By SRTeam In just the last few years or so, IPL has changed quite a bit, now it is much more explosive year after year. Like, if you watched the 2024 version of IPL, you’d remember that it was the most explosive season so far, like, we got to see the highest-ever score by a team, which was 287 scored by SRH (Sun Risers Hyderabad). And it was the very season where we saw the highest-ever power-play scores as well. Just like the highest-ever IPL score by a team, the highest-ever IPL Power Play score is achieved by SRH as well, which was 125/0 against Delhi Capitals in 2024. Let’s get to know a little more about this explosiveness, shall we?
First of All, What Exactly Is A Power Play in IPL?
You see, powerplay isn’t just a term we use for IPL matches; it is pretty much the part of all the T20 matches out there. For those who are new to playing or watching cricket, well, a power play is the first 6 overs of the game, where only 2 players can be placed outside the 30-yard circle by the bowling team. This means more chances for the batters to play aggressively and score higher for their team.
The Wildest Powerplay Ever, And Trust Us, You Won’t Believe This!
Sure enough, it was actually in 2024 when we saw some really wild and crazy big power-play scores, which had never happened before in the history of IPL.
The highest Powerplay score in IPL history so far is:
125/0 by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) vs Delhi Capitals in 2024.
Yes, that is 125 runs in 6 overs, and that too, without even losing a single wicket. The innings was started by Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma, and they just went after the bowlers like crazy, and scored this big of a high score in just the first 6 overs of the game. Those who saw it live couldn’t even believe what they were seeing, it was that amazing and explosive.
And you know what, this trend seems to be continued by the same team this year as well. Yes, in 2025, we saw that SRH scored 286 runs (2nd highest IPL score ever by a team), and it looks like they’d hit 300 runs this year, which is why there is the possibility that we can see an even higher power-play score by this team. Though, since they have set the trend already, other teams are also putting their full efforts to achieve higher power play scores, and it could very well be that some other team surpasses SRH in this game to put on an even higher powerplay score. Let’s see what happens this season of the IPL.