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How 2026 IPL broke all six-hitting records

How 2026 IPL broke all six-hitting records

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2 min readMay 23, 2026 02:05 PM IST With a week of action left in the IPL 2026 season, the 19th edition of the tournament is on the cusp of erasing all previous records in terms of six-hitting in the league. In only 67 matches this season, a staggering 1290 maximums have flown off the bats, a six every 11.6 deliveries. The six-hitting rate has bettered the 2025 season where a whopping 1294 sixes were hit in 73 matches with a six every 12.76 deliveries. With the Impact Sub rule ushering in a new era since 2023, batting strike rates have skyrocketed every year.  The overall batting strike rate of a season crossed the 140 mark for the first time in 2023 where 1124 sixes were hit. In 2024, the strike rate vaulted past 150 for the first time with 1260 sixes, taking 14 balls per maximum. Within three seasons, the batters have gained almost three more deliveries per every strike over the fence. During the Lucknow Super Giants versus Punjab Kings contest in Lucknow …

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi aims to break Indian record in DC vs RR match

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi aims to break Indian record in DC vs RR match

Published by Parlour News

2 min readMay 17, 2026 12:23 PM IST Most sixes in an IPL season: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has taken the IPL 2026 stage by a phenomenal storm, so much so that the 15-year-old leads the six-hitting charts in just his second season at the top of the order for Rajasthan Royals. None of the international quality bowlers has been spared from the fierce Sooryavanshi bat-swing. The dashing southpaw now stands a chance of rewriting the record books by a fair stretch after having already smashed multiple T20 world records this season. Sooryavanshi had emerged as the fastest batter ever to hit 100 T20 sixes, getting to the feat in only 515 deliveries, almost 300 balls faster than the previous record holder. ALSO READ | Sangakkara backs Jaiswal to rediscover his best as Royals eye playoff push In only 11 innings, he has walloped 40 sixes this edition, making up over 50 percent of his 440 runs this season in maximums. Sooryavanshi had also broken the Indian record held by Murali Vijay for most sixes in an innings, …