5 records held by the Chennai Super Kings in IPL history

#5 First IPL team to score 100 runs in a power play

Suresh Raina

In 2014, Punjab batted first and posted a mountain of 226 runs batting first in Qualifier 1. Chasing a huge target, Chennai lost Faf Du Plessis early.

Then came Suresh Raina and smashed the KXIP bowlers all around the park. Thanks to Raina's quickfire innings of 87 runs in just 25 balls, the Dhoni-led team to become the first team to breach 100 runs in a power play.

The memorable innings came to an end with an unfortunate run out which led to their downfall, as CSK eventually failed to chase down the score. In 2017, KKR broke this record by scoring 105 runs against Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Only these two times team have crossed 100 runs in a power play. With T20 becoming more batsmen-centric, it is no brainer that we might expect more teams crossing the 100-run mark within the first six overs of a power play.