Delhi: In the 68th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) has created a new history in T20 cricket by batting against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). In this match played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, SRH scored 278 runs while batting first. This is not only the third largest score in IPL history, but this is the fifth innings of 250+ score in SRH’s T20 history. With this figure, he made a record of becoming a team that scored more than 250 runs in T20 cricket.
Earlier this record was the name of England’s county team Surrey and the Indian team, who scored 250+ three times. But, SRH has now reached the top of this list.
Klassen played a stormy innings for SRH
South Africa’s wicketkeeper batsman Henrik Klassen, who was the hero of this historic innings of SRH. He was sent to number 3 in this match and took full advantage of the opportunity and hit a century in just 37 balls. Klassen scored 105 off 39 balls in his innings, including 9 fours and 7 sixes. His strike rate was 269.23. This century is also the third fastest century in IPL history.
Earlier, Travis Head scored a fast innings of 76 runs, while Abhishek Sharma scored 32 runs. Ishan Kishan also brought the score further by adding 29 runs in the final overs. Finally, SRH scored a score of 278/3 in 20 overs, which is the third largest score in IPL history.
The highest 250+ score in T20 cricket:
team name | 250+ scores |
---|---|
Sunrisers Hyderabad | 4 |
Surrey | 3 |
India | 3 |
Largest team score in IPL so far
Score | Team | opposing team | place | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
287/3 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) | Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) | Bengaluru | 2024 |
286/6 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) | Rajasthan Royals (RR) | Hyderabad | 2025 |
278/3 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | Delhi | 2025 |
277/3 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) | Mumbai Indians (Mi) | Hyderabad | 2024 |
272/7 | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | Delhi Capitals (DC) | Visakhapatnam | 2024 |
266/7 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) | Delhi Capitals (DC) | Delhi | 2024 |
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