Sixes Galore! IPL 2024 sets record of quickest to 300 sixes in a season

NEW DELHI: The ongoing IPL season has proven to be a watershed moment in the league's history, with an unprecedented showcase of power-hitting prowess. A staggering 300 sixes have been smashed in just 17 matches, setting a new record for the most sixes in the first 17 matches of any IPL season.

This remarkable feat eclipses the previous record of 259 sixes set during the 2023 season.

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It was a season unlike any other, where bat met ball with ferocious intent, and the boundaries seemed to shrink with every thunderous strike. Spectators were left awe-struck as batsmen unleashed a barrage of maximums, rewriting the record books with each towering shot.

The top two highest team totals ever made in the IPL 2024, also contributed significantly to this record. Sunrisers Hyderabad-Mumbai Indians match witnessed staggering 38 sixes, setting a new IPL record.

Most sixes in first 17 matches of a season

• 300* in 2024 (Balls/6 12.5)
• 259 in 2023 (15.3)
• 258 in 2020 (15.6)
• 245 in 2018 (15.8)
• 245 in 2022 (16.1)

SRH etched their name in the annals of IPL history with a monumental total of 277/3 against MI, the highest-ever in the tournament's history. In reply, Mumbai also gave SRH the taste of their own medicine posting 246/5 to suffer a 29-run loss.

The match aggregate of 523 runs was the highest ever in an IPL match and in a men's T20 match as well.

In a thrilling encounter, the Kolkata Knight Riders notched up the IPL's second-highest total ever, amassing 272/7 against the Delhi Capitals. Following their formidable batting performance, KKR proceeded to bowl out DC for 166. The match witnessed a total of 29 sixes.

SRH's batter Heinrich Klaasen leads the chart of most sixes by a batter with 17 maximums in 3 matches so far.