85 The unbeaten runs scored by Jitesh Sharma in RCB’s successful run chase against LSG in Lucknow on 27 May 2025.This is now the highest by any IPL batter batting at No. 6 or lower in a match-winning cause while chasing in the second innings.
Highest scores from #6 or lower in successful IPL run chases
Runs |
(balls) |
Batter |
Bat# |
For |
Against |
Venue |
Date |
85* |
(33) |
Jitesh Sharma |
6 |
RCB |
LSG |
Lucknow |
27 May 2025 |
70* |
(34) |
M. S. Dhoni |
6 |
CSK |
RCB |
Bengaluru |
25 Apr 2018 |
70* |
(31) |
Andre Russell |
6 |
KKR |
PBKS |
Mumbai WS |
1 Apr 2022 |
70 |
(47) |
Kieron Pollard |
6 |
MI |
RCB |
Bengaluru |
14 Apr 2017 |
68 |
(30) |
Dwayne Bravo |
7 |
CSK |
MI |
Mumbai WS |
7 Apr 2018 |
Note: Jitesh Sharma and M. S. Dhoni were also the captain/wicket-keeper
203 The total runs scored by the opposing captains in the LSG-RCB game in Lucknow on 27 May 2025.Thisis the second highest in an IPL match, which also marked the sixth time that the opposing captains have combined to score 150 runs or more in an IPL game.
150+ run aggregates by the two opposing captains in an IPL match
Agg |
Captain1 (score) |
For |
Captain2 (score) |
For |
Venue |
Date |
Match |
runs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
won by |
210 |
K. L. Rahul (91) |
PBKS |
Sanju Samson (119) |
RR |
Mumbai |
12 Apr 2021 |
PBKS |
203 |
Rishabh Pant (118*) |
LSG |
Jitesh Sharma (85*) |
RCB |
Lucknow |
27 May 2025 |
RCB |
186 |
Rohit Sharma (94) |
MI |
Virat Kohli (92*) |
RCB |
Mumbai WS |
17 Apr 2018 |
MI |
163 |
Kumar Sangakkara (44) |
DeCh |
Virender Sehwag (119) |
DC |
Hyderabad |
5 May 2011 |
DC |
156 |
Sachin Tendulkar (100) |
MI |
Mahela Jayawardene (56) |
Kochi Tuskers |
MumbaiWS |
15 Apr 2011 |
KTK |
155 |
Rohit Sharma (98) |
MI |
Gautam Gambhir (57) |
KKR |
Kolkata |
8 Apr 2015 |
KKR |
2 The number of occasions a side has successfully chased targets of 200-plus without losing any wicket in T20 cricket. Gujarat Titans’ recent victory without losing any wicket while chasing Delhi Capitals’ 199/3 in Delhi is the recent instance in T20 and the first such occasion in IPL cricket. Only once before did this occur in T20 cricket when Pakistan (203/0) successfully chased England’s 199/5 in Karachi in September 2022. The tables below provide all the instances in IPL and T20 cricket where sides have chased big targets without losing a wicket.
IPL sides successfully chasing big targets without losing any wicket
Total1 |
Batting first |
Batting second |
Total2 |
(Ov) |
Balls |
Venue |
Date |
The unbeaten pair |
|
|
(winning side) |
|
|
remaining |
|
|
|
199/3 |
Delhi Capitals |
Gujarat Titans |
205/0 |
(19.0) |
6 |
Delhi |
18 May 2025 |
Sai Sudharsan & Shubman Gill |
183/4 |
Gujarat Lions |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
184/0 |
(14.5) |
31 |
Rajkot |
7 Apr 2017 |
Gautam Gambhir & Chris Lynn |
178/4 |
Punjab Kings |
Chennai Super Kings |
181/0 |
(17.4) |
14 |
Dubai |
4 Oct 2020 |
Shane Watson & Faf du Plessis |
177/9 |
Rajasthan Royals |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
181/0 |
(16.3) |
21 |
Mumbai WS |
22 Apr 2021 |
Virat Kohli & Devdutt Padikkal |
165/4 |
Lucknow Super Giants |
Sunrisers Hyderabad |
167/0 |
(9.4) |
62 |
Hyderabad |
8 May 2024 |
Abhishek Sharma & Travis Head |
T20 sides successfully chasing big targets without losing any wicket
Total1 |
Batting first |
Batting second |
Total2 |
(Ov) |
Balls |
Venue |
Date |
The unbeaten pair |
|
|
(winning side) |
|
|
remaining |
|
|
|
199/3 |
Delhi Capitals |
Gujarat Titans |
205/0 |
(19.0) |
6 |
Delhi |
18 May 2025 |
Sai Sudharsan & Shubman Gill |
199/5 |
England |
Pakistan |
203/0 |
(19.3) |
3 |
Karachi |
22 Sep 2022 |
Mohd Rizwan & Babar Azam |
183/4 |
Gujarat Lions |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
184/0 |
(14.5) |
31 |
Rajkot |
7 Apr 2017 |
Gautam Gambhir & Chris Lynn |
178/4 |
Punjab Kings |
Chennai Super Kings |
181/0 |
(17.4) |
14 |
Dubai |
4 Oct 2020 |
Shane Watson & Faf du Plessis |
177/9 |
Rajasthan Royals |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
181/0 |
(16.3) |
21 |
Mumbai WS |
22 Apr 2021 |
Virat Kohli & Devdutt Padikkal |
170/4 |
Melbourne Renegades |
Perth Scorchers |
171/0 |
(18.4) |
8 |
Melbourne Dock |
30 Dec 2015 |
Shaun Marsh & Michael Klinger |
168/7 |
Pakistan |
New Zealand |
171/0 |
(17.4) |
14 |
Hamilton |
17 Jan 2016 |
Martin Guptill & Kane Williamson |
168/6 |
India |
England |
170/0 |
(16.0) |
24 |
Adelaide |
10 Nov 2022 |
Jos Buttler & Alex Hales |
205 The opening (unbeaten) partnership between Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill for Gujarat Titans against Delhi Capitals on 18 May 2025 is the first 200-plus stand in the second innings of an IPL match for any wicket. The previous best was the unbeaten 189 for the second wicket between David Warner and Naman Ojha for Delhi against Deccan Chargers in Hyderabad, 13 years ago, on 10 May 2012.
Highest partnerships for any wicket in the second innings of an IPL match
Runs |
(wkt) |
Pair |
For |
Opp |
Venue |
Date |
205* |
(1st) |
Sai Sudharsan & Shubman Gill |
GT |
DC |
Delhi |
18 May 2025 |
189* |
(2nd) |
David Warner & Naman Ojha |
DC |
DeCh |
Hyderabad |
10 May 2012 |
184* |
(1st) |
Gautam Gambhir & Chris Lynn |
KKR |
GL |
Rajkot |
7 Apr 2017 |
181* |
(1st) |
Shane Waton & Faf du Plessis |
CSK |
PBKS |
Dubai |
4 Oct 2020 |
181* |
(1st) |
Virat Kohli & Devdutt Padikkal |
RCB |
RR |
MumbaiWS |
22 Apr 2021 |
318 The aggregate runs by the four openers in the DC-GT game in Delhi on 18 May 2025.This is now the highest for an IPL match. This is only the second instance of the four openers combining to aggregate 300 runs or more in an IPL match.
Highest aggregate runs by the four openers in an IPL match
Aggregate |
The four openers (runs) |
For (total) |
Venue |
Date |
Match |
runs |
|
|
|
|
won by |
318 |
K. L. Rahul (112*)/Faf du Plessis (5) |
Delhi Capitals (199/3) |
Delhi |
18 May 2025 |
GT |
|
Sai Sudharsan (108*)/Shubman Gill (93*) |
Gujarat Titans (205/0) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
308 |
Phil Salt (75)/Sunil Narine (71) |
Kolkata Knight Riders (261/6) |
Kolkata |
26 Apr 2024 |
PBKS |
|
Prabhsimran Singh (54)/Jonny Bairstow (108*) |
Punjab Kings (262/2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
294 |
Sai Sudharsan (39)/Shubman Gill (84) |
Gujarat Titans (209/4) |
Jaipur |
28 Apr 2025 |
RR |
|
Yashasvi Jaiswal (70*)/Vaibhav Suryavanshi (101) |
Rajasthan Royals (212/2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
293 |
Wriddhiman Saha (81)/Shubman Gill (94*) |
Gujarat Titans (227/2) |
Ahmedabad |
7 May 2023 |
GT |
|
Kyle Mayers (48)/Quinton de Kock (70) |
Lucknow Super Giants (171/7) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
292 |
M. Vijay (127)/Matthew Hayden (34) |
Chennai Super Kings (246/5) |
Chennai |
3 Apr 2010 |
CSK |
|
Michael Lumb (37)/Naman Ojha (94*) |
Rajasthan Royals (223/5) |
|
|
|
224 The number of innings K. L. Rahul needed to reach the 8000th run of his T20 career during the short knock of 11 (in six balls) at the Wankhede Stadium on 21 May 2025. Of the 36 batters who accomplished this milestone in T20 cricket, Rahul is the third quickest to reach this tally. However, his effort has made him the fastest among the six Indians with 8000-plus runs in T20s.
Quickest (in fewest innings) to reach 8000 T20 career runs
Inns |
M |
Batter |
While playing for |
(Against) |
Venue |
Achieved on |
Runs |
Ave. |
HS |
S/R |
100/50 |
213 |
217 |
Chris Gayle |
Jamaica Tallawahs |
(St Lucia Zouks) |
Kingston |
7 Jul 2015 |
8037 |
44.40 |
175* |
148.86 |
15/52 |
218 |
227 |
Babar Azam |
Pakistan |
(England) |
Karachi |
22 Sep 2022 |
8089 |
44.69 |
122 |
128.29 |
7/67 |
224 |
238 |
K. L. Rahul |
Delhi Capitals |
(MI) |
Mumbai WS |
21 May 2025 |
8079 |
42.74 |
132* |
136.53 |
7/68 |
243 |
257 |
Virat Kohli |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
(KKR) |
Bengaluru |
5 Apr 2019 |
8067 |
40.74 |
113 |
133.55 |
4/59 |
245 |
275 |
Mohd Rizwan |
Pakistan |
(South Africa) |
Durban |
10 Dec 2024 |
8044 |
42.78 |
110* |
125.35 |
2/68 |
All records are correct and updated until 27 May 2025.