Most Sixes by a Team in IPL 2024: SRH on Course to Single Season Record After 1-Run Victory Over RR on May 2

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Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) stretched the lead in battle for most sixes by a team in IPL 2024 during 1-run thrilling victory over table-toppers Rajasthan Royals (RR) in match 50 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Thursday (May 2).

The leading six-hitter of the season, Heinrich Klaasen smashed 3 sixes, while Travis Head also hit 3 sixes for SRH, but it was local lad Nitish Kumar Reddy, who cleared the ropes 8 times to take Sunrisers to 201/3 in their allotted 20 overs.

In the run-chase, Riyan Parag hit 4 sixes and Yashasvi Jaiswal had hit 2 sixes to put RR in the driver’s seat, but despite a maximum each from West Indies duo Shimron Hetmyer and Rovman Powell, the Royals fell 2 runs short of the target.

The ongoing season has seen over 900 sixes being struck in 50 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, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians, 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 SRH vs RR IPL 2024 Match 50:

Most Sixes by a Team in IPL 2024

• 127 sixes - Sunrisers Hyderabad in 10 matches
• 108 sixes - Delhi Capitals in 11 matches
• 106 sixes - Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 10 matches
• 104 sixes - Mumbai Indians in 10 matches
• 94 sixes - Kolkata Knight Riders in 9 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 2, SRH closed in on 1000 sixes, while RR became the seventh team to cross 1200 sixes in IPL history. Here is a look at the most sixes by active teams:

Most Sixes by a Team in IPL history

• 1652 sixes - Mumbai Indians in 257 matches
• 1590 sixes - Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 251 matches
• 1483 sixes - Punjab Kings in 242 matches
• 1478 sixes - Chennai Super Kings in 235 matches
• 1445 sixes - Kolkata Knight Riders in 246 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