Ahmedabad, May 30: Faf Du Plessis currently tops the list for the longest six in IPL 2023, having struck a massive 115 meters hit in Royal Challengers Bangalore match against Lucknow Super Giants at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Mumbai Indians' Tim David recorded the second biggest hit with a 114 meter hit against Punjab Kings at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, where MI's Cameron Green struck the sixth longest six with a 108 meters hit.

Rajasthan Royals' Jos Buttler smashed the third longest six with a 112 meters hit in match 26 against Lucknow Super Giants at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
Chennai Super Kings' Shivam Dube had struck the fourth longest six at the Bengaluru venue in match 24 against RCB. In fact, he hit two sixes above a 100 meters with the biggest hit being 111 meters.
Kolkata Knight Riders' Rinku Singh and Lucknow Super Giants' Marcus Stoinis have both registered hits of 110 meters to take joint fifth longest sixes of the season.
Kolkata Knight Riders star Andre Russell smashed the seventh biggest hit of season by clearing 109 meters against Delhi Capitals in match 28 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. Here is a look at some of the top longest sixes in IPL 2023:
| Player | Team | Six Distance |
| Faf Du Plessis | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 115 meters |
| Tim David | Mumbai Indians | 114 meters |
| Jos Buttler | Rajasthan Royals | 112 meters |
| Shivam Dube | Chennai Super Kings | 111 meters |
| Rinku Singh | Kolkata Knight Riders | 110 meters |
| Marcus Stoinis | Lucknow Super Giants | 110 meters |
| Andre Russell | Kolkata Knight Riders | 109 meters |
| Cameron Green | Mumbai Indians | 108 meters |
| Shubman Gill | Gujarat Titans | 106 meters |
| Vijay Shankar | Gujarat Titans | 106 meters |
| Jitesh Sharma | Punjab Kings | 104 meters |
| Virat Kohli | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 103 meters |
| KL Rahul | Lucknow Super Giants | 103 meters |
This season is also rewarding for the player who hits the longest six in every match as the IPL gives an award for the biggest hit in every match in the form of Visit Saudi Beyond The Boundaries Longest 6. So, let's check out the longest six of every match.
| Match No. | Fixture | Venue | Player (Team) | Six Distance |
| 1 | GT vs CSK | Ahmedabad | Shivam Dube (CSK) | 97 meters |
| 2 | PBKS vs KKR | Mohali | Rahmanullah Gurbaz (KKR) | 101 meters |
| 3 | LSG vs DC | Lucknow | Kyle Mayers (LSG) | 99 meters |
| 4 | SRH vs RR | Hyderabad | Sanju Samson (RR) | 92 meters |
| 5 | RCB vs MI | Bengaluru | Nehal Wadhera (MI) | 101 meters |
| 6 | CSK vs LSG | Chennai | Shivam Dube (CSK) | 102 meters |
| 7 | DC vs GT | New Delhi | Axar Patel (DC) | 82 meters |
| 8 | RR vs PBKS | Guwahati | Riyan Parag (RR) | 98 meters |
| 9 | KKR vs RCB | Kolkata | Rinku Singh (KKR) | 101 meters |
| 10 | LSG vs SRH | Lucknow | Deepak Hooda (LSG) | 91 meters |
| 11 | RR vs DC | Guwahati | Shimron Hetmyer (RR) | 96 meters |
| 12 | MI vs CSK | Mumbai | Shivam Dube (MI) | 93 meters |
| 13 | GT vs KKR | Ahmedabad | Venkatesh Iyer (KKR) | 101 meters |
| 14 | SRH vs PBKS | Hyderabad | Rahul Tripathi (SRH) | 94 meters |
| 15 | RCB vs LSG | Bengaluru | Faf Du Plessis (RCB) | 115 meters |
| 16 | DC vs MI | New Delhi | Rohit Sharma (MI) | 95 meters |
| 17 | CSK vs RR | Chennai | Jos Buttler (RR) | 93 meters |
| 18 | PBKS vs GT | Mohali | Harpreet Brar (PBKS) | 89 meters |
| 19 | KKR vs SRH | Kolkata | Abhishek Sharma (SRH) | 96 meters |
| 20 | RCB vs DC | Bengaluru | Faf Du Plessis (RCB) | 86 meters |
| 21 | LSG vs PBKS | Lucknow | Shahrukh Khan (PBKS) | 89 meters |
| 22 | MI vs KKR | Mumbai | Tim David (MI) | 95 meters |
| 23 | GT vs RR | Ahmedabad | Shimron Hetmyer (RR) | 101 meters |
| 24 | RCB vs CSK | Bengaluru | Shivam Dube (CSK) | 111 meters |
| 25 | SRH vs MI | Hyderabad | Heinrich Klaasen (SRH) | 91 meters |
| 26 | RR vs LSG | Jaipur | Jos Buttler (RR) | 112 meters |
| 27 | PBKS vs RCB | Mohali | Prabhsimran Singh (PBKS) | 101 meters |
| 28 | DC vs KKR | New Delhi | Andre Russell (KKR) | 109 meters |
| 29 | CSK vs SRH | Chennai | Rahul Tripathi (SRH) | 76 meters |
| 30 | LSG vs GT | Lucknow | Hardik Pandya (GT) | 92 meters |
| 31 | MI vs PBKS | Mumbai | Tim David (MI) | 114 meters |
| 32 | RCB vs RR | Bengaluru | Glenn Maxwell (RCB) | 91 meters |
| 33 | KKR vs CSK | Kolkata | Jason Roy (KKR) | 92 meters |
| 34 | SRH vs DC | Hyderabad | David Warner (DC) | 88 meters |
| 35 | GT vs MI | Ahmedabad | Abhinav Manohar (GT) | 97 meters |
| 36 | RCB vs KKR | Bengaluru | David Wiese (KKR) | 93 meters |
| 37 | RR vs CSK | Jaipur | Shivam Dube (CSK) | 96 meters |
| 38 | PBKS vs LSG | Mohali | Sam Curran (PBKS) | 96 meters |
| 39 | KKR vs GT | Kolkata | Andre Russell (KKR) | 94 meters |
| 40 | DC vs SRH | New Delhi | Heinrich Klaasen (SRH) | 97 meters |
| 41 | CSK vs PBKS | Chennai | Jitesh Sharma (PBKS) | 101 meters |
| 42 | MI vs RR | Mumbai | Yashasvi Jaiswal (RR) | 94 meters |
| 43 | LSG vs RCB | Lucknow | Nicholas Pooran (LSG) | 96 meters |
| 44 | GT vs DC | Ahmedabad | Rahul Tewatia (GT) | 88 meters |
| 45 | LSG vs CSK | Lucknow | Ayush Badoni (LSG) - No Award (No Result) | 81 meters |
| 46 | PBKS vs MI | Mohali | Tilak Varma (MI) | 102 meters |
| 47 | SRH vs KKR | Hyderabad | Heinrich Klaasen (SRH) | 101 meters |
| 48 | RR vs GT | Jaipur | Sanju Samson (RR) | 95 meters |
| 49 | CSK vs MI | Chennai | Shivam Dube (CSK) | 92 meters |
| 50 | DC vs RCB | New Delhi | Rilee Rossouw (DC) | 94 meters |
| 51 | GT vs LSG | Ahmedabad | Shubman Gill (GT) | 96 meters |
| 52 | RR vs SRH | Jaipur | Heinrich Klaasen (SRH) | 96 meters |
| 53 | KKR vs PBKS | Kolkata | Harpreet Brar (PBKS) | 90 meters |
| 54 | MI vs RCB | Mumbai | Ishan Kishan (MI) | 102 meters |
| 55 | CSK vs DC | Chennai | Phil Salt (DC) | 100 meters |
| 56 | KKR vs RR | Kolkata | Sanju Samson (RR) | 92 meters |
| 57 | MI vs GT | Mumbai | David Miller (GT) | 97 meters |
| 58 | SRH vs LSG | Hyderabad | Marcus Stoinis (LSG) | 110 meters |
| 59 | DC vs PBKS | New Delhi | Prabhsimran Singh (PBKS) | 91 meters |
| 60 | RR vs RCB | Jaipur | Glenn Maxwell (RCB) | 98 meters |
| 61 | CSK vs KKR | Chennai | Rinku Singh (KKR) | 87 meters |
| 62 | GT vs SRH | Ahmedabad | Shubman Gill (GT) | 86 meters |
| 63 | LSG vs MI | Lucknow | Rohit Sharma (MI) | 92 meters |
| 64 | PBKS vs DC | Dharamshala | Liam Livingstone (PBKS) | 101 meters |
| 65 | SRH vs RCB | Hyderabad | Virat Kohli (RCB) | 103 meters |
| 66 | PBKS vs RR | Dharamshala | Riyan Parag (RR) | 93 meters |
| 67 | DC vs CSK | New Delhi | Ravindra Jadeja (CSK) | 98 meters |
| 68 | KKR vs LSG | Kolkata | Rinku Singh (KKR) | 110 meters |
| 69 | MI vs SRH | Mumbai | Aiden Markram (SRH) | 95 meters |
| 70 | RCB vs GT | Bengaluru | Vijay Shankar (GT) | 106 meters |
| Qualifier 1 | GT vs CSK | Chennai | Rashid Khan (GT) | 87 meters |
| Eliminator | LSG vs MI | Chennai | Cameron Green (MI) | 94 meters |
| Qualifier 2 | GT vs MI | Ahmedabad | Shubman Gill (GT) | 106 meters |
| Final | CSK vs GT | Ahmedabad | Sai Sudarshan (GT) | 97 meters |
And as for the longest sixes in IPL, although Du Plessis struck a mammoth 115 meter six in 2023, that distance had only tied for the seventh longest in Indian Premier League history. So, check out the below list for which player holds the record for the longest six in IPL:
| Player | Team | Distance | Season |
| Albie Morkel | Chennai Super Kings | 125 meters | 2008 |
| Praveen Kumar | Punjab Kings | 124 meters | 2011 |
| Adam Gilchrist | Punjab Kings | 122 meters | 2011 |
| Robin Uthappa | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 120 meters | 2010 |
| Chris Gayle | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 119 meters | 2013 |
| Yuvraj Singh | Punjab Kings | 119 meters | 2009 |
| Ross Taylor | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 119 meters | 2008 |
| Gautum Gambhir | Kolkata Knight Riders | 117 meters | 2017 |
| Ben Cutting | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 117 meters | 2016 |
| Liam Livingstone | Punjab Kings | 117 meters | 2022 |
| Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Chennai Super Kings | 115 meters | 2009 |
| Faf Du Plessis | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 115 meters | 2023 |
| Tim David | Mumbai Indians | 114 meters | 2023 |
Du Plessis currently sits on top for the longest six in IPL 2023, but that distance can be soon overtaken as per the data of the biggest hit in every season of the Indian Premier League and also with more powerful hitter pending a big hit.
| Season | Player | Team | Distance |
| 2008 | Albie Morkel | Chennai Super Kings | 125 meters |
| 2009 | Yuvraj Singh | Punjab Kings | 119 meters |
| 2010 | Robin Uthappa | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 120 meters |
| 2011 | Adam Gilchrist | Punjab Kings | 122 meters |
| 2012 | MS Dhoni | Chennai Super Kings | 112 meters |
| 2013 | Chris Gayle | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 112 meters |
| 2014 | David Miller | Punjab Kings | 102 meters |
| 2015 | AB de Villiers | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 108 meters |
| 2016 | Ben Cutting | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 117 meters |
| 2017 | Travis Head | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 109 meters |
| 2018 | AB de Villiers | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 111 meters |
| 2019 | MS Dhoni | Chennai Super Kings | 111 meters |
| 2020 | Nicholas Pooran | Punjab Kings | 106 meters |
| 2021 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | Chennai Super Kings | 108 meters |
| 2022 | Liam Livingstone | Punjab Kings | 117 meters |
| 2023 | Faf Du Plessis | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 115 meters |