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

The English all-rounder also became the player to hit the record 1000th six in a single IPL season during the last league stage match of IPL 2022, which saw a total of 1062 sixes.

Despite maximums being struck at a handsome rate, it would take a very long time for anybody to topple the Universal Boss Chris Gayle, who sits on top of the list for most sixes in IPL with 357 maximums in 141 innings.

The next best after Gayle, is former South African batter AB de Villers, who has hit 251 sixes in 170 innings.

Among the active players, the usual suspects like Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Kieron Pollard and David Warner are the players with 200 plus sixes in IPL.

Suresh Raina, who is currently not involved in the cash-rich league as a player, also has struck over 200 maximums during his career.

Meanwhile, the likes of Hardik Pandya, Nitish Rana, Rahul and Sanju Samson are also making strides in most sixes list.

Here is the list for most sixes (minimum 100 sixes) in IPL:

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:

Gayle once again dominates another list for players with most sixes from every season in IPL. Meanwhile, Jos Buttler leads the list for most number of sixes in IPL 2022.

Here is the season-wise most sixes list:

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:

Livingstone currently leads the charts for longest six in IPL 2022, but who are the players that have hit the longest sixes every season? Check out the below list:

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.

Here is the list for total number of sixes hit in every season: