Most Sixes by a Team in IPL 2024 After SRH Beat PBKS to Seal Second Spot on May 19

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Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) reclaimed the top position in the battle for most sixes by a team in IPL 2024 following a 4-wicket win over Punjab Kings (PBKS) to seal the second spot on the points table at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday (May 19).

Opting to bat first in their final match of the campaign, PBKS rode on Prabhsimran Singh's 71 along with a few cameos to set a target of 215 for SRH. Prabhsimran and Rilee Rossouw hit 4 sixes each, while Jitesh Sharma and Atharva Taide hit 2 sixes each in the PBKS innings.

In response, Abhishek Sharma (66 off 28 balls) smashed 6 sixes to take his own tally to 41 and SRH's past 150, while Nitish Reddy hit 3 sixes, and Heinrich Klaasen as well as Rahul Tripathi hit 2 sixes each in the run chase.

Abdul Samad also hit 1 maximum to take the home side's tally to 160 sixes as Sunrisers became the second team after Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) to hit more than 150 sixes in a single IPL season. RCB had achieved the feat on Saturday (May 18).

Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) could not add to their tally as their crucial final league stage match was abandoned without a ball being bowled at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on Sunday (May 19) night.

The ongoing season has seen over 1200 sixes being struck in 70 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 RR vs KKR IPL 2024 Match 70:

Most Sixes by a Team in IPL 2024

• 160 sixes - Sunrisers Hyderabad in 13 matches
• 157 sixes - Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 14 matches
• 135 sixes - Delhi Capitals in 14 matches
• 133 sixes - Mumbai Indians in 14 matches
• 125 sixes - Kolkata Knight Riders in 12 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, 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. Gujarat Titans and LSG, the newcomers, are hovering around the 300-mark.

After the RR vs KKR and SRH vs PBKS double-header on May 19, Sunrisers Hyderabad got closer to 1100 maximums, while Punjab Kings surpassed Chennai Super Kings as they added to their 1500 plus 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
• 1476 sixes - Kolkata Knight Riders in 249 matches
• 1348 sixes - Delhi Capitals in 252 matches
• 1225 sixes - Rajasthan Royals in 220 matches
• 1020 sixes - Sunrisers Hyderabad in 179 matches
• 332 sixes - Lucknow Super Giants in 44 matches
• 270 sixes - Gujarat Titans in 45 matches