Most Sixes by a Team in IPL 2024 After KKR Beat MI to Book Playoff Spot on May 11

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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) moved to third in the battle for most sixes by a team in IPL 2024 during their 18-run playoff-sealing victory over Mumbai Indians (MI) on Saturday (May 11) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

In a truncated match, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell and Rinku Singh smashed 2 sixes each, while Phil Salt, Ramandeep Singh and Nitish Rana also hit a maximum each to take KKR to 157/7 in their allotted 16 overs.

In response, Ishan Kishan and Naman Dhir hit 2 sixes each, while Rohit Sharma and Tilak Varma hit a six each, but could only take Mumbai Indians to 139/8 in the 16 overs.

With the result, KKR became the first team to seal a playoff spot this season and took their sixes tally to 125 for the season. MI, on the other hand, were already out of playoff contention and took their tally to 122 sixes.

The ongoing season has seen close to 1080 sixes being struck in 60 matches, projecting to a possible breach in the total sixes for an IPL season with just more than 14 matches left to play this edition. The record stands at 1124 sixes in a 74-game season from last year.

Earlier, Sunrisers Hyderabad broke the single season record in the battle of the sixes by a team, while Chennai Super Kings closed in on a century of sixes for the season. Here is a look at the most sixes scored by a team in IPL 2024 after KKR vs MI IPL 2024 Match 60:

Most Sixes by a Team in IPL 2024

• 146 sixes - Sunrisers Hyderabad in 12 matches
• 130 sixes - Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 12 matches
• 125 sixes - Kolkata Knight Riders in 12 matches
• 122 sixes - Mumbai Indians in 13 matches
• 120 sixes - Delhi Capitals in 12 matches
• 102 sixes - Punjab Kings in 12 matches
• 94 sixes - Rajasthan Royals in 11 matches
• 94 sixes - Chennai Super Kings in 12 matches
• 78 sixes - Lucknow Super Giants in 12 matches
• 67 sixes - Gujarat Titans in 12 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 both smashed over 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 KKR vs MI match on May 11, Kolkata Knight Riders closed in on 1500 sixes in IPL history, while Mumbai Indians stretched their lead at the top and got closer to 1700 sixes. Here is a look at the most sixes by active teams:

Most Sixes by a Team in IPL history

• 1670 sixes - Mumbai Indians in 260 matches
• 1614 sixes - Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 253 matches
• 1495 sixes - Chennai Super Kings in 237 matches
• 1495 sixes - Punjab Kings in 244 matches
• 1476 sixes - Kolkata Knight Riders in 249 matches
• 1333 sixes - Delhi Capitals in 250 matches
• 1217 sixes - Rajasthan Royals in 217 matches
• 1006 sixes - Sunrisers Hyderabad in 178 matches
• 308 sixes - Lucknow Super Giants in 42 matches
• 270 sixes - Gujarat Titans in 45 matches