Most Sixes in the IPL Since 2022: Following CSK vs. LSG in the IPL 2024, Shivam Dube returns to the top of the big-hitting charts
After CSK vs. LSG IPL 2024 match 39, Shivam Dube of Chennai Super Kings took the lead again, while Nicholas Pooran of Lucknow Super Giants tied Jos Buttler of Rajasthan Royals for second place in terms of most sixes in the Indian Premier League since 2022.
The IPL record for most sixes is held by the legendary Chris Gayle, who is followed in order by Rohit Sharma, AB de Villiers, Virat Kohli, and Mahendra Singh Dhoni. However, players like Buttler, Dube, and Pooran have advanced significantly in the quest for maximums since the tournament expanded in 2022.
After being acquired by the reigning champions for Rs 4 Crore in the 2022 super auction, Dube, who has seen a significant transformation since joining CSK in the 2022 season, has hammered over 70 sixes in the Indian Premier League.
Since being acquired by LSG for Rs 16 crore during the 2023 season, Pooran has also changed as a player. Similar to Dube, the wicketkeeper-batter from the West Indies has risen to the top of the rankings with maximums in 2022, 2023, and the current 2024 campaign.
After experiencing a slump in his form the previous season, Buttler—who has been a reliable run scorer in recent years—rebounds this year with two hundreds in six innings and ten maximums, bringing his total to 69.
Since the 2022 season, Buttler, Dube, and Pooran have scored the most sixes in the IPL, followed by players like Sanju Samson, the captain of the Rajasthan Royals. Liam Livingstone of the Punjab Kings and Andre Russell of the Kolkata Knight Riders are also included in the list.
In the last three seasons, including the current one, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Heinrich Klaasen, and Shimron Hetmyer have all achieved significant progress in terms of maximums. The players with the most sixes in the IPL since 2022 are listed below:
Most Sixes Since the 2022 Indian Premier League
Shivam Dube (CSK) 33 innings with 73 sixes
Nicholas Pooran (LSG/SRH): 36 innings, 69 sixes
Jos Buttler (RR): 38 innings with 69 sixes
39 innings of Sanju Samson (RR) with 63 sixes
Livingstone, Liam (PBKS) – 29 innings with 60 sixes
Andre Russell (KKR): in 31 innings, he hit 60 sixes.
Faf Du Plessis (RCB): 38 innings with 59 sixes
Gaikwad, Ruturaj (CSK) – 37 innings with 54 sixes
Tilak Varma (MI): 33 innings, 53 sixes
Shubman Gill (GT): 41 innings, 53 sixes
Marcus Stoinis (LSG): 33 innings, 52 sixes
Heinrich Klaasen (SRH): 18 innings, 51 sixes
In 29 innings, Suryakumar Yadav (MI) hit 51 sixes.
In 34 innings, Shimron Hetmyer (RR) hit 49 sixes
In 39 innings, Rohit Sharma (MI) hit 48 sixes.
With 18 innings played since the IPL 2023, Sunrisers Hyderabad wicketkeeper-batter Klaasen has hit 51 sixes, making significant progress toward joining the list as well. The trio of Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, and Rohit Sharma from the Mumbai Indians also cracked the top 15 last week.
Regarding the sixes in the previous three seasons, Dube struck 16 in his first season with CSK and 35 maximums in the title-winning season of 2023, while Klaasen hit 25 in 2023 and already has 26 in 2024. He has hit 22 sixes in 8 innings so far in the current IPL 2024.
In contrast, Pooran hit 21 sixes for Sunrisers Hyderabad in 14 innings during the 2022 campaign. The West Indies wicketkeeper-batter has amassed 48 maximums since joining LSG; 26 of them came in 2023 and 22 of those came this season.
