First-Ever IPL Match: The very first IPL match in 2008 was played between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). The match set the tone for the IPL’s entertainment-packed journey.
Highest Scoring IPL Match: The match between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in 2024 is the highest-scoring match in IPL history. SRH scored a massive 287/3 in their 20 overs.
Biggest Auction Price: Rishab Pant was the most expensive player in IPL history during the 2025 auction when he was bought by Lucknow Super Giants(LSG) for ₹27 crore (about $3.2 million).
Most Runs in IPL: Virat Kohli holds the record for the most runs in IPL history, having scored over 6000 runs as of 2025. He is one of the most consistent and iconic players in the tournament.
Fastest 50 in IPL: Chris Gayle holds the record for the fastest 50 in IPL history. He reached his half-century in just 12 balls while playing for RCB against PWI in 2013.
Most Wickets in IPL: Lasith Malinga is the highest wicket-taker in IPL history, with 170 wickets in 122 matches.
Most Expensive Team: The Mumbai Indians (MI) franchise is the most successful team in the IPL, having won 5 titles (as of 2024). They are also one of the most expensive IPL teams, valued at around $1.3 billion.
Chennai’s Consistency: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is the only team to have reached the playoffs in every season they have participated in (except for 2020 when they missed the playoffs for the first time). They’ve also won 4 titles.
Kolkata Knight Riders’ Mystery Spin Trio: In 2012, KKR had a lethal spin attack featuring Sunil Narine, Shakib Al Hasan, and Sourav Ganguly. They helped KKR win their first IPL title.
First 100 in IPL: The first-ever century in IPL history was scored by Brendon McCullum for KKR in the very first match of the 2008 season. He scored a blistering 158* off 73 balls.
Shocking Player Exclusions: Several big names have been surprisingly left out in the auctions, such as AB de Villiers being unsold in 2011 before he made his IPL debut with RCB in 2011, and Glenn Maxwell being dropped after his price tag skyrocketed in 2021.
Most IPL Titles: Mumbai Indians (MI) has won the most IPL titles, with 5 championships (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020).
First 200-Run Partnership: The record for the first-ever 200-run partnership in an IPL match was set by David Warner and Jonny Bairstow for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in 2019, setting the record for the highest-ever opening partnership in IPL.
Unique Player Records: Shane Warne captained Rajasthan Royals to victory in the very first season of IPL (2008) and became the first player to win the IPL trophy in the inaugural season.
Most Sixes in IPL: Chris Gayle holds the record for the most sixes in IPL history, having hit over 350 sixes (and counting).
Shaun Marsh is the first orange cap holder in the initial season (2008) of IPL. He scored 616 runs in 11 matches, including five fifties and one hundred in IPL 2008.
Sohail Tanvir is the first purple cap holder in the inaugural season of IPL, i.e., 2008. He took 22 wickets in 11 matches with an economy rate of 6.46.
Chris Gayle (in 2011 and 2012) and David Warner (in 2015 and 2016) have won the orange cap twice each in the history of IPL.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (SRH) is the only bowler who has won the purple cap twice in the IPL history.
