Records are made to be broken, after all. Fair enough, particularly in the T20 format. IPL fans are fully aware that anything may happen. Even though this league has a reputation for setting and breaking records, some records will likely stand the test of time. These records are unbreakable as the new season approaches. In this article, we take a look at The Top 5 Unbreakable Records in IPL History.
1. Highest team total (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
The calibre of batting that Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) has produced over the years is truly extraordinary, even though they haven’t won an IPL trophy in 15 years. With their pure exhibition of cricket, players like Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli, and AB de Villiers, Glenn Maxwell all have impressed and entertained fans with their sheer display of cricket.
RCB surprised the cricketing world in 2013 when they humiliated the Pune Warriors India bowlers. Gayle displayed class by scoring 175 runs off of just 66 balls to aid his team in setting a humongous total of 264. This record is not easy to be broken in IPL.
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2. Highest individual score (Chris Gayle)
Chris Gayle, one of the most brutal batters cricket has ever produced, is revered as the T20 format’s supreme player. He destroys the bowling attack thanks to his tremendous physique and amazing hand-eye coordination.
In the 2013 season, Gayle put on a power-hitting display when he made an incredible record in IPL and destroyed the bowling line of the Pune Warriors India. The Jamaican cricketer needed just 66 deliveries to score an undefeated 175 runs. Gayle hit 13 fours and 17 sixes throughout his mesmerising knock. His innings enabled RCB to score a whopping 264 runs. Surely one among the list of unbreakable records in IPL.
3. Maximum runs in one over (37)
The most runs that can be scored in a single over under normal conditions is 36 runs. A batsman can only accomplish this by sending every delivery into the stands. IPL, however, is different, which is why during the thrilling competition, a bowler set a rare record by giving away 37 runs in a single over.
All of this occurred during the 2011 season when Chris Gayle once more showcased his elite batting against the Kochi Tuskers (KTK) and made an unbelievable record in IPL. Prasanth Parameswaran was the one who was the target. When Gayle humiliated him, he was bowling the third over of the RCB innings. The ‘Universe Boss’ smacked four sixes and three fours, totalling 37 runs in addition to a no-ball.
The over went as follows:
2.1 – Prasanth to Gayle – SIX
2.2 – Prasanth to Gayle – No ball + SIX
2.2 – Prasanth to Gayle – FOUR
2.3 – Prasanth to Gayle – FOUR
2.4 – Prasanth to Gayle – SIX
2.5 – Prasanth to Gayle – SIX
2.6 – Prasanth to Gayle – FOUR
4. Virat Kohli: 973 runs in a season
Although the T20 format is a batters’ game, still consider scoring almost 1000 runs in a single season, sounds absurd, huh? King Kohli certainly appears to be in town to make things happen. Virat Kohli had a standout IPL season in 2016. With 973 runs scored in that year, he was undoubtedly at the top of his game, but RCB was unable to win their first IPL championship. This record for the most runs scored in a season is unlikely to be beaten, despite the fact that there are many players who are recognised for their power-hitting and are even capable of scoring large runs.
5. Most IPL finals as a Captain
The former captain of Team India, MS Dhoni, has given his supporters much to cheer for. 2008 saw CSK reach the IPL finals, and 2010 and 2011 saw them triumph. They made it to the Finals in 2012, 2013, and 2015 but fell to KKR, MI, and MI, respectively. In the IPL 2018 season, which served as their comeback season, they advanced to the Finals and took home the title. In the IPL 2019 Final, they suffered a one-run loss. CSK had a poor season in 2020, but they bounced back to win the trophy in 2021. Now Dhoni-led team CSK is eyeing another final in IPL 2023.
