Most Sixes by a Batsman in an Innings in IPL History

Last Modified Apr 28, 2023 14:36 IST

Most Sixes by a Batsman in an Innings in IPL History


PositionPlayerRunsBalls Faced4s6sStrike RateAgainstVenueMatch Date
1Chris Gayle175*661317265.15PWIM. Chinnaswamy Stadium23 April 2013
2Brendon McCullum158*731013216.43RCBM. Chinnaswamy Stadium18 April 2008
3Chris Gayle128*62713206.45DCArun Jaitley Stadium17 May 2012
4AB de Villiers129*521012248.07GLM. Chinnaswamy Stadium14 May 2016
5Chris Gayle11757712205.26PBKSM. Chinnaswamy Stadium06 May 2015
6Andre Russell88*36111244.44CSKChidambaram10 April 2018
7Sanath Jayasuriya114*48911237.50CSKWankhede Stadium14 May 2008
8Murali Vijay12756811226.78RRChidambaram03 April 2010
9Chris Gayle104*63111165.07SRHIS Bindra Stadium19 April 2018
10Kieron Pollard8331310267.74PBKSWankhede Stadium10 April 2019


How would you sum up a tailor-made IPL knock? A fair amount of running, cheeky twos, some lusty drives, and of course lots of towering sixes.


What we don’t see often is the maximum count being more than those of the boundaries and well, some gentlemen were able to pull off this legendary feat in a state where they completely thrashed the bowlers with their swing of the bat.


Today, we bring you the list of ‘Most sixes by a batsman in an innings in IPL history. Some of the biggest names in the business feature in the list and their stats will surely leave you stunned. So let’s get in and see who took a toll on that white cricket ball and sent it right to the fans sitting in the stadium!



At the first spot, we have the Universe Boss himself Chris Gayle, who’s record breaking innings of 175* in 2013 against Pune Warriors India took the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore to storm. In his blistering knock, he smashed 17 sixes! Yes, you read that right, seven-teen!


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Next up is a legendary white-ball player, Brendon McCullum. This score of 158 came in the first-ever match of the IPL way back in 2008 where the Kiwi smoked RCB’s bowlers for 13 massive blows into the stands. This innings still remains as one of the greatest of all time in the history of the league!


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Surprised to see Gayle again!? Well, he’s 4 times in this list and that’s enough to say about the magnitude of the sheer power that is stored inside the West Indian batter. He notched 128* against the Delhi Capitals in the 2012 season where sent the ball sailing 13 times in Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium.


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