The Kolkata Knight Riders beat their previous highest total – 245/6, against Punjab Kings in 2018, to set a new record.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) altered the record books on Wednesday night, registering the second-highest team total in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The likes of Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell and Rinku Sigh wreaked havoc at the ACA-VDA stadium in Visakhapatnam, helping KKR post 272/7 in 20 over. The Knight Riders beat their previous highest total – 245/6, against Punjab Kings in 2018, to set a new record.
Last week, the Sunrisers Hyderabad recorded the highest score of the tournament history, piling up 277/3 against Mumbai Indians. Kolkata now take the second spot on the list of highest totals in IPL, followed by the likes of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (263/5 & 248/3), Lucknow Super Giants (257/5) and Chennai Super Kings (246/5).
| TEAM | SCORE | OPPOSITION | GROUND |
| SRH | 277/3 | MI | Hyderabad |
| KKR | 272/7 | DC | Visakhapatnam |
| RCB | 263/5 | PWI | Bengaluru |
| LSG | 257/5 | PBKS | Mohali |
| RCB | 248/3 | GL | Bengaluru |
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KKR are now placed fifth on the list of highest team totals in T20 cricket. Nepal leads the charts with a colossal 314/3 against Mongolia in Asiad 2023.
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| SCORE | TEAM | OPPOSITION | DATE & VENUE |
| 314/3 | Nepal | Mongolia | Hangzhou, 2023 |
| 278/3 | Afghanistan | Ireland | Dehradun, 2019 |
| 278/4 | Czech Republic | Turkey | Ilfov County, 2019 |
| 277/3 | SRH | MI | Hyderabad, 2024 |
| 271 | KKR | DC | Vizag, 2024 |
Sunil Narine produced a six-hitting exhibition to score a blistering 85 while Raghuvanshi scored a fifty on his IPL batting debut. The former punished all Delhi bowlers alike, sending the ball over the boundary rope seven times. He also hit seven fours in his 39-ball stay. Delhi were guilty of dropping him on 53 and Narine made his opponents suffer as he notched his highest-ever score in T20 cricket.
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Raghuvanshi also fired on all cylinders, complementing Narine as the pair shared an explosive 104-run stand off 48 balls. Andre Russell (41 off 19 balls) and Rinku Singh (26 off 8 balls) provided the final flourish to KKR.
It was a forgettable performance by the Delhi bowlers as they conceded the highest total in the team’s history. KKR hit as many as 18 sixes and 28 fours.
