Most Sixes Conceded by Teams in IPL

IPL is a tournament known for its batsmen who can hit huge sixes. The shorter boundaries and batsman-friendly environment make the bowlers victims on most occasions.

This article will list all IPL teams sorted by the number of sixes they have conceded in the overall IPL tournament since its inception.

Teams that Conceded Most Sixes in IPL

VS TEAMS	CONCEDED SIXES	INNINGS BOWLED	SIXES/MATCHES
Royal Challengers Bengaluru	1773	269	6.59
Delhi Daredevils	1638	264	6.20
Mumbai Indians	1625	277	5.86
Punjab Kings	1600	263	6.08
Kolkata Knight Riders	1566	264	5.93
Chennai Super Kings	1500	252	5.95
Rajasthan Royals	1371	235	5.84
Sunrisers Hyderabad	1256	196	6.40
Gujarat Titans	498	60	8.30
Lucknow Super Giants	448	57	7.86
Deccan Chargers	405	75	5.40
Pune Warriors	216	46	4.70
Gujarat Lions	189	30	6.30
Rising Pune Supergiant	172	30	5.73
Kochi Tuskers	66	14	4.71

Key Insights

Among the teams that have played more than 150 IPL matches, Rajasthan Royals (approx. 5.6 per match) have the lowest sixes conceding ratio. On the other hand, RCB, Delhi Capitals, and Sunrisers Hyderabad are the three teams to concede more than 6 sixes per match in the long run.

The 2022 season saw RCB concede 147 maximums across 16 matches, the most by a team in an IPL edition.

Among the bowlers, Yuzvendra Chahal, Piyush Chawla, Ravindra Jadeja, and Ravichandran Ashwin have conceded more than 200 maximums. They occupy the top four slots and all of them are spinners.

Mohammed Siraj in 2022 for RCB conceded 30+ sixes, which is the first instances of a bowler hitting off for more than 30 sixes in an IPL season.