IPL 2024 is popping out to be a dream season for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) as they’re rewriting the document books of T20 cricket. May 18 (Saturday) turned out to be a special occasion for the Bengaluru-based franchise as they certified for the playoffs after defeating the defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
The playoff qualification got here after a dramatic turnaround as RCB gained six video games in a row to guarantee the identical. However, the highlight on RCB’s playoff qualification took the sheen away from one other world document that they registered on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday.
RCB hit a complete of 16 sixes within the 68th match of IPL 2024 against Chennai to become the first team ever to smash 150 or extra sixes in a single version of a T20 event. RCB have hammered a complete of 157 sixes already within the ongoing version of the IPL which is essentially the most by any team in a selected season of a T20 event.
Teams to hit essentially the most sixes in a single version of a T20 event
| Team | Tournament | Sixes | Year |
| RCB | IPL | 157 | 2024 |
| SRH | IPL | 146 | 2024 |
| CSK | IPL | 145 | 2018 |
| Surrey | T20 Blast | 144 | 2023 |
| KKR | IPL | 143 | 2019 |
| RCB | IPL | 142 | 2016 |
| MI | IPL | 140 | 2023 |
| MI | IPL | 137 | 2020 |
Notably, RCB smashed a complete of 16 sixes within the fixture against Chennai Super Kings. Virat Kohli (4 sixes), Faf du Plessis (3 sixes), Rajat Patidar (4 sixes), Cameron Green (3 sixes), Dinesh Karthik (1 six) and Glenn Maxwell (1 six) have been the six gamers who smashed maximums for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against CSK and helped their facet register the T20 world document.
Meanwhile, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) are second on the record. They have already tonked 146 maximums within the ongoing IPL season and threaten to surpass RCB with the sort of aggression they’re displaying with the bat in hand.
