Most Sixes by a Team in IPL 2024 After KKR Beat SRH to Lift Title on May 26

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) finished on top in battle for most sixes by a team in IPL 2024, but fell where it mattered the most, losing the title clash to Kolkata Knight Riders by 8 wickets at the MA Chidambara Stadium in Chennai on Sunday (May 26).

Opting to bat first in the IPL 2024 final, SRH lost their six-hitting opening pair Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head early, and also lost one of the lethal six-hitters Heinrich Klaasen with the trio contributing to zero sixes on the night.

Most sixes by a team in IPL 2024 after KKR beat SRH to lift title on May 26

Pat Cummins, Nitish Reddy and Shahbaz Ahmed all hit one maximum each in the SRH innings as SRH crawled to 113, which was indeed the lowest total in an IPL final.

In response, the MVP Sunil Narine opened his account with a six, but fell the very next delivery. However, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Venkatesh Iyer smashed 2 and 3 sixes respectively to take KKR closer to the title before Shreyas Iyer saw off the chase with the latter in 10.3 overs.

The victory saw KKR lift the Indian Premier League title for the third time, while the defeat was the second for SRH in an IPL final following on from their 2018 runner up finish.

The 2024 season witnessed over 1250 sixes being struck in 74 matches. The season finished with record for the total sixes in an IPL season as several teams got into the six-hitting mode on the flat tracks across the country.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru breached the 160 sixes mark, while all the other teams except Gujarat Titans crossed a century of sixes to make this the best season for maximums. Here is a look at the most sixes scored by a team in IPL 2024 after SRH vs RR IPL 2024 Qualifier 2:

Most Sixes by a Team in IPL 2024

178 sixes - Sunrisers Hyderabad in 16 matches
165 sixes - Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 15 matches
141 sixes - Kolkata Knight Riders in 14 matches
135 sixes - Delhi Capitals in 14 matches
133 sixes - Mumbai Indians in 14 matches
120 sixes - Punjab Kings in 14 matches
112 sixes - Rajasthan Royals in 15 matches
107 sixes - Chennai Super Kings in 14 matches
102 sixes - Lucknow Super Giants in 14 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 and Punjab Kings have both hit over 1500 sixes, while KKR has struck over 1400 maximums.

Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals followed by Sunrisers Hyderabad are all above 1000. Gujarat Titans and LSG, the newcomers, are hovering around the 300-mark.

After the KKR vs SRH IPL 2024 Final on May 26, Sunrisers Hyderabad got closer to 1050 maximums, while Kolkata Knight Riders closed in on 1500 sixes in IPL history. But both teams will need to wait until next season to cross the milestones. Here is a look at the most sixes by active teams: