The Indian Premier League is a professional T20 cricket championship organized annually by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). IPL is a short format cricket tournament that emphasizes entertainment and aggression based on the strategic and paced nature of ODI or Test cricket. Dotted balls are a rare occurrence in the IPL and most batsmen prefer to go for boundaries.
Boundaries generate 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 on contact with the ground and Six – when the ball leaves the field in the air.
Friday was borderline most explosive and caused the biggest reaction from the crowd in attendance. Number four is a safe choice, but many batsmen prefer to play number six, even if it means risking a catch. There are several players in the IPL and around the world who have hit more sixes than fours in their career. Today, we take a look at such players. Take a look to read the list of players and teams with the most sixes in IPL history (2008-2023).
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Most players with sixes in IPL
Chris Gayle holds the record for most sixes in IPL history. And it is difficult for any other cricketer to match his devastating batting and even come close to his astonishing record of 357 sixes.
Rohit Sharma, who is still leading Mumbai Indians as captain, and has a few good years ahead in his career, occupies the second position with 255 sixes.
AB de Villiers is at third position with 251 sixes.
|
Position |
Player |
six |
|
first |
Chris Gayle |
357 |
|
2 |
Rohit Sharma |
255 |
|
3 |
AB de Villiers |
251 |
|
4 |
MS Dhoni |
239 |
|
5 |
Virat kohli |
234 |
|
6 |
David Warner |
226 |
|
7 |
Kieron Pollard |
223 |
|
8 |
Suresh Raina |
203 |
|
9 |
Andre Russell |
193 |
|
ten |
Shane Watson |
190 |
|
11 |
Robin Uthappa |
182 |
|
twelfth |
Sanju Samson |
182 |
|
13 |
Ambati Rayudu |
171 |
|
14 |
KL Rahul |
168 |
|
15 |
Yusuf Pathan |
158 |
|
16 |
Glenn Maxwell |
158 |
|
17 |
Yuvraj Singh |
149 |
|
18 |
Josh Butler |
149 |
|
19 |
Shikhar Dhawan |
148 |
|
20 |
Faf du Plessis |
145 |
|
21 |
Dinesh Karthik |
139 |
|
22 |
Nitish Rana |
131 |
|
23 |
Brendon McCullum |
130 |
|
24 |
Rishabh pants |
129 |
| 25 | David Miller | 126 |
Also read: Most centuries in IPL
Most sixes in a team
Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore are facing each other in the list of teams with the most sixes in the Indian Premier League.
|
Places |
Team |
six |
|
first |
Indians in Mumbai |
1541 |
|
2 |
Royal Challengers Bangalore |
1484 |
|
3 |
King of Punjab |
1393 |
|
4 |
Chennai is super king |
1391 |
|
5 |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
1351 |
|
6 |
Capital city Delhi |
1214 |
|
7 |
Royal Family of Rajasthan |
1123 |
|
8 |
Sunrisers Hyderabad |
861 |
|
9 |
Deccan charger |
400 |
|
ten |
Super giant Lucknow |
230 |
|
11 |
Indian Pune Warrior |
196 |
|
twelfth |
The giant of Gujarat |
181 |
|
13 |
Supergiant Pune is rising |
157 |
|
14 |
Gujarat lion |
155 |
|
15 |
Kochi Tusker Kerala |
53 |
Related: Highest run scorers in IPL (2008-2023)
Most sixes in an innings
Universe boss Chris Gayle strikes again! West-Indies’ top scorer Five times featured in the list of players who hit the most sixes in singles innings. Gayle smashed a record of 17 sixes in his historic 175-match unbeaten run in IPL 2013.
|
Places |
Player |
Run |
Balls |
4 seconds |
6 seconds |
Attack rate |
Opposition |
|
first |
Chris Gayle (RCB) |
175* |
66 |
13 |
17 |
265.15 |
PW |
|
2 |
Brendon McCullum (KKR) |
158* |
seventy three |
ten |
13 |
216.43 |
RCB |
|
3 |
Chris Gayle (RCB) |
128* |
62 |
7 |
13 |
206.45 |
DD |
|
4 |
Chris Gayle (RCB) |
117 |
57 |
7 |
twelfth |
205,26 |
KXIP |
|
5 |
AB de Villiers (RCB) |
129* |
52 |
ten |
twelfth |
248.07 |
Guj lion |
|
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 |
first |
11 |
244.44 |
CSK |
|
9 |
Chris Gayle (KXIP) |
104* |
63 |
first |
11 |
165.07 |
SRH |
|
ten |
Adam Gilchrist (December) |
109* |
47 |
9 |
ten |
231.91 |
MI |
|
11 |
Sanju Samson (RR) |
92* |
45 |
2 |
ten |
204.44 |
RCB |
|
twelfth |
Shreyas Iyer (DD) |
93* |
40 |
3 |
ten |
232.50 |
KKR |
|
13 |
Kieron Pollard (MI) |
83 |
thirty first |
3 |
ten |
267.74 |
KXIP |
|
14 |
Quinton de Kock (LSG) |
140* |
70 |
ten |
ten |
200.00 |
KKR |
|
15 |
Michael Hussey (CSK) |
116* |
54 |
8 |
9 |
214.81 |
KXIP |
Also read: Fastest centuries in IPL (2008-2023)
Most sixes in an IPL season
Chris Gayle tops this list again. He hit 59 sixes in the 2013 IPL season. Gayle’s West Indies teammate and KKR all-rounder Andre Russell, also known as Russell Muscles, came close to breaking Gayle’s record in 2019 after when he hit 52 sixes. England batsman Jos Buttler is another addition to the list, thanks to four centuries in IPL 2022. Buttler hit 45 sixes.
|
Places |
Player |
six |
IPL year |
|
first |
Chris Gayle (RCB) |
59 |
2012 |
|
2 |
Andre Russell (KKR) |
52 |
2019 |
|
3 |
Chris Gayle (RCB) |
51 |
two thousand and thirteen |
|
4 |
Josh Butler (RR) |
45 |
2022 |
|
5 |
Chris Gayle (RCB) |
44 |
2011 |
IPL Orange Cap Winners List (2008 – 2023)
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