For The First Time in IPL, So Many Runs Were Scored Without Scoring a Half-Century

CSK vs RCB IPL 2024: The T20 format has always been considered a batsman’s game. Here the fans are very happy when the batsman sends the ball across the boundary line. The first match of IPL 2024 was played between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore. In this match, the CSK team beat RCB by 6 wickets in a brilliant manner. A big record of IPL has been broken in this match.

So Many Runs Made Without a Half-Century

In the match against CSK, RCB captain Faf du Plessis won the toss and decided to bat first. The RCB team scored 173 runs while batting first. But no player from RCB scored a half century. Anuj Rawat scored the most 48 runs for the team. Apart from this, Dinesh Karthik contributed 38 runs. It is because of these two players that the RCB team was able to reach a respectable score.

Chasing the target of 174 runs, Chennai got off to a bad start. When captain Ruturaj Gaikwad returned to the pavilion after scoring just 15 runs. After this, Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dubey and Ravindra Jadeja played important innings on behalf of the team and won the team by 6 wickets. But no player from Chennai Super Kings side could score a half century. Rachin Ravindra scored the most 37 runs for the team.

This Big Record is Broken

In the CSK vs RCB match, no player scored a half century from both the teams. But both teams scored a total of 349 runs. Which is the highest score in any IPL match without scoring a half century. Earlier this record was in the name of the match between Gujarat Lions and Rising Pune Super Giants in the year 2017. Then in the GL vs RPS match, no player scored a half century and 343 runs were scored by both the teams.

Highest scores by both teams in an IPL match without a half-century:

Chennai Super Kings vs RCB – 349 runs, Year 2024

Gujarat Lions vs Rising Pune Super Giants – 343 runs, Year 2017

KKR vs Chennai Super Kings – 343 runs, Year 2021

Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals – 342 runs, Year 2014

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs KKR – 337 runs, Year 2023