On Saturday, the 17th IPL season featured a double header. Delhi Capitals defeated Mumbai Indians by 10 runs in the day's opening game. Mumbai made the decision to bowl first after winning the toss at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium. In 20 overs, Delhi amassed 257 runs at a cost of 4 wickets. Mumbai put up a strong fight as well, but after losing nine wickets in twenty overs, the squad could only muster 247 runs.
On home soil, the Rajasthan Royals defeated the Lucknow Supergiants by 7 wickets in the second match. After winning the toss, Rajasthan decided to bowl at the Ekana Stadium. In 20 overs, Lucknow amassed 196 runs at a cost of five wickets. In 19 overs, Rajasthan amassed 199 runs at a cost of three wickets.
On the Lucknow ground, the Rajasthan batsmen mounted the biggest chase. On the other hand, Delhi and Mumbai scored the most points of any team during the afternoon encounter. Double Header Match Records
1. Lucknow hosted the largest target chase.
At Lucknow's Ekana Stadium, the Rajasthan Royals attempted to reach the objective of 197 runs. This was the Lucknow chase that was the most successful. Lucknow had pursued Chennai's target of 177 runs earlier this year.
2. The largest partnership for RR at the end of the fourth wicket was Samson-Jurel.
Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel shared a fourth-wicket stand of 121 runs without giving up for Rajasthan. They formed a record-breaking partnership and won the game for the team. In the IPL, this was Rajasthan's largest partnership for the fourth wicket. Yusuf Pathan and Paras Dogra have combined for 107 runs before in 2010 against Mumbai.
3. The second-highest alliance against LSG
Against Lucknow, Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel shared the second-highest partnership of any wicket with 121 runs. Gujarat's Wriddhiman Saha and Shubhman Gill had a 142-run partnership earlier in 2023.
4. MI had the season's highest run total against a single team.
In one IPL season, MI set a record for most runs scored against a single team. Against DC, the team scored 481 runs in all. 234 runs were scored in the first meeting between the two at Wankhede Ground. On the other hand, the team scored 247 runs in the second game.
MI surpassed RCB's best. In two games versus SRH throughout the same season, RCB has amassed a total of 468 runs.
