IPL 2026 — LIVE INTELLIGENCE

Only seven fifties have come from No. 8 or lower in IPL history, and six were in defeats. The full lower-order record book, and how the Impact Player rule changed it. [more]

445 wickets and 5,449 runs across Tests, ODIs and T20s — Deepti Sharma's all-round record makes her one of women's cricket's most complete players. [more]

311 wickets and 2,892 runs across Tests, ODIs and 262 T20s — Tom Curran's multi-format career in franchise cricket and for England. [more]

287 T20 wickets across 234 matches — Daniel Sams has built one of the most prolific fast-bowling records in global franchise cricket. [more]

From Rajasthan Royals' fairy-tale 2008 debut to RCB's long-awaited 2025 triumph, we rank all 18 IPL seasons by drama, quality of cricket, and lasting impact on the tournament. [more]

Shubman Gill made 890 runs as IPL 2023 doubled its 200-plus totals to 37. How the Impact Player season broke T20 scoring, by the numbers. [more]

4,173 T20 runs at a 141.1 strike rate across 170 matches — Adam Hose's career numbers across English county cricket, The Hundred, BBL and CPL. [more]

4,396 T20 runs at a 132.3 strike rate with 217 sixes — Brandon King's explosive career across all formats for West Indies and franchise cricket. [more]

4,431 Test runs, 13 centuries and 100 international wickets — Dhananjaya de Silva's all-round numbers across Tests, ODIs and T20Is. [more]

From Gayle's 175* to Kohli's 973-run season, we dissect the five most iconic IPL records and the statistical trajectories that suggest they may not survive the decade. [more]

7,410 runs across Tests and ODIs with a Test average of 48.08 — Mohammad Yousuf's elegant batsmanship remains one of Pakistan cricket's finest chapters. [more]

3,610 Test runs at 53.09 including a triple century — Harry Brook's numbers mark him as one of England's most destructive batters across all three formats. [more]

13,030 runs and 307 wickets across formats — Nat Sciver-Brunt's numbers confirm her standing as one of the most complete cricketers in the women's game. [more]

Punjab Kings needed 4 runs from 6 balls with 8 wickets in hand. Kartik Tyagi conceded 1 run, took 2 wickets, and delivered the greatest last-over heist in IPL history. [more]

299 wickets and 1,312 runs across 229 ODI and T20 matches — Sean Abbott's career as Australia's versatile seam-bowling all-rounder. [more]

383 wickets across 206 matches in all formats — Jofra Archer's career numbers across Tests, ODIs, T20s and franchise cricket. [more]

7,647 runs and 527 wickets across 262 international and franchise matches — Shahid Afridi's career in numbers. [more]

278 matches, 126 wins, two finals, zero trophies. Inside the franchise that proves cricket fandom is about something deeper than silverware. [more]

6,238 runs and 396 wickets across formats — Amelia Kerr's numbers confirm her as the most complete all-rounder in women's cricket history. [more]

110 IPL centuries in 18 seasons, 35 of them since 2023. Kohli leads with 8, Buttler won all 7 of his, and a chasing hundred wins 91% of the time. [more]

294 Test wickets at 26.97 — Kemar Roach's career numbers mark him as the finest West Indian fast bowler of his generation. [more]

607 wickets across formats at an economy of 2.78 in Tests — Josh Hazlewood's career numbers reveal one of modern cricket's most relentless fast bowlers. [more]

From Aaron Finch's record 9 IPL franchises to Shardul Thakur still travelling in 2026, the complete record of cricket's most well-travelled professionals. [more]

Sachin Tendulkar scored 618 runs and Mumbai Indians topped IPL 2010 at 10–4, then lost the final. The data behind the season that built the MI dynasty. [more]

IPL 2026 set the record for average run margin at 45.9 runs, while close finishes fell to 10.4%. Every season from 2008 to 2026, compared by its margins. [more]

30 May 2014: Sehwag smashed 122 off 58, Raina replied with 87 off 25 and CSK hit 100/2 in the powerplay. Then one run-out handed KXIP a 24-run win. [more]

484 wickets and 1,490 runs across all formats — Hasan Ali's career numbers, format breakdown, and his place among Pakistan's greatest fast bowlers. [more]

470 wickets and 1,774 runs across all formats — Sophie Ecclestone's career numbers, format-by-format analysis, and her standing as women's cricket's premier spin bowler. [more]

435 wickets across all formats — Megan Schutt's career numbers, format breakdown, and where she ranks among the greatest women's fast bowlers. [more]

430 wickets and 3,698 runs across formats — Jess Jonassen stands as one of Australia's most decorated women's cricketers and a global T20 force. [more]

8,072 runs and 614 wickets across formats — Jason Holder's all-round consistency makes him one of West Indian cricket's most complete modern cricketers. [more]

408 wickets across formats — Haris Rauf's raw pace and death-bowling mastery have made him one of Pakistan's most prolific wicket-takers in white-ball cricket. [more]

Delhi Capitals finished 6-7 under new captain Axar Patel in IPL 2026. A deep-dive into what worked, what collapsed, and whether the Capitals finally found their identity. [more]

Warner took 195 off Narine. Kohli owns 17 bowlers. Rahul faced 100 Chahar balls unbeaten. The definitive IPL batter-vs-bowler record book, 2008–2025. [more]

307 Test wickets in 104 matches — Ishant Sharma's career numbers, his transformation from raw talent to India's most-capped fast bowler, and his role in India's overseas Test dominance. [more]

234 Test wickets at 19.79 and 685 across formats — Jasprit Bumrah's career numbers, format-by-format breakdown, and where he stands among the game's greatest fast bowlers. [more]

309 Test wickets at 27.67 — Morne Morkel's career numbers across all formats, his place in South Africa's fast bowling lineage, and the records he leaves behind. [more]

Australia leads with 128 Player of the Match awards across 22 players, but South Africa's AB de Villiers holds the individual overseas crown with 25. The complete country-by-country statistical breakdown of every foreign nation's contribution to the IPL. [more]

310 wickets in 232 T20 matches — Tymal Mills has built one of the most prolific franchise bowling careers in cricket through raw pace and global demand. [more]

353 wickets and 4,147 runs across formats — Imad Wasim's numbers define one of T20 cricket's most versatile left-arm spinning all-rounders. [more]

515 wickets across formats — Bhuvneshwar Kumar's career numbers reveal one of India's most complete swing bowlers and a genuine lower-order contributor. [more]

How Kolkata Knight Riders won their third IPL title with an 11-3 league record while Sunrisers Hyderabad rewrote batting history with 287/3 — the highest total in IPL history. [more]

Chepauk up 34 runs, Delhi down 30, Mullanpur at 231.7: every IPL 2026 venue's scoring compared with 2008–2025 Cricsheet data. [more]

Shaheen Shah Afridi has taken 567 wickets across all formats — a complete statistical profile of Pakistan's premier left-arm fast bowler. [more]

Adil Rashid has taken 605 wickets across 262 career matches — a full statistical profile of England's most prolific leg-spinner. [more]

Shadab Khan has taken 407 wickets and scored 4,294 runs across 282 career matches — a breakdown of Pakistan's premier leg-spinning all-rounder. [more]

From Chris Gayle's 175* to Virat Kohli's 973-run season, these are the IPL records that have withstood every mega auction, every rule change, and every new generation of cricketers — and why they may never fall. [more]

29 needed off the last over, 155/4 to 155/7 after a Rashid hat-trick — then Rinku Singh hit five straight sixes. The IPL's greatest finish, ball by ball. [more]

659 wickets and 3,279 runs across formats — Mitchell Johnson's fearsome pace and the 2013-14 Ashes demolition define one of cricket's most devastating careers. [more]

621 wickets and 3,050 runs across formats — Pat Cummins' career numbers cement his status as Australia's premier fast bowler and one of cricket's great captains. [more]

779 wickets across formats — Trent Boult's career numbers in Tests, ODIs and T20s mark him as one of New Zealand's greatest fast bowlers. [more]

April 7, 2018. CSK returned from a two-year ban, walked into MI's fortress at Wankhede, and chased 166 with one wicket to spare. The most emotional match in IPL history. [more]

SRH defended 118 in 2018 and scored 287 in 2024. The Cricsheet data behind Sunrisers Hyderabad's three eras, one title and a total identity flip. [more]

With 278 matches, 126 wins, zero titles and only 5 playoff appearances in 19 seasons, the numbers explain why Punjab Kings remain the IPL's most agonising franchise. [more]

Bhuvneshwar Kumar leads with 1,852 dot balls. Every IPL delivery from 2008 to 2025 shows teams forcing more dots won 69.1% of matches. [more]

695 wickets across all formats — Lasith Malinga's searing yorkers and unorthodox action made him the most feared death bowler in cricket history. [more]

A data-driven breakdown of all 20 overs in an IPL innings reveals why over 19 is the most volatile, over 7 is the choke point, and over 20 is the graveyard — backed by 278,000 deliveries across 18 seasons. [more]

IPL 2011 gave cricket 10 teams, the Qualifier–Eliminator ladder, Gayle’s 608-run miracle and Kochi’s one-season story. The edition that built the modern IPL. [more]

448 wickets across ODIs and T20s — Yuzvendra Chahal's career numbers define India's most prolific limited-overs leg-spinner of the modern era. [more]

339 T20 wickets in 246 matches — AJ Tye's numbers cement him as one of cricket's elite death-overs specialists across leagues worldwide. [more]

540 wickets across formats — Mohammad Amir's career numbers reveal one of Pakistan's most gifted left-arm pacers and a global T20 force. [more]

In April 2012, an unheralded Trinidadian spinner arrived at Eden Gardens with an economy rate of 5.58 and 29 wickets — and permanently rewired how every T20 franchise on Earth thinks about spin bowling. [more]

Sunil Narine has dismissed Rohit Sharma 8 times — an IPL record. The full bunny ledger: every bowler-vs-batter rivalry that defined 18 seasons of the league. [more]

780 wickets across 391 matches — Kagiso Rabada's pace, hostility and death-over mastery have made him South Africa's premier fast bowler of the modern era. [more]

10,989 runs and 798 wickets across 620 matches — Ravindra Jadeja's numbers define the modern all-rounder standard in world cricket. [more]

548 wickets across 397 matches — Mustafizur Rahman's cutters and slower balls have made him Bangladesh's most prolific multi-format bowler. [more]

Royal Challengers Bangalore won 5 matches the Oracle predicted they would lose — including both playoff games against Gujarat Titans. The numbers behind cricket's greatest upset season. [more]

Mumbai Indians were 1-5 on 23 April 2015. A month later they beat CSK by 41 runs at Eden Gardens, powered by Rohit Sharma's 26-ball fifty. [more]

Nine wins, then eight, seven, six and four. Lucknow Super Giants have won fewer IPL matches every season since 2022 — the data behind an unbroken slide. [more]

From Shah Rukh Khan's IPL gamble in 2008 to three championships across three eras, how Kolkata Knight Riders built the most dramatic franchise in IPL history. [more]

580 international wickets across ODIs and T20s — Adam Zampa's career numbers establish him as one of the most prolific white-ball leg-spinners in cricket history. [more]

852 international wickets across Tests, ODIs, and T20s — Tim Southee's career numbers mark him as one of New Zealand's greatest fast bowlers and a multi-format force. [more]

1,136 no-balls across 18 IPL seasons. The ball after one is struck at a strike rate of 206 — and the October 2015 rule change is visible in the dismissal data. [more]

404 Test wickets at 27.06 — Rangana Herath's career numbers cement him as one of cricket's greatest left-arm spinners and Sri Lanka's second-highest Test wicket-taker. [more]

From just 1 innings above 200 in 2009 to 65 in IPL 2026, the tournament's scoring revolution rewrote every batting benchmark. A deep statistical journey through 19 seasons of escalation. [more]

Mumbai Indians lost their first four games and still won IPL 2015 — the only champion ever to do so. Fifty-one days later, CSK and RR were suspended for two years. [more]

Punjab Kings chased 265 to break the IPL all-time record. The 2026 season rewrote the scoring book — every record that fell, and the ones that held firm. [more]

April 23, 2009, Cape Town: two totals of 150, the first tie in IPL history, and a Super Over that Yusuf Pathan finished in four balls. A full reconstruction. [more]

Only 12% of players with four-plus IPL seasons stayed at one franchise. We analysed 278,205 deliveries to find out whether churn actually wins titles. [more]

A team that loses a wicket in the IPL's first over wins just 38.6% of the time. The complete first-over record book, drawn from 2,333 innings between 2008 and 2025. [more]