IPL: The batting blitz turning cricket into baseball - BBC News

Indian Premier League batters are fearlessly unleashing big shots, every match a six-hitting spectacle.

17 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, England white-ball captain Jos Buttler has hit two centuries in three innings for Rajasthan RoyalsBy Ayaz MemonCricket writerThere's been carnage and plunder in the Indian Premier League (IPL), the world's richest cricket tournament, this year.

At grounds across the country, batters are throwing caution to the winds, unleashing big shots without mercy and turning virtually every match into a six-hitting festival. This is leaving bowlers hapless, confounding experts and fans about where Twenty20 cricket is headed.

Look at some of the numbers highlighting the batting mayhem witnessed so far.

After the 39th match of the season between Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants on Tuesday night, a total of 1,191 fours and 686 sixes had been struck.

In comparison, IPL 2023 recorded 2,174 fours and 1,124 sixes. Even with less than half the current season remaining, it's reasonable to expect last year's figures to be easily exceeded.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-68872429

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