IPL 2023 Rewrites the Record Books! Centuries and 200-Plus Totals Dominate the Season

IPL 2023: The Indian Premier League 2023 reached to a thrilling conclusion on Tuesday, May 30, when Chennai Super Kings won their fifth IPL championship over Gujarat Titans in a last-ball thriller. The IPL 2023 was a lengthy, three-day event that brought an incredible competition between 10 teams to a suitable conclusion. Deep in the competition, teams were not separated by a wide margin of points. In actuality, GT's victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore on the final league matchday of the IPL 2023 determined the four play-off positions.

Record-Breaking Centuries Highlight Thrilling IPL 2023 Season

The season was characterised by outstanding batsmanship and nail-biting last-ball games, a pattern that persisted all the way to the tournament final. The most centuries were scored during the 2023 Indian Premier League season. 12 centuries were scored in total during the competition, with Shubman Gill leading the way. In the IPL 2023, Gill achieved a first-ever achievement by scoring three consecutive centuries. And who can forget Virat Kohli, who amassed seven hundreds in IPL history by scoring consecutive hundreds.

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Hundreds scored in a season

• 12 - 2023
• 8 - 2022
• 7 - 2016

IPL 2023 Turns into a Batsman's Fantasy

For batters, the IPL 2023 was a fantasy. At locations like Mohali, Wankhede, and, incidentally, Eden Gardens, all sides witnessed some outstanding batting performances. This season, the IPL had the most games with 200+ run totals, with the Lucknow Super Giants leading the way with a 257-run total against PBKS.

200+ totals

• 37 - 2023
• 18 - 2022
• 15 - 2018

Teams Rise to the Challenge of Defending 200+ Totals in IPL 2023

Chasing a 200-run total was normal if a score of 200 or more was the norm. In the IPL 2023, 8 200+ totals were successfully defended, with Mumbai mowing down four of them.

Chases of 200 or more

• 8 - 2023
• 3 - 2014
• 2 - 2010, 2018, 2022
• 1 - 2008, 2012, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021

IPL 2023 Witnesses Surge in First Innings Runs

Another batting record, or more precisely, two records. The first innings of IPL 2023 saw a surge in runs scored. In the IPL, 183 was the typical first innings score. In a same vein, this season's run rate jumped to an astounding 8.99 runs per over.

Highest average first innings total

• 183 - 2023
• 172 - 2018
• 171 - 2022

Highest run-rates

• 8.99 - 2023
• 8.65 - 2018
• 8.54 - 2022

IPL 2023 saw a record-breaking 153 batters

The team's key batsmen attempted to remain consistent throughout the IPL 2023. Top players like Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli, and Shubman Gill aimed to take the game deep and target the right bowlers. Finishers like Rinku Singh and Heinrich Klaasen, on the other hand, destroyed the rivals with their superior striking skills. IPL 2023 saw a record-breaking 153 batters score 50 or more runs, a significant increase over the 118 from the previous season.

Most 50+ scores

• 153 - 2023
• 118 - 2022
• 117 - 2016

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