New Delhi. Fans have seen many exciting matches so far in the 2024 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2024). Amidst the heavy ‘run rain’ in the tournament, so far 727 fours and 436 sixes have been hit in 25 matches. Mumbai Indians (MI) batsmen are currently at the forefront in this race of sixes. However, if we talk about sixes hit by a single batsman, then Heinrich Klaasen of Sunrisers (SRH) and Riyan Parag of Rajasthan Royals have hit the maximum number of sixes, 17 and Abhishek Sharma have hit the maximum number of sixes so far, 17. Sunrisers’ two batsmen Klaasen and Parag have hit more sixes than the entire Gujarat Titans team. Shubman Gill’s GT team is deeply missing the ‘Sixer King’. Till now only 26 sixes have been hit by GT.
The total of sixes hit by Heinrich Klaasen and Abhishek Sharma of Sunrisers is 33, which is more than the number of sixes hit by the Gujarat franchise so far this season.
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Klaasen and Riyan Parag lead in sixes
In terms of hitting sixes, Klaasen and Riyan Parag of Rajasthan Royals are at the forefront. Both these batsmen have hit 17 sixes each in five matches. At second place is Abhishek Sharma (16) of Sunrisers and at third place is Nicholas Puran (15) of Lucknow Supergiants. Sunil Narine of Kolkata Knight Riders and T Stubbs of Delhi Capitals remain jointly fourth in this list with 14 sixes each. Sunrisers team is at second place after Mumbai Indians in the list of teams hitting sixes. The batsmen of both these teams have hit more than 50 sixes so far (data is after 25 matches of IPL).
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Reason for less sixes hit by GT
The reason for Gujarat Titans hitting fewer sixes this season can be attributed to the unavailability of Hardik Pandya and David Miller playing only in three of the team’s six matches. Both these players are famous for hitting sixes. In IPL 2022, Miller hit 23 sixes and Pandya hit 12 sixes. Pandya is not a part of the Gujarat Titans team this season. He has joined Mumbai Indians.
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Which team has hit how many sixes so far in IPL 2024?
Sunrisers Hyderabad-55
Lucknow Supergiants- 38
Kolkata Knightriders-49
Delhi Capitals-47
Gujarat Titans-26
Mumbai Indians-59
Rajasthan Royals-38
Punjab Kings-38
Royal Challengers Bangalore-49
Chennai Super Kings-37
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Total 436 sixes
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The record of maximum 6 runs in one season may be broken
Looking at the sixes hit so far, this time the record of most sixes hit in one season of the tournament may be broken. So far in IPL 2024, 436 sixes have been hit in 25 matches (average 17.44 sixes per match). A total of 74 matches (including round robin, playoff and final) are to be played in this season. If the trend of hitting an average of 17 sixes (round figure) per match continues in the future matches, then the number of sixes hit in this season can reach around 1250 and the record of most sixes in a season can be broken. The record of most sixes in one season of IPL was made in 2023 when 1124 sixes were hit in 74 matches. Apart from the last season, more than 1000 sixes have been hit so far in IPL 2022 (1062 sixes).
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..but Gayle’s record of maximum 6 runs in a season is difficult to break
The record of most sixes hit in a season may be broken in IPL 2024, but it is very difficult to break the record of most sixes hit by a single batsman in a season. This record is in the name of ‘Universe Boss’ Chris Gayle. Gayle had hit 59 sixes in the 2012 season of IPL, his record could not be broken even after 11 seasons. Even in IPL 2013, Gayle had hit 51 sixes. Apart from him, only Andre Russell of West Indies (52 sixes in IPL 2019) has been able to do the feat of hitting more than 50 sixes in one season of IPL.
Talking about Indian batsmen, Virat Kohli has hit the maximum number of sixes in one season of IPL. King Kohli had hit 38 sixes in IPL 2016. Wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant hit 37 sixes in the 2018 season and Ishan Kishan in 2020 and KL Rahul hit 30 sixes in 2021.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: April 12, 2024, 09:25 IST