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5 Cricketers Who Hit The Most IPL Innings Sixes

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Today we bring you the Cricketers who led the list of most sixes in an IPL innings. These batsmen can be blamed for the carnage they created for the bowling teams. The massacre it brought couldn’t allow the bowlers do their prime job, to take wickets. Here are the 5 cricketing performances added on board for the most sixes in an IPL innings.

5. Chris Gayle

Gaylestorm has been the most swashbuckling display of slaughter of T20 Bowling. The Caribbean Stroke-player features in our list of cricketers with the most sixes in an IPL innings. Chris Gayle hit 12 sixes at M Chinnaswamy Stadium against Kings XI Punjab on May 6, 2015.

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In an innings where he hit 7 fours as well, he scored 117 from 57 striking the ball at the rate of 205.26. His team Royal Challengers Bangalore scored 226 for 3 from their overs to win the match by 138 runs.

4. AB de Villiers

The Superman Cricketer has been among the most loved cricketers in the Indian Premier League. The South African Stroke-player features in our list of cricketers with the most sixes in an IPL innings. AB de Villiers hit 12 sixes at M Chinnaswamy Stadium against Gujarat Lions on May 14, 2016.

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In an unfinished innings, he scored 129 not out from 52 balls, also including 10 fours at a strike rate of 248. His team RCB scored 248/3 from their overs to win the match by 144 runs. Virat Kohli also scored a 55-ball 109.

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3. Chris Gayle

The Master Storm has played many innings to feature among this topic. The Jamaica stroke-player features in our list of cricketers with the most sixes in an IPL innings. Chris Gayle hit 13 sixes at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi against Delhi Daredevils on May 17, 2012.

In an unfinished innings, he scored 128 not out from 62 balls, also including 7 fours at a strike rate of 206. His team RCB scored 215/1 from their overs to win the match by 21 runs.

2. Brendon McCullum

The New Zealand hitting machine has been among the most swashbuckling players coming from the island nation. The Stroke-player features in our list of cricketers with the most sixes in an IPL innings. Brendon McCullum hit 13 sixes at M Chinnaswamy Stadium against Royal Challengers Bangalore on April 18, 2008.

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In an unfinished innings, he scored 158 not out from 73 balls including 10 fours at a strike rate of 216. His team, Kolkata Knight Riders scored 222/3 from their overs to win the match by 140 runs.

1. Chris Gayle

The Caribbean Cricketer, Chris Gayle, is perhaps the truest T20 Batsman to have ever walked onto Cricket pitch. The Caribbean run-scoring giant leads our list of cricketers with the most sixes in an IPL innings. Chris Gayle hit 17 sixes at M Chinnaswamy Stadium against Pune Warriors India on April 23, 2013.

In an unfinished innings, he scored 175 not out from 66 balls and created several milestones for Cricketers to follow. He also scored 13 fours in this innings. The Universe Boss has scored 4772 runs from 132 IPL innings at an average of 41.13 and strike rate of 150+. The Swashbuckling Opener has hit 6 hundreds & 31 fifties so far.

These were a few of the most swashbuckling innings of Indian Premier League which saw batmen in ruthless form and gave their teams massive wins in these matches. If you remember some other innings of these cricketers, don’t forget to add in your comments.