The Indian Premier League (IPL) is one of the most sought-after domestic T20 leagues in the world due to the entertainment factor. Players from across the globe participate in this glitzy tournament to showcase their crafts and rake in the moolah.
The BCCI's flagship annual tournament since its inception has been a lucrative one and the standards of cricket kept getting better with every season. The performance of teams, as well as the players', kept reaching another level and with that, the number of boundaries hit in every season of the IPL kept increasing.
Every year, we witness an increase in the number of boundaries and sixes being hit on an average. Also, the number of boundaries hit depends on the kind of surfaces the tournament is played on. But in India, generally, the pitches are conducive for batting. Let us take a look at the total number of fours and sixes hit in every season of the IPL in a year-wise fashion.
Between 2008 and 2021, a total of 23445 fours have been hit in 884 matches in the tournament. In the 2013 IPL season, 2052 fours were hit in 76 matches, which is the highest so far. In 2022, a total of 1975 fours have already been hit and there are two more games to go. It might not break the record created in 2013 but will be a massive feat nevertheless.
Year | Fours Hit | Number of Matches |
2008 | 1702 | 59 |
2009 | 1316 | 59 |
2010 | 1708 | 60 |
2011 | 1913 | 74 |
2012 | 1911 | 76 |
2013 | 2052 | 76 |
2014 | 1562 | 60 |
2015 | 1607 | 60 |
2016 | 1632 | 60 |
2017 | 1609 | 60 |
2018 | 1651 | 60 |
2019 | 1652 | 60 |
2020 | 1582 | 60 |
2021 | 1548 | 60 |
2022 | 2018 | 74 |
Most Fours in a Season (year-wise):
Year | Player (Team) | Matches | Fours |
2008 | Gautam Gambhir (Delhi Daredevils) | 14 | 68 |
2009 | Matthew Hayden (Chennai Super Kings) | 12 | 60 |
2010 | Sachin Tendulkar (Mumbai Indians) | 15 | 86 |
2011 | Sachin Tendulkar (Mumbai Indians) | 16 | 67 |
2012 | Ajinkya Rahane (Rajasthan Royals) | 16 | 73 |
2013 | Michael Hussey (Chennai Super Kings) | 17 | 81 |
2014 | Robin Uthappa (Kolkata Knight Riders) | 16 | 74 |
2015 | David Warner (Sunrisers Hyderabad) | 14 | 65 |
2016 | David Warner (Sunrisers Hyderabad) | 17 | 88 |
2017 | David Warner (Sunrisers Hyderabad) | 14 | 63 |
2018 | Rishabh Pant (Delhi Daredevils) | 14 | 68 |
2019 | Shikhar Dhawan (Delhi Capitals) | 16 | 64 |
2020 | Shikhar Dhawan (Delhi Capitals) | 17 | 67 |
2021 | Ruturaj Gaikwad (Chennai Super Kings) | 16 | 64 |
2022 | Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals) | 16 | 83 |
Most Fours in an innings (Top 15):
Player (Team) | Fours | Versus | Year |
Paul Valthaty (Kings XI Punjab) | 19 | Chennai Super Kings | 2011 |
AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore) | 19 | Mumbai Indians | 2015 |
Michael Lumb (Rajasthan Royals) | 16 | Kings XI Punjab | 2010 |
Ajinkya Rahane (Rajasthan Royals) | 16 | Kings XI Punjab | 2012 |
Murali Vijay (Chennai Super Kings) | 15 | Delhi Daredevils | 2012 |
Glenn Maxwell (Kings XI Punjab) | 15 | Chennai Super Kings | 2014 |
Quinton de Kock (Delhi Daredevils) | 15 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 2016 |
Shreyas Iyer (Delhi Daredevlis) | 15 | Gujarat Lions | 2017 |
Rishabh Pant (Delhi Daredevils) | 15 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 2018 |
Mahela Jayawardene (Kings XI Punjab) | 14 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 2010 |
Shikhar Dhawan (Deccan Chargers) | 14 | Kings XI Punjab | 2011 |
Dinesh Karthik (Mumbai Indians) | 14 | Delhi Daredevils | 2013 |
Manvinder Bisla (Kolkata Knight Riders) | 14 | Chennai Super Kings | 2013 |
Lendl Simmons (Mumbai Indians) | 14 | Kings XI Punjab | 2014 |
Hashim Amla (Kings XI Punjab) | 14 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 2016 |
Most fours in IPL (Overall):
Player | Fours | Innings |
Shikhar Dhawan | 701 | 205 |
Virat Kohli | 578 | 215 |
David Warner | 561 | 162 |
Rohit Sharma | 519 | 222 |
Suresh Raina | 506 | 200 |
Gautam Gambhir | 492 | 152 |
Robin Uthappa | 481 | 197 |
Ajinkya Rahane | 431 | 148 |
Dinesh Karthik | 426 | 208 |
AB de Villiers | 413 | 170 |
Chris Gayle | 404 | 141 |
Shane Watson | 375 | 141 |
Parthiv Patel | 365 | 137 |
Ambati Rayudu | 349 | 175 |
MS Dhoni | 346 | 206 |