India, April 28 -- One can count on the Delhi Capitals to buck the trend. In a season dominated by the bat, Axar Patel's team crashed to 13/6 at the end of their Powerplay against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. But this collapse was merely an aberration, not the trend.

By most yardsticks, the 2026 season of the Indian Premier League has been absolutely nuts. But what if someone tells you that the first 38 matches of the season in 2024 and 2025 were perhaps just as mad?

After 38 matches this season, we have seen 13,782 runs scored, with 8 centuries, 75 fifties, 1,194 fours, and 683 sixes. In 2025, we had 13,518 runs at the same point, with 3 centuries, 75 fifties, 1,142 fours, and 655 sixes. In 2024, the corresponding numbers were 13,934 r...