The IPL 2025 season has carried the pattern from the earlier version within the league turning into the house of six-hitting. Whereas 1260 maximums had been smoked final 12 months, the tally has risen to 1271 this version, forward of the ultimate between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.
A number of big-hitting superstars have, over time, notched up huge six-hitting streaks which have lit up the match. Chris Gayle, the best six-hitter within the historical past of the IPL, stays on prime of the charts whilst newer power-hitters have emerged on the scene in recent times.
Gayle stays the one batter to smash 50 sixes in a season twice, attaining the feat with RCB in successive years in 2012 and 2013. West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell is the one different batter to slam 50 sixes in a 12 months, attaining it with Kolkata Knight Riders in 2019.
Amongst Indian batters, Sunrisers Hyderabad opener Abhishek Sharma surpassed Virat Kohli’s tally of 38 sixes from 2016 through the 2024 version. Abhishek walloped 42 sixes in 16 appearances throughout his workforce’s run to the ultimate. Nonetheless, the southpaw’s file is below risk as Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer is on the cusp of matching or overtaking him through the IPL 2025 closing. Banking on his greatest six-hitting season within the league, Iyer has racked up 39 maximums in 16 video games this version. Iyer’s strike charge of 175.80 can also be the best amongst all six batters to have aggregated no less than 600 runs in IPL 2025. Iyer can also be just one wanting Nicholas Pooran’s 40 maximums, the best by any batter this IPL season.
Most sixes by a batter in an IPL season
| Participant | 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) | 16 | 603 | 97* | 175.8 | 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 |