Five records intact since inaugural season of IPL

New Delhi: We are into the eighth edition of the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL). Over the years, players have broken many records and created new ones.

Cricket is all about numbers. And there are still few staggering figures and numbers achieved in the inaugural season of the League in 2008, which are yet to be broken.

Let's have a look at those five records:

Sohail's six wicket haul: In the first season, Rajasthan Royals' foreign player Sohail Tanvir produced a magical spell against Chennai Super Kings, where the speedster scalped six wickets and conceded mere 14 runs. Thus far, no other bowler has managed to pick up a six-wicket haul.

Biggest victory margin: In the opening match of IPL's first edition, New Zealand opener Brendon McCullum's blistering knock (158 off 73 balls) helped his side put up a mammoth total of 222 in front of Royal Challengers Bangalore. Later, Kolkata bowlers performed exceptionally well and bundled out listless RCB at a score of 82 to seal the match by 142 runs. It is still the biggest victory margin in terms of runs.

Fastest win: Mumbai Indians hold this record. While batting first, KKR only managed to score 67 runs. And Mumbai achieved the modest total in record 5.3 overs, thanks to the blistering knock by Sanath Jayasuriya, who smashed 48 runs off 17 balls. However, for his three-wicket haul, South African all-rounder Shaun Pollock ran away with the Man of the Match award.

Most extras: Record of most extras by a team in a single match is also intact to date. Defunct franchise Deccan Chargers have this unwanted record. They gave 28 extras, while playing against KKR. It included 4 byes, 8 leg-byes, 15 wides and a no-ball.

Highest scoring rate: In all the matches of the maiden IPL season, the average scoring rate was 8.30 per over. Since then, no other season managed to reach or cross this figure. So, this record is still intact from the first season.

As the 8th season of IPL has just started, one can expect any of these records to be broken. But for that one has to wait and watch.