 "Sunrisers set new world record with another 250+ total as Ishan Kishan dazzles; Jofra Archer earns dubious distinction")
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) started the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 like how they ended their IPL 2024 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, going after every ball, trying to smash it out of the park. They clearly looked well-placed and hungry to bring up the highest team score in IPL, however, that didn’t happen on Sunday.
SRH, powered by Ishan Kishan’s mind-blowing 106 on debut, posted 286/6 against Rajasthan Royals (RR) —just one run short of the highest team total in IPL history. The record for the highest total is also held by Sunrisers, who scored 287/3 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in IPL 2024 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Sunrisers dominated highest team totals list in IPL
The second-highest team total in IPL history also belonged to SRH, who had scored 277/3 against Mumbai Indians at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad last year. With their latest score, that total has now become the third highest.
The fourth-highest total belongs to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), who scored 272/7 against Delhi Capitals (DC) in IPL 2024 at Visakhapatnam.
SRH also hold the record for the fifth-highest total, having scored 266/7 against DC in Delhi last year.
In sixth place is RCB’s 263/5 against the now-defunct Pune Warriors, a record set in Bengaluru in 2013. This stood as the highest team total in IPL history until last season when SRH and KKR surpassed it.
Highest team totals in the IPL
287/3 - SRH vs RCB, Bengaluru, 2024
286/6 - SRH vs RR, Hyderabad, 2025
277/3 - SRH vs MI, Hyderabad, 2024
272/7 - KKR vs DC, Visakhapatnam, 2024
266/7 - SRH vs DC, Delhi, 2024
263/5 - RCB vs PWI, Bengaluru, 2013
Sunrisers also etched history by becoming the only team to score four 250+ totals in T20 cricket.
Impact Shorts
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4 - SRH*
3 - Surrey
3 - India
While Ishan Kishan and Sunrisers had a record-breaking day, England and Rajasthan Royals pacer Jofra Archer was smashed for 76 runs in four overs – making it the most expensive spell in IPL history, surpassing Mohit Sharma’s spell of 0/73 against Delhi last year.
Most expensive bowling figures in an IPL match
0/76 - Jofra Archer (RR) vs SRH, Hyderabad, today*
0/73 - Mohit Sharma (GT) vs DC, Delhi, 2024
0/70 - Basil Thampi (SRH) vs RCB, Bengaluru, 2018
0/69 - Yash Dayal (GT) vs KKR, Ahmedabad, 2023
1/68 - Reece Topley (RCB) vs SRH, Bengaluru, 2024
1/68 - Luke Wood (MI) vs DC, Delhi, 2024
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