These 10 records set in the 16th season of IPL are unprecedented in the history of the league

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IPL 2023 concluded yesterday. An exciting match was played between Chennai and Gujarat yesterday. The Gujarat Titans team failed to win the title for the second time in a row and the Chennai team managed to win the trophy for the fifth time under the leadership of MS Dhoni. The result of the match came on the last ball. 10 records were set in the 16th season of IPL, which is unprecedented in the history of this league. The runs piled up this season.

List of records made in IPL 2023

1. For the first time in the history of IPL, the record for most sixes in a season was broken. 1124 sixes were hit in this season, while the year 2022 saw 1062 sixes.

2. In IPL 2023, the record of four was also made. This season saw the most fours. A total of 2174 fours were hit this year, while in 2022 the record stood at 2018 fours.

3. The century record was also made in the 16th season of IPL. This time the batsmen scored 12 centuries in the IPL. This was the most century scored in a single season. 8 centuries were scored in the year 2022.

4. This time also saw the most fifties in an IPL season. In IPL 2023, batsmen scored more than 50 runs 153 times. In the year 2022, this happened only 118 times.

5. Highest total of over 200 runs scored in a season. Totals over 200 were made 37 times this season. A total of 200 plus was done only 18 times in the year 2022.

6. The average first innings score in the 16th season of IPL was 183, the highest in any IPL season. The average score in the year 2018 was 172.

7. This season was also on top in terms of run rate. In IPL 2023, the batsmen batted at a rate of 8.99 runs per over. The best in 2018 was 8.65 runs per over.

8. Maximum number of times a target of 200 or more runs was chased in IPL 2023. 8 times in the IPL teams achieved the target of 200 runs or more. In 2014, this happened only three times in one season.

9. Three bowlers from the same team took 25 or more wickets in an IPL season. This has never happened before in the history of this league. This was done by Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma and Rashid Khan of Gujarat Titans.

10. This is the first time in the history of IPL that two uncapped Indian players have scored centuries. Yashaswi Jaiswal and Prabhasimran Singh achieved this feat in the 16th season of IPL.