The Indian Premier League is a professional T20 cricket championship that’s held annually by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The IPL is a short-format cricket tournament that emphasizes entertainment and aggression over the strategic and paced nature of ODI or Test cricket. Dot balls are a rare occurrence in the IPL, and most batters prefer going for boundaries.
Boundaries beget the most runs in cricket and are essential for producing exciting innings. There are two types of boundaries in cricket: Four – when the ball leaves the field with contact to the ground and Six – when the ball leaves the field in the air.
The sixth is the most explosive boundary and incites the biggest reactions from the crowd in attendance. A four is a safe choice, but many batsmen prefer hitting sixes, even if it means risking catches. There are a few players in IPl and in the world who’ve hit more sixes than fours in their career. Today, we take a look at such players. Dive in to read the list of players and teams with the most sixes in IPL history (2008-2023).
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Chris Gayle holds the record for the most sixes in IPL history. And it’s unlikely any other cricketer will ever be able to match his destructive batting and even come near to touching his incredible record of 357 sixes.
AB de Villiers is at a distant second position with 251 sixes.
Rohit Sharma, who is still leading Mumbai Indians and has a few good years left ahead in his career, occupies third place with 247 sixes.
Position
Player
Sixes
Matches
Total Runs
Highest Score
1
Chris Gayle
357
142
4965
175*
2
AB de Villiers
251
184
5162
133*
3
Rohit Sharma
247
231
5986
109*
4
MS Dhoni
235
239
5037
84*
5
Virat Kohli
228
228
6844
113
6
Kieron Pollard
223
189
3412
87*
7
David Warner
216
167
6109
126
8
Suresh Raina
203
205
5528
100*
9
Shane Watson
190
145
3874
117*
10
Robin Uthappa
182
205
4952
88
11
Andre Russell
182
104
2
88*
12
Sanju Samson
169
143
3683
119
13
Ambati Rayudu
168
193
4264
100*
14
KL Rahul
166
114
4044
132*
15
Yusuf Pathan
158
174
3204
100
16
Yuvraj Singh
149
132
2750
83
17
Glenn Maxwell
146
115
2495
95
18
Shikhar Dhawan
144
210
6477
106*
19
Jos Buttler
143
87
3035
124
20
Dinesh Karthik
135
234
4414
97*
21
Brendon McCullum
130
109
2880
158*
22
Rishabh Pant
129
98
2838
128*
23
F du Plessis
127
121
3662
96
24
Nitish Rana
121
96
2331
87
25
Dwayne Smith
117
91
2385
87*
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The Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore are toe-to-toe in the list for the teams with most sixes in the Indian Premier League.
S.No.
Teams
Sixes
1
Mumbai Indians
1442
2
Royal Challengers Bangalore
1433
3
Chennai Super Kings
1322
4
Punjab Kings
1309
5
Kolkata Knight Riders
1278
6
Delhi Capitals
1161
7
Rajasthan Royals
1058
8
Sunrisers Hyderabad
798
9
Deccan Chargers
400
10
Pune Warriors India
196
11
Lucknow Super Giants
161
12
Rising Pune Supergiant
157
13
Gujarat Lions
155
14
Gujarat Titans
107
15
Kochi Tuskers Kerala
53
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The Universe Boss Chris Gayle strikes again! The West-Indies’ heavy hitter Is featured five times in the list of players who hit the most sixes in single innings. Gayle smashed a record 17 sixes in his historic 175 run unbeaten knock in 2013 IPL.
Rank
Player
Runs
Balls
4s
6s
Strike Rate
Opposition
1
Chris Gayle (RCB)
175*
66
13
17
265.15
PW
2
Brendon McCullum (KKR)
158*
73
10
13
216.43
RCB
3
Chris Gayle (RCB)
128*
62
7
13
206.45
DD
4
Chris Gayle (RCB)
117
57
7
12
205.26
KXIP
5
AB de Villiers (RCB)
129*
52
10
12
248.07
Guj Lions
6
Sanath Jayasuriya (MI)
114*
48
9
11
237.50
CSK
7
Murali Vijay (CSK)
127
56
8
11
226.78
RR
8
Andre Russell (KKR)
88*
36
1
11
244.44
CSK
9
Chris Gayle (KXIP)
104*
63
1
11
165.07
SRH
10
Adam Gilchrist (DEC)
109*
47
9
10
231.91
MI
11
Sanju Samson (RR)
92*
45
2
10
204.44
RCB
12
Shreyas Iyer (DD)
93*
40
3
10
232.50
KKR
13
Kieron Pollard (MI)
83
31
3
10
267.74
KXIP
14
Quinton de Kock (LSG)
140*
70
10
10
200.00
KKR
15
Michael Hussey (CSK)
116*
54
8
9
214.81
KXIP
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Chris Gayle tops this list again. He smacked 59 sixes in the 2013 IPL season. Gayle’s West Indies teammate and KKR all-rounder Andre Russell, also referred to as Russell Muscles, came close to breaking Gayle’s record in 2019 after hitting 52 sixes. English batsman Jos Buttler is another addition to the list, thanks to his four centuries in the 2022 IPL. Buttler hit 45 sixes.
Rank
Player
Sixes
IPL Year
1
Chris Gayle (RCB)
59
2012
2
Andre Russell (KKR)
52
2019
3
Chris Gayle (RCB)
51
2013
4
Jos Buttler (RR)
45
2022
5
Chris Gayle (RCB)
44
2011
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