Most Sixes by a Team in IPL 2024 After Mumbai Indians Beat Sunrisers Hyderabad on May 6

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Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) stretched the lead in the battle for most sixes by a team in IPL 2024, but could not avoid the 7-wicket loss to Mumbai Indians (MI) in match 55 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Monday (May 6).

In their quest for most sixes by a team in a single season, SRH could only add 5 more to their tally - 2 from Pat Cummins and 1 each from Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma and Marco Jansen.

In the run chase, Suryakumar Yadav alone smashed 6 sixes en route to his unbeaten 102 of 51 balls as Mumbai Indians reached the target of 174 with 15 balls to spare. Following the match, MI went level with KKR on 116 sixes, while SRH moved to 132 sixes.

The ongoing season has seen over 970 sixes being struck in 55 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.

Last week, Kolkata Knight Riders 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 MI vs SRH IPL 2024 Match 55:

Most Sixes by a Team in IPL 2024

• 132 sixes - Sunrisers Hyderabad in 11 matches
• 116 sixes - Kolkata Knight Riders in 11 matches
• 116 sixes - Mumbai Indians in 12 matches
• 114 sixes - Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 11 matches
• 108 sixes - Delhi Capitals in 11 matches
• 95 sixes - Punjab Kings in 11 matches
• 82 sixes - Chennai Super Kings in 11 matches
• 81 sixes - Rajasthan Royals in 10 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 MI vs SRH match on May 5, Mumbai Indians stretched lead at the top of the most sixes by a team in IPL history, while Sunrisers Hyderabad got closer to the 1000 sixes mark. 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
• 1321 sixes - Delhi Capitals in 249 matches
• 1204 sixes - Rajasthan Royals in 216 matches
• 992 sixes - Sunrisers Hyderabad in 177 matches
• 304 sixes - Lucknow Super Giants in 41 matches
• 257 sixes - Gujarat Titans in 44 matches