Most Sixes by a Team in IPL 2024 After DC Keep Playoff Hopes Alive With Victory Over RR on May 7

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Delhi Capitals (DC) leapfrogged to second place in the battle for most sixes by a team in IPL 2024 during their 20-run victory over Rajasthan Royals (RR) in match 56 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Tuesday (May 7).

Put into bat, DC openers Jake Fraser-McGurk and Abhishek Porel smashed three sixes each to get the team off to a fast start, while Tristan Stubbs also hit 3 maximums in the closing stages to take the hosts to 221.

Captain Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel and Gulbadin Naib also hit a six each in the DC innings to take their team's sixes tally for the season past 120 as RR closed in on 100 maximums in the run chase.

In response, skipper Sanju Samson alone smashed 6 sixes but his knock of 86 ended in controversial fashion costing RR the match. Riyan Parag also had hit 3 sixes, while Shubham Pander contributed 2 maximums, and one six each was struck by Rovman Powell and Jos Buttler.

The ongoing season has seen close to 1000 sixes being struck in 56 matches, projecting to a possible breach in the total sixes for an IPL season with just more than 15 matches left to play this edition. The record stands at 1124 sixes in a 74-game season from last year.

Earlier, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru made some strides in the battle of the sixes by a team. Here is a look at the most sixes scored by a team in IPL 2024 after DC vs RR IPL 2024 Match 56:

Most Sixes by a Team in IPL 2024

• 132 sixes - Sunrisers Hyderabad in 11 matches
• 120 sixes - Delhi Capitals in 12 matches
• 116 sixes - Kolkata Knight Riders in 11 matches
• 116 sixes - Mumbai Indians in 12 matches
• 114 sixes - Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 11 matches
• 95 sixes - Punjab Kings in 11 matches
• 94 sixes - Rajasthan Royals in 11 matches
• 82 sixes - Chennai Super Kings in 11 matches
• 74 sixes - Lucknow Super Giants in 11 matches
• 54 sixes - Gujarat Titans in 11 matches

The above list speaks about the most sixes scored by the team in the ongoing season of Indian Premier League. The current leader is way behind the legacy teams in terms of most maximums hit by a team in IPL history.

That record is currently held by Mumbai Indians followed by Royal Challengers Bengaluru, who have smashed over or close to 1600 sixes. Chennai Super Kings, Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders have all hit over 1400 sixes.

Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals followed by Sunrisers Hyderabad are all above 1000 or closing in on that number. Gujarat Titans and LSG, the newcomers, are yet to cross the 300-mark.

After DC vs RR match on May 7, Rajasthan Royals added to their 1200 sixes, while Delhi Capitals closed in on 1350 maximums. Here is a look at the most sixes by active teams:

Most Sixes by a Team in IPL history

• 1664 sixes - Mumbai Indians in 259 matches
• 1598 sixes - Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 252 matches
• 1488 sixes - Punjab Kings in 243 matches
• 1483 sixes - Chennai Super Kings in 236 matches
• 1467 sixes - Kolkata Knight Riders in 248 matches
• 1333 sixes - Delhi Capitals in 250 matches
• 1217 sixes - Rajasthan Royals in 217 matches
• 992 sixes - Sunrisers Hyderabad in 177 matches
• 304 sixes - Lucknow Super Giants in 41 matches
• 257 sixes - Gujarat Titans in 44 matches