The lowest total successfully defended in IPL history is 116 runs, achieved by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) against Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) in 2009. The match took place in Durban, South Africa, where CSK posted 116/9 in 20 overs and managed to restrict Punjab to just 92/8, winning the game by 24 runs
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Other low totals successfully defended in IPL history include:
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118 by Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians (2018) – SRH bowled out MI for just 87.
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119 by Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians (2009) – Punjab won by 3 runs.
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119 by Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Pune Warriors India (2013) – SRH defended it by 11 runs.
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120 by Mumbai Indians vs Pune Warriors India (2012) – MI won by 1 run