IPL 2024 Crosses 1000th Six Mark, Fastest Ever in Indian Premier League History

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This is the third time in the history of the IPL that more than 1000 sixes have been hit in the competition, after 1062 sixes in 2022 and 1124 in 2023.

The 2024 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) saw the 1000th six hit during the clash between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Wednesday.

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In fact, it is the third time in the history of the IPL that more than 1000 sixes have been hit in the competition, after 1062 sixes in 2022 and 1124 in 2023.

Fewest balls to 1000 sixes in an IPL edition

13079 in IPL 2024
15390 in IPL 2023
16269 in IPL 2022

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In the end, Ayush Badoni’s unbeaten fifty carried LSG to 165/4 against SRH on a slow pitch. For Lucknow Super Giants, Badoni (55 not out) and Pooran (48 not out) pushed them forward after they elected to bat first.

Pooran and Badoni added 99 runs for the fifth wicket for SRH. The Pooran-Badoni pair helped the visitors post a total, which did not look possible at the 13th over mark.

After opting to bat first, Lucknow had a far-from-ideal Powerplay, which saw them lose Quinton de Kock and Marcus Stoinis. As a result, they could only manage 27 runs in that phase, Lucknow’s lowest Powerplay score of the season.

KL Rahul perished in his quest to break free while Krunal Pandya, sent in at number 4, looked good but gifted his wicket away while attempting a tight single.

Ayush Badoni came out with intent on his mind and while the other experienced batters struggled, he seemed to bat on a different surface. He along with Nicholas Pooran, injected life into the Lucknow innings through their unbeaten 99-run stand.

Pooran missed his fifty by 2 runs but Badoni got to his half-century off 28 balls, the fastest of his IPL career.

For SRH, Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the most successful bowler (2/12).

(With inputs from Agencies)