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Sixes in IPL History: Longest Sixes, Most Sixes & Total Sixes List From Every Season of Indian Premier League

The Universal Boss Chris Gayle sits comfortably on top of the list for most sixes in IPL with 357 maximums in 141 innings followed by the likes of AB de Villiers, Rohit Sharma and Mahendra Singh Dhoni among others.

The record for most sixes is unlikely to broken anytime soon, but some milestones were breached as Rohit became the first Indian player to hit over 250 sixes in the IPL. Virat Kohli and David Warner also will make some strides in IPL 2023.

Chris Gayle, Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli feature in the top of the list for most sixes in IPL

Suresh Raina and Kierona Pollard, who will no longer play in the cash-rich league as a player, have also struck over 200 maximums during their careers. Meanwhile, the likes of Hardik Pandya, Nitish Rana, KL Rahul and Sanju Samson are also making strides in most sixes list.

The likes of Liam Livingstone, Jos Buttler, Mitchell Marsh, Rovman Powell, Andre Russell, Suryakumar Yadav, Glenn Maxwell among others will also be looking to add to their tally in IPL season 16.

Most Sixes in IPL

Player Sixes Innings
Chris Gayle 357 141
Rohit Sharma 252 233
AB de Villiers 251 170
MS Dhoni 237 213
Virat Kohli 229 226
Kieron Pollard 223 171
David Warner 218 172
Suresh Raina 203 200
Andre Russell 192 94
Shane Watson 190 141
Sanju Samson 182 146
Robin Uthappa 182 197
Ambati Rayudu 169 183
KL Rahul 168 109
Yusuf Pathan 158 154
Glenn Maxwell 154 117
Jos Buttler 149 93
Yuvraj Singh 149 126
Shikhar Dhawan 146 213
Faf du Plessis 141 120
Dinesh Karthik 139 219
Nitish Rana 130 96
Brendon McCullum 130 109
Rishabh Pant 129 97
David Miller 124 110
Hardik Pandya 121 110
Dwayne Smith 117 89
Quinton de Kock 109 93
Virender Sehwag 106 104
Manish Pandey 106 156
Suryakumar Yadav 102 118
Ishan Kishan 101 82

Gayle unsurprisingly also holds the record for most sixes in a single innings in IPL. Here is the list for most sixes (10 or more) in an innings in IPL:

Player (Team) Sixes Versus Year
Chris Gayle (Royal Challengers Bangalore) 17 Pune Warriors India 2013
Brendon McCullum (Kolkata Knight Riders) 13 Royal Challengers Bangalore 2008
Chris Gayle (Royal Challengers Bangalore) 13 Delhi Capitals 2012
Chris Gayle (Royal Challengers Bangalore) 12 Punjab Kings 2015
AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore) 12 Gujarat Lions 2016
Sanath Jayasuriya (Mumbai Indians) 11 Chennai Super Kings 2008
Murali Vijay (Chennai Super Kings) 11 Rajasthan Royals 2010
Andre Russell (Kolkata Knight Riders) 11 Chennai Super Kings 2018
Chris Gayle (Punjab Kings) 11 Sunrisers Hyderabad 2018
Adam Gilchrist (Deccan Chargers) 10 Mumbai Indians 2008
Sanju Samson (Rajasthan Royals) 10 Royal Challengers Bangalore 2018
Shreyas Iyer (Delhi Capitals) 10 Kolkata Knight Riders 2018
Kieron Pollard (Mumbai Indians) 10 Punjab Kings 2019
Quinton de Kock (Lucknow Super Giants) 10 Kolkata Knight Riders 2022

Gayle once again dominates another list for players with most sixes from every season in IPL. Meanwhile, Jos Buttler led the list for most number of sixes in IPL 2022. Ruturaj Gaikwad got IPL 2023 off to a grand start with 9 maximums in the first match.

Season-wise most sixes in IPL

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 32

* Season in progress

And as for the longest sixes in IPL, although Livingstone struck a mammoth 117 meter six earlier this season, that distance is only tied for the sixth 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

Faf Du Plessis currently leads the charts for longest six in IPL 2023, but who are the players that have hit the longest sixes every season? Check out the below list:

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

* Season in progress

We had witnessed 872 maximums struck in the 2018 season, but that record was surpassed in IPL 2022 with 11 games left and the 1000 sixes in a single IPL season barrier was also broken seven matches later. Quite fittingly, it was Livingstone, who hit the 1000th six of the season.

Total number of sixes in every IPL season

Season Total Sixes Matches
2008 622 59
2009 506 59
2010 585 60
2011 639 74
2012 731 76
2013 672 76
2014 714 60
2015 692 60
2016 638 60
2017 705 60
2018 872 60
2019 784 60
2020 734 60
2021 687 60
2022 1062 74
2023* 850 57

* Season in progress

Story first published: Tuesday, March 28, 2023, 22:39 [IST]
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