The record for most sixes in a single IPL season belongs to…
🥇 Chris Gayle – 2012 (RCB)
🔹 Sixes: 59 💥
🔹 Matches: 15
🔹 Runs: 733
🔹 Strike Rate: ~160
🔹 Notable:
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That season was absolute carnage.
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Bowlers feared him. Fielders gave up.
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He even hit 175 in one game*—the highest individual IPL score, and yes, 17 sixes in that one alone 🤯
🧨 “If six-hitting were an Olympic event, Gayle would’ve taken home gold, silver, and bronze.”
🥈 Top 5 Most Sixes in a Single IPL Season
| Rank |
Player |
Sixes |
Season |
Team |
| 1️⃣ |
Chris Gayle |
59 |
2012 |
RCB |
| 2️⃣ |
Jos Buttler |
45 |
2022 |
RR |
| 3️⃣ |
Andre Russell |
52 |
2019 |
KKR |
| 4️⃣ |
Chris Gayle (again) |
51 |
2013 |
RCB |
| 5️⃣ |
Virat Kohli |
38 |
2016 |
RCB |
😏 Fun fact: Kohli's 38 sixes came along with 973 runs in 2016. Unreal.
🚀 Who Might Break It?
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Jos Buttler, Russell, SKY, or Livingstone in top form
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Or if Yashasvi Jaiswal or Shubman Gill decide to turn up the heat from ball one
🧠 TL;DR
👑 Chris Gayle’s 59 sixes in 2012 = still the unmatched king of IPL carnage.
💬 “Universe Boss doesn’t break records—he creates new formats.”
Want a chart of most sixes per season by player or breakdown by Indian players only? I’ve got more six-smashing data ready to unleash 😎