Most sixes in an IPL season: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi closes in on Chris Gayle record
While the 2025 edition of the IPL saw a mind-boggling 1,294 sixes being hit over 73 fixtures, the 2026 campaign is already threatening that record despite only being halfway through. CLICK HERE TO MAKE YOUR BET WITH DAFABET What's exciting is that Indian cricketers are at the forefront of the six-hitting carnage, with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi leading the charge. In just nine games, he has managed to hit 37 sixes and accumulate 400 runs.
He recently made headlines by hitting a century against Sunrisers Hyderabad in just 36 deliveries. During that incredible performance, he smashed 12 sixes, breaking the domestic record previously held by Murali Vijay. Add The Sporting News as a preferred news source He is chasing the legendary figures of the league, such as Chris Gayle and Andre Russell, who cleared the boundary over 50 times in a season.
Most sixes in an IPL season Rank Player Inns Runs HS SR 6s Season 1 Chris Gayle (RCB) 14 733 128* 160. 74 59 2012 2 Andre Russell (KKR) 13 510 80* 204. 81 52 2019 3 Chris Gayle (RCB) 16 708 175* 156.
29 51 2013 4 JC Buttler (RR) 17 863 116 149. 05 45 2022 5 Chris Gayle (RCB) 12 608 107 183. 13 44 2011 6 Abhishek Sharma (SRH) 16 484 75* 204.
21 42 2024 7 Nicholas Pooran (LSG) 14 524 87* 196. 25 40 2025 8 Shreyas Iyer (PBKS) 17 604 97* 175. 07 39 2025 9 Chris Gayle (RCB) 14 491 117 147.