The powerplay lasts just 36 balls. Six overs. That is all a team gets before the fielding restrictions lift. On 20 April 2024, Sunrisers Hyderabad turned those 36 balls into 125 runs without losing a single wicket against Delhi Capitals. That is the highest powerplay score in IPL history.
In the early seasons, teams targeted 45 to 50 runs in the power play. Today, 65 to 70 is the baseline, and the best teams push well beyond that. This article covers the top 15 highest team powerplay scores in IPL history, with stats and match context for each.
Top 15 IPL Most Runs in Powerplay: Overview
Here are the 15 highest team power-play scores recorded in IPL history.
| Rank | Team | Score | Run Rate | Opposition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 125 | 20.83 | Delhi Capitals | Delhi |
| 2 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 107 | 17.83 | Lucknow Super Giants | Hyderabad |
| 3 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 105 | 17.50 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Bengaluru |
| 4 | Chennai Super Kings | 100 | 16.66 | Kings XI Punjab | Wankhede |
| 5 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 94 | 15.66 | Rajasthan Royals | Hyderabad |
| 6 | Punjab Kings | 93 | 15.50 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Eden Gardens |
| 7 | Delhi Capitals | 92 | 15.33 | Mumbai Indians | Delhi |
| 8 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 92 | 15.33 | Gujarat Titans | Bengaluru |
| 9 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 90 | 15.00 | Lucknow Super Giants | Eden Gardens |
| 10 | Chennai Super Kings | 90 | 15.00 | Mumbai Indians | Wankhede |
| 11 | Punjab Kings | 89 | 14.83 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Hyderabad |
| 12 | Rajasthan Royals | 89 | 14.83 | Punjab Kings | Jaipur |
| 13 | Delhi Capitals | 88 | 14.66 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Delhi |
| 14 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 88 | 14.66 | Delhi Capitals | Visakhapatnam |
| 15 | Rajasthan Royals | 87 | 14.50 | Gujarat Titans | Jaipur |
SRH owns three of the top five spots. Twelve of these fifteen scores came in IPL 2024 or 2025, which shows how much powerplay batting has shifted in recent seasons.
Each of these scores is covered in detail below, with the match stats and the key factors behind the performance.
1. Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals (20 Apr 2024)
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Score | 125 |
| Wickets | 0 |
| Run Rate | 20.83 |
| 4s | 13 |
| 6s | 11 |
| Opponent | Delhi Capitals |
| Venue | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
No team has hit more runs in a powerplay. Not in IPL. Not in any T20 competition. Travis Head scored 84 off 26 balls by the end of over six. Abhishek Sharma was batting at 40 off just 10 at the same point.
Together, they struck 13 fours and 11 sixes across 36 balls, all without a single dismissal. Delhi had no powerplay restrictions to hide behind.
Every ball went to the boundary or close to it, and SRH closed the phase at a run rate of 20.83, a number no team has come near since.
2. Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants (8 May 2024)
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Score | 107 |
| Wickets | 0 |
| Run Rate | 17.83 |
| 4s | 13 |
| 6s | 8 |
| Opponent | Lucknow Super Giants |
| Venue | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
Three weeks after the Delhi carnage, Head and Abhishek did it again. At home in Hyderabad, they put up 107 without losing a wicket against Lucknow Super Giants. Thirteen fours and 8 sixes.
No team in T20 history has recorded two 100-plus powerplay scores in a single season with the same opening pair. SRH did it twice in eighteen days. That alone places this batting unit in a category of its own.
3. Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (7 May 2017)
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Score | 105 |
| Wickets | 0 |
| Run Rate | 17.50 |
| 4s | 11 |
| 6s | 8 |
| Opponent | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| Venue | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
This is the innings that rewrote the record books before SRH came along. Sunil Narine smashed 54* off just 15 balls at the top of the order, setting the fastest IPL fifty at the time.
Chris Lynn powered alongside him, hitting 50* off 22 balls. Together, they put on 105 without separation in 36 balls, away from home in Bengaluru, in 2017.
No team had ever crossed 100 in a powerplay before this match. KKR did it in a manner that made it look straightforward.
4. Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab (30 May 2014)
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Score | 100 |
| Wickets | 2 |
| Run Rate | 16.66 |
| 4s | 12 |
| 6s | 6 |
| Opponent | Kings XI Punjab |
| Venue | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
CSK crossed 100 in the powerplay, a full three years before KKR made it look normal. Two wickets fell, but the run rate never dipped below 16.66. Losing wickets inside the powerplay usually kills momentum.
CSK refused to let that happen. Twelve fours and 6 sixes in six overs, despite the pressure of two early dismissals, is a performance that holds its place on this list more than a decade later.
5. Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals (23 Mar 2025)
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Score | 94 |
| Wickets | 1 |
| Run Rate | 15.66 |
| 4s | 15 |
| 6s | 3 |
| Opponent | Rajasthan Royals |
| Venue | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
SRH’s third entry on this list comes from the opening weeks of IPL 2025. What makes this powerplay different from their 2024 efforts is the shot selection.
Fifteen fours and only 3 sixes in six overs show a ground-based, placement-driven onslaught rather than aerial power hitting.
One wicket fell, but the rate stayed at 15.66. SRH did not need to go aerial to dominate. They found the gaps, hit hard, and kept the scoreboard moving from the first ball.
6. Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders (26 Apr 2024)
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Score | 93 |
| Wickets | 1 |
| Run Rate | 15.50 |
| 4s | 9 |
| 6s | 7 |
| Opponent | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Venue | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
Away from home. At Eden Gardens. Against a KKR side sitting near the top of the 2024 table. Punjab Kings scored 93 in the powerplay and did not flinch. Seven sixes in six overs reflected the attacking intent at the top of their order.
Prabhsimran Singh was PBKS’s powerplay catalyst in that season, and this innings showed what he could produce when given the platform. One wicket fell, but the rate never dropped below 15.
7. Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians (27 Apr 2024)
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Score | 92 |
| Wickets | 0 |
| Run Rate | 15.33 |
| 4s | 12 |
| 6s | 5 |
| Opponent | Mumbai Indians |
| Venue | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
No wickets. Ninety-two runs. A run rate of 15.33 against a MI bowling attack at their strongest. DC did not hand Mumbai a single wicket in the power play and made them pay for every loose ball.
Twelve fours and 5 sixes across six overs tells the story of a batting unit that attacked from the start and never backed off.
Jake Fraser-McGurk was the engine of DC’s powerplay performances in 2024, and this innings sat right at the heart of his breakout season.
8. Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans (4 May 2024)
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Score | 92 |
| Wickets | 1 |
| Run Rate | 15.33 |
| 4s | 10 |
| 6s | 7 |
| Opponent | Gujarat Titans |
| Venue | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
Same score as DC at Rank 7, but a completely different attacking style. RCB hit 7 sixes to DC’s 5, showing a preference for aerial power at Chinnaswamy.
Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis opened together, and Faf blazed to 64 off 23 balls in the full innings. One wicket fell inside the powerplay, but the rate held firm.
This was the highest powerplay total RCB has ever posted in IPL history, and it came at their home ground, against a GT side that had no answer to the onslaught.
9. Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants (8 Apr 2025)
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Score | 90 |
| Wickets | 1 |
| Run Rate | 15.00 |
| 4s | 9 |
| 6s | 6 |
| Opponent | Lucknow Super Giants |
| Venue | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
KKR in 2025 picked up exactly where 2024 left off. At Eden Gardens, they put up 90 against Lucknow Super Giants in the powerplay, with nine fours and 6 sixes. One wicket fell, but the run rate sat at exactly 15.00.
Consistent, controlled, and effective. KKR now holds three entries across Ranks 3, 9, and 14 on this list, spanning 2017, 2024, and 2025. No other team besides SRH has shown that kind of sustained powerplay dominance across different IPL eras.
10. Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians (17 Apr 2015)
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Score | 90 |
| Wickets | 0 |
| Run Rate | 15.00 |
| 4s | 13 |
| 6s | 4 |
| Opponent | Mumbai Indians |
| Venue | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
CSK’s 2015 powerplay at Wankhede was built on timing and placement, not aerial hitting. Thirteen fours and only 4 sixes in six overs show a batting unit that found the gaps rather than cleared the ropes.
No wicket fell in six overs, against an MI attack at their home ground. CSK scored at 15.00 without taking a single risk.
That combination of clean hitting and zero wickets lost on an away venue in 2015 keeps this innings relevant on a list otherwise filled with modern-era performances.
11. Punjab Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (12 Apr 2025)
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Score | 89 |
| Wickets | 1 |
| Run Rate | 14.83 |
| 4s | 9 |
| 6s | 6 |
| Opponent | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Venue | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
Punjab Kings posted 89 in the powerplay at Hyderabad in 2025, on SRH’s own ground, against the same bowling unit that features three times in the top five of this very list. Nine fours and 6 sixes.
One wicket fell, but the rate stayed above 14. Scoring at that level, on that ground, against SRH’s attack confirmed PBKS as a genuine powerplay force in 2025 and not just an occasional threat.
12. Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings (18 May 2025)
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Score | 89 |
| Wickets | 1 |
| Run Rate | 14.83 |
| 4s | 14 |
| 6s | 5 |
| Opponent | Punjab Kings |
| Venue | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
RR’s 89 at Jaipur in 2025 is the boundary-hitting standout of the bottom half of this list. Fourteen fours in six overs is the second-highest four count across all 15 entries.
RR kept the ball along the ground, hit gaps with precision, and built the innings from the first delivery. One wicket fell, but the rate held at 14.83.
At home, in May, in a late-season match, RR’s openers produced one of the cleanest powerplay batting displays of the entire 2025 campaign.
13. Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (20 Apr 2024)
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Score | 88 |
| Wickets | 2 |
| Run Rate | 14.66 |
| 4s | 13 |
| 6s | 4 |
| Opponent | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Venue | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
This is the same match as Rank 1. SRH posted 125/0 in their powerplay. DC replied with 88/2 in theirs. Two wickets fell in the first six overs, but DC kept swinging.
Thirteen fours in six overs show they never stopped attacking despite losing their openers. That single game on 20 April 2024 produced two separate top-15 powerplay scores, which no other match on this list comes close to matching.
14. Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals (3 Apr 2024)
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Score | 88 |
| Wickets | 1 |
| Run Rate | 14.66 |
| 4s | 12 |
| 6s | 4 |
| Opponent | Delhi Capitals |
| Venue | ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam |
Match 16 of IPL 2024. KKR’s third game of the season was played away from home in Visakhapatnam. Phil Salt and Sunil Narine put up 88/1 in six overs, with Narine reaching his fifty off just 21 balls before Phil Salt fell in the fifth over.
Twelve fours and 4 sixes. Narine eventually finished with 85 off 39 balls in the full innings and was named Player of the Match.
KKR went on to win the IPL 2024 title, and this powerplay performance in early April was a clear early signal of how that season would unfold.
15. Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans (28 Apr 2025)
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Score | 87 |
| Wickets | 0 |
| Run Rate | 14.50 |
| 4s | 8 |
| 6s | 7 |
| Opponent | Gujarat Titans |
| Venue | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
RR closed out this list with a zero-wicket powerplay at Jaipur in April 2025. Seven sixes in six overs make this the most aerial performance in the bottom half of the list. No wicket fell. RR did not chase the target through placement or gap-finding.
They went over the top, cleared the ropes, and did it without losing a single batter. With two entries in IPL 2025, the Rajasthan Royals announced themselves as a team that can hurt any bowling attack inside the first six overs.
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Conclusion: Sunrisers Hyderabad Hold The Record For The IPL’s Most Runs In The Powerplay
Sunrisers Hyderabad 125/0 against Delhi Capitals on 20 April 2024, scored at a run rate of 20.83, is the highest powerplay total in IPL history and the highest in all of T20 cricket.
SRH, KKR, and RR each appear multiple times on this list, which shows that powerplay dominance is built through consistent batting intent across a full season, not just one standout game.
IPL 2024 and 2025 now dominate these rankings. The standard has shifted, and every future IPL team will need to match this level to compete at the top.
FAQs
Sunrisers Hyderabad hold the record for the highest 6-over score, with 125 runs against Delhi Capitals on 20 April 2024, scored without losing a wicket at a run rate of 20.83.
Sai Sudharsan of the Gujarat Titans won the IPL 2025 Orange Cap with 759 runs in 15 matches, making him the youngest player to win the award in IPL history. Virat Kohli had won the 2024 edition with 741 runs.
The powerplay in IPL covers overs 1 to 6 only. The final four overs, from 17 to 20, are referred to as the death overs.
SRH’s 125/0 in 6 overs against Delhi Capitals on 20 April 2024 is the highest powerplay score in IPL history and in all of T20 cricket, recorded at a run rate of 20.83.
