10 Cricketers With Most Sixes in IPL:
Indian Premier League (IPL) is always an entertainment to the fans with brilliant batting and relentless bowling performances. However, the batsmen gravitate to play aggressively since it is a T20 format.
With limited balls in hand, batsmen tend to hit all the balls for boundaries and sixes. Have you ever thought who has the most sixes in IPL? Obviously, the first position is none other than Chris Gayle. How about 2nd and 3rd positions? Lets have a look at 10 cricketers with most sixes in IPL.
10. Yusuf Pathan
The vehement Indian batsman, Yusuf Pathan has 158 sixes and stands 10th in the list of most sixes in IPL. He is one of the most fiery batsman in IPL and holds the record of fastest century by an Indian in IPL. Even though he is one among the 10, he is gonna miss IPL 2020 since he has found no bidders in the Auction.
Matches: 174
Runs: 3204
Strike Rate: 142.97
Average: 29.12
Fours: 262
Sixes: 158
9. Kieron Pollard
The right handed Caribbean all rounder has 176 sixes in his account. He has played 148 IPL matches so far and has scored a total of 2,755 runs at an average of 28.69. He was the joint highest paid player in 2010 Indian Premier League.
Pollard’s 60 runs off 32 balls against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in 2013 IPL Final’s, lead Mumbai Indians to a decent total of 148 after the team was dazzled at 52-4 and won their maiden IPL title.
Matches: 148
Runs: 2755
Strike Rate: 146.77
Average: 28.69
Fours: 181
Sixes: 176
8. Shane Watson
Classy all rounder from Australia has 177 sixes from 134 matches. He was picked by Rajasthan Royals in the maiden IPL edition and he abetted his franchise to win the title by scoring 472 runs at an average of 47.20 and picking up 17 wickets.
So far, Shane Watson has 3575 runs at a strike rate of 139.53 in IPL.
Matches: 134
Runs: 3575
Strike Rate: 139.53
Average: 31.08
Fours: 343
Sixes: 176
7. David Warner
Left handed pocket dynamo of Australian cricket, David Warner has 181 sixes and stand 7th in the list. He made his IPL debut for Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) in 2009 and currently plays for SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH). He has scored 4706 runs at an average of 43.17 from 126 matches.
David Warner has the most runs by an overseas player (4099), most fifties (37) and highest individual score by a captain (126) in IPL.
Matches: 126
Runs: 4706
Strike Rate: 142.39
Average: 43.17
Fours: 458
Sixes: 181
6. Virat Kohli
Indian skipper Virat Kohli has 190 sixes from 177 matches. He is the only cricketer to be part of same franchise from the inaugural to the latest IPL edition. He receives INR 17 Crores from Royal Challengers Bangalore for IPL 2020, which is the highest for any player in the entire league.
Virat Kohli is the highest run scorer of IPL with 5412 runs at an average of 37.84.
Matches: 177
Runs: 5412
Strike Rate: 131.61
Average: 37.84
Fours: 480
Sixes: 190
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5. Suresh Raina
The aggressive left handed ‘Chinna Thala’ of IPL, Suresh Raina has 194 sixes in his account. He was bought by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for a whopping amount of INR 2.6 Crores in the inaugural edition. He was part of the same franchise till the date, except during CSK’s 2 year ban. He is the second most run scorer in IPL after Virat Kohli with 5368 runs.
Matches: 193
Runs: 5368
Strike Rate: 137.14
Average: 33.34
Fours: 493
Sixes: 194
4. Rohit Sharma
Mumbai Indians skipper, Rohit Sharma, better known as ‘Hit Man‘ has 194 sixes from 188 IPL matches. He has won 3 titles for Mumbai Indians as a skipper and a title for Deccan Chargers in 2009 as vice captain. In IPL 2015 finals, he played a crucial knock of 50 from 26 balls and helped team to lift the championship. He was awarded man of the match for the same performance.
Matches: 188
Runs: 4898
Strike Rate: 130.82
Average: 31.60
Fours: 431
Sixes: 194
3. MS Dhoni
Former Indian skipper, MS Dhoni stands 3rd in the list with 209 sixes. He is the Indian player with most sixes in IPL. He has scored 4432 runs from 190 matches at an average of 42.20. He is the only captain of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) from the first edition of IPL. He was bought for a massive amount of INR 15 Crores for the first season of IPL which made him expensive player in IPL that year.
Matches: 190
Runs: 4432
Strike Rate: 137.85
Average: 42.20
Fours: 297
Sixes: 209
2. Ab De Villiers
Abraham Benjamin De Villiers, popularly known as Ab De Villiers has 212 sixes from 154 IPL matches. He was part of Delhi Daredevils in first 3 editions of the league. Currently, he is one of the reliable batsman of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). He was bought for a whopping amount of INR 5 Crores in 2011 and hasn’t released yet.
Matches: 154
Runs: 4395
Strike Rate: 151.23
Average: 39.95
Fours: 357
Sixes: 212
1. Chris Gayle
All time voracious batsman of IPL, Chris Gayle tops the list with 326 sixes. He made his IPL debut for Kolkata Knight Riders in 2008. Currently, he plays for Kings XI Punjab in the league. He has scored 4484 runs at an average of 41.13.
Matches: 125
Runs: 4484
Strike Rate: 151.02
Average: 41.13
Fours: 369
Sixes: 326
And that’s all about 10 Cricketers With Most Sixes in IPL.