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IPL History: Indian Premier League i.e. 18th season of IPL is going to start from 22 March. Now once again, the 20-20 competition conducted by the Indian Cricket Control Board is going to rain sixes and fours.
IPL History : Hey friends, when the umbrellas of IPL are hanging, children come in the name of going to school. Yes, IPL has once again brought many gifts for cricket lovers. The 18th season of the Indian Premier League, who played an important role in giving a new identity to Indian cricket, is going to start from March 22, on which cricket fans are desperate. In the last 17 sessions of this league, explosive batting to amazing bowling and excellent fielding has been seen. Apart from this, in the last few years, there have been great performances in the IPL, due to which many such records have been made which could not be imagined earlier. These records are not limited only to batsmen or bowlers, less popular players have also achieved many achievements. Let’s look at some important records of IPL history.
Most runs- Virat Kohli
Royal Challengers Bangalore star Virat Kohli holds the record for the most runs in IPL history with 8004 runs. Virat Kohli’s best season in this competition was in 2016, when he scored a record 973 runs, which is the highest in any one season. He is also at the top of the chart by scoring 741 runs in IPL 2024. So far there are only 7 players who have been able to cross 5000 runs, but are expected to be included in this list of three more players in the coming 18th season. Kohli also has the record for the highest century in the tournament.
Most wickets- Yuzvendra Chahal
At the same time, Yuzvendra Chahal has the highest wicket -taking bowler in IPL history by taking 205 wickets in 160 matches. He topped Kolkata Knight Riders captain Nitish Rana in the 56th match of IPL 2023 played between KKR and RR. Representing RCB from 2014-21, the leg spinner took 139 wickets from an economy of 7.58 in 113 matches, while in 2022 seasons, he played for Rajasthan Royals and won the purple cap with 27 wickets in 17 matches. In IPL 2024, the spinner crossed the 200 wicket mark when he caught the return catch of Mohammad Nabi of MI.
The highest score team- Sunrisers Hyderabad
At the same time, RCB fans felt that the situation could not be worse for him in IPL 2024, then he faced Sunrisers Hyderabad’s strong batting lineup in the 30th match of the season at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The team led by Pat Cummins scored the biggest score in the history of the tournament with their banging batting performance against Mumbai Indians. SRH opener Travis Head scored a brilliant century off just 39 balls. Head’s centuries scored 102 runs off 41 balls, Henrik Klassen scored 67 off 31 balls and Aiden Markram scored 32 runs off 17 balls and Abdul Samad scored a fast and brilliant innings of 37 runs off 10 balls and due to this Hyderabad scored a huge score of 287/3 in 20 overs. The special thing is that this was the second biggest score ever in T20 cricket.
