Most Sixes in IPL (2008 to 2023)
Published on: May 28, 2023 7:00 am IST|Updated on: May 30, 2023 1:41 am IST
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is one of the most competitive tournaments as compared to the number of T20 leagues contested across the globe. Every year in the IPL, the fans get to witness raining fours and sixes and the Indian Premier League 2023 season witnessed the same.
Most Sixes in IPL
IPL has seen some of the biggest and brutal hitters over the years like Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers, Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni and many more. Let’s take a look at list of most sixes in IPL from 2008 to 2023.
Season | Player | Team | Sixes |
---|---|---|---|
2008 | Sanath Jayasuriya | Mumbai Indians | 31 |
2009 | Adam Gilchrist | Deccan Chargers | 29 |
2010 | Robin Uthappa | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 27 |
2011 | Chris Gayle | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 44 |
2012 | Chris Gayle | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 59 |
2013 | Chris Gayle | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 51 |
2014 | Glenn Maxwell | Punjab Kings | 36 |
2015 | Chris Gayle | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 38 |
2016 | Virat Kohli | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 38 |
2017 | Glenn Maxwell | Punjab Kings | 26 |
2018 | Rishabh Pant | Delhi Capitals | 37 |
2019 | Andre Russell | Kolkata Knight Riders | 52 |
2020 | Ishan Kishan | Mumbai Indians | 30 |
2021 | KL Rahul | Punjab Kings | 30 |
2022 | Jos Buttler | Rajasthan Royals | 45 |
2023 | Faf Du Plessis | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 36 |
Who hit most sixes in IPL 2023?
Faf du Plessis hit the most sixes in IPL 2023, smashing 36 maximums.
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Former legendary Sri Lankan batsman Sanath Jayasuriya owns the record for hitting the most sixes (31) during the first-ever edition of the Indian Premier League in 2008. West Indies big-hitting opener Chris Gayle who has played for RCB, KKR and PBKS so far is definitely a six-hitting machine as he went on to feature as many as four times in the list of hitting most sixes in a single IPL season. Gayle also holds the record for smashing the most number of sixes in an IPL season as he hit a total of 59 sixes in 2012 while playing for the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
The likes of Robin Uthappa, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Ishan Kishan and KL Rahul are the Indian cricketers part of this list. Other than Chris Gayle, Australia’s swashbuckling batsman Glenn Maxwell also won the award for most sixes in a single IPL season more than once in 2014 and 2017.
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