Indian Premier League is the biggest T20 cricket event happening all around the world. Vey famous for the presence of best players around the world playing together, IPL has formed a new dimension and vision to T20 cricket. IPL is also very famous for the quick and thunderous innings that rains fire over the galleries.
Here are the top 5 players with the most number of sixes in an IPL innings.
1. Chris Gayle (17 Sixes)
No T20 record list is complete without the name of Chris Gayle. Lovingly called as Universal Boss by his fans, Chris Gayle has his name written along with almost every batting record in T20. Also Gayle is the player with most number of sixes in an IPL innings. In the match against Pune Warriors in the year 2013, Gayle scored a humongous total of 175 runs from 66 balls. This is still the highest individual score in T20 cricket history. To reach this amazing total, Gayle hit a total of 13 boundaries and 17 sixes. This is the highest number of sixes by a player in a T20 innings history.
2. Brendon McCullum (13 Sixes)
Brendon McCullum scored an unforgettable century in the very first match of India Premier League. Playing for the Kolkata Knight Riders, he scored an individual total of 158 runs from 73 balls against Royal Challengers Bangalore. This is the second highest individual score in IPL history till date. To reach this amazing individual total he hit a total of 10 fours and 13 sixes.
3. Chris Gayle (13 SIXES)
Chris Gayle has his name at multiple positions in most T20 batting records. Just like that he also has another spot in the list of the players with the most number of sixes in a T20 innings. In 2012 Gyale scored a century against Delhi Capitals. He scored a total of 127 runs which includes 13 sixes and 7 boundaries.
4. AB de Villiers
AB de Villiers is worshipped among his fans for his amazing batting performances and fierce shots on the field. In 2016 against Gujarat Lions, ABD scored an amazing individual total of 129 runs. His innings of de Villiers included 10 boundaries and 12 sixes.
5. Chris Gayle
Gayle once again finds a spot in this list of players with the most number of sixes in an IPL innings. In the 2015 season of IPL, he scored a total of 117 runs against Kings XI Punjab. In this innings which took place at Bengaluru M Chinnaswamy stadium, he hit a total of 12 sixes and 7 normal boundaries.
