Top 5 unwanted records of IPL 2026
Shreyas Iyer (Source: IPLT20.com)
Published - 31 May 2026, 08:25 PM• Read time - 2 mins
The IPL 2026 dazzled fans with breathtaking milestones, from Vaibhav Sooryavanshi surpassing Chris Gayle’s record of 59 sixes in a single edition to Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma overtaking MS Dhoni’s tally of 278 IPL appearances. Yet, alongside the glory, the season also produced records that teams and players would rather forget. Here are five such unenviable marks etched into IPL 2026:
1. Punjab Kings’ failure to defend 200-plus totals
Punjab Kings’ inability to defend 210 against Delhi Capitals in Match 55 was their ninth unsuccessful attempt at defending a 200‑plus total in T20 cricket. With that, they overtook West Indies (eight) to become the team with the worst record while defending 200-plus scores.
2. Delhi Capitals allow the highest successful chase
In Match 35, Delhi Capitals posted a towering 264 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. But Punjab Kings bulldozed the target with six wickets in hand and seven balls to spare. DC thus entered the record books as the team that conceded the highest successful chase in T20 history.
3. Delhi Capitals bowled out for 75
If the humiliation of Match 35 wasn’t enough, DC slumped further in their very next outing. Against RCB, at home, they were bundled out for just 75 in 16.3 overs, their 11th sub‑100 total in IPL history, the most by any franchise in the cash-rich league.
4. SRH’s season‑opening embarrassment
The IPL 2026 opener saw RCB chase down SRH’s target of 202 in just 15.4 overs at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. No team had ever completed a 200‑plus chase quicker in terms of balls to spare, leaving SRH red‑faced right at the start of the season.
5. Sai Sudharsan’s back‑to‑back hit‑wicket dismissals
Gujarat Titans’ Sai Sudharsan endured a bizarre run in the playoffs, being dismissed hit‑wicket in two consecutive matches. He fell in Qualifier 1 against RCB in Dharamsala and repeated the dismissal in Qualifier 2 against Rajasthan Royals in New Chandigarh. No player had ever suffered such a fate in back‑to‑back IPL games before.
