IPL 2023: Most sixes
Depositing the ball into the stands is the need of the hour for any batter in one of the most entertaining and action-packed formats, the T20 format. There is hardly any time for a player to settle down in the Twenty20s as he has to go big right from the outset. Smashing maximums all around the park is the way to go and so is the case in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The ongoing sixteenth edition has witnessed the maximum number of sixes ever across 16 editions (1124), also becoming the first season to cross the 1100 mark.
Let’s take a look at the players with the most sixes in IPL 2023 (Top 3):
3. Shubman Gill (33)
Young India sensation and Gujarat Titans (GT) opener Shubman Gill took the sixteenth edition of the IPL by storm as he hammered 890 runs in 17 innings at a solid average of 59.33 and a strike rate of 157.80. The right-handed batter struck three centuries and four half-centuries with the highest score of 129. The 23-year-old Gill smashed the third-most maximums (33) and notably, he hit the most fours (85) amongst all players this season. Going through a purple patch, he also grabbed the Orange Cap for amassing the most runs in IPL 2023.
2. Shivam Dube (35)
Chennai Super Kings’ hard-hitter Shivam Dube slammed 35 maximums and 12 fours as he also equalled the record for most sixes hit by a CSK player in a single edition. Shane Watson also struck 35 sixes in the 2018 campaign. Dube ended the title-winning season with 418 runs in 14 innings at an average of 38 and a strike rate of 158.33. The 29-year-old explosive player smashed three half-centuries with the highest score of 52. Dube also played a crucial knock of 31* off 21, which included two maximums in the mega final against GT.
1. Faf du Plessis (36)
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Faf du Plessis tops the elite list for depositing the ball 36 times in the recently concluded IPL season. He also ended the competition as the highest run-getter for his franchise. The right-handed batter racked up 730 runs in 14 innings at an average of 56.15 and a strike rate of 153.68. The 38-year-old player smashed eight fifties with the best score of 84. Du Plessis also sent the ball to the ropes 60 times. Notably, he also won the award for hitting the longest six of 115m off the bowling of Ravi Bishnoi this season.
