Impact subs add lower order firepower as IPL smashes scoring records

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Sunrisers Hyderabad's Heinrich Klaasen plays a shot during the Indian Premier League match against Mumbai Indians at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on 27 March 2024.(Noah Seelam/AFP)

Better use of the Indian Premier League's impact substitute rule has been the big factor behind this season's run spree in the high-octane Twenty20 competition which has seen multiple scoring records smashed, say experts.

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Sunrisers Hyderabad broke their own IPL all-time record score by bludgeoning 287-3 on Monday against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, only three weeks after they set the previous benchmark with 277-3 against Mumbai Indians.

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