The buzz about IPL (Indian Premier League) has been immense all over the globe and every time audiences wait for the April month to arrive, as it starts in the first of week of April every year. The upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League is set to be an exciting affair. With one decade into the cash-rich league, the marquee cricketers have grown into icons of their respective teams.
5. Kings XI Punjab 232/2 vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Dharamsala, 17th May 2011
Violence in the land of monks is how one could describe the assault that former Australia wicket-keeper batsmen Adam Gilchrist and Shaun Marsh laid onto the RCB bowlers.
4. Royal Challengers Bangalore 235/1 vs Mumbai Indians (MI), Mumbai, 10th May 2015
It was De Villiers fabulous innings scoring an unbeaten 133 runs at a paltry strike rate of 225.42. That Virat Kohli (82* off 50 balls) was just support cast, displays the dominance of AB.
3. Chennai Super Kings 240/5 vs Kings XI Punjab, Mohali, 19th April 2008
Scoring just seven runs behind the wicket, Hussey followed orthodox cricket strokes, scoring at will, taking apart even his compatriot Brett Lee. KXIP did all they could to chase down the total but despite the best efforts of James Hopes and Kumar Sangakarra, they lost by 33 runs.
2. Chennai Super Kings 246/5 vs Rajasthan Royals (RR), Chennai, 3rd April 2010
Courtesy a whirlwind knock of 127 by Vijay Murli, CSK plundered 155 in the last ten overs and 76 in the last five to end on a gigantic 246/5.
1. Royal Challengers Bangalore 263/5 vs Pune Warriors (PW), Bangalore, 23rd April 2013
Cometh the hour, cometh the man! Fastest century (30 balls), highest individual T20 score (175*) and most number of individual sixes (17), Chris Gayle did it all. In a mind-numbing assault on the Pune Warriors bowlers, Gayle launched RCB to the highest ever IPL total of 263/5.