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Nothing unites India like Cricket does. The 11th season of the Indian Premier League is going to begin in a couple weeks and the teams have already begun with their practice camps. Every cricket lover is ready for the summer carnival to commence.
Each season has been a captivating one and we have witnessed several unbelievable performances by almost every team. It is interesting to note that throughout the history of IPL, teams that have managed to score quickly in the first six overs of their innings have gone on to perform well in the match.
In the T20 format, the power play signifies the first six overs of the batting teams’ innings. It tends to set the tone of the match. There's always a risk of losing wickets in the first six overs if the batsmen try to take the advantage of powerplay. But if they go on to score big in these overs, it proves to be decisive first six overs.
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IPL has seen some outstanding batting display by the openers. The teams have managed to score at a run rate more than 16 on many occasions.
Here is a list of top 5 powerplay scores in the IPL history:
#5 86/1, Kings XI Punjab vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 2014
The 39th match of 2014 IPL season was a run-feast. Sunrisers Hyderabad had put on a mighty score of 205 runs in their first innings. Punjab batsmen had a daunting task at their disposal.
But the chase began in a disastrous way as former Indian opener, Virender Sehwag could not score big and fell at the score of four in the very first over.
But what followed next was an outstanding batting display by wicket-keeper batsman Wriddhiman Saha, and Manan Vohra. Both these players playing glorious strokes and scored at a furious rate.
At the end of first six overs, KXIP managed to score 86 runs at a run rate of 17.20. Punjab went on to win the game quite comprehensively as they chased down the target with eight balls to spare.
#2 87/2 Kochi Tuskers vs Rajasthan Royals, 2011
In this one-sided encounter between the Kochi Tuskers Kerala and Rajasthan Royals in Indore, the former emerged out as winners.
Rajasthan was put into bat first but they were bundled out for just 97 runs. Brad Hodge bowled a classic spell by picking up four wickets and giving away just 13 runs.
It was an easy chase for the former IPL team, Kochi. Brendon McCullum came out all guns blazing.
After hitting Tait for a four and six in the first over, McCullum proceeded to treat Oram as an ordinary bowler, hitting him for three straight sixes.
When McCullum fell for a 12-ball 29, it was important for Kochi to keep scoring fast. Hodge and Parthiv Patel didn't disappoint. The Kerala team scored 87 runs in the powerplay as a cause of which the chase ended in just 7.2 overs.
#3 90/0 Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians, 2015
The 2015 IPL edition witnessed some prolific chasing by Chennai Super Kings in a match against Mumbai Indians at Wankhede.
Mumbai, while batting first gave a target of 184 for the visiting team.
But the chase proved to be a comfortable ride as both the CSK openers, Brendon McCullum and Dwayne Smith gave a wonderful start.
The opening pair helped their team to 90 runs in first six overs, in the process bringing the required run rate down to just over a run-a-ball and shattering the morale in the MI camp.
Chennai went to win the match easily with more than three overs to spare.
#2 100/2, Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab, 2014
It was the second Qualifier of 2014 IPL that was played at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai. The first innings ended with Sehwag scoring an astonishing century and helping the Punjab team to put 226 runs on the board.
Chasing a mighty target of 227, CSK started off badly. Their opener, Faf du Plessis fell for a duck in the very first over. But then came a storm with the batting of Suresh Raina as CSK managed to pull out 100 runs in the powerplay.
Raina scored a breathtaking 87 off just 25 balls at a ridiculous strike rate of 348. Despite the start that was needed, Chennai went on to lose the match and got eliminated from the tournament.
#1 105/0, Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore, 2017
In the 46th match of IPL 2017, Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir won the toss and chose to field.
Batting first, RCB's opener Chris Gayle was dismissed off the first ball of the match. Following this, RCB could score 158 runs for a loss of 6 wickets in their 20 overs.
When KKR came in to begin their chase, history was created at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru when Chris Lynn and Sunil Narine provided the fireworks with the bat at the top of the order.
The duo added 105 runs in the first six overs making it the highest ever powerplay score in IPL history.
With a thundering fifty off just 15 balls by Narine, KKR went on to win the match with 29 balls remaining.
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