IPL 2021 Most Sixes: KL Rahul overtakes Jonny Bairstow, CSK’s Faf du Plessis, MI’s Rohit Sharma eye top spot

IPL 2021 Most Sixes – Top 10 Six Hitters: The race of hitting most sixes in IPL 2021 is getting very exciting with every match. Punjab Kings skipper KL Rahul overtook Sunrisers Hyderabad opener, Jonny Bairstow, to become the batsman with the highest number of sixes in IPL 2021. KL Rahul achieved the record in the match against RCB.

In today’s game against Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings opener Faf du Plessis will aim to get higher on the list. While Rohit Sharma, who is already in the top five is likely to finish at top after the game.

DC opener Prithvi Shaw also entered the list with 9 sixes under his belt.

Let’s take a look at the Top 10 players with the most sixes in IPL 2021.

IPL 2021 Six Hitters – IPL 2021 Most Sixes: List of Highest SIX hitting cricketers in IPL 2021:

KL Rahul (7 matches – 16 sixes): PBKS batter and skipper KL Rahul continues his IPL 2020 form in IPL 2021. He is the highest run-scorer this year with 331 runs at a strike rate of 136.21 which includes four fifties.

Jonny Bairstow (6 matches – 14 sixes):  The English batter has been in red-hot form this season. In five matches he has scored 218 runs at a strike rate of 141.55 and is amongst the highest run-getters in IPL 2021.

Andre Russell (7 Matches – 13 Sixes) – KKR is struggling big time in IPL 2021 with 5 defeats from 7 matches – but one KKR player is hitting big. Russell now is in third place in the Most Sixes table with 13 sixes in IPL this year.

Rohit Sharma (6 Matches -10 sixes): Rohit Sharma is in top-notch form this year the batsman has hit 10 sixes in IPL 2021 so far and has scored 215 runs.

Glenn Maxwell (7 matches – 10 sixes): Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will be happy to see their investment reaping finally paying off. As he is commonly referred to, Big Show has scored 223 runs out of which 60 runs have been scored via 10 sixes.

AB de Villiers (7 Matches -10 sixes): When there is talk about most sixes in IPL, then Mr.360 cannot be far behind. ABD has hist 10 sixes and scored 207 runs in six games.

IPL 2021 Six Hitters – Here is the Top 10 players who have hit most sixes in IPL 2021- Check List

 

POS PLAYER Mat Inns NO Runs HS Avg BF SR 100 50 4s 6s
1 7 7 2 331 91* 66.20 243 136.21 0 4 27 16
2 6 6 1 218 63* 43.60 154 141.55 0 2 16 14
3 7 7 1 163 54 27.16 105 155.23 0 1 12 13
4 6 6 0 215 63 35.83 171 125.73 0 1 14 10
5 7 6 0 223 78 37.16 154 144.80 0 2 21 10
6 7 6 2 207 76* 51.75 126 164.28 0 2 16 10
7 6 6 1 229 119 45.80 157 145.85 1 0 22 9
8 6 6 2 270 95* 67.50 192 140.62 0 3 27 9
9 6 6 1 195 101* 39.00 128 152.34 1 0 22 9
10 7 7 0 269 82 38.42 163 165.03 0 3 34 9