Most Sixes by a Team in IPL 2024 After Rajasthan Royals Thump Mumbai Indians on April 22

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Mumbai Indians (MI) reclaimed second spot in the race for most sixes by a team in IPL 2024, but it came in a losing cause as they suffered a 9-wicket loss to Rajasthan Royals (RR) on Monday (April 22) at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.

After an early collapse, Nehal Wadhera (49 off 24) and Tilak Varma (65 off 45) smashed 4 and 3 sixes each respectively to take Mumbai Indians to a challenging total of 179/9. Mohammad Nabi also scored 1 maximum in MI's innings.

In the run chase, RR moved to sixth in battle of sixes after smashing 9 sixes - 7 from the bat of unbeaten centurion Yashasvi Jaiswal (104* off 60) and two maximums from Sanju Samson (38* off 28). The unbeaten 109-run stand saw RR seal their 7th win of the season.

The ongoing season has seen over 650 sixes being struck in just 38 matches, projecting to a possible breach in the total sixes for an IPL season. The record stands at 1124 sixes in a 74-game season from last year.

Earlier, Sunrisers Hyderabad inched close to a century of sixes and claimed a lead in the battle of sixes for a team in IPL 2024 after posting 266/7 against Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Saturday (April 20).

The battle is set to intensify over the coming days with SRH, Lucknow Super Giants, Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bengaluru all set to be in action. Here is a look at the most sixes scored by a team in IPL 2024 after RR vs MI IPL 2024 Match 38:

Most Sixes by a Team in IPL 2024

• 99 sixes - Sunrisers Hyderabad in 7 matches
• 85 sixes - Mumbai Indians in 8 matches
• 82 sixes - Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 8 matches
• 70 sixes - Delhi Capitals in 8 matches
• 69 sixes - Kolkata Knight Riders in 7 matches
• 64 sixes - Rajasthan Royals in 8 matches
• 61 sixes - Punjab Kings in 8 matches
• 55 sixes - Chennai Super Kings in 7 matches
• 52 sixes - Lucknow Super Giants in 7 matches
• 29 sixes - Gujarat Titans in 8 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. 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
• 1566 sixes - Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 249 matches
• 1456 sixes - Chennai Super Kings in 232 matches
• 1454 sixes - Punjab Kings in 240 matches
• 1420 sixes - Kolkata Knight Riders in 244 matches
• 1283 sixes - Delhi Capitals in 246 matches
• 1187 sixes - Rajasthan Royals in 214 matches
• 959 sixes - Sunrisers Hyderabad in 173 matches
• 282 sixes - Lucknow Super Giants in 37 matches
• 232 sixes - Gujarat Titans in 41 matches