Most Sixes in One Season of IPL

The IPL is a tournament which is known for its big shots, loud cheers, and most sixes. Every year, most of the IPL fans want to know who hit the most sixes in one season of IPL. However, this record was in the name of Chris Gayle, who hit 59 sixes in one season of the IPL. But, recently, this record was broken by one of the young and smashingly talented, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. So, let’s explore this article in detail and check here the Top 5 Players with Most Sixes in One IPL Season.

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Who hit the most sixes in one season of IPL?

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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi of the Rajasthan Royals hit the most sixes in one season of the overall IPL. In the IPL 2026, he hit 65 sixes in 15 innings, which is the most sixes in one season of the IPL. He was able to break the previous record set by Chris Gayle, who hit 59 sixes for Royal Challengers Bangalore playing in IPL 2012. The fact that Sooryavanshi was able to get to those sixes so quickly makes this record even more special. Gayle needed 456 balls to score his 59 sixes. Sooryavanshi managed to do it in 266 balls. It's only a testament to how hard and fast this young player bats.

Top 5 Players with Most Sixes in One IPL Season

Here is the list of players who have hit the most sixes in one season of IPL:

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s IPL Record

Sooryavanshi is a 15-year-old lad who is playing for the Rajasthan Royals. In IPL 2026, till today, he has played a total of 15 matches, in which he scored 680 runs, including 1 hundred and 4 fifties, with a highest score of 103. In boundaries, he hit 55 fours and 65 sixes in IPL Season 2026.

Chris Gayle's Record That Stood for 14 Years

Chris Gayle holds the previous record of a single IPL season of being the king of sixes, which was before Sooryavanshi. Gayle was the Royal Challengers Bangalore Player of the Year, having scored 59 sixes in 15 matches during IPL 2012. He has also scored 733 runs that season and won the Orange Cap in that season.

Gayle was well-known for hitting the ball out of the ground with ease. For more than 14 years, no one challenged him! In 2019, Andre Russell had attempted 52 sixes, but it was Gayle's 59 which held the top spot till Sooryavanshi finally did it in 2026.

Interesting Facts About Most Sixes in an IPL Season

Here are some fun and important facts about the most sixes for one season of IPL:

• While Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored his 65 sixes in 266 balls, Chris Gayle found it difficult to cross the halfway mark with only 59 sixes after 456 balls. That's an astounding pace.

• Gayle is in the top three of this list, which no other player has matched.

• In the IPL 2025 season, 1294 sixes were hit in 73 matches, making it the highest number of sixes in a single season in the history of IPL.

• Chris Gayle has the record of hitting the maximum number of sixes in a single innings of IPL with 17 in his famous 175-run knock for Pune Warriors India in 2013.

• Indian record of 42 sixes has been set by Sooryavanshi and now will be held by him as well among Indian players, as Abhishek Sharma achieved 42 sixes in IPL 2024.

In fact, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is the record holder for the maximum number of sixes in a single season of IPL with 65 sixes in IPL 2026. Chris Gayle previously had the record of 59 sixes in IPL 2012. These records reveal the magnitude and fun that IPL batting has had over the years. It doesn't matter if it's Gayle, Russell, Buttler or Sooryavanshi, the thrill of hitting the six is what makes the IPL so special for cricket lovers across the globe and particularly in India.