Most Sixes by a Team in IPL 2024 After KKR Thump SRH to Seal Final Berth on May 21

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Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) stretched the lead at the top in the battle for most sixes by a team in IPL 2024, but could not avoid a thumping 8-wicket loss to Kolkata Knight Riders in Qualifier 1 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday (May 21).

Opting to bat first in the first playoff match, SRH were put on the back foot when the leading six-hitters Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma fell very early. However, they still got to 159 thanks to knocks from Rahul Tripathi, Heinrich Klaasen and skipper Pat Cummins.

Tripathi (55 off 35 balls) and Klaasen (32 off 21 balls) hit a six each, while Cummins (30 off 24 balls) and Abdul Samad (16 off 12 balls) smashed two sixes each to end the innings with a total of 6 sixes, taking their total tally way past 160 maximums for the season.

In response, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (23 off 14 balls) filled in Phil Salt's void with a couple of maximums, but it was the two Iyers - Venkatesh (51* off 28 balls) and skipper Shreyas (58* off 24 balls), who smashed 4 sixes each to finish the run chase in 13.4 overs.

The victory saw KKR seal the IPL 2024 final berth for the fourth time, while the defeat does not mean the end of the tournament for SRH, who will now head into Qualifier 2 to face the winner of Wednesday's Eliminator between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

The ongoing season has seen over 1220 sixes being struck in 71 matches, projecting to the possible extension on record for the total sixes in an IPL season with at least 4 more matches left to play this edition.

Earlier, RCB breached the 150 sixes mark, while several other teams 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 KKR vs SRH IPL 2024 Qualifier 1:

Most Sixes by a Team in IPL 2024

• 166 sixes - Sunrisers Hyderabad in 14 matches
• 157 sixes - Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 14 matches
• 135 sixes - Kolkata Knight Riders in 13 matches
• 135 sixes - Delhi Capitals in 14 matches
• 133 sixes - Mumbai Indians in 14 matches
• 120 sixes - Punjab Kings in 14 matches
• 107 sixes - Chennai Super Kings in 14 matches
• 102 sixes - Rajasthan Royals in 13 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 qualifier 1 on May 21, Sunrisers Hyderabad got closer to 1050 maximums, while Kolkata Knight Riders closed in on 1500 sixes in IPL history. Here is a look at the most sixes by active teams:

Most Sixes by a Team in IPL history

• 1681 sixes - Mumbai Indians in 261 matches
• 1641 sixes - Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 255 matches
• 1513 sixes - Punjab Kings in 245 matches
• 1508 sixes - Chennai Super Kings in 239 matches
• 1486 sixes - Kolkata Knight Riders in 250 matches
• 1348 sixes - Delhi Capitals in 252 matches
• 1225 sixes - Rajasthan Royals in 220 matches
• 1026 sixes - Sunrisers Hyderabad in 180 matches
• 332 sixes - Lucknow Super Giants in 44 matches
• 270 sixes - Gujarat Titans in 45 matches