Indian Premier League Year-wise records
We take a look at what has taken place each year in the IPL in terms of numbers.
The eleventh edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will begin on April 7 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai where the defending champions, Mumbai Indians (MI) will take on two-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK), who has made a comeback this year after remaining suspended for two years.
The IPL is not just a popular annual cricket carnival held in India every summer but it is also a reserve of a great many records, created both with the bat and ball as well by fielders. Here, we look at the top records that were registered in the tournament since 2008 when the first edition was played. The tournament completes a decade this year and it is a good opportunity to compile those eye-catching records.
IPL 1: 2008 (April 18-June 1) Champions – Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals (RR) led by legendary Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne won the inaugural title by defeating Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s CSK by 3 wickets in the final. Royals did not have a great start in the tournament but eventually, they topped the points table and won the trophy. RR’s Swapnil Asnodkar became a household name in this tournament because of his batting form in the competition. This tournament saw mostly the foreigners picking the top honours – team-wise as well as in individual capacity.
Highest scorer: Kings XI Punjab’s (KXIP) Shaun Marsh was the highest scorer in this edition with 616 runs in 11 matches (average of 68.44).
Highest wicket-taker: Pakistani pacer Sohail Tanvir of RR won the purple cap this year after finishing as the top wicket-taker with 22 scalps in 11 matches with the best figure of 6 for 41.
Most number of sixes: Dashing Sri Lankan batsman Sanath Jayasuriya hit most number of sixes (31) in the edition. He did so in 13 innings. He represented MI.
Highest individual score: New Zealander Brendon McCullum slammed an unbeaten 158 off 73 balls for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the first ever IPL match. Interestingly, that century remains KKR’s only hundred in IPL till date.
Best bowling figure: Tanvir’s 6 for 14 against CSK was the best bowling figure in 2008.
Best bowling average: Shoaib Akhtar, who played for KKR in IPL for a brief period, had the best bowling average of 10.80 in the inaugural edition. He took 5 wickets in three matches with the best figures of 4 for 11 against Delhi Daredevils (DD).
Highest team score: CSK’s 240 for 5 in 20 overs scored against KXIP in Mohali was the highest score in this edition.
Lowest team score: KKR’s 67 versus MI in Mumbai was the lowest team score.
Biggest victory (by runs): KKR defeated RCB by 140 runs in Bengaluru.
Smallest victory (by runs): KXIP beat MI by 1 run in Mumbai
Player of the series: Shane Watson of RR was adjudged the man of the series for scoring 472 runs and taking 17 wickets in the tournament.
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