This is the complete hub for every major IPL record, from the most runs and wickets to the highest team totals and biggest chases, updated through the 2026 season. Each record below links to a full leaderboard, starting with the all-time IPL run-scorers. Use it as your one-stop map to who holds what in IPL history.
Quick Answer – What are the biggest IPL records?
Virat Kohli holds the records for most career runs (9,336) and most centuries (9), Chris Gayle has the most sixes (357) and the highest score (175 not out), and Yuzvendra Chahal leads all bowlers with over 220 wickets. Sunrisers Hyderabad own the highest team total (287/3) and MS Dhoni has the most titles as captain (5).
हिन्दी: सबसे ज़्यादा रन कोहली (9,336), सबसे ज़्यादा छक्के और सर्वोच्च स्कोर गेल (357 छक्के, 175*), सबसे ज़्यादा विकेट चहल (220+), और सबसे बड़ा टीम स्कोर एसआरएच (287/3) के नाम है।
IPL Batting Records
The batting charts are headed by two names: Kohli for accumulation and Gayle for destruction. For the full list of six-hitters, see the most sixes in IPL history page.
| Record | Holder | Mark |
|---|---|---|
| Most career runs | Virat Kohli | 9,336 |
| Most runs in a season | Virat Kohli | 973 (2016) |
| Most centuries | Virat Kohli | 9 |
| Most fifties | David Warner | 66 |
| Most sixes (career) | Chris Gayle | 357 |
| Most sixes (season) | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | 65 (2026) |
| Highest strike rate (1,500+ runs) | Andre Russell | 174.71 |
IPL Bowling Records
Spinners dominate the wicket charts, with six of the top ten all-time wicket-takers being spin bowlers. The full leaderboard is on the most wickets in IPL history page.
| Record | Holder | Mark |
|---|---|---|
| Most career wickets | Yuzvendra Chahal | 220+ |
| Most wickets in a season | Bravo / Harshal Patel | 32 |
| Best bowling figures | Alzarri Joseph | 6/12 |
| Most four-wicket hauls | Sunil Narine | 8 |
| Most hat-tricks | Amit Mishra | 3 |
IPL Individual Milestones
Gayle’s 2013 masterpiece against Pune Warriors still owns two of the league’s marquee records. See the full ranking on the highest individual scores in IPL history page.
| Record | Holder | Mark |
|---|---|---|
| Highest individual score | Chris Gayle | 175* off 66 (2013) |
| Fastest century | Chris Gayle | 30 balls (2013) |
| Fastest fifty | Yashasvi Jaiswal | 13 balls (2023) |
| Most dismissals (keeper) | MS Dhoni | 200+ (153 ct, 47 st) |
IPL Team Records
The team-total records have been rewritten in the modern era, mostly by Sunrisers Hyderabad. For the title roll of honour, see the IPL final winners list.
| Record | Holder | Mark |
|---|---|---|
| Most titles | MI and CSK | 5 each |
| Highest team total | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 287/3 (2024) |
| Lowest team total | RCB | 49 (2017) |
| Highest successful chase | Punjab Kings | 265/4 vs DC (2026) |
Why These IPL Records Matter
Records are how you read the league’s history at a glance. They show which skills win T20 cricket, and how that has shifted from one-man batting blitzes to whole sides attacking from ball one. They also separate the genuinely great careers from the merely good ones. A record that survives a decade of evolving bats, flatter pitches and bigger scores tells you something a single highlight never can.
Stat Insight
The most telling pattern is how recent most team records are, and how old most individual records are. Three of the four team-total and chase records were set between 2024 and 2026, as batting depth and intent exploded. Yet Gayle’s 175 not out and 30-ball century have stood since 2013, and Kohli’s 973-run season since 2016. Individual brilliance peaked early; collective batting firepower is peaking now.
IPL Records: Early Era vs Modern Era
Early era (2008-2016)
RCB’s 263/5 was the highest total, a 200 score was rare, and the records belonged to individuals: Gayle’s 175 not out and 357 sixes, Kohli’s 973-run season.
Modern era (2020-2026)
SRH posted 287/3, Punjab chased 264, and Sooryavanshi struck 65 sixes in a season at 237. Totals of 250-plus are now routine rather than historic.
Records Closing In
Several marks look vulnerable. Chahal keeps extending the wickets record every season he plays. Sooryavanshi, at 15 and striking at 237, is the first genuine threat to Gayle’s highest score and fastest century in years. Team totals are creeping toward 300. The records that look safest are the ones built on longevity rather than a single day.
If I had to protect one record, it is Kohli’s 973 runs in a single season. It needs a freak run of form across a full campaign, and no one has come within 80 runs of it in a decade. His 9,336 career total is almost as safe, because matching it means batting at the top for one club for 18 seasons. Dhoni’s five titles as captain, near the top of the most successful IPL captains list, may also stand forever. The genuinely threatened ones are Gayle’s batting marks, and I would not bet against Sooryavanshi taking them inside three years.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who has scored the most runs in IPL history?
Virat Kohli holds the record with 9,336 runs, the only batter to cross 9,000. He also holds the records for most centuries (9) and most runs in a season (973 in 2016).
Who has taken the most wickets in IPL history?
Yuzvendra Chahal is the leading wicket-taker with over 220 wickets, ahead of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Sunil Narine. Six of the top ten are spinners.
What is the highest team total in IPL history?
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s 287/3 against RCB in 2024 is the highest team total. SRH hold four of the top five highest totals in IPL history.
What is the highest successful run chase in the IPL?
Punjab Kings chasing 264 against Delhi Capitals in 2026 is the highest successful chase. PBKS are the only team to chase down 250 or more, and they have done it twice.
Which team has won the most IPL titles?
Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings share the record with 5 titles each. RCB are the most recent champions, winning back-to-back in 2025 and 2026.
Bottom Line
The IPL record book splits cleanly in two: individual batting marks set in the league’s first decade, and team-scoring records being broken right now. Kohli, Gayle, Chahal and Dhoni own the headline numbers, but the modern game is rewriting what a big total looks like. Bookmark this hub and follow the links for every full leaderboard.
