It has only been a couple of weeks since Sunrisers Hyderabad broke the record of Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s highest IPL score, but they not only replicated history on Monday (15 April), but broke their own record, and that too, at the backyard of the Bengaluru team. In match 30 of the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL), Sunrisers Hyderabad scored 287/3, which is the highest score in this competition. In response, Bengaluru went toe-to-toe as they scored 262/7.
As it rained sixes and fours at the M Chinnaswamy Stadiums, records were broken a dime a dozen. Let us have a look at all the records that have been broken today.
Highest Score in IPL
Hyderabad’s 287/3 is the highest score in the history of IPL, eclipsing their total of 277/3 against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium. Meanwhile, Bengaluru's 262/7 is the fifth-highest total.
Highest totals in IPL:
287/3 – Sunrisers Hyderabad (vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, 2024)
277/3 – Sunrisers Hyderabad (vs Mumbai Indians, 2024)
272/7 – Kolkata Knight Riders (vs Delhi Capitals, 2024)
263/5 – Royal Challengers Bengaluru (vs Pune Warriors India, 2013)
262/7 – Royal Challengers Bengaluru (vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 2024)
257/5 – Lucknow Super Giants (vs Punjab Kings, 2013)
248/3 – Royal Challengers Bengaluru (vs Gujarat Lions, 2016)
Third Time SRH Have Scored 250+
This was also the second occasion of Hyderabad scoring north of 250 runs in an IPL match.
SRH’s highest totals in IPL:
287/3 – vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (2024)
277/3 – vs Mumbai Indians, 2024
231/2 – vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, 2019
228/4 – vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 2023
219/2 – vs Delhi Capitals, 2020
217/6 – vs Rajasthan Royals, 2023
RCB's Second-Highest Score
Albeit in ended up being in a losing cause, 262/7 was Royal Challengers Bengaluru's second-highest score in IPL.
RCB's highest totals in IPL:
263/5 – vs Pune Warriors India, 2013
262/7 – vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 2024
248/3 – vs Gujarat Lions, 2016
235/1 – vs Mumbai Indians, 2015
227/4 – vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 2016
Most Runs in a Men's T20 Match
A total of 549 runs was scored in the 40 overs, at an astonishing economy rate of 13.7 runs per over. This happens to be the highest aggregate in a men’s T20 match.
Highest aggregate runs in a men's T20 match:
549 – Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 2024
523 – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians, 2024
517 – South Africa vs West Indies, 2023
515 – Quetta Gladiators vs Multan Sultans, 2023
506 – Surrey vs Middlesex, 2023
453 – Titans vs Knights, 2022
Most Sixes in a Men's T20 Match
As many as 38 sixes were struck in this match, which is also the joint-highest in a men’s T20 match.
Most sixes in a men’s T20 match:
38 – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, 2024
38 – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians, 2024
37 – Balkh Legends vs Kabul Zwann, 2018
37 – Jamaica Tallawahs vs St Kitts & Nevis Patriots, 2019
36 – Titans vs Knights, 2022
Most Boundaries in a Men's T20 Match
Besides the 38 sixes, 43 fours were also hit, taking the boundary count to 81 – joint-highest in a men’s T20 match.
Most boundaries in a men’s T20 match:
81 – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, 2024
81 - South Africa vs West Indies, 2023
78 – Multan Sultans vs Quetta Gladiators, 2023
Head Scores the Fastest Century by a SRH Batter
Coming to individual performances, Travis Head played an excellent knock of 102 runs. He took only 39 deliveries to bring up his century, which happens to be the fourth fastest ton in this competition, and the fastest-ever by a Sunrisers Hyderabad batter.
Fastest Hundred in IPL:
Chris Gayle – 30 deliveries (2013)
Yusuf Pathan – 37 deliveries (2010)
David Miller – 38 deliveries (2013)
Travis Head – 39 deliveries (2024)
Adam Gilchrist – 42 deliveries (2008)
More Honours for Head
In the process of scoring his century, Head broke another record – he became the only Hyderabad batter to score more than one half-century in less than 20 deliveries. Head required only 19 deliveries to bring up his fifty today, which is the third fastest by a Hyderabad player.
Fastest fifties for Sunrisers Hyderabad
Abhishek Sharma – 16 deliveries (vs Mumbai Indians, 2024)
Travis Head – 18 deliveries (vs Mumbai Indians, 2024)
Travis Head – 19 deliveries (vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, 2024)
David Warner – 20 deliveries (vs Chennai Super Kings, 2015)
Moises Henriques – 20 deliveries (vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, 2015)
David Warner – 20 deliveries (vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 2017)
Most Sixes in an Innings by a Team in IPL
Sunrisers Hyderabad have not only broken Bengaluru’s record of the highest score on two separate occasions, but they also broke RCB’s record of 21 sixes, which, before today’s match, was the most by any team in an IPL fixture. However, the honour now belongs to the Orange Army, who struck 22 sixes today.
Most sixes in an IPL by a team:
22 – Sunrisers Hyderabad (vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, 2024)
21 – Royal Challengers Bengaluru (vs Pune Warriors India, 2013)
20 – Royal Challengers Bengaluru (vs Gujarat Lions, 2016)
20 – Delhi Capitals (vs Gujarat Lions, 2017)
20 – Mumbai Indians( vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 2024)
Among SRH’s Top 6 Powerplay Scores
76 of Hyderabad’s 287 runs came in the powerplay, which is the sixth-highest by the franchise.
Highest powerplay scores for SRH:
81/1 – vs Mumbai Indians, 2024
79/0 – vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 2017
78/1 – vs Chennai Super Kings, 2024
77/0 – vs Punjab Kings, 2019
77/0 – vs Delhi Capitals, 2020
76/0 – vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, 2024
Topley Bowls Most Expensive Spell Ever by an RCB Bowler
A few players from the Bengaluru camp got into the record books as well, albeit not for the right reasons. Reece Topley conceded 68 runs in his four-over spell, which happens to be the most expensive spell by an RCB bowler in IPL’s history, and the third most expensive overall.
Most expensive spells in IPL:
Basil Thampi – 4-0-70-0 (2018)
Yash Dayal – 4-0-69-0 (2023)
Reece Topley – 4-0-68-1 (2024)
RCB's Highest Powerplay Total
In the second innings, RCB notched up their highest powerplay total by scoring 79 runs.
Highest powerplay totals for RCB:
79/0 - vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 2024
79/1 - vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala, 2011
75/2 - vs Chennai Super Kings, 2023
70/1 - vs Punjab Kings, 2019
Seventh-Fastest Fifty For RCB
RCB skipper Faf du Plessis and Dinesh Karthik reached his half-century in just 23 balls, marking it as the joint seventh-fastest fifty for the franchise.
Fastest Fifty For RCB:
Chris Gayle – 17 deliveries (vs Pune Warriors, 2013)
Robin Uthappa – 19 deliveries (vs Kings XI Punjab, 2010)
AB de Villiers – 21 deliveries (vs Rajasthan Royals, 2012)
Robin Uthappa – 22 deliveries (vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 2010)
Chris Gayle – 22 deliveries (vs Kings XI Punjab, 2015)
Dinesh Karthik – 22 deliveries (vs Mumbai Indians, 2024)
Faf du Plessis, Dinesh Karthik & 3 other players – 23 deliveries
Dinesh Karthik's Third-Highest IPL Score
Dinesh Karthik played an excellent knock in the run-chase, scoring a 35-ball 83. It was his third-highest score in IPL.
Dinesh Kathik’s highest scores in IPL:
97* - vs Rajasthan Royals (2019)
86 – vs Delhi Capitals (2013)
85 – vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (2024)
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