The Best IPL Matches of Recent Years: A Selection from BCGame

The Indian Premier League has given cricket fans many unforgettable moments over the last three seasons. BC Game IOS, which has been offering IPL betting since 2017, has selected the most spectacular matches of 2023-2025, where the drama unfolded until the last ball and records fell one after another. 

IPL 2023 Final: Chennai Super Kings’ Triumph

On 29 May 2023, a match took place at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad that went down in history as the first IPL final to be postponed due to rain. Originally scheduled for 28 May, the match between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans started more than an hour late.

Gujarat Titans, batting first, set a record for an IPL final by scoring 214 runs for 4 wickets in 20 overs. Shubman Gill, Riddhiman Saha and Sai Sudarshan laid a strong foundation for the innings. However, rain adjusted the target for Chennai — according to the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method, they needed to score 171 runs in 15 overs.

The drama unfolded in the last two balls. Chennai needed 10 runs to win, and Ravindra Jadega was at the crease facing bowler Mohit Sharma. Jadeja hit the penultimate ball for a six through long off, and with his final shot, he scored a four through leg stump. Chennai won their fifth IPL title with the last ball, tying Mumbai Indians for the number of trophies.

The broadcast of the final on JioCinema broke records with more than 32 million simultaneous viewers, surpassing the 2019 Cricket World Cup semi-final. Devon Conway was named man of the match, scoring 47 runs. Shiva Dube added 32 unbeaten runs, while Mohit Sharma took 3 wickets for 36 runs for Gujarat.

IPL 2023 Qualifier 2: Shubman Gill’s Record-Breaking Innings

Before the final, Gujarat Titans put in a phenomenal performance in Qualifier 2 against Mumbai Indians. Gujarat scored a record 233 runs for the IPL playoffs, losing 3 wickets. Shubman Gill set a personal playoff record by scoring 129 runs off 60 balls, the highest individual score in IPL playoff history.

Mumbai responded with 171 runs for 18.2 overs, with Surya Kumar Yadav scoring 61 off 38 balls. However, Gujarat’s bowling was flawless — Mohit Sharma took 5 wickets for just 10 runs in 2.2 overs, securing his team’s place in the final. This performance was one of the best bowling achievements in IPL playoff history.

IPL 2024 Final: Kolkata Knight Riders Dominate

On 26 May 2024, at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, the Kolkata Knight Riders won their third IPL title by defeating the Sunrisers Hyderabad. The match was the shortest final in the history of the tournament.

The Sunrisers, who chose to bat first, suffered a disaster. The team scored only 113 runs in 18.3 overs, the lowest score in an IPL final. Australian bowler Mitchell Stark, bought by KKR for a record ₹24.75 crore (the most expensive purchase in IPL history), justified the investment by taking 2 wickets for 14 runs. Andre Russell added 3 wickets for 19 runs. Abhishek Sharma was out for 2 runs, Travis Head scored none, and Rahul Tripathi added only 9.

Kolkata reached their target in 10.3 overs, losing only 2 wickets. Venkatesh Iyer remained unbeaten with 53 runs off 26 balls. KKR completed the chase with 57 balls to spare, setting a record for the fastest chase in an IPL final. 

Sunil Narine received the Most Valuable Player award for the season, becoming the first player to receive this honour three times. He scored 488 runs and took 17 wickets during the tournament.

IPL 2024 Record-Breaking Matches

The 2024 season was marked by several historic achievements:

• Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru — SRH scored 287 runs for the loss of 3 wickets, setting an absolute IPL record. Travis Head scored 102 runs, Heinrich Klaasen added 67. RCB responded with 262 runs but lost by 25 runs;
• Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians — earlier in the same season, SRH set a record with 277/3, which they then broke themselves. Mumbai responded with a record 246 runs in the second innings but lost. The match set a combined record of 523 runs;
• Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders — Punjab staged the most successful chase in IPL history, scoring 262 runs for victory after KKR set this impressive target;
• Mitchell Starc record — The Australian bowler became the most expensive player in IPL auction history, purchased for ₹24.75 crore.

IPL 2025 Final: RCB’s Historic Triumph

On 3 June 2025, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Royal Challengers Bengaluru finally won their first IPL title, defeating the Punjab Kings. After 18 years of waiting and numerous failed attempts, RCB ended their pursuit of the trophy. The match ended with a margin of just 6 runs, giving millions of fans the long-awaited celebration. It was one of the most emotional victories in the history of the tournament.

Unforgettable Moments from Recent Seasons

The last three years of the IPL have given cricket fans incredible emotions. Jadega’s six on the last ball of the 2023 final, KKR’s crushing victory in the 2024 final with a margin of 57 runs, Shubman Gill’s records and Mohit Sharma’s phenomenal bowling, RCB’s historic triumph after an 18-year wait — all this makes the IPL the most exciting T20 tournament in cricket. BC Game continues to offer Indian cricket fans the opportunity to bet on these unforgettable matches with competitive odds, including live betting, bets on individual player achievements, and special markets such as the result of the toss or the number of sixes in an innings.