There have been many IPL matches where the total aggregate runs have been huge and where the audience has been thoroughly entertained by the batsmanship of both the teams and the bowlers get hit for massive sixes.
The matches where both the teams bat really well and have a high scoring competitive match is the best kind of IPL match there is. More viewers watch such matches as they see fours and sixes being hit on a regular basis. Let’s see which are the top 5 matches with highest match aggregate runs in IPL history.
1. Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals (469 Runs):
This match between these two teams in 2010 at Chennai is the Highest Match aggregate run in the history of the IPL. Chennai Super Kings batted first and their opener Murali Vijay started hitting the ball into the stands from the beginning itself and hit a wonderful century hitting 11 big sixes and CSK never looked back that day. They kept punishing the Rajasthan bowlers for the whole 20 overs and posted a massive score of 246 runs and Rajasthan didn’t give up as they also came out all guns blazing and Naman Ojha and Shane Watson played Amazing innings but still they made only 223 and lost the match by 23 runs. It was a memorable match for all IPL fans.
2. Kings X1 Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders (459 Runs):
This match between KKR and Punjab took place at Indore in 2018. KKR batted first and Sunil Narine got off to a great start and he blazed away to 75 off only 36 balls and after that Robin Uthappa, Andre Russell and Dinesh Karthik played useful innings to take KKR to a daunting score of 245 in 20 overs. Punjab with KL Rahul at the top came out strong and Rahul hit a wonderful 66 runs and Ravichandran Ashwin hit 45 runs down the order but Punjab could not chase the total and KKR won by 31 runs.
3. Mumbai Indians vs Kings X1 Punjab (453 Runs):
This match took place at the majestic Wankhede stadium in Mumbai and it was a very scoring and a very close match as well. Punjab were batting first and all of their batters made useful contributions with Wriddhiman Saha leading the way with an amazing innings of 93 runs and supported by Martin Guptill and Glenn Maxwell and Punjab reached a score of 230 runs. In reply Mumbai also came out swinging and their batters also played well with Lendl Simmons hitting 50 and Kieron Pollard hitting a blazing 50 with 5 sixes and Hardik Pandya with 4 sixes and Mumbai came agonisingly close with 223 runs and losing the match by 7 runs.
4. Kings X1 Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals (449 Runs):
This match happened in the 2020 IPL season and took place at Sharjah. While batting first Kings X1 Punjab got off to an outstanding start with their openers Mayank Agarwal and KL Rahul making an unbelievable 183 runs for the first wicket and Punjab reached 223 with Mayank hitting an amazing century. Rajasthan had a tough total to chase but their batters were aggressive from the start and Steve Smith and Sanju Samson played great innings to bring Rajasthan close but it was Rahul Tewatia who won them the match with the innings of his life and hitting 5 sixes in an over. This was a breathtaking match for everyone.
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5. Kings X1 Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings (447 runs):
This match happened in the first season of the IPL at Mohali. Chennai batted first and they cane out all guns blazing and Michael Hussey hit a wonderful century and he made 116 runs in just 54 balls and helped CSK make 240 runs on the board. Punjab while batting second showed a valiant effort but came up short by 33 runs and CSK won that match.
