The elongated and extremely rich history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has witnessed numerous spine-chilling performances and team totals over the past seventeen editions of the world’s wealthiest and one of the most sought-after cricket leagues in the world. Although the players of each IPL franchise shed their blood and sweat throughout the tournament in order to claim the most coveted and prestigious IPL trophy at the end of the season, yet only a couple of these franchises have been able to lead the league from the front after posting the highest totals.
In this article we will take a look at the top five highest team scores from the IPL 2008 to 2025 editions.
IPL: Top Five Highest Team Scores From 2008 to 2025
| Rank | Team | Score | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | SRH | 287/3 | RCB | Bengaluru | 15 Apr 2024 |
| 2 | SRH | 286/6 | RR | Hyderabad | 23 Mar 2025 |
| 3 | SRH | 277/3 | MI | Hyderabad | 27 Mar 2024 |
| 4 | KKR | 272/7 | DC | Visakhapatnam | 3 Apr 2024 |
| 5 | SRH | 266/7 | DC | Delhi | 20 Apr 2024 |
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), IPL 2024 – 287/3
The Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) franchise created a new spine-chilling record in the IPL 2024 season by scoring 287 runs in 20 overs with the loss of three wickets against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the iconic M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on 15 April 2024.
The dynamic batting lineup of prominent batsmen, including Travis Head (102 runs off 41 deliveries), Heinrich Klaasen (67 runs off 31 deliveries), and Abdul Samad (37 runs off 10 balls) did a phenomenal job on the field and entirely annihilated RCB’s bowling attack. Additionally, SRH’s ground-breaking innings consisted of 22 sixes, which served as the highest number of sixes in a single match in the history of the Indian Premier League.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), IPL 2025 – 286/6
At the second spot in our list of the top five highest team scores from the IPL 2008 to 2025 editions, we have Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)’s iconic innings of 286 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in the IPL 2025 edition against Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
SRH’s Ishan Kishan delivered a scintillating innings of 106 runs off 47 deliveries and rose to an undeniable streak of fame overnight. In addition to it, Travis Head also assisted the SRH squad to register the mammoth and second-highest total of runs in a single match with a phenomenal innings of 67 runs off 31 deliveries.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), IPL 2024 – 277/3
Next, at the third spot in our list of the top five highest team scores from the IPL 2008 to 2025 editions, we have another dominant knock by the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) squad of 277 runs at the loss of three wickets against Mumbai Indians (MI) in the IPL 2024 edition on 27 March 2024.
The SRH’s batting lineup, including Travis Head (62 runs off 24 deliveries), Abhishek Sharma (63 runs off 23 deliveries), Heinrich Klaasen (80 runs off 34 deliveries) and Aiden Markram (42 runs off 28 deliveries), played a major role in leading the team to the third-highest team total of 277 runs in 29 overs at the loss of only three wickets.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), IPL 2024 – 272/7
The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) delivered a historic knock of 277 runs in 20 overs at the loss of seven wickets against the Delhi Capitals (DC) squad in the IPL 2024 edition at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.
KKR’s star opener, Sunil Narine, opened the innings and smashed a dominant knock of 85 runs off 39 deliveries including four boundaries and four sixes, followed by other star batsmen of the squad including Angkrish Raghuvanshi (54 runs off 27 deliveries), Andre Russell (41 runs off 19 deliveries) and Rinku Singh (26 runs off 8 deliveries) leading the team to the fourth-highest team total of 272 runs at the loss of seven wickets.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), IPL 2024 – 266/7
At the fifth spot in our list of top five highest team scores from the IPL 2008 to 2025 editions, we have the commanding innings by the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) squad of 266 runs against the Delhi Capitals (DC) squad at the iconic Arun Jaitley Stadium.
With the prominent Australian opener, Travis Head, who smashed a scintillating innings of 89 runs off just 32 deliveries, followed by their top batting line-up including Abhishek Sharma (46 runs off just 12 deliverie) and Shahbaz Ahmed (59 runs off 29 deliveries), the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) destroyed the DC’s attacking bowlers including Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav and registered the fifth-highest total of 266 runs in 20 overs at the loss of seven wickets against the Delhi Capitals (DC).
