The previous record was set in the 2023 season with 259 sixes in 17 games.
The Indian Premier League 2024, also known as the IPL 2024, has so far provided fans with 16 incredible games to watch during the huge event. The current 17th edition of the T20 spectacular is breaking records left and right, therefore the entertainment factor has increased significantly. IPL 2024 put another feather to its cap during the 17th game of the season between Gujarat Titans (GT) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) as it recorded 300 sixes in just 17 games, the quickest in the tournament’s history.
On the final ball of the match’s opening over, Gujarat captain Shubman Gill hit Harpreet Brar over the head for his 300th maximum of the year. Remarkably, IPL 2023 previously broke the record with 259 sixes in the first 17 games. Nevertheless, the sixes metre has been busy this season making history thanks to a few high-scoring games.
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Notably, in the eighth game of the league, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) defeated the Mumbai Indians (MI), shattering multiple records and setting a new high score of 277/3. Mumbai responded forcefully as well, scoring 246/5 in the 20 overs that were given. For the first time, the 500-run barrier was crossed in an IPL game, and the match saw the highest total of runs (523).
Batters effortlessly cleared the fence as they hammered 38 massive hits throughout the match, the most in a men’s T20 in history. In addition, SRH shared second place for the most sixes in an IPL innings (20). The Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals’ Match 16 was an explosive one as well, with KKR smashing 18 maximums en route to their second-highest IPL total of 272/7.
Heinrich Klaasen is at the top of six-hit rankings.
Heinrich Klaasen of the SRH has struck the most sixes this season so far, totaling 17 from three innings. Sunil Narine, Riyan Parag, and Nicholas Pooran have each hit 12 sixes. With just 17 matches completed, there is a chance that the remaining records will be broken once more as a number of the game’s heavyweights prepare to get their revenge on the bowlers.
