Since its inception in 2008, the IPL has been known for witnessing a shower of sixes, where batters annihilate bowlers by hitting over the park boundaries in 20 overs. Over the last three years, the IPL has seen thousands of sixes. In this article, we are going to revisit the year-wise total number of sixes and fours hit in every IPL season from 2008 to 2024.
Most sixes in an IPL season
| Year | Total Sixes |
| 2008 | 693 |
| 2009 | 509 |
| 2010 | 606 |
| 2011 | 639 |
| 2012 | 693 |
| 2013 | 681 |
| 2014 | 714 |
| 2015 | 692 |
| 2016 | 638 |
| 2017 | 705 |
| 2018 | 872 |
| 2019 | 872 |
| 2020 | 706 |
| 2021 | 687 |
| 2022 | 1062 |
| 2023 | 1124 |
| 2024 | 1000* |
Last three years have been totally dominated by batters
As mentioned in the list, the last three years have been totally dominated by batters in this cash rich league. In 2021, we witnessed 1062 sixes in 16269 balls, with the most sixes hit by Rajasthan Royals opener Jos Buttler (45). On the other hand, season 2023 registered 1124 sixes in 15390 balls.
IPL 2024 touches 1000 sixes!
This year is no exception like any other, as this season also IPL touches 1000 sixes. Looking at this season’s stats, most of the sixes have been hit by Sunrisers Hyderabad batters. Especially SRH’s Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma, as they are looking lethal to date.
It will surely be interesting to see how many sixes in total we are going to witness. Is the 2023 record in danger, or not? It will be interesting to see.
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