The final match of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) is to be held on June 3. The popularity of this league is now being seen all over the world. Every year the time from March to May is specifically determined for the IPL, in which all the cricket boards of the world send their best players to play. Within just two months, many players make themselves even better by playing against the best players and with them.
The IPL is continuously expanding in the number of its teams and the global audience. The competition and intensity of the game is increasing with every passing year. Every year new records are made and made in the IPL. But there are some records of this league, which is impossible to break. Here 5 such records of IPL history are telling you, which is impossible to break …
The biggest private score on IPL debut
Brendon McCullum
The cricket world turned forever on 18 April 2008, when Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) played against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. It was from here that the IPL started and the world experienced this instant cricket for the first time. An innings changed the future of cricket. In this match, Brendon McCullum hit 158 ​​runs in just 73 balls, including 10 fours and 13 sixes. In 2008, such aggressive batting was rarely seen in ODIs. This record is the biggest score of a batsman on IPL debut. In the IPL, only Chris Gayle has scored more runs. Who scored an unbeaten 175 in 66 balls against Pune Warriors India in 2013.
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The only player to win the MVP award three times in IPL – Sunil Naren
Sunil Naren has won the most valuable player (MVP) title in the IPL in 2012, 2018 and 2024. Especially in the 2024 season, his performance was unmatched. The ‘Impact Player’ rule was applicable in that season, and Naren obtained a total of 450 MVP points.
In that season, the second best player was Virat Kohli, who gathered only 315.5 points. So far in IPL history, no player has been able to cross 400 points figures in a season. The closest to this was Jose Butler (387 in 2022) and Shane Watson (386 in 2013).
All the team winning the match in one season in IPL- Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
In IPL 2025, RCB showed something special. Even before the final, RCB won all its new (outside) matches. In the league stage, he won the seven matches – Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai, Jaipur, Mullanpur, Delhi and Lucknow. Apart from this, in Qualifier 1, RCB also won against Punjab Kings by 8 wickets in Mullanpur. In this way, RCB recorded 8-0 in a season. RCB will play as home team in the final, so their 100% record will always remain in this season.
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Team qualifying in playoffs with the lowest points- Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
Something unique in IPL 2019. SRH qualified in the playoffs, but with just 12 points- qualifying a team on the lowest points in history. That year Mi, CSK and DC had 18-18 points and they qualified easily. But KKR, SRH and PBKS had 12-12 points. SRH qualified due to better net run rate. At present, when the teams have increased, it seems almost impossible to qualify in playoffs on less than 12 points.
Less than 6 economy rates in three IPL season – Sunil Naren
Sunil Naren owns another incredible record. He is the only bowler in IPL history, who has kept an economy rate at least three times in the season of at least 14 matches. Legendary bowlers like Lasith Malinga, Dale Stan, Rashid Khan, Muttiah Muralitharan and Anil Kumble have also been able to do this feat only once. Naren tied the batsmen at its peak (2012-2014)-5.48 in 2012, 5.47 in 2013 and 5.57 in 2022.