Teams That Have Conceded the Most Sixes in IPL History

Six-hitting has always been central to the Indian Premier League, but the frequency of maximums has increased dramatically since the competition began in 2008. Bigger bats, aggressive Powerplay batting, deeper batting lineups and the Impact Player rule have all helped turn sixes from occasional highlights into a routine part of an IPL innings.

That rise has also created an unwanted record for bowling attacks. Royal Challengers Bengaluru have conceded more sixes than any other IPL franchise in the consolidated all-time records, followed by Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders.

The raw numbers need context. Older franchises naturally have larger totals because they have played hundreds more matches than Gujarat Titans or Lucknow Super Giants. Home venues also matter. RCB have spent most of their history at the batting-friendly M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, while Delhi, Mumbai and Punjab have also played regularly at grounds where boundary-hitting can become difficult to control.

Six-hitting has accelerated sharply in recent IPL seasons. The league averaged only 4.4 sixes per innings in 2009 and 2013. By 2024 and 2025, that figure had climbed to around 8.9, and the completed 2026 season produced an extraordinary 9.7 sixes per innings.

Teams That Have Conceded the Most Sixes in IPL History

The table below uses the latest consolidated franchise-level career totals available for the long-term leaderboard. Active teams have continued adding to these numbers in the 2025 and 2026 seasons, but the established franchises remain the leaders because of their much larger match histories.

The plus sign is important for active franchises because their consolidated historical totals above were established before the end of the latest two high-scoring IPL seasons. The 2025 and 2026 campaigns added hundreds more maximums across the league.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Most Sixes Conceded in IPL History

Royal Challengers Bengaluru sit at the top of the all-time list.

The franchise had already conceded more than 1,600 sixes before the explosive batting growth of the latest seasons.

Venue has played a major role.

The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium has traditionally offered a good batting surface and relatively short boundaries. Even well-executed deliveries can disappear for six, particularly square of the wicket.

RCB’s long history has also included several seasons when their bowling attack struggled badly at the death.

The 2022 season remains a major example. Mohammed Siraj conceded 31 sixes and Wanindu Hasaranga conceded 30, meaning two RCB bowlers were hit for at least 30 maximums in the same campaign.

Yet RCB’s position at No. 1 is not simply proof of poor bowling. They have played since the inaugural season and have also staged more high-scoring matches than most franchises.

Delhi Capitals – More Than 1,500 Sixes Conceded

Delhi Capitals, including their years as Delhi Daredevils, rank second.

Their bowling attacks have changed constantly across IPL history.

Delhi have used elite pacers such as Kagiso Rabada, Morne Morkel, Mitchell Starc and Anrich Nortje, alongside quality spinners including Amit Mishra, Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel.

Even so, a long playing history and batting-friendly home conditions have pushed their conceded-six count above 1,500.

Delhi were also on the receiving end of one of the most destructive team innings in IPL history in 2024.

Sunrisers Hyderabad smashed 22 sixes against them at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.

Another extraordinary attack came in 2026 when Punjab Kings struck 20 sixes against Delhi while chasing in only 18.5 overs.

Those matches show how quickly the modern IPL can add to a franchise’s sixes-conceded total.

Mumbai Indians – More Than 1,500 Sixes Conceded

Mumbai Indians have had some of the strongest bowling attacks in IPL history, yet they still rank near the top.

That apparent contradiction is explained largely by volume.

Mumbai have played more matches than almost any franchise and have regularly reached the playoffs.

They have fielded Lasith Malinga, Jasprit Bumrah, Harbhajan Singh, Trent Boult and Mitchell Johnson, but even elite bowlers cannot completely avoid sixes across hundreds of T20 matches.

Wankhede Stadium also encourages aggressive hitting.

The pitch usually offers good bounce and pace, while the ball can travel rapidly once batters are set.

One of Mumbai’s most six-heavy matches came against Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2024.

SRH struck 18 sixes while Mumbai replied with 20 of their own. The match produced 38 sixes overall.

Punjab Kings – More Than 1,450 Sixes Conceded

Punjab Kings have also spent the entire IPL era in the competition, originally playing as Kings XI Punjab.

Their bowling combinations have changed frequently.

Punjab have used fast bowlers such as Brett Lee, Sandeep Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh and Kagiso Rabada, but they have rarely maintained the same attack for many consecutive seasons.

That lack of long-term stability has contributed to periods of expensive bowling.

Their home venues have also changed, with Mohali, Dharamsala and New Chandigarh all producing very different conditions.

Punjab were themselves responsible for the most sixes ever hit by one team in an IPL innings.

They smashed 24 against Kolkata Knight Riders in 2024, proving that a franchise can appear on both sides of six-hitting records.

Kolkata Knight Riders – More Than 1,440 Sixes Conceded

Kolkata Knight Riders complete the top five.

KKR have often relied heavily on spin.

Sunil Narine became one of the most economical bowlers in IPL history, while the franchise also used Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakravarthy across different periods.

Those bowlers helped control KKR’s six rate, but the franchise has still played enough matches to accumulate a huge career total.

Eden Gardens has also become increasingly friendly to aggressive batting.

The clearest example came on April 26, 2024.

KKR hit 18 sixes while making 261/6.

Punjab Kings then hit a record 24 sixes while chasing the target.

The match produced 42 sixes, the most in IPL history.

Most Sixes Conceded by a Team in a Single IPL Season

Royal Challengers Bangalore set one of the most notable unwanted season records in 2022 when they conceded 147 sixes across 16 innings.

That total moved them above Kolkata Knight Riders’ previous mark of 135 from 2018.

Recent seasons have pushed league-wide six counts much higher, so this record should be viewed within the rapidly changing scoring environment.

The completed 2026 IPL produced 1,426 sixes overall, the most in a season at that point.

That worked out to approximately 9.7 sixes per completed innings, more than double the rate seen in several early IPL seasons.

Bowlers Who Have Conceded the Most Sixes

High career sixes-conceded numbers often belong to successful bowlers rather than weak ones.

Why?

Because the best bowlers play more matches and bowl more overs.

Yuzvendra Chahal, Piyush Chawla, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin have all appeared near the top of the career sixes-conceded list while also ranking among the IPL’s most successful wicket-takers.

Chahal had already conceded more than 220 career sixes by 2024.

Piyush Chawla was close behind, while Jadeja and Ashwin had both gone beyond 200.

Leg-spinners are particularly vulnerable.

They are encouraged to attack for wickets rather than simply bowl defensively. A batter trying to clear the boundary may get dismissed, but successful attempts add sixes to the bowler’s record.

The statistic therefore needs context.

A bowler conceding 200 career sixes across 600 or 700 overs can still be far more valuable than someone who has conceded only 50 because he played a much shorter career.

Most Sixes Conceded by a Bowler in One IPL Season

The record changed again in 2026.

Anshul Kamboj conceded 34 sixes for Chennai Super Kings, moving ahead of Rashid Khan’s 33 for Gujarat Titans in 2025.

Rashid’s 2025 season demonstrated that even the world’s best T20 spinners can have a difficult campaign.

Kagiso Rabada provides another useful example. He conceded 31 sixes in 2026 but still finished as the tournament’s leading wicket-taker with 29.

The two records can exist together because attacking bowlers often create wickets by encouraging batters to take risks.

Famous Six-Hitting Matches in IPL History

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings – 42 Sixes

The most six-heavy match in IPL history came at Eden Gardens in 2024.

KKR scored 261/6 and hit 18 sixes.

In almost any other era, that total would have been overwhelming.

Punjab Kings responded with 24 sixes, an IPL innings record, and chased 262/2 in only 18.4 overs.

The match produced 42 maximums.

Jonny Bairstow scored an unbeaten 108, while Shashank Singh and Prabhsimran Singh also attacked relentlessly.

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians – 38 Sixes

SRH and Mumbai combined for 38 sixes in Hyderabad in 2024.

Sunrisers struck 18 maximums while making 277/3.

Mumbai responded with 20 sixes but still finished short at 246/5.

The match produced an aggregate of 523 runs and became an early symbol of the batting explosion that defined the season.

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs RCB – 38 Sixes

Only weeks later, another match produced 38 sixes.

Sunrisers Hyderabad smashed 287/3 at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, at the time the highest total in IPL history.

SRH hit 22 sixes.

RCB replied aggressively but could not chase the target.

The match highlighted why RCB’s sixes-conceded total has grown so rapidly at their home venue.

RCB vs Chennai Super Kings – 33 Sixes

RCB and CSK combined for 33 sixes in Bengaluru in 2018.

It was another Chinnaswamy game where bowlers found very little margin for error.

MS Dhoni played a defining role, smashing an unbeaten 70 as Chennai completed a high-scoring chase.

Why Sixes Conceded Have Risen So Quickly

The modern IPL is structurally more favorable to batting.

The Impact Player rule allows teams to field deeper batting lineups.

A side can now bring in another specialist batter rather than protecting an all-rounder or lower-order player.

That encourages top-order batters to attack earlier because a collapse carries less risk.

Powerplay scoring has also risen sharply.

Modern batters are willing to attack fast bowlers from the first over rather than waiting for spin.

At the death, wide yorkers and slower balls remain useful, but batters now practice specific shots designed to counter them.

As a result, even well-executed deliveries can disappear over the boundary.

Why Raw Franchise Totals Need Context

RCB leading the list does not automatically mean they have had the worst bowling attack in IPL history.

They have played since 2008.

Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants only entered in 2022.

A franchise playing nearly 300 matches will naturally concede more sixes than one that has played around 70.

A better measure of efficiency would compare sixes conceded per innings.

Venue should also be considered.

Teams based at Bengaluru or Mumbai operate in very different conditions from sides that have regularly played on slower Chennai surfaces.

Therefore, career sixes conceded works best as a volume record rather than a pure ranking of bowling quality.

Conclusion

Royal Challengers Bengaluru lead the historical list of IPL franchises that have conceded the most sixes, having already passed 1,600 maximums before the latest high-scoring seasons.

Delhi Capitals rank second, while Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders complete the top five.

RCB also own one of the major single-season records after conceding 147 sixes in 2022.

At bowler level, Anshul Kamboj set a new season record in 2026 by conceding 34 sixes, one more than Rashid Khan’s 33 in 2025.

The biggest example of the IPL’s six-hitting growth came in the 2024 KKR-Punjab Kings match. Punjab smashed 24 sixes, KKR hit 18, and the match finished with a record 42 maximums.

With the IPL reaching 1,426 sixes in the 2026 season, the trend remains clear. Batters are attacking earlier, teams are batting deeper and bowling attacks have less margin for error than ever before.

FAQs

Which team has conceded the most sixes in IPL history?

Royal Challengers Bengaluru lead the historical all-time list, having conceded more than 1,600 sixes.

Which team is second for most sixes conceded in the IPL?

Delhi Capitals, including their years as Delhi Daredevils, rank second on the all-time franchise list.

### What is the record for most sixes conceded by a team in one IPL season?

Royal Challengers Bangalore conceded 147 sixes during the 2022 IPL season.

Which bowler has conceded the most sixes in a single IPL season?

Anshul Kamboj conceded 34 sixes for Chennai Super Kings in 2026, setting a new single-season record.

### What is the record for most sixes by one team in an IPL innings?

Punjab Kings hit 24 sixes against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens in 2024.

Which IPL match had the most sixes?

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings in 2024 produced 42 sixes. KKR hit 18 and Punjab smashed 24 while completing a record chase.