Most Sixes in an IPL Match By Both Teams: What are the Maximum Number of 6s Hit in a T20?

Chennai Super Kings hit a grand total of 17 sixes in their innings after being asked to bat first by Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Faf du Plessis in the 24th match of the ongoing 16th season of the Indian Premier League.

The South Indian derby being played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium after a four-year gap has been worth the wait for all the stakeholders as the visitors initiated a run fest by scoring 226/6 in their allotted quota of 20 overs.

Part of a quickfire 37-ball 80-run partnership for the third wicket, CSK batters Devon Conway and Shivam Dube registered individual half-centuries to ensure optimum flow of runs in the middle overs.

While Conway scored 83 (45) including six fours and as many sixes, Dube scored 52 (25) comprising two fours and five sixes to make the most of a smaller stadium. Both the left-handed batters striking in vicinity of 190 made them a source of amazement for a zillion of fans.

In addition to these two, Ajinkya Rahane (37) and Moeen Ali (19*) hit a couple of sixes each. Ambati Rayudu (14) and Ravindra Jadeja (10), meanwhile, were able to clear the boundary once each.

Most Sixes in an IPL Innings

It is worth a mention that Chennai were nowhere close to the record of the most sixes hit in an IPL innings. On the receiving end of an assault tonight, RCB hold the record for hitting 21 sixes against Pune Warriors India at the same stadium a decade ago.

The match is fondly remembered for Universe Boss Chris Gayle scoring a record-breaking 175* (66). Gayle, who hit 17 sixes back in the day, had hit the maximum number of sixes in an innings for a batter in the history of the IPL.

Most Sixes in an IPL Match By Both Teams (updated)

Sixes	Team 1	Team 2	Venue	Year
33	RCB	CSK	M Chinnaswamy Stadium	2018
33	RR	CSK	Sharjah Cricket Stadium	2020
33	RCB	CSK	M Chinnaswamy Stadium	2023
31	DD	GL	Feroz Shah Kotla	2017
31	CSK	KKR	MA Chidambaram Stadium	2018
31	KXIP	KKR	Holkar Cricket Stadium	2018
30	CSK	RR	MA Chidambaram Stadium	2010
30	MI	CSK	Arun Jaitley Stadium	2021

What are the Maximum Number of 6s Hit in a T20?

The above mentioned IPL record occupies the joint-fifth position in the list involving all T20s. It is noteworthy that this format of the sport has been witness to a couple of occasions when as many as 37 sixes were hit in one T20.

The maximum number of sixes hit in a T20 had come for the first time in a Balkh Legends vs Kabul Zwanan Afghanistan Premier League 2018 match at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

The milestone was equaled in a St Kitts and Nevis Patriots vs Jamaica Tallawahs Caribbean Premier League match at the Warner Park the following year.

Readers must note that Gayle had smashed 10 sixes each in both these matches.