The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings witnessed raining sixes as the most maximums were recorded in the T20 cricket history at Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata Knight on Friday, April 26.
A total of 42 maximums were smashed between KKR and PBKS in the high-scoring contest. After Kolkata Knight Riders hit 18 maximums to post a solid total of 261/6 in 20 overs on the board, Punjab Kings hammered 24 sixes to pull off record chase in T20 history with eight balls to spare.
The record for the T20 sixes in the match came in the 18th over when Shashank Singh deposited three balls into the stands off KKR pacer Harshit Rana. This milestone was reached when Shashank hit a short ball towards deep mid-wicket on the second delivery of the over, shattering the joint-record of 38 T20 sixes set in the matches between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians, and Royal Challengers Bengaluru and SRH.
Shashank Singh smashed another six towards deep mid to complete the 40th maximum of the clash while also bringing up his second fifty of the season.
