The Highest Run Chase in IPL: Can It Be Surpassed?

Much earlier in the competition, Sunrisers Hyderabad were involved in another record-setting game that saw the most sixes and the first-ever combined total above 500 runs.

The damage was done early again by Travis Head and his partner Abhishek Sharma.

Contributions of 42 from 28 by Aiden Markram and 80 from 34 by Heinrich Klaasen placed Sunrisers in the driver’s seat with a total of 277/3.

Despite a daunting target, Mumbai Indians brought the heat in their turn at the crease.

A quickfire 26 from 12 by Rohit Sharma and 34 from 13 from Ishan Kishan set the platform before Tilak Varma controlled the middle overs by targeting the SRH spin attack.

However, Sunrisers captain Pat Cummins then claimed Varma’s scalp, leaving Hardik Pandya and Tim David struggling to keep the scoreboard moving fast enough.

At the end, it was agreed that the 31-run win for Sunrisers Hyderabad did not truly reflect the hard-fought nature of their victory over Mumbai Indians.

Punjab Kings would have been flying high four years ago, thanks to an opening partnership of 183 between KL Rahul (69 off 54) and Mayank Agarwal (106 from 50).

However, the quick loss of both openers left Kings struggling to make it count.

Glenn Maxwell added just 13 runs from 9 balls while Nicholas Pooran contributed a speedy 25 from 8 balls to take Punjab to 223/2 in their allotted 20 overs.

In reply, Rajasthan Royals had to deal with losing the big-hitting Jos Buttler early on.

However, an 80-run second-wicket partnership between captain Steve Smith and Sanju Samson, as well as a quick 53 from Rahul Tewatia helped Rajasthan take command.

A slump at the tail of the innings gave the Royals a scare but Jofra Archer and Tom Curran got their team over the line with three balls to spare, setting a record for the highest successful run chase at the time.