IPL Super Over rules & every Super Over since 2008
16 IPL matches have ended in a tie and gone to a Super Over. The most recent was 26 Apr 2026, when KKR and LSG both made 155 at Ekana Cricket Stadium and KKR won the Super Over.
Super Over rules
- Each side faces one over of six balls. The side with more runs wins, however many wickets it loses.
- Each team picks three batters and one bowler. Losing two wickets ends the over.
- The team that batted second in the match bats first in the Super Over. The fielding side chooses the end to bowl from.
- If the Super Over is tied, another one starts five minutes later, with the side that batted second in the previous Super Over batting first.
- A batter dismissed in one Super Over cannot bat in the next, and the bowler of one Super Over cannot bowl the next.
- Super Overs carry on until there is a winner; the playing conditions allow up to one hour for them.
- The winner takes the two points for a win in the league table.
Only one IPL match has needed a second Super Over: MI v PBKS on 18 Oct 2020. Both sides made 5 in the first; in the second MI scored 11 and PBKS replied with 15. On the same day, KKR and SRH also went to a Super Over, won by KKR.
Before repeat Super Overs were brought in, a tied Super Over went to a tie-break: in 2014, KKR and RR both made 11 in the Super Over and RR were given the match.
Super Over record by team
Every IPL Super Over
| Date | Match | Venue | Scores | Super Over | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 2026 | KKR v LSG | Ekana Cricket Stadium | KKR 155/7 · LSG 155/8 | LSG 1/2, then KKR 4/0 | KKR |
| 16 Apr 2025 | DC v RR | Arun Jaitley Stadium | DC 188/5 · RR 188/4 | RR 11/2, then DC 13/0 | DC |
| 25 Apr 2021 | DC v SRH | MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk) | DC 159/4 · SRH 159/7 | SRH 7/0, then DC 8/0 | DC |
| 18 Oct 2020 | MI v PBKS | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | MI 176/6 · PBKS 176/6 | PBKS 5/2, then MI 5/1, then MI 11/1, then PBKS 15/0 | PBKS |
| 18 Oct 2020 | KKR v SRH | Sheikh Zayed Stadium | KKR 163/5 · SRH 163/6 | SRH 2/2, then KKR 3/0 | KKR |
| 28 Sep 2020 | RCB v MI | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | RCB 201/3 · MI 201/5 | MI 7/1, then RCB 11/0 | RCB |
| 20 Sep 2020 | DC v PBKS | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | DC 157/8 · PBKS 157/8 | PBKS 2/2, then DC 3/0 | DC |
| 2 May 2019 | MI v SRH | Wankhede Stadium | MI 162/5 · SRH 162/6 | SRH 8/2, then MI 9/0 | MI |
| 30 Mar 2019 | KKR v DC | Arun Jaitley Stadium | KKR 185/8 · DC 185/6 | DC 10/1, then KKR 7/1 | DC |
| 29 Apr 2017 | Gujarat Lions v MI | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium | GL 153/9 · MI 153/10 | MI 11/2, then GL 6/0 | MI |
| 21 Apr 2015 | RR v PBKS | Narendra Modi Stadium | RR 191/6 · PBKS 191/6 | PBKS 15/2, then RR 6/2 | PBKS |
| 29 Apr 2014 | KKR v RR | Sheikh Zayed Stadium | RR 152/5 · KKR 152/8 | KKR 11/2, then RR 11/0 | RR |
| 16 Apr 2013 | RCB v DC | M Chinnaswamy Stadium | DC 152/5 · RCB 152/7 | RCB 15/0, then DC 11/2 | RCB |
| 7 Apr 2013 | SRH v RCB | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium | RCB 130/8 · SRH 130/7 | SRH 20/0, then RCB 15/0 | SRH |
| 21 Mar 2010 | CSK v PBKS | MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk) | PBKS 136/8 · CSK 136/7 | CSK 9/2, then PBKS 10/1 | PBKS |
| 23 Apr 2009 | KKR v RR | Newlands | RR 150/6 · KKR 150/8 | KKR 15/1, then RR 18/0 | RR |
Runs and wickets in Super Overs are not counted in player or team totals anywhere on this site.
Questions
What happens if a Super Over is tied in the IPL?
Another Super Over is played, starting five minutes later, and they continue until there is a winner, for up to an hour after the match. The side that batted second in the previous Super Over bats first, dismissed batters cannot bat again and the previous bowler cannot bowl.
How many Super Overs have there been in the IPL?
16 tied matches went to a Super Over from 2008 to 2026. Only one, MI v PBKS on 18 October 2020, needed a second Super Over.