IPL started in 2008, and it has been proved a great source of entertainment for cricket fans over the years. And primarily due to raining boundaries from batters. In this article, we are going to share the list of the year-wise total number of sixes and fours hit in every IPL season from 2008 to 2021.
Total Number of Sixes in each IPL season from 2008 to 2021
A total of 9581 sixes have been smashed in 884 IPL matches from 2008 to 2021. In IPL 2018, 872 sixes were hit in 60 games which is the most in any year of IPL since its inception.
On average, around 11 sixes are smashed in every IPL match. So, here is the year-wise list total number of sixes hit in each IPL season:
| Year | Sixes | Matches | Avg. per match |
| 2008 | 622 | 59 | 10.54 |
| 2009 | 506 | 59 | 8.58 |
| 2010 | 585 | 60 | 9.75 |
| 2011 | 639 | 74 | 8.64 |
| 2012 | 731 | 76 | 9.62 |
| 2013 | 672 | 76 | 8.84 |
| 2014 | 714 | 60 | 11.90 |
| 2015 | 692 | 60 | 11.53 |
| 2016 | 638 | 60 | 10.63 |
| 2017 | 705 | 60 | 11.75 |
| 2018 | 872 | 60 | 14.53 |
| 2019 | 784 | 60 | 13.07 |
| 2020 | 734 | 60 | 12.23 |
| 2021 | 687 | 60 | 11.45 |
| Total | 9581 | 884 | 10.84 |
Total Number of Fours in each IPL season from 2008 to 2021
A total of 23445 fours have been smashed in 884 IPL matches from 2008 to 2021. In IPL 2011, 1913 fours were hit in 74 games which is the most in any year of IPL since its inception.
On average, around 27 fours are smashed in every IPL match. So, here is the year-wise list of the total number of fours hit in each IPL season:
| Year | Fours | Matches | Avg. per match |
| 2008 | 1702 | 59 | 28.85 |
| 2009 | 1316 | 59 | 22.31 |
| 2010 | 1708 | 60 | 28.47 |
| 2011 | 1913 | 74 | 25.85 |
| 2012 | 1911 | 76 | 25.14 |
| 2013 | 2052 | 76 | 27.00 |
| 2014 | 1562 | 60 | 26.03 |
| 2015 | 1607 | 60 | 26.78 |
| 2016 | 1632 | 60 | 27.20 |
| 2017 | 1609 | 60 | 26.82 |
| 2018 | 1651 | 60 | 27.52 |
| 2019 | 1652 | 60 | 27.53 |
| 2020 | 1582 | 60 | 26.37 |
| 2021 | 1548 | 60 | 25.80 |
| Total | 23445 | 884 | 26.52 |
Total Boundaries in each IPL season from 2008 to 2021
More than 33000 boundaries have been smashed in 884 IPL matches from 2008 to 2021. In IPL 2013, 2724 boundaries (2052 fours and 672 sixes) were hit in 76 games which is the most in any year of IPL since its inception.
On average, around 37 boundaries are hit in every IPL match. So, here is the year-wise list of fours hit in each IPL season:
| Year | Sixes+Fours | Matches | Avg. per match |
| 2008 | 2324 | 59 | 39.39 |
| 2009 | 1822 | 59 | 30.88 |
| 2010 | 2293 | 60 | 38.22 |
| 2011 | 2552 | 74 | 34.49 |
| 2012 | 2642 | 76 | 34.76 |
| 2013 | 2724 | 76 | 35.84 |
| 2014 | 2276 | 60 | 37.93 |
| 2015 | 2299 | 60 | 38.32 |
| 2016 | 2270 | 60 | 37.83 |
| 2017 | 2314 | 60 | 38.57 |
| 2018 | 2523 | 60 | 42.05 |
| 2019 | 2436 | 60 | 40.60 |
| 2020 | 2316 | 60 | 38.60 |
| 2021 | 2235 | 60 | 37.25 |
| Total | 33026 | 884 | 37.36 |
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