Highest Team Totals In IPL 2026 (AFP)
Cricket’s biggest carnival in the world, the Indian Premier League, has witnessed the dominance of batters since its inception. Moreover, the IPL 2026 edition has also lived up to the mark quite well so far.
IPL 2026 has witnessed record-breaking scores, with teams like Punjab Kings, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, and Sunrisers Hyderabad dominating and showcasing explosive batting, leading to a scoring bonanza in the 19th edition.
That being said, let’s take a look at the top five highest team totals in the ongoing 19th edition of the Indian Premier League.
5. KKR 220/4 vs MI, March 29, Wankhede Stadium
In the second match of the ongoing season of the cash-rich tournament, Ajinkya Rahane-led KKR smashed 220/4 while batting first. Rahane, who at the toss said that he had "never seen so much of grass at Wankhede", scored 67 off 40 balls while Angkrish Raghuvanshi, another Mumbai lad, made 51 off 29 as KKR got a big total on the board.
4. MI 224/4 VS KKR, March 29, Wankhede Stadium
In their opening match of the season Mumbai Indians (224/4) defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (220/4) by 6 wickets at Wankhede Stadium, chasing a 221-run target with 5 balls to spare. Ryan Rickelton (81) and Rohit Sharma (78) dominated with a 148-run opening partnership, breaking MI’s 14-year season-opener losing streak.
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In the pursuit, they scored the second-highest team total in the league so far. This was also Mumbai Indians' highest-ever successful run chase in IPL history, surpassing their 219-run chase against CSK in 2021.
3. SRH 226/8 vs KKR, April 2, Eden Gardens
Coming off a fresh defeat against the defending champions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, in the opening fixture of the IPL 2026, despite setting a strong total of 202, the Ishan Kishan-led SunRisers Hyderabad smashed a grand 226-run team total against KKR at their home ground, Eden Gardens.
The last over added 15 runs as Heinrich Klaasen reached his fifty with two crisp boundaries before falling while attempting another big shot. Blessing Muzarabani struck twice in the over, removing Klaasen and Shivang Kumar to finish with an impressive four-wicket haul.
Despite the late wickets, SRH close strongly with boundaries and push their total to 226/8, the second highest team total in the IPL 2026 so far.
2. RCB 250/3 vs CSK, April 5, M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
Royal Challengers Bengaluru produced a batting masterclass to post a huge total of 250/3 in 20 overs against Chennai Super Kings. After losing Virat Kohli in the powerplay, Phil Salt and Devdutt Padikkal stitched up a solid partnership. The hosts finished the power play 51 for 1.
The real game-changing moment came in the death overs when Tim David went on a rampage. He smashed the bowlers all around the ground and scored a brilliant unbeaten 70 off just 25 balls. His explosive hitting, especially a 30-run over, completely shifted the game in RCB’s favour, posting 250/3. This is the highest score of the season so far.
1. PBKS 254/7, vs LSG, April 20, PCA New Cricket Stadium
In their home clash against Lucknow Super Giants, Shreyas Iyer-led Punjab Kings piled up 254-7, the highest team total in the Indian Premier League 2026 so far. The total was built around a dominant second-wicket partnership of 182 in 80 balls between opener Priyansh Arya and Cooper Connolly.
While Arya hit nine sixes in his destructive 93 from 37 balls, the 22-year-old Connolly smashed as many as eight fours and seven sixes in his knock of 87. Punjab’s total surpassed the 250-3 made by the RCB earlier in the tournament and is also the second-best effort in any IPL season.
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