It is a season in IPL that has seen bat overwhelm the ball more than ever. Taking off run rates, record sums, 500 or more totals and 100+ runs in powerplay – the slaughter has been remarkable and the principal justification behind it has been the tidal wave of sixes hit in the competition.
At the point when Arshad Khan crushed Rasikh Salam to the sight screen off the third wad of the eighteenth over in a high run-pursue in Match 64 in Delhi on Tuesday, it was a milestone second in the seventeenth release of the IPL – it was the 1125th six of the time.
Third Time When Sixes Crosses 1000 Benchmark
It is just the third example when 1000+ sixes have been hit in a season. 1062 sixes were kept in 2022 and 1124 of 2023. 1133 sixes have previously been crushed in 65 matches this season. Though it took 70 matches to arrive at the 1000-Club in 2022 and 67 matches last season, the achievement was in only the 57th match in 2024.
Best Sixes Frequency Per Match in IPL
A stunning 17.7 sixes for each match have been hit in 2024 outperforming the past most noteworthy normal of 15.2 last season. 14.5 sixes per match were kept in 2018, 14.4 in 2022, and 13.1 in 2019.
A six has been hit roughly every 13 balls this season, bettering the past best recurrence by approximately a little more than two conveyances – a six was hit each 15.3 in 2023!
Most Sixes In Powerplay
The run-rate in the powerplay in 2024 stands at a staggering 9.49, subsequently it doesn’t come as a shock that the initial 6 overs have likewise seen the most sixes ever for a season. There have been a sum of 299 sixes in the powerplay in the competition as of now in IPL. The record for this period of play was 245 sixes in 2023. Strangely, 2018 is third on this rundown with 225 sixes.
Abhishek Sharma Tops The List
Abhishek Sharma has had a leading-edge season in this version of the IPL and framed a considerable opening organization with Travis Head. He has a total of 401 runs in 12 innings at a strike pace of 205.6 and has previously impacted 35 sixes – the most for any hitter in the competition.
Strangely, Virat Kohli is at number 2 on this rundown with 33 maximums!
While a total of 154 sixes have been smashed at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata – the most for any venue this season.
