In every season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), apart from enjoying a lot of hits and completing sixes, the audience gets to see a lot of enthusiasm in the game. In the 17th season, more big shots are being seen by the batsmen and this time records are being broken in every match. One of these is the record of most sixes.
The same picture recurred in the 42nd match of the ongoing season during the match between Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders where Punjab Kings made a record of most sixes in an innings. In this article, we are going to mention 4 such teams, when they hit the maximum number of 6’s in their innings and the opposition bowlers were badly beaten.
Also Read: Ricky Ponting made a big revelation regarding the World Cup 2003
Most number of sixes in an innings in IPL
4. Royal Challengers Bangalore (21) vs Pune Warriors India, 2013
Royal Challengers Bangalore‘s storm was seen in the 31st match of IPL 2013. In this match, RCB scored 263/5 in 20 overs, which was the highest total in the league history before the current IPL season. The batsmen of the Bengaluru team had hit a total of 21 sixes in the innings, out of which 17 came from the bat of Chris Gayle. Gayle also made the record of fastest century in IPL in this match.
3. Sunrisers Hyderabad (22) vs Delhi Capitals, 2024
In the 35th match of IPL 2024, the batsmen of Sunrisers Hyderabad targeted the bowlers of Delhi Capitals and gave a tremendous beating. During this period the team broke many big records. A total of 22 sixes were seen in Hyderabad’s innings, in which Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma hit the maximum of six sixes each.
2. Sunrisers Hyderabad (22) vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 2024
In the 30th match of the 17th season of IPL, Sunrisers Hyderabad’s batsmen created havoc and made the record of most sixes in an innings while making the biggest total in the history of the league. 22 sixes were seen in Hyderabad’s innings, in which the maximum of 8 sixes came from the bat of centurion Travis Head and 7 from the bat of Heinrich Klaasen. Whereas Abdul Samad hit 3 sixes, while Abhishek Sharma and Aiden Markram hit 2 sixes each.
1. Punjab Kings (24) vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 2024
In the 42nd match of the 17th season of IPL, Punjab Kings successfully achieved the biggest target in T20 cricket history and during this, their batsmen also hit a lot of 6’s. In this way, a total of 24 sixes were seen in the innings of Punjab Kings, which is the highest in an innings of IPL.
