Most sixes in an IPL edition: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi aims to break Indian record in DC vs RR match
2 min readMay 17, 2026 12:23 PM Most sixes in an IPL season: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has taken the IPL 2026 stage 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 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.
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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 Murali Vijay for most sixes in an innings, having smashed 12 of them during his 36-ball hundred against SunRisers Hyderabad.
The Samastipur-born prodigy can now target the Indian record for most sixes hit in an IPL season, currently held Abhishek Sharma who struck 42 maximums in the 2024 edition.
Chris Gayle, the highest six-hitter in the hory 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.Story continues below this ad
Most sixes 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
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR)
11
440
103
236.55
40
2026
Nicholas Pooran (LSG)
14
524
87*
196.25
40
2025
Most sixes in IPL 2026 (as of April 29)
40* (11 innings) – Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR)
37 (10 innings) – Ryan Rickelton (MI)
37 (12 innings) – Abhishek Sharma (SRH)
32 (11 innings) – Priyansh Arya (PBKS)
31 (11 innings) – Rajat Patidar (RCB)
31 (12 innings) – Mitchell Marsh (LSG)
