IPL 2021: 5 Players With Most Boundaries In An Innings In The History Of The Tournament

In just a few days, the craze of IPL 2021 will hover the minds of Indian cricket fans. The 14th edition of the Indian Premier League commences on April 9, 2021, with the first match between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore. This time, none of the teams will get a home advantage as all the matches will be played at neutral venues.

Other than Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore, the other six teams part of IPL 2021 are Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals, Punjab Kings, and Delhi Capitals. Chennai, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Ahmadabad, Delhi, and Kolkata are the 6 venues where all the matches of IPL 2021 will be played.

In its 13 editions, the Indian Premier League has witnessed many stupendous knocks. Batsmen who played these knocks bagged the limelight in that particular match and sometimes also won the match for their teams. Taking note of such spectacular knocks, here we take a look at 5 players with the most boundaries in a single innings in the Indian Premier League.

IPL 2021: 5 Players With Most Boundaries In The History Of The Tournament

Rishabh Pant (15 Fours)

Rishabh Pant holds the 5th spot in this list with 15 boundaries in an innings. There are 4 more players with exact 15 boundaries in an innings but since Rishabh Pant hit more sixes than the others, he earns a place in this list. The left-handed batsman Pant hit 15 boundaries in IPL 2018 in a match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. The wicket-keeper batsman Pant smashed 15 boundaries and 7 sixes for his fabulous knock of 128 runs.

With his unbeaten knock, the wicket-keeper batsman Pant took Delhi Capitals’ score to 187/5 in 20 overs. This knock is still Pant’s highest score and only century in IPL so far. However, Pant’s heroics were wasted as Delhi Capitals ended on a losing end in the match. Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Shikhar Dhawan (92) and Kane Williamson (83) smashed half-centuries to grab the victory by 9 wickets.

Ajinkya Rahane (16 Fours)

Ajinkya Rahane holds the 4th spot for most boundaries in an innings in IPL. Ajinkya Rahane smashed 16 fours in a match against Punjab Kings in IPL 2012. The match at Sawai Mansingh Stadium observed Rajasthan Royals’ player Ajinkya Rahane hitting 98 runs in the match which also consisted of 1 six.

Rajasthan Royals batted first in the match and Ajinkya Rahane took the team’s score to 191/4 with his magnificent knock. He failed to reach his century but scored enough to take Rajasthan Royals to a massive score. Rajasthan Royals won the match by 31 runs after Punjab Kings could only reach 160-9 in 20 overs.

Michael Lumb (16 Fours)

With 16 fours and 2 sixes in an innings, Michael Lumb takes 3rd place on this list. Michael Lumb, who played for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2010, played a brilliant knock of 83 runs in a match against Punjab Kings. Michael Lumb hit 16 fours and 2 sixes to score a quickfire knock of 83 runs off just 43 deliveries.

In the match, Punjab Kings scored 153/6 while batting first. Mahela Jayawardene scored 44 runs while batting at the 6th position. Batting as an opener for Rajasthan Royals, English cricketer Michael Lumb scored 83 runs and also managed a 109 runs partnership for 1st wicket with Naman Ojha. Rajasthan Royals comfortably won the match by 9 wickets and Lumb was awarded player of the match.

Paul Valthaty (19 Fours)

The 2nd spot on the list is held by Paul Valthaty, who once hit 19 fours and 2 sixes in IPL 2011. Valthaty played for Punjab Kings in IPL 2011 and smashed a knock of 120 runs against Chennai Super Kings. In the high-scoring match, Chennai Super Kings put up 188-4 on the scoreboard while batting first. Murali Vijay smashed a 74-run knock and S Badrinath mashed 66 runs. MS Dhoni also played a quick knock of 43 runs off 20 deliveries.

However, this was not enough as Paul Valthaty took the game away from Chennai Super Kings with his splendid century. He smashed 19 fours and 2 sixes to score an unbeaten knock of 120 runs. In 19.1 overs, Valthaty managed to bag a victory for his team Punjab Kings by 6 wickets. Valthaty was also declared player of the match.

AB de Villiers (19 Fours)

AB de Villiers also smashed 19 fours in an innings but he also smashed 4 sixes, so he takes the top spot on this list. AB de Villiers hit an astonishing knock of 133 runs off just 59 balls in IPL 2015. While playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore, De Villiers smashed this knock against Mumbai Indians. Along with this century, the South African cricketer De Villiers also scored 215 runs in partnership with Virat Kohli, who scored 82 runs. Both the batsmen remained unbeaten and took the team’s score to mammoth 235 runs. RCB only lost 1 wicket in the match in the form of Chris Gayle.

Mumbai Indians also showed a great batting stint in the match. With Lendl Simmons’ 68 and Kieron Pollard’s 49, Mumbai Indians scored 196-7 in the match. However, it was not enough and Mumbai Indians lost the match by 39 runs. AB de Villiers was awarded player of the match for his remarkable knock.