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The 2026 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) concluded on Sunday, May 31, with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) retaining the coveted title after defeating the Gujarat Titans (GT) by five wickets at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

During the season, there was some exhilarating action, with players putting all on the line to help their teams succeed. Several records were also broken during the campaign. Let's look at the top five records created during IPL 2026.

What major records were broken in IPL 2026? 5. First time in IPL's 19-year history, all 10 franchises produced at least one century-maker

For the first time in an IPL season, all of the participating 10 teams had produced at least one century-maker. Sanju Samson was the only batter who scored more than one century. He notched up two centuries, while 13 other batters have scored one century each. 15 is also the most centuries in a particular IPL edition.

Teams	Player (s) to score century
RCB	Virat Kohli
GT	Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan
SRH	Abhishek Sharma
RR	Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
PBKS	Cooper Connolly
DC	KL Rahul
KKR	Finn Allen
CSK	Sanju Samson (2)
MI	Quinton de Kock
LSG	Mitchell Marsh

4. Most fours and Most sixes in a season

Bowlers had a tough time during the season, as they had to bowl on pitches which favoured the batters heavily. There were a few exceptions, but most venues yielded high-scoring contests. As a result, the season saw most fours and sixes being hit. 2332 fours were hit during IPL 2026, while the ball sailed over the ropes on 1426 occasions.

The previous record for most fours in a season was in IPL 2023, when 2174 boundaries were hit. As far as most sixes in a season are concerned, the IPL 2024 held the previous record with 1260 maximums.

3. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi youngest to win Orange Cap

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has become a fan favourite after his performances in IPL 2026. He finished the season with 776 runs in 16 innings at an average of 48.50 and a strike rate of 237.31. The southpaw notched up five fifties and one century during the season.

Sooryavanshi won the Orange Cap at the age of 15 and 65 days, becoming the youngest to achieve the feat. He broke Sai Sudharsan's record, who had won the Orange Cap in IPL 2025 at the age of 23 years and 231 days.

2. Most successful 200-plus totals and successful chases

As mentioned before, the pitches had very little assistance for the bowlers during IPL 2026. As a result, a mind-boggling 65 200-plus total were registered, which is the most in any season of the IPL.

It was also a season where 200-plus totals were successfully chased on 17 occasions, which is also a record.

1. Most sixes by a batter in an IPL season

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi broke Chris Gayle's record for the most sixes in an IPL season. The Caribbean batter had hit 59 sixes in IPL 2012. However, the Bihar batter bettered that record with consummate ease.

Sooryavanshi finished with a whopping 72 sixes in 16 innings. The next best on the list in IPL 2026 was Abhishek Sharma, who hit 29 fewer sixes.