Which team has recorded the most points in an IPL season? Can KKR achieve best-ever points tally?

05-13-2024
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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have a chance to tie the record for the most points ever achieved in a single season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the ongoing 2024 season. 

KKR have played 12 times so far, winning nine of those games and losing just three. Currently, they sit atop the IPL 2024 standings with 18 points and are the only team to have officially qualified for the IPL 2024 playoffs.

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With two games to go, KKR can collect a maximum of four more points, should they win both the games. If that happens, the two-time IPL champions will have 22 points by the end of the league phase.

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Highest points tally achieved in a single IPL season

The highest points tally recorded by any team in a single IPL season in 22, achieved by multiple teams across multiple different editions. 

Should KKR win their remaining two games, they will end IPL 2024's league phase with 22 points, thus tying the record for the most points in an IPL season.

Points collected Team Season
22 Rajasthan Royals 2008
22 Deccan Chargers 2012
22 Chennai Super Kings 2013
22 Mumbai Indians 2013
22 Punjab Kings 2014
21 Kolkata Knight Riders 2012
20 Punjab Kings 2008
20 Deccan Chargers 2009
20 Mumbai Indians 2010
20 Mumbai Indians 2012
20 Rajasthan Royals 2013
20 Sunrisers Hyderabad 2013
20 Mumbai Indians 2017
20 Delhi Capitals 2021
20 Gujarat Titans 2022
20 Gujarat Titans 2023

IPL 2024 points table

  TEAM P W L PTS NRR
1 Kolkata Knight Riders (Q) 12 9 3 18 +1.428
2 Rajasthan Royals 12 8 4 16 +0.349
3 Chennai Super Kings 13 7 6 14 +0.528
4 Sunrisers Hyderabad 12 7 5 14 +0.406
5 Royal Challengers Bengaluru 13 6 7 12 +0.387
6 Delhi Capitals 13 6 7 12 -0.482
7 Lucknow Super Giants 12 6 6 12 -0.769
8 Gujarat Titans 12 5 7 10 -1.063
9 Mumbai Indians (E) 13 4 9 8 -0.271
10 Punjab Kings (E) 12 4 8 8 -0.423