With the IPL (Indian Premier League) 2026 has concluded with RCB winning their second straight title, let us have a look at five huge records that were broken in the 19th edition of the tournament. The likes of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and KL Rahul feature on the list.
5. 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi owned the IPL 2026; the youngster put in some brilliant performances and ended up as the orange cap winner as well. In the season, Vaibhav became the player to hit the most sixes in a single IPL season, he broke the record of Chris Gayle as he hit a total of 72 sixes to his name in the season.
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4. The IPL 2026 was also the first instance of three players scoring 700+ runs in a single IPL season. Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill finished in second and third in the orange cap race, scoring 722 and 732 runs to their name, respectively. Furthermore, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi finished ahead of them with 776 runs to his name as well.
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3. The IPL 2026 also saw the most number of centuries being hit in a single season of the IPL as well. A total of 15 centuries were hit in the IPL 2026 with the likes of Shubman Gill, Sanju Samson, and many other stars putting forth some brilliant performances.
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2. The IPL 2026 also saw the highest-ever individual score by an Indian in the tournament. The feat was achieved by ace India batter KL Rahul, representing Delhi Capitals, Rahul scored 152 runs in just 67 deliveries and broke the record helpd by Abhishek Sharma.
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1. The IPL 2026 also broke the record of the highest successful run chase in the tournament's history. Punjab Kings took on Delhi Capitals and chased down a target of 265 runs as Shreyas Iyer and the openers put forth a brilliant performance.
