The Indian Premier League (IPL) season 19 is in its final phase now. Starting today, the Playoffs round begins, and the first Qualifier match will be played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans. Whoever wins today’s clash will reach the finals of IPL season 19. This season, batsmen have hit so many runs, and they have chased targets of more than 200 or 220 for fun. Apart from all this, there is a young player who is on the verge of creating history; only a few sixes are needed for him to break the almighty record of hitting the most sixes in an IPL season.
Here are the top 5 players with the most sixes in an IPL season
1- Chris Gayle – 59 sixes
Universe Boss Chris Gayle holds the record of most sixes in an IPL season. He is one of the most dangerous batsmen this league can ever produce. Gayle has played so many match-winning innings for RCB. When it comes to hitting sixes, no one can beat him. His records are still unbreakable. Back in 2012, Chris Gayle hit 59 sixes in that season, which made him the number one player and at the top.
2- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi – 53 sixes
One of the most dangerous youngsters ever in IPL history. Yes, he is none other than Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, The 15 years old boy from Bihar. Till now, he has played 14 matches, and out of 14 innings, with a deadly strike rate of 237.89, he has hit 53 sixes yet in this tournament. Now, his team has reached the playoffs as well, so he might break Chris Gayle’s record of 59 sixes.
3- Andre Russel – 52 sixes
On number three again, one more Caribbean player comes in, and he is a right-handed batsman, Andre Russel. Russel is one of the biggest hitters in IPL history. In the 2019 IPL season, Russell was on fire, and he just made his name in the elite list of hitting the most sixes alongside Chris Gayle. That year Russel hit 52 sixes throughout the season.
4- Chris Gayle – 51 sixes
In IPL season 2013, the West Indies player Chris Gayle hit 51 sixes again, and he was on fire, playing too many match winning innings for his franchise Royals Challengers Bangalore. Most importantly, he also hit 175 runs in that season, which is still the highest Individual score by a player in IPL history. No one even dared to come around his record; despite all these, he is still number 1 in terms of hitting the most sixes in a single season of IPL.
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5- Jos Buttler – 45 sixes
Last but not least, On number five, England’s destructive hitter Jos Buttler’s name comes in, Butler holds the record of hitting the most sixes in a season. Back in 2022, Jos Buttler was hitting brutally throughout the season. During that season, he scored more than 850 runs and also received the Orange cap for scoring the most runs in the tournament. Butler hit a total of 45 sixes in IPL 2022, which keeps him at number 5 in terms of hitting the most sixes record.
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