Indian Premier League (IPL) is known for its power-hitting and this factor makes it one of the most thrilling aspects of the cash-rich league. One of the most vital and thrilling hallmarks of T20 cricket is the batter hitting the ball and clearing the boundary.
Notably, the record for the most sixes in a single IPL match is a testament to the explosive nature of the tournament.
The record for most sixes in an IPL match is 38 sixes featuring Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians in the 2024 IPL edition. The match showcased Mumbai Indians smashing 20 sixes and Hyderabad hitting 18 sixes.
The most sixes in an IPL match was earlier held by Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Chennai Super Kings in a match played in 2018, where both the teams combined smashed 33 sixes.
Answer: The clash between RCB vs SRH at Bengaluru in IPL 2024 saw 38 sixes being hit as a culmulative of 549 runs were hit.
Q.2 How many sixes are in the IPL 2024?
Answer: After 39 matches in IPL 2024, 666 sixers have been hit in the tournament. Meanwhile, SRH's Heinrich Klaasen has smashed the most number of maximums (26) thus far.
Q.3 Who hit most boundaries in one IPL season?
Answer: In IPL 2023, GT's Shubman Gill smashed a total of 85 fours, which is the most by any batter in the history of IPL. Gill is followed by Yashasvi Jasiwal, who slammed 82 in the same season.