18 Apr 2014
Chennai205/420.010.251stPunjab18 Apr 2014
Hyderabad205/520.010.251stPunjab14 May 2014
Chennai205/520.010.251stBangalore28 May 2011
Bangalore205/620.010.251stPunjab6 May 2011
Bangalore205/820.010.251stChennai12 Apr 2012
Punjab204/218.211.122ndKolkata4 Apr 2010
Bangalore204/218.510.832ndPunjab16 Mar 2010
Kolkata204/420.010.201stDeccan11 May 2008
Punjab203/320.010.151stBangalore16 Mar 2010
Mumbai202/520.010.101stChennai24 May 2015
Chennai202/720.010.102ndPunjab30 May 2014
Mumbai202/720.010.102ndChennai23 Apr 2008
Punjab202/620.010.102ndDelhi23 Apr 2011
Hyderabad201/420.010.051stRajasthan7 May 2015
Rajasthan201/620.010.051stDelhi15 May 2014
Chennai201/720.010.052ndRajasthan24 May 2008
Kolkata200/320.010.001stPunjab4 Apr 2010
Chennai200/320.010.001stKolkata28 Apr 2013
Bangalore200/720.010.001stRajasthan29 Apr 2015

So far, we have only looked at the high points in terms of team batting performances in the IPL. However, it is time for us to shift focus towards some of the greatest lows that teams have hit during their journey in the tournament by getting a sub-par score on the board. The dubious distinction for the lowest score in IPL history is held by Rajasthan Royals, who were blown away for 58 against RCB in the 2009 season. The iconic Anil Kumble recorded figures of 5 for 5 as Bangalore won by 75 runs. The Delhi Daredevils have produced 7 scores of under 100, the most among all the IPL teams.

Lowest totals/scores by a team in IPL matches.
TeamScoreOvsRRInnVersusDate
Rajasthan5815.13.822ndBangalore18 April 2009
Kolkata6715.24.361stMumbai16 May 2008
Bangalore7015.04.661stRajasthan26 Apr 2014
Kochi7416.34.482ndHyderabad27 April 2011
Chennai7915.25.152ndMumbai5 May 2013
Delhi8019.14.171stHyderabad4 May 2013
Rajasthan8115.25.281stKolkata17 Apr 2011
Hyderabad8218.34.431stBangalore24 Apr 2010
Bangalore8215.15.402ndKolkata18 Apr 2008
Delhi8317.34.742ndChennai18 Apr 2013
Delhi8415.45.362ndChennai21 Apr 2014
Delhi8716.15.382ndRajasthan30 May 2008
Bangalore8715.25.672ndChennai20 Apr 2009
Mumbai8712.56.772ndPunjab10 May 2011
Punjab8813.46.432ndBangalore6 May 2015
Punjab92/820.04.602ndChennai20 May 2009
Rajasthan9219.54.631stBangalore18 Mar 2010
Mumbai9219.24.751stDelhi16 Apr 2012
Mumbai9218.25.012ndRajasthan17 Apr 2013
Mumbai94/820.04.701stRajasthan29 Apr 2011
Punjab95/920.04.752ndChennai25 Apr 2015
Delhi9518.25.181stBangalore26 Apr 2015
Delhi9517.45.371stMumbai10 Apr 2011
Kolkata9515.26.192ndMumbai27 Apr 2009
Rajasthan9718.35.241stKochi15 May 2011
Delhi9817.45.541stKolkata10 Apr 2016
Pune99/920.04.951stPunjab7 Apr 2013

 

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