Most Sixes by a Team in IPL 2024 After PBKS Stun KKR With Highest Successful Chase in T20 History on April 26

Punjab Kings (PBKS) made huge stride in the battle for most sixes by a team in IPL 2024 as they stunned Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by pulling off the highest successful run-chase in T20 history during match 42 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday (April 26).

Jonny Bairstow (108* off 48 balls) and Shashank Singh (68* off 28 balls) smashed 9 and 8 sixes respectively, while Prabhsimran Singh hit 5 sixes and Rilee Rossouw hit 2 maximums to take PBKS past 262 and their sixes tally to 85.

Earlier, Phil Salt smashed 6 sixes, while Sunil Narine also hit 4 maximums to help KKR reach the highest total at the Eden Gardens until PBKS surpassed the total with 8 wickets in hand.

Shreyas Iyer (3 sixes), Venkatesh Iyer (2 sixes), Andre Russell (2 sixes) and Ramandeep Singh (1 six) saw KKR go into third for most sixes by a team in the season with 87 maximums.

The ongoing season has seen over 750 sixes being struck in 42 matches, projecting to a possible breach in the total sixes for an IPL season with more than 30 matches left to play this edition. The record stands at 1124 sixes in a 74-game season from last year.

Earlier in the week, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), the leaders, crossed a century of sixes, while Mumbai Indians (MI) and Delhi Capitals (DC) 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 KKR vs PBKS IPL 2024 Match 42:

Most Sixes by a Team in IPL 2024

• 108 sixes - Sunrisers Hyderabad in 8 matches
• 90 sixes - Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 9 matches
• 87 sixes - Kolkata Knight Riders in 8 matches
• 86 sixes - Delhi Capitals in 9 matches
• 85 sixes - Mumbai Indians in 8 matches
• 85 sixes - Punjab Kings in 9 matches
• 65 sixes - Chennai Super Kings in 8 matches
• 64 sixes - Rajasthan Royals in 8 matches
• 62 sixes - Lucknow Super Giants in 8 matches
• 39 sixes - Gujarat Titans in 9 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 26, PBKS went past CSK for most sixes by a team in IPL history, while KKR also got closer to 1450 sixes. Here is a look at the most sixes by active teams:

Most Sixes by a Team in IPL history

• 1633 sixes - Mumbai Indians in 255 matches
• 1574 sixes - Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 250 matches
• 1478 sixes - Punjab Kings in 241 matches
• 1466 sixes - Chennai Super Kings in 233 matches
• 1438 sixes - Kolkata Knight Riders in 245 matches
• 1299 sixes - Delhi Capitals in 247 matches
• 1187 sixes - Rajasthan Royals in 214 matches
• 968 sixes - Sunrisers Hyderabad in 174 matches
• 292 sixes - Lucknow Super Giants in 38 matches
• 242 sixes - Gujarat Titans in 42 matches