Players with most sixes in an IPL season

T20 cricket is connected with hitting sixes since the format calls for players who can hit the ball far. This was a key factor in the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) abundance of six-hitters. T20 is a shortest format of cricket where batsmen must score runs rapidly; as a result, hitting sixes is popular in T20, particularly in IPL matches. Here is a look at the players with the most sixes in an IPL season.

Chris Gayle, 44 (2011)

Chris Gayle, a West Indian great, led all six hitters in 2011 with 44 big hits, one of his Orange cap-winning seasons. For the first time in his IPL career, Gayle played for RCB, and he made sure to break every batting record that season. He struck 56 fours in addition to 44 sixes in 2011, becoming the only batter in IPL history to reach two hundred in a single season.

Jos Buttler, 45 (2022)

“Jos the Boss,” the England captain, won the orange cup in the IPL 2022. He scored 863 runs in 16 innings during this IPL, including 4 half-centuries and 4 centuries. He has a strike rate of 149.05. Buttler averaged 57.53 runs per game. His top score was 116. He has hit 45 sixes in the last IPL season, placing him fourth overall.

Chris Gayle, 51 (2013)

Gayle, the ‘Universe Boss’, hit 51 sixes in IPL 2013. The Gayle storm returned once more. This season, Universe Boss recorded the greatest IPL knock of 175*. In this IPL, he scored 708 runs, including 1 century.

Andre Russell, 52 (2019)

Andre Russell of the West Indies is referred to as “Russell Muscle.” He is the most harmful and dangerous batter when it comes to hitting massive sixes after Chris Gayle. He hit 52 sixes in the 2019 IPL. He is an integral part of the Kolkata Knight Riders team, not just a player. Considering how many games he single-handedly won for KKR.

Chris Gayle, 59 (2012)

Chris Gayle, the Universe Boss, has appeared three times on this list. He set an IPL record by smashing 59 sixes in the 2012 season. He was that year’s Orange Cup victor. In 2011 and 2012, he won the orange cap twice in a row.

Gayle still holds the record for hitting the most sixes in an IPL season (59), which he accomplished in 2012. Additionally, in 2011, 51 sixes were hit, and in 2013, 38 sixes were hit in 2015.

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