IPL 2023 Season Records: Most sixes, most 200+ totals, most 50s, most centuries, most 200+ run chases, and other prominent records 

IPL 2023 Season Records: IPL 2023 concluded with Chennai Super Kings beating Gujarat Titans in a last-ball thriller at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad today. The tournament turned out to be the colosseum of batsmen, where they outfought bowlers on most occasions. Most sixes in a tournament, most 200+ scores, most tons and half-centuries in an IPL season, most successful chases of 200+ scores, highest average first innings totals, and highest run rates are some of the records which were improved by miles. ZeeBiz takes you through some of the prominent records broken during IPL 2023.

IPL 2023: Major Records
Most sixes in a single IPL:

It was only the second time in the history of IPL when more than 100 sixes were hit. The IPL 2023 season tops the chart with a record 1,124 sixes.

IPL 2023 - 1124 sixes

IPL 2022 - 1062 sixes

IPL 2018 - 872 sixes

Most centuries in an IPL season

Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Suryakumar Yadav are some of the prominent players who hit at least one century and sparkled the IPL arena with their brilliant batting shows. In IPL 2023, four more centuries were scored than in any other season.

IPL 2023 - 12

IPL 2022 - 8

IPL 2016 - 7

Most fifties in an IPL season

The record for the most half centuries in a single season was improved by 33 fifties. A total of 153 fifties were scored in IPL 2023 compared to 118 in IPL 2022. RCB's Falf du Plessis scored the most 50s at 8, while Kohli, CSK's Davon Conway, and DC's David Warner had 6 half-centuries each.

IPL 2023 - 153 fifties

IPL 2022 - 118 fifties

IPL 2016 - 117 fifties

Highest average 1st innings totals in an IPL season

With big scores came big averages. The IPL 2023 average total improved by a whopping 11 runs. 

IPL 2023 - 183

IPL 2018 - 172

IPL 2022 - 171

Highest run rates in an IPL season

With big totals come high run rates. IPL 2023's run rate (runs scored in an over) was much better than the second-best of 8.65 in IPL 2018.   

IPL 2023 - 8.99

IPL 2018 - 8.65

IPL 2022 - 8.54

Most 200+ scores in an IPL season

The IPL 2023 season was miles ahead of any other season in terms of most 200+ scores. A total of 37 200+ scores in IPL 2023 were more than twice as many as in any other season (18 in IPL 2022). What is even more surprising is that on 16 occasions, the match aggregate surpassed 400 runs. In 12 matches, both teams surpassed 200+totals, improving on just 5 in IPL 2022. 

IPL 2023 - 37

IPL 2022- 18

IPL 2018 - 15

Most successful 200+ chases in an IPL season

Mumbai Indians chased down a 200+ total four times, an IPL record in itself, while Kolkata, Lucknow, Punjab and Sunrisers achieved the same feat once.

IPL 2023 - 8

IPL 2014 - 3

IPL 2010/2018/2022 - 2

Most runs in partnership in a season

RCB openers Du Plessis and Kohli were on a roll during IPL 2023 as they finished second and fourth, respectively, in the list of the highest run-getters (Orange Cap). Du Plessis had 8 fifties, while Kohli hit two tons and six 50s. On the way to big scores, they also equalled the record for the most runs in a partnership at 939 runs. Coincidentally, Kohli shares the same record with AB de Villiers for the IPL 2016 season. 

IPL 2023 - 939 - Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (RCB)

IPL 2016 - 939 - Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers (RCB)

IPL 2023 - 849 - Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway (CSK)