Most Sixes by a Team in IPL 2024: SRH Break Single Season Record After Hammering LSG on May 8

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), the runaway leaders for most sixes by a team in IPL 2024, broke the single season record following a 10-wicket thumping win over Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Wednesday (May 8).

SRH opening pair Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma were unforgiving towards the LSG bowlers as they smashed 7 and 5 maximums respectively to take the team's sixes tally to 141 for the season.

Sunrisers Hyderabad break single season record for most sixes by a team in IPL history on May 8 2024

Abhishek Sharma (75* off 28) also took the lead for individual sixes with 34 for the season as he shared an unbeaten stand with Head (89* off 30) to chase down 167 in 9.4 overs, a record-breaking effort.

Earlier, LSG struggled in the first innings as Krunal Pandya (2 sixes), KL Rahul (1 six) and Nicholas Pooran (1 six) added just four sixes to their team tally to post a below par 165.

Most sixes by a team in a single IPL season

SRH - 146 sixes in 2024
CSK - 145 sixes in 2018
KKR - 143 sixes in 2019
RCB - 142 sixes in 2016
MI - 140 sixes in 2023

The ongoing season has seen over 1000 sixes being struck in 56 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.

Earlier, Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians 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 SRH vs LSG IPL 2024 Match 57:

Most Sixes by a Team in IPL 2024

146 sixes - Sunrisers Hyderabad in 12 matches
120 sixes - Delhi Capitals in 12 matches
116 sixes - Kolkata Knight Riders in 11 matches
116 sixes - Mumbai Indians in 12 matches
114 sixes - Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 11 matches
95 sixes - Punjab Kings in 11 matches
94 sixes - Rajasthan Royals in 11 matches
82 sixes - Chennai Super Kings in 11 matches
78 sixes - Lucknow Super Giants in 12 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 SRH vs LSG match on May 8, Sunrisers Hyderabad raced past the 1000 sixes mark in IPL history, while Lucknow Super Giants added to their 300 plus sixes in their short IPL career. Here is a look at the most sixes by active teams: