Stats: Yuzvendra Chahal concedes most sixes in IPL history

Yuzi Chahal. (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL)

Yuzvendra Chahal went on to register an unwanted record on Friday, May 24, during Rajasthan Royals’ (RR) Qualifier 2 encounter against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The veteran leg-spinner became the bowler with the most number of sixes hit off his bowling in the Indian Premier League (IPL) history. Rajasthan suffered a 36-run defeat and crashed out of the tournament.

Chahal, who is the all-time leading wicket-taker in the IPL, finished with figures of 0/34 in his four overs on a pitch that aided spinners. His indifferent performance didn’t help Rajasthan’s cause as the inaugural champions allowed Sunrisers to post a challenging total of 175/9 in their 20 overs on a tricky surface. During his spell, Chahal conceded three sixes. This took his tally of sixes conceded in IPL to 224. He went past another seasoned leg-spinner – Piyush Chawla’s record of 222 sixes.

Meanwhile, Ravindra Jadeja (206) and Ravichandran Ashwin (202) come in the third and fourth spots respectively on the list of bowlers with the most sixes hit against their bowling.

Chahal was hit for 30 sixes in IPL 2024. This is the second-most number of sixes conceded by a bowler in a particular edition of the cash-rich league. Had he been hit for one more maximum, he would have equalled Mohammed Siraj’s tally of 31 sixes, which he conceded in IPL 2022.

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How did Yuzvendra Chahal fare in IPL 2024?

By Chahal’s lofty standards, IPL 2024 turned out to be one of his most disappointing seasons. He could only bag 18 wickets from 15 matches and finished with an average of 30.33 and a strike rate of 19.33. The 33-year-old had an economy rate of 9.41 for the season. This was the first time he finished an IPL season with an economy rate of over 9.

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Chahal started IPL 2024 on a brilliant note as he bagged 10 wickets in the first five matches he played. However, from the next 10 games, he could only bag eight wickets. The Haryana spinner has been picked in India’s squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024. Indian fans would want him to be in peak form during the marquee event as the Men in Blue look to end their long wait for an ICC title.