2 min readApr 29, 2026 09:50 AM IST
The IPL 2026 season has seen unprecedented levels of six-hitting just as the tournament has moved past the half-way stage. The previous season in 2025 was the greatest edition in terms of six-hitting with 1294 sixes hit in 73 matches.
The individual striking has entered a whole new level this year, with the Indian batters leading the charts with a bevy of maximums. Among them, teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has emerged as the six-hitting freak thus far, smoking a staggering 37 sixes in only nine innings, putting him already close to the Indian record in an edition. Sooryavanshi also tops the run-getters list with 400 runs and also broke the Indian record held by Murali Vijay for most sixes in an innings, having smashed 12 of them during his 36-ball hundred against SunRisers Hyderabad.
Among Indian batters, Abhishek Sharma holds the record for the most sixes struck in a series, with 42 maximums in the 2024 edition.
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Several big-hitting superstars have, over the years, notched up massive six-hitting streaks that have lit up the tournament. Chris Gayle, the highest six-hitter in the history of the IPL, remains on top of the charts even as newer power-hitters have emerged on the scene.
Gayle remains the only batter to smash 50 sixes in a season twice, achieving the feat with RCB in successive years in 2012 and 2013. West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell is the only other batter to slam 50 sixes in a year, achieving it with Kolkata Knight Riders in 2019.
Most sixes by a batter in an IPL season
| Player | Inns | Runs | HS | SR | 6s | Season |
| Chris Gayle (RCB) | 14 | 733 | 128* | 160.74 | 59 | 2012 |
| Andre Russell (KKR) | 13 | 510 | 80* | 204.81 | 52 | 2019 |
| Chris Gayle (RCB) | 16 | 708 | 175* | 156.29 | 51 | 2013 |
| JC Buttler (RR) | 17 | 863 | 116 | 149.05 | 45 | 2022 |
| Chris Gayle (RCB) | 12 | 608 | 107 | 183.13 | 44 | 2011 |
| Abhishek Sharma (SRH) | 16 | 484 | 75* | 204.21 | 42 | 2024 |
| Nicholas Pooran (LSG) | 14 | 524 | 87* | 196.25 | 40 | 2025 |
| Shreyas Iyer (PBKS) | 17 | 604 | 97* | 175.07 | 39 | 2025 |
| Chris Gayle (RCB) | 14 | 491 | 117 | 147.44 | 38 | 2015 |
| Virat Kohli (RCB) | 16 | 973 | 113 | 152.03 | 38 | 2016 |
| Heinrich Klaasen (SRH) | 15 | 479 | 80* | 171.07 | 38 | 2024 |
| Virat Kohli (RCB) | 15 | 741 | 113* | 154.69 | 38 | 2024 |
| Suryakumar Yadav (MI) | 16 | 717 | 73* | 167.91 | 38 | 2025 |
| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | 9 | 400 | 103 | 238.09 | 37 | 2026 |
Most sixes in IPL 2026 (as of April 29)
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- 37 (9 innings) – Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR)
- 28 (8 innings) – Abhishek Sharma (SRH)
- 26 (7 innings) – Priyansh Arya (PBKS)
- 23 (7 innings) – Rajat Patidar (RCB)
- 22 (7 innings) – Shreyas Iyer (PBKS
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