Most Runs Scored By An IPL Team In The Final 5 Overs Of The Innings

The Indian Premier League (IPL) has just started and hundreds of records have already been made and broken in the ongoing Tata Indian Premier League, whether it’s of the highest total made by the IPL team or the 2nd highest total made by the IPL team, or the hitting the record of most sixes by a team or an individual player. Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad are some of the teams in the IPL who have powerhouse batters that can single-handedly change the game in the final over of the innings, which we witnessed in the match between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians played at Wankhede Stadium, where the West Indies all-rounder Romario Shepherd smashed 32 runs in the final of the MI innings against Anrich Nortje, heling MI to put a mammoth total of 232 runs on the scoreboard. Mumbai Indians have scored a total of 96 runs in the final 5 overs of the innings.

Today, we will make you go through  teams of the IPL who have scored the most runs in the final 5 overs of the innings.

4. Royal Challengers Bangalore - 91 Runs vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 2019

Royal Challengers Bangalore team has one of the most loved cricket fans around the World, who have stayed with the Bangalore-based franchise from the start of the Indian Premier League(IPL). This team has made their loyal fans entertain every team. Having players like AB de Villiers, Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli and Glenn Maxwell in the playing 11 is a blessing to watch them play together for every cricket fan.

In the game against KKR in the 2019 edition, while batting first, RCB posted a mammoth score of 213 runs with the help of Virat Kohli's century and Moeen Ali's fiery 66-run knock off just 28 deliveries. RCB scored 91 runs in the final 5 overs of the innings.

3. Punjab Kings - 96 Runs vs Mumbai Indians, 2023

Kings XI Punjab, also known as Punjab Kings, is one of the teams of the Indian Premier League (IPL) who have been taking part from the start of the season. They have plenty of Indian and foreign players in their team, who can change the game in the final 5 overs of the innings. Players like Jitesh Sharma, Sam Curran and Sikandar Raza are a few of them who can play a match-winning match for their team.During the 2023 season, Punjab clashes against Mumbai Indians, Sam Curran and Jitesh Sharma took on MI's bowlers like Jofra Archer, Jason Behrendorff and Cameron Green, hammering 96 runs in the last five overs, including eight sixes all over the ground.

2. Mumbai Indians - 96 Runs vs Delhi Capitals, 2024

Mumbai Indians have surprised every team in the Indian Premier League by making a solid comeback after 3 or even 5 consecutive defeats and winning the title as a champion. In the ongoing Tata IPL 2024 season, the Mumbai-based franchise has faced 3-consecutive defeats and made a solid comeback in the 4th one against Delhi Capitals, where they hammered Capitals bowlers all over the ground. 

Mumbai Indians team posted a mammoth total of 234 runs and 96 of them came in the last five overs. Romario Shepherd hammered 32 runs against Anrich Nortje in the final overs.

1. Royal Challengers Bangalore - 112 Runs vs Gujarat Lions, 2016

Royal Challengers Bangalore are in the first position in our list of Top-5 teams who have scored the most runs in the final 5 overs of the innings. This incredible record came in 2016 when the RCB team was at the top of their game, which also helped them in reaching the final of the Indian Premier League 2016 season. It was the same season when Virat Kohli showed his class by scoring a total of 973 runs including four hundreds in a single season of the IPL and AB de Villiers.

In the game against Gujarat Lions, Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers hammered centuries and took RCB's total to 248 runs, whereas Gujrat Titans leaked 112 runs in the last five overs, which is the most by any team in the history of the IPL.