Below is a list of the teams and IPL matches during which the most no balls in an innings have been bowled. The record is jointly held by 8 teams all of whom have bowled a record 4 no balls in a single IPL game.
Team | Opposition | Year | No balls in the innings |
Rajasthan Royals | KXIP | 2008 | 4 |
Rajasthan Royals | KKR | 2008 | 4 |
Deccan Chargers | KKR | 2008 | 4 |
Rajasthan Royals | KXIP | 2009 | 4 |
KXIP | Delhi Daredevils | 2009 | 4 |
Mumbai Indians | Deccan Chargers | 2012 | 4 |
Pune Warriors | Mumbai Indians | 2011 | 4 |
CSK | SRH | 2015 | 4 |
I’m at a loss to explain why the record for no balls in an innings in the IPL was more prevalent in the earlier years, especially given that technology is now being used to monitor the bowler’s front foot and therefore it would seem logical that they would catch more no balls rather than less. Perhaps that Rajasthan side which was responsible for 3 of the records for no balls in an IPL innings was happy to push the line (quite literally) in search of success – that sounds like the kind of thing you’d expect from a Shane Warne side.