Full list of biggest team totals in Indian Premier League history

The 18th edition of the Indian Premier League got underway on March 22, with Royal Challengers Bengaluru crushing the defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders by seven wickets in the tournament opener at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

The second match of the IPL 2025 is currently underway at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals. Well, the SRH continued their aggressive brand of cricket and shattered their own record of highest totals in the IPL.

SRH continued their dominance and posted the second-highest total in IPL history, bettering their own record of 277/3 against the Mumbai Indians last year. It was IPL’s second-highest team total to date, with their 287/3 against RCB in Bengaluru remaining at the top.

Here are the top 5 highest totals in the IPL:

SRH – 287/3 vs RCB in Bengaluru (2024)

The IPL 2024 season was nothing short of a run-fest, with Sunrisers Hyderabad shattering records like never before, as they set the record for the highest-ever team total in IPL history with a mind-boggling 287/3 against RCB in Bengaluru on April 15, 2024. SRH had won that match by 25 runs.

SRH—286/6 vs RR in Hyderabad (2025*)

On the back of Ishan Kishan’s stunning century and Travis Head’s fiery fifty, SRH posted 286/6 on the board against the Rajasthan Royals in Hyderabad.

SRH—277/3 vs MI in Hyderabad (2024)

Well, SRH had made high-scoring totals a habit in the last season. They had posted a staggering 277/3 against Mumbai Indians in Hyderabad, proving that their batting firepower is unmatched in the tournament. This record total also came in the winning cause, as MI lost the game by 31 runs.

KKR—272/7 vs DC in Visakhapatnam (2024)

Apart from SRH, Kolkata Knight Riders also hold a special place in IPL history, blasting 272/7 against Delhi Capitals and recording one of the big wins of the tournament—106 runs in Visakhapatnam.