Sunrisers Hyderabad’s 287/3 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, made at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on 15 April 2024, is still the highest team total in IPL history. Two full seasons have been played since — IPL 2025 and IPL 2026 — and nobody has passed it. The 300 barrier remains standing, but the ceiling has been tested repeatedly: nine of the ten biggest totals in league history have come in 2024 or later.

The bigger change since this list was last compiled is not at the top of the batting table but in what teams now believe they can chase. On 25 April 2026, Punjab Kings ran down 265 against Delhi Capitals — the highest successful run chase the IPL has ever seen, and a comfortable one, completed with seven balls left.

The closest anyone has come to the record since was SRH themselves. In the IPL 2025 opener on 23 March 2025 they made 286/6 against Rajasthan Royals — one run short of their own mark — with Ishan Kishan hitting 106 off 47 on debut for the franchise. Rajasthan replied with 242/6 through Sanju Samson’s 66 off 37 and Dhruv Jurel’s 70 off 35, and lost by 44 runs.

That innings also produced the most expensive bowling spell in IPL history: Jofra Archer conceded 76 runs in four wicketless overs, passing Mohit Sharma’s 0/73 from 2024 (Basil Thampi’s 0/70 from 2018 is third). Archer’s first over alone went for 23. The record still stands after IPL 2026.

Top 10 Highest Team Scores in IPL History (After IPL 2026)

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— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) March 23, 2025

Here is the top 10 as it stands after the 2026 season, with venue and exact date for each. Note how compressed the modern era is — every entry except one comes from 2024, 2025 or 2026.

Sunrisers Hyderabad own four of the top six, all made between March 2024 and May 2025 — the most sustained run of batting dominance any IPL side has produced. Note ranks 7 and 8: both come from the same match, Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on 25 April 2026. Two of the ten highest totals in eighteen seasons of IPL cricket were made on the same afternoon, and the side that scored 264 lost.

Two entries left the list in this update: Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s 262/3 against SRH (2024) and Kolkata Knight Riders’ 261/2 against Punjab Kings (2024), both pushed out by the Delhi pair. Delhi Capitals’ 257/4 against Mumbai Indians from 2025 has also dropped out.

5 Most Memorable High-Score IPL Matches

These high-scoring games have made a lasting impact on IPL history:

1. SRH vs RCB, 2024 (287/3)
   • Travis Head’s 102 off 41 and Heinrich Klaasen’s 63* off 29 powered SRH to 287/3 at Chinnaswamy Stadium. RCB fought back with 262/7 but fell short, making it a classic run-fest.
2. SRH vs RR, 2025 (286/6)
   • In the IPL 2025 opener, Ishan Kishan’s 106 off 47, with Travis Head (58) and Abhishek Sharma (45), took SRH to 286/6. Jofra Archer’s 0/76 became the most expensive spell ever, and SRH won by 44 runs.
3. SRH vs MI, 2024 (277/3)
   • SRH’s 277/3 against Mumbai Indians featured explosive knocks from Head and Klaasen, with MI’s reply of 246/5 making it a high-octane chase that fell short.
4. DC vs PBKS, 2026 (264/2 and 265/4)
   • The highest-scoring match in IPL history. KL Rahul’s unbeaten 152 off 67 and Nitish Rana’s 91 took Delhi Capitals to 264/2 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium — and it was not enough. Prabhsimran Singh (76 off 26) and Priyansh Arya (43 off 17) took 116 runs off the first six overs, and Shreyas Iyer finished it with 71 not out off 36. Punjab Kings won by six wickets with seven balls to spare, the highest successful chase in IPL history. Kolkata Knight Riders’ 272/7 against Delhi in 2024 previously held this slot on the list.
5. RCB vs PWI, 2013 (263/5)
   • Chris Gayle’s iconic 175* off 66 balls propelled RCB to 263/5, a record that stood as the highest for years, demolishing Pune Warriors India.

The trend line is unambiguous. The inaugural 2008 season produced 11 totals above 200. IPL 2024 produced 41. IPL 2026 produced 65 — the most 200-plus scores in any season in the competition’s history, and roughly six times the 2008 rate.

Highest Run Chases in IPL History

The record changed hands on 25 April 2026. Punjab Kings’ 265/4 against Delhi Capitals is now the highest successful run chase in IPL history, beating the 226/6 Rajasthan Royals made against Punjab Kings in Sharjah in 2020 — a mark that had stood for almost six years. Here are five of the chases that defined the format, the 2020 Sharjah classic among them:

1. Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings, 2020 (226/6)
   • In a thrilling match in Sharjah, Punjab Kings scored 223/2, powered by KL Rahul’s 69 and Mayank Agarwal’s 106. Rajasthan Royals, led by Sanju Samson’s 85 off 42 and Rahul Tewatia’s stunning 53* off 31 (with five sixes in one over), chased the target with three balls left. This was the highest successful chase in IPL history for almost six years, until Punjab Kings ran down 265 against Delhi Capitals on 25 April 2026. Tewatia’s over off Sheldon Cottrell remains one of the most replayed passages in league history.
2. Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings, 2021 (219/6)
   • CSK posted a tough 218/4 in Delhi, thanks to Faf du Plessis’ 50 and Ambati Rayudu’s 72*. Mumbai Indians fought back with Kieron Pollard’s explosive 87* off 34 balls, hitting 6 fours and 8 sixes. With help from Quinton de Kock’s 38, MI won on the final ball, showcasing Pollard’s ability to finish under pressure in a crucial match.
3. Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals, 2023 (217/7)
   • RR scored 214/2 in Hyderabad, led by Jos Buttler’s 95 and Shimron Hetmyer’s rapid 45. SRH’s chase seemed uncertain until Glenn Phillips (75 off 39) and Abdul Samad (32* off 10) stepped up. Samad’s six on the last ball secured a thrilling four-wicket win, highlighting SRH’s ability to handle pressure.
4. Punjab Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 2022 (211/4)
   • SRH posted 208/6, thanks to Abhishek Sharma’s 65 and Aiden Markram’s 57*. Punjab Kings, powered by Liam Livingstone’s 60 off 33 and Shikhar Dhawan’s solid 62*, chased it down with seven balls to spare. This smooth chase showed PBKS’s skill in tackling big targets with confidence.
5. Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans, 2023 (208/7)
   • GT scored 204/4, with Vijay Shankar’s 63* leading the way. KKR struggled at 155/7 until Rinku Singh’s incredible finish—hitting five sixes in the last five balls off Yash Dayal—stole a three-wicket win. This chase made Rinku a legend for delivering under pressure.

300-Run IPL Total?

Ishan Kishan 🤝 SRH – A dream debut 🤩

Kishan (106* off 47) becomes the first Indian to hit a ton for SRH as they finish with a massive 286/6.#IPL2025 #SRHvRR pic.twitter.com/lbaewnUCIe

— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) March 23, 2025

The case for 300 remains strong: 65 scores of 200-plus in IPL 2026 against 11 in 2008, powerplay assaults like Punjab’s 116 in six overs, and the Impact Player rule letting sides bat deeper than ever. The case against is simpler — 287 has stood for over two years across roughly 150 further matches, which suggests the ceiling is nearer than the trend line implies. Something like 260 is now routine; 300 is still a genuine outlier.

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Conclusion

The highest score in IPL history is still Sunrisers Hyderabad’s 287/3, and after two more completed seasons it looks more durable than it did in 2024. What has actually moved is the chasing side of the ledger: Punjab Kings’ 265/4 in April 2026 reset what a fourth innings can look like, and IPL 2026’s 65 scores above 200 confirmed that 200 is now a par total rather than a landmark.

From Chris Gayle’s 175* in 2013 to KL Rahul’s 152* on the losing side in 2026, the individual milestones have followed the same curve. For more on the players behind these records, see Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya.

Updated 19 August 2026. Top 10 team totals verified against Mykhel’s all-time IPL list and ESPNcricinfo tournament records; the 25 April 2026 Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings match (DC 264/2, PBKS 265/4, KL Rahul 152* off 67, Prabhsimran Singh 76 off 26, Shreyas Iyer 71*, 116 runs in the powerplay) from the ESPNcricinfo match report, The Statesman and Deccan Chronicle; Jofra Archer’s 0/76 confirmed as the most expensive spell via ESPNcricinfo and BBC Sport; the 65 two-hundred-plus totals in IPL 2026 against 11 in 2008 from Britannica’s IPL records page. Correction in this revision: Rajasthan Royals’ 226/6 from 2020 was described as the highest successful chase in IPL history — it was surpassed on 25 April 2026.