Most Sixes by a Team in IPL 2024: KKR Cross Century of Maximums in Victory Over MI on May 3

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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) joined the century club in battle for most sixes by a team in IPL 2024 during 24-run victory over Mumbai Indians (MI) in match 51 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Friday (May 3).

Venkatesh Iyer smashed 3 sixes, while Manish Pandey and Angkrish Raghuvanshi hit 2 sixes each as KKR posted 169 all out in their allotted 20 overs after being put into bat by MI skipper Hardik Pandya. Sunil Narine and Andre Russell also hit 1 six each.

In the run-chase, Suryakumar Yadav hit 2 sixes, while Tim David, Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma and Gerald Coetzee all hit a six each, but Mumbai Indians fell short of the target and suffered their eighth defeat of the season after being bundled out for 145.

The ongoing season has seen over 900 sixes being struck in 51 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.

Earlier in the week, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings 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 MI vs KKR IPL 2024 Match 51:

Most Sixes by a Team in IPL 2024

• 127 sixes - Sunrisers Hyderabad in 10 matches
• 110 sixes - Mumbai Indians in 11 matches
• 108 sixes - Delhi Capitals in 11 matches
• 106 sixes - Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 10 matches
• 103 sixes - Kolkata Knight Riders in 10 matches
• 90 sixes - Punjab Kings in 10 matches
• 81 sixes - Rajasthan Royals in 10 matches
• 77 sixes - Chennai Super Kings in 10 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 May 3, Kolkata Knight Riders crossed a 1450 sixes, while leaders Mumbai Indians added even more to their 1650 plus sixes tally. Here is a look at the most sixes by active teams:

Most Sixes by a Team in IPL history

• 1658 sixes - Mumbai Indians in 258 matches
• 1590 sixes - Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 251 matches
• 1483 sixes - Punjab Kings in 242 matches
• 1478 sixes - Chennai Super Kings in 235 matches
• 1454 sixes - Kolkata Knight Riders in 247 matches
• 1321 sixes - Delhi Capitals in 249 matches
• 1204 sixes - Rajasthan Royals in 216 matches
• 987 sixes - Sunrisers Hyderabad in 176 matches
• 297 sixes - Lucknow Super Giants in 40 matches
• 252 sixes - Gujarat Titans in 43 matches