Most Sixes by a Team in IPL 2024 After LSG Hand MI Seventh Defeat of Season on April 30

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After it rained sixes in the past week, this week started on a duller note as Mumbai Indians (MI) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) clash sees only a total of seven maximums in IPL 2024 match 48 at the BRSABV Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Tuesday (April 30).

While Stoinis hit two sixes, Rahul hit a solitary maximum in LSG's successful chase that handed a seventh loss to Mumbai Indians in 10 matches. For MI, Nehal Wadhera had smashed 2 sixes, while Suryakumar Yadav and Tim David hit one each.

Earlier on Monday (April 29), Kolkata Knight Riders closed in on a century of sixes for the season, but even during their victory over Delhi Capitals in match 47, the Eden Gardens crowd witnessed only 12 sixes.

Phil Salt of KKR dominated the six-hitting chart on the night with 5 maximums, while several others smashed a six each to add to their team tally for most sixes by a team in IPL 2024.

The ongoing season has seen over 850 sixes being struck in 48 matches, projecting to a possible breach in the total sixes for an IPL season with more than 20 matches left to play this edition. The record stands at 1124 sixes in a 74-game season from last year.

Last week, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), the leaders, crossed a century of sixes, while KKR, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) also made strides in the battle of the sixes. Here is a look at the most sixes scored by a team in IPL 2024 after LSG vs MI IPL 2024 Match 48:

Most Sixes by a Team in IPL 2024

• 112 sixes - Sunrisers Hyderabad in 9 matches
• 108 sixes - Delhi Capitals in 11 matches
• 106 sixes - Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 10 matches
• 104 sixes - Mumbai Indians in 10 matches
• 94 sixes - Kolkata Knight Riders in 9 matches
• 85 sixes - Punjab Kings in 9 matches
• 73 sixes - Chennai Super Kings in 9 matches
• 73 sixes - Rajasthan Royals in 9 matches
• 67 sixes - Lucknow Super Giants in 10 matches
• 49 sixes - Gujarat Titans in 10 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 1500 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 the match on April 30, MI stretched the lead on top of the list and inched past 1650 sixes sixes, while LSG got ever closer to 300 sixes. Here is a look at the most sixes by active teams:

Most Sixes by a Team in IPL history

• 1652 sixes - Mumbai Indians in 257 matches
• 1590 sixes - Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 251 matches
• 1478 sixes - Punjab Kings in 241 matches
• 1474 sixes - Chennai Super Kings in 234 matches
• 1445 sixes - Kolkata Knight Riders in 246 matches
• 1321 sixes - Delhi Capitals in 249 matches
• 1196 sixes - Rajasthan Royals in 215 matches
• 972 sixes - Sunrisers Hyderabad in 175 matches
• 297 sixes - Lucknow Super Giants in 40 matches
• 252 sixes - Gujarat Titans in 43 matches