The record of the Most Sixes In An Innings In IPL history, has been held by the most sixes in IPL history batsman, Chris Gayle.
With the equal number of 6s, the fastest 50 in ODI WC history batter, Brendan McCullum(2nd) comes ahead of Chris Gayle(3rd), in terms of total boundaries count.
In the same manner, AB De Villiers and Chris Gayle occupy the fourth and fifth position in order, to the list of most sixes in an innings in IPL cricket.
The Asia Cup most runs batter, Sanath Jayasuriya(6th) is followed by Murali Vijay(7th), Vaibhav Sooryavanshi(8th), Andre Russell(9th) & Chris Gayle(10th), all coming with the same number of maximums.
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| No. | Player | 6s | 4s | Score | Balls | Vs | Year | Venue | Team |
| 1 | C Gayle | 17 | 13 | 175* | 66 | PWI | 2013 | Bengaluru | RCB |
| 2 | B McCullum | 13 | 10 | 158* | 73 | RCB | 2008 | Bengaluru | KKR |
| 3 | C Gayle | 13 | 7 | 128* | 62 | DD | 2012 | Delhi | RCB |
| 4 | AB De Villiers | 12 | 10 | 129* | 52 | GL | 2016 | Bengaluru | RCB |
| 5 | C Gayle | 12 | 7 | 117 | 57 | KXIP | 2015 | Bengaluru | RCB |
| 6 | S Jayasuriya | 11 | 9 | 114* | 48 | CSK | 2008 | Wankhede | MI |
| 7 | M Vijay | 11 | 8 | 127 | 56 | RR | 2010 | Chennai | CSK |
| 8 | V Sooryavanshi | 11 | 7 | 101 | 38 | GT | 2025 | Jaipur | RR |
| 9 | A Russell | 11 | 1 | 88 | 36 | CSK | 2018 | Chennai | KKR |
| 10 | C Gayle | 11 | 1 | 104 | 63 | SRH | 2018 | Mohali | KXIP |
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The batsman scoring a hundred(117 off 57) in the very first match(Vs RSA) of T20I World Cup 2007, Chris Gayle finds himself 4 times in this top 10 list of the most sixes in an innings in IPL.
In addition, he owns the record of the most sixes in an IPL season, hitting 59 sixes(14 inns) in 2012.
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Notching up the highest ever T20 score of 175*, the one of the most barbarous hitters of the cricket ball, Chris Gayle hit 17 – the most sixes in an innings in IPL all times.
Playing against Pune Warriors India, the RCB opener went on scoring 30 balls – the fastest ever hundred in Indian Premier League.
He scored 175 off 66 balls that lead his team finishing it on 263/5 – the top 10 highest team total In IPL. Also, his innings comporised 13 fours. There was an 130 runs win for the RCB team.
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Scoring a hundred in the inaugural match of the Indian Premier League(2008), Brendan McCullum hit 13 – the 2nd most sixes in an innings in IPL.
The first man to score one thousand runs in T20I cricket, McCullum played an innings of 158* off 73 balls(10 fours) versus Royal Challengers Bangalore(at Eden Gardens). This lead Kolkata Knight Riders win by 140 runs.
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The most runs & most sixes in T20 cricket all times batter, C Gayle had an unbeaten 128 runs innings against Delhi Daredevils, in the 2012 edition.
Facing 62 balls, the former Windies left handed opener went on sending the ball over the line 13 times, in addition to 7 fours.
The ICC T20 World Cup 2012 & 2016 winning team player, had an unbreakable 204 runs partnership(2nd Wkt) with the IPL 2024 most runs batsman Virat Kohli which helped RCB getting a win by 21 runs.
| Runs | Balls | 6s | 4s | SR | Vs | Year | Team | Venue |
| 128* | 62 | 13 | 7 | 206 | DD | 2012 | RCB | Delhi |
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The Fastest Century In ODI Cricket Batsman AB De Villiers 129 Against Gujarat Lions 14 May 2016 At M Chinnaswamy Stadium Bengaluru, V Kohli & AB De Villiers 229 Runs – The Highest Partnership In IPL Cricket History, Sunrisers Hyderabad IPL 2016 Champions
AB De Villiers, the batting monster played an incredible innings of 129* off 52 balls against Gujarat Lions, in the 2016 IPL edition.
The 2nd most 6s in ODI World Cup 2015 player’s innings included 10 fours & 12 – the 4th most sixes in an innings in IPL history.
Batting at 3, the former Proteas great had the highest ever partnership (229 Runs) in the Indian Premier League, with Virat Kohli who scored 109 off 55. The team got the 144 runs win against the opponent.
| Runs | Balls | 6s | 4s | SR | Vs | Year | Team | Venue |
| 129* | 52 | 12 | 10 | 248 | GL | 2016 | RCB | Bengaluru |
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FAQs(Frequently Asked Questions)
Who hit the most sixes in an innings in the IPL?
Chris Gayle hit 17 as the most sixes in an innings in IPL history, doing so against Pune Warriors India in 2013.
Who hit 300 sixes in IPL?
Till 2025, Chris Gayle & Rohit Sharma remained the two players having IPL sixes in excess of 300.