IPL 2022 | LSG vs KKR featured record 200+ total amidst run-fest season

The 66th game of IPL 2022 witnessed KL Rahul’s high-flying Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) taking on the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in a high-scoring thriller. In a must-win game for the KKR, Shreyas Iyer’s bowlers failed to take a single wicket as LSG openers celebrated Dr DY Patil Stadium’s pristine batting surface with full authority.

While LSG hammered 210-0 courtesy of Quinton de Kock’s punishing 140* and Rahul’s elegant 68*, Shreyas and Co. fell short of their target by just two runs despite some courageous rearguard fightbacks from Rinku Singh and Sunil Narine. To sum up, the match featured twin 200+ totals, 418 runs and provided entertainment for the fans.

IPL 2022: LSG vs KKR high-scoring affair creates all-time IPL record

When LSG scored 210-0 in their innings, they slammed their second 200+ total of the season. It also marked the 16th occasion this year where a team crossed 200 runs or more in an innings. Also, it took another couple of hours to witness a team breaching the landmark for the 17th time as KKR finished on 208-8 to end their 2022 campaign.

Remarkably, this year now marks the most number of 200+ totals by teams in any single IPL edition. The previous best was 15, as seen in the 2018 season of the tournament.

The only teams without any 200+ total so far this year have been the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Mumbai Indians, and surprisingly, table-toppers Gujarat Titans. However, the Titans did manage a 199-run score during their enthralling run chase against the SRH last month.

On the other hand, defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) slammed four such totals, and they still have a game to go. Teams like Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals reached the mark thrice each. Moreover, KKR, LSG and Punjab Kings registered the number twice apiece. Batting-heavy Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) unit also slammed a 200, albeit in a losing cause to Punjab Kings.

IPL 2022: Teams create six-hitting record, bettering 2018

Apparently, the IPL 2022 bettered the 2018 edition in terms of 200+ totals, but it also overhauled 2018’s tally of most IPL sixes in a single year.

The landmark six arrived off the blade of CSK’s Moeen Ali against Gujarat Titans’ enigma machine Rashid Khan during Match 62 on May 15 at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. Moeen’s six was the 873rd maximum of the season, eclipsing 2018’s haul of 872 sixes.

As of now, the overall IPL 2022 tally stands at 942 sixes following the conclusion of LSG’s narrow win over the KKR.

The ongoing season still has eight more games left, with four of them being the playoffs and the final. However, the rate of sixes and the number of remaining matches put IPL 2022 edition well on course to cross 1,000 sixes. Moreover, the season is also on track to feature a few more 200+ totals if the latest game suggests what to expect in the next ten days.