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The 17th edition of the Indian Premier League got underway on March 22. It’s been almost ten days since the start of the IPL 2024, but fans have already seen some incredible games. All ten teams have shown what they are capable of, and we are heading towards another exciting week of the IPL 2024. There have been some breathtaking moments captured already.
Some nail-biting games took place, while some teams dominated with one-sided wins. Meanwhile, the first week of the tournament saw the home teams turning the heat and the away teams struggling badly. However, some incredible records were also broken during the first week, which we will discuss here. In this article, we will talk about the top five all-time records that got broken in the first week of the IPL 2024.
Here are the Top Five All-time Records broken in First Week of the IPL 2024
Top 5 All-time Records broken in First Week of the IPL 2024
5. Highest Viewership in Tournament’s opener for IPL 2024
There is no doubt that IPL is seen worldwide because the best players across the globe take part in it, which forces cricket lovers, regardless of country, to watch the tournament. That’s what happened during the tournament’s opener between CSK and RCB on March 22. The IPL recorded the highest ever viewership with a watch time of 1276 crore minutes, which is the highest as compared to any IPL season. A total of 16.8 fans turned to games through digital platforms, which had never happened before.
4. Virat Kohli- First Indian to 12,000 runs and 100 half-centuries in T20 Cricket
Former Indian captain Virat Kohli is probably the best modern-day batter across formats. However, some think that he is not T20 material, but guess what? The batting maestro became the first Indian batter to achieve a huge milestone of 12,000 T20 runs. He became the first Indian to achieve this landmark and also completed 100 half-centuries in the shorter format.
3. Highest Total in the IPL
The match No. 8 between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians saw some incredible batting displays, and fans were treated to some amazing power-hitting. It was the first SRH that did the damage to the bat. Batting first, SRH went past RCB’s 263/5 and scored 277/3 to register the highest score in franchise league history. They had three batters reaching fifty off just under 25 balls. Abhishek Sharma smashed a 16-ball, which is the fastest for SRH.
2. Most runs in First Ten overs of an IPL Match
The game between SRH and MI in Hyderabad saw some record-breaking moments. Before the IPL 2024, the record for most runs in the first ten overs of the innings was with MI when they made 131/3 against SRH in 2021. But SRH surpassed it and scored 148/3 in ten overs in match no. 8 of the IPL 2024 against MI. In the second inning, MI also scored 141/2 while chasing. And in the same game, two top scores in the first ten overs were registered.
1. Most Match Aggregate in T20 history
T20 cricket is the most popular format among fans because it gives them the chance to watch batters hit sixes and fours consistently. Something similar happened in the SRH vs MI game. Batting first, Sunrisers Hyderabad scored 277/3, and at one stage, MI looked like chasing the score, but they ended up at 246/5. A total of 523 runs were scored in the game, which is now the new record for most runs in a completed T20 game (international or domestic). The previous best score was 517 runs in a T20 international between South Africa and West Indies. South Africa registered the highest T20I chase of 259 in this game.
