This season, several teams have scored more than 240 runs in 120 balls, putting bowlers in a dilemma

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 witnessed the game going in batters’ favour, with teams scoring too many runs on multiple occasions. In fact, throughout the tournament, teams breached the 240-run mark on six occasions, which is shocking given that the T20 format comprises only 120 deliveries. At times, teams fail to score 240 or more in ODI or Test matches. However, in the IPL, batters simply had the edge.

As the year comes to an end, here’s a recap of those six matches where teams scored 240 runs or above.

SRH’s 286 vs. RR

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Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) has one of the best top orders in IPL history, as they have proved time and again by scoring massive totals. In the second match of the 2025 season against the Rajasthan Royals (RR), Ishan Kishan scored 106 runs off 47 balls, whereas quick cameos of 24, 67, 30, and 34 runs were played by Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Heinrich Klassen, respectively; all hit with a strike rate of above 200, which helped SRH post 286 runs.

In this case, Rajasthan Royals reached 242 runs, crossing the 240-run mark, but could not win the game, falling short by 44 runs.

SRH’s 278 vs. KKR

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In another game of the season, once again, it was SRH who registered the season’s second-highest total by scoring 278 runs against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). The game witnessed Klassen scoring one of the fastest centuries in IPL history, hitting 105 runs in 39 balls at a strike rate of 269.23. Travis Head also added 76 runs at a blistering pace in 40 balls.

PBKS’ 245 vs. SRH’s 247

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Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Sunrisers Hyderabad clashed in a game in New Delhi, which saw PBKS set a target of 245 runs. Shreyas Iyer was the star batter, hitting 82 runs off 36 balls, which helped PBKS post the mammoth target. However, SRH retaliated with a positive note as Abhishek Sharma scored 141 runs, becoming the Indian to score the highest score in IPL’s history. Despite PBKS’ 245 runs, SRH chased the target by scoring 247 runs. Therefore, in a single game, two teams surpassed the 240-run mark.

PBKS’ 243 vs. GT

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PBKS went big in another match with 243 runs against the Gujarat Titans. Batting first, Shreyas Iyer scored 97 runs in 42 balls, whereas Priyansh Arya hit 47 runs in 23 balls, helping the team to post the target. In response, the Gujarat Titans tried their best but fell short by 11 runs to reach the target. The team also could not reach 240, as their innings ended at 235.

Out of four occasions, two teams on both sides crossed the 240-run mark, but one team won the game, while the other failed to cross the target score.