The biggest festival of Indian cricket Indian Premier League (IPL) is going to start on 26 March. As the IPL is getting closer, the excitement of the audience is also increasing. IPL remains very exciting and full of entertainment in terms of audience, for which all cricket fans eagerly wait for IPL. The first match of Tata IPL 2022 is to be held between last year’s finalists Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders at Wankhede Stadium.
Sixes and fours are very important to make a cricket match exciting and full of entertainment and it is expected that in the coming IPL also sixes and fours will rain and there will be a lot of entertainment for the spectators.
Here are the top 5 teams with the most sixes in IPL history:
1. Mumbai Indians (1,308)
Mumbai Indians have hit the most sixes in the history of IPL. Mumbai Indians have so far hit 1,308 sixes in the IPL and are at first place in the list of hitting the most sixes. Mumbai Indians team has won the IPL trophy a record 5 times and has also proved to be the most successful team in the history of IPL so far. Along with 1,308 sixes, Mumbai Indians have also hit 2,980 fours. Apart from this, Mumbai Indians also made a record of hitting 16 sixes in an innings against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Chasing the target of 202 runs in the match against Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2020.
2. Royal Challengers Bangalore (1,275)
After Mumbai Indians, the second name in this list is Royal Challengers Bangalore. Royal Challengers Bangalore have hit 1,275 sixes in the history of IPL and are second on the list of teams with the most sixes. Royal Challengers Bangalore is also one of the most popular teams of IPL. RCB has not won a single IPL trophy so far but despite that RCB has a huge fan following. Royal Challengers Bangalore has hit 1,275 sixes in 210 innings of IPL. It is not surprising to have such figures of this team with power hitters like Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers, Virat Kohli, Tilakaratne Dilshan, Shane Watson, Glenn Maxwell. This RCB team scored a record 263 runs in an innings against Pune Warriors India at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in 2013, hitting 21 sixes. Chris Gayle hit 17 sixes in this innings and scored an unbeaten 175 off 66 balls.
3. Punjab Kings (1,166)
The Punjab Kings comes in this list at number three after Royal Challengers Bangalore. Punjab Kings have not won a single IPL trophy but Preity Zinta’s team has played a total of 204 matches in which they have hit 1,166 sixes. Along with 1,166 sixes, Punjab Kings also hit 2,775 fours as well. Punjab Kings has hit the 16 sixes in an innings and Punjab Kings did this while chasing a target of 246 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders in 2018.
4. Chennai Super Kings (1,165)
One of the most successful IPL teams and four-time champions Chennai Super Kings are at the fourth position in this table. Chennai Super Kings has played 194 matches in which he has hit 1,165 sixes. Chennai Super Kings holds the record for hitting the 17 sixes in a match and has done this twice. Chennai Super Kings first hit 17 sixes in an innings in 2010 against Rajasthan Royals and then in 2018 against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
5. Kolkata Knight Riders (1,113)
Kolkata Knight Riders are at the fifth position in the list of teams who hit the most sixes in the IPL. Kolkata Knight Riders have hit 1,113 sixes in 209 matches. Apart from 1,113 sixes, KKR also hit 2,840 fours. Kolkata Knight Riders have also hit 17 sixes in an innings and he has also done this record twice. Kolkata Knight Riders first hit 17 sixes in an innings against Chennai Super Kings in 2018 and did the same in 2019 against Punjab Kings.
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