Most sixes in an IPL season: Can Vaibhav Sooryavanshi break Chris Gayle’s record in 2026? | Cricket News
2 min readApr 29, 2026 09:50 AM The IPL 2026 season has seen unprecedented levels of six-hitting just as the tournament has moved past the half-way stage. The previous season in 2025 was the greatest edition in terms of six-hitting with 1294 sixes hit in 73 matches.
The individual striking has entered a whole new level this year, with the Indian batters leading the charts with a bevy of maximums. Among them, teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has emerged as the six-hitting freak thus far, smoking a staggering 37 sixes in only nine innings, putting him already close to the Indian record in an edition. Sooryavanshi also tops the run-getters l with 400 runs and also broke 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.
Among Indian batters, Abhishek Sharma holds the record for the most sixes struck in a series, with 42 maximums in the 2024 edition.
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Several big-hitting superstars have, over the years, notched up massive six-hitting streaks that have lit up the tournament. 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.
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
Nicholas Pooran (LSG)
14
524
87*
196.25
40
2025
Shreyas Iyer (PBKS)
17
604
97*
175.07
39
2025
Chris Gayle (RCB)
14
491
117
147.44
38
2015
Virat Kohli (RCB)
16
973
113
152.03
38
2016
Heinrich Klaasen (SRH)
15
479
80*
171.07
38
2024
Virat Kohli (RCB)
15
741
113*
154.69
38
2024
Suryakumar Yadav (MI)
16
717
73*
167.91
38
2025
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
9
400
103
238.09
37
2026
Most sixes in IPL 2026 (as of April 29)Story continues below this ad
37 (9 innings) – Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR)
28 (8 innings) – Abhishek Sharma (SRH)
26 (7 innings) – Priyansh Arya (PBKS)
23 (7 innings) – Rajat Patidar (RCB)
22 (7 innings) – Shreyas Iyer (PBKS
