The highest team total in IPL history is an absolute run-fest that broke the internet when it happened.
🥇 Highest Team Score in IPL History
Sunrisers Hyderabad – 287/3
📅 Date: March 27, 2024
🏟️ Opponent: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
🚀 Location: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
⚠️ Yup, you read that right: 287 runs in 20 overs. That's a run rate of 14.35 per over. Madness.
🔥 Key Performers:
It was just nonstop hitting—like a net session with sixes only.
📊 Top 5 Highest Team Totals in IPL
| Rank |
Team |
Score |
Opponent |
Year |
| 1️⃣ |
SRH |
287/3 |
vs RCB |
2024 |
| 2️⃣ |
RCB |
263/5 |
vs Pune Warriors |
2013 |
| 3️⃣ |
LSG |
257/5 |
vs PBKS |
2023 |
| 4️⃣ |
RCB |
248/3 |
vs GL |
2016 |
| 5️⃣ |
CSK |
246/5 |
vs RR |
2010 |
🧠 Notably, RCB is involved in both the biggest scores and some of the heaviest beatings.
🧨 What Made SRH’s 287 So Wild?
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Chinnaswamy = small ground
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Flat pitch + lightning outfield
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SRH’s lineup = Head + Klaasen + Samad + Markram = 💣💥
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RCB bowling? Let’s just say it… disappeared 😬
🧠 TL;DR
🚀 SRH’s 287/3 in 2024 is the highest ever IPL score
🎯 It may take some serious batting carnage to top that.
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