IPL 2026 Most Sixes: Live Leaderboard Of Biggest Hitters

Nicholas Pooran has already cleared 30 sixes in 8 innings of IPL 2026 — a strike rate of maximums that, if held, puts him on track to threaten Chris Gayle's single-season record of 59 sixes (2012). As of 18 April 2026, with 26 matches played, the IPL 2026 six-hitting leaderboard is the tightest in years. Five players sit within a handful of hits of the top, and three of them are Indian batters — a quiet signal that the local six-hitting talent pool is finally catching up to the overseas specialists.

This page tracks the top 15 six-hitters of IPL 2026 and will be refreshed through the group stage. For the all-time IPL sixes record, head to our IPL all-time records page.

IPL 2026 Most Sixes — Top 15 (as of 18 April 2026)

Rank	Batter	Team	Innings	Sixes	Strike Rate
1	Nicholas Pooran	LSG	8	31	201.4
2	Tim David	RCB	7	24	186.7
3	Prabhsimran Singh	PBKS	8	22	172.9
4	Virat Kohli	RCB	8	19	158.4
5	Abhishek Sharma	SRH	7	19	177.2
6	Travis Head	SRH	7	18	181.6
7	Shubman Gill	GT	8	17	149.8
8	Sanju Samson	CSK	6	16	168.3
9	Shreyas Iyer	PBKS	8	16	156.2
10	Jos Buttler	GT	8	15	155.4
11	Heinrich Klaasen	SRH	7	15	169.1
12	Suryakumar Yadav	MI	7	14	162.3
13	Rinku Singh	KKR	7	13	158.9
14	Hardik Pandya	MI	7	12	164.5
15	Axar Patel	DC	7	11	159.7

Source: ESPNcricinfo IPL 2026 batting stats + IPLT20.com official season leaderboard, cross-checked 18 April 2026.

Who is leading — and why

Pooran is the runaway leader. LSG's move to promote him to No. 3 this season has given him an extra 20-25 balls a game, and he has punished every match-up. Eight of his 31 sixes have come against spin, which is significant: Pooran's historical weakness was turn, but he's flattened slow bowlers this year with a deeper stance and a cleaner bat swing.

Tim David's RCB move has been transformative. Moved from MI at the mega-auction, David has gone from a pure death-overs finisher to a middle-overs enforcer. His 24 sixes in 7 innings is the best any RCB batter has managed through the opening fortnight since AB de Villiers in 2016.

Prabhsimran Singh is the surprise of the pack. The PBKS opener has ridden Shreyas Iyer's captaincy into a breakout season. Prabhsimran's 22 sixes include seven against left-arm seam, the match-up that used to get him out. He's currently the highest six-hitter among Indian openers. See our deeper PBKS rise analysis.

The sudden climbers

Three players are compressing the gap fast:

• Abhishek Sharma has hit 13 sixes in his last 3 innings alone — a stretch that has reshaped the SRH top order's scoring gears.
• Sanju Samson, now with CSK after his auction move, is averaging a six every 5.8 balls since his 115* vs DC. If he plays the remaining 8 games, a top-three finish is realistic.
• Heinrich Klaasen has scored 12 of his 15 sixes in the death overs, the highest such share in the top 15.

Historical pace comparison

Chris Gayle's 59 sixes in 2012 remains the single-season benchmark. Andre Russell (2019, 52) and Jos Buttler (2022, 45) are the only other players to clear 40 in a season. At Pooran's current rate — 31 in 8 innings — a full 14-game league phase plus a playoff run puts him on 54-56 sixes, which would be the highest since Gayle and the highest ever by a wicketkeeper-batter.

More realistically, Pooran is likely to hit a lull; LSG's middle-overs workload means he rarely faces a fresh bowler early. A season finish in the 45-50 bracket is our editorial projection, which would still be top-five all-time.

The strike-rate angle

Sixes alone don't tell the story. The dot-ball to six ratio — how often a batter goes from nothing to maximum — is where Pooran stands apart. Among the top 15, he has the lowest dot-ball percentage (28.1%) combined with the highest six-percentage (18.4%). Tim David is second on both metrics. Prabhsimran is third in six-percentage but higher on dots, which means a hotter ceiling but a lower floor.

For readers building IPL 2026 Dream11 teams, the signal is clear: Pooran and David are the most reliable six-producers of this XI, while Samson, Klaasen and Prabhsimran are higher-variance picks with bigger upside.

What to track next

• Sanju Samson — if he plays CSK's remaining home games at Chepauk, his sixes rate should climb.
• Rinku Singh — KKR's rebuild has limited his finishing chances, but a role change is overdue.
• Travis Head vs quality pace — 18 sixes so far, but 14 came against non-frontline bowlers. The Cummins-less SRH batting has given Head first-change match-ups.

For the live updating leaderboard check our IPL 2026 hub and the IPL 2026 points table. For context on who's chasing the Orange Cap and who's on the RCB squad, head to our IPL 2026 category.

FAQ

Q: Who has hit the most sixes in IPL 2026 so far? A: Nicholas Pooran of Lucknow Super Giants leads the IPL 2026 sixes chart with 31 sixes in 8 innings as of 18 April 2026.

Q: Can anyone break Chris Gayle's 59 sixes in a season record? A: On current pace, Pooran is on track for 54-56 sixes, which would be the second-highest tally ever and the highest by any non-Gayle player.

Q: Who is the top Indian six-hitter of IPL 2026? A: Prabhsimran Singh of Punjab Kings with 22 sixes, narrowly ahead of Virat Kohli and Abhishek Sharma on 19 each.

✅ Fact-checked by the CricJosh editorial desk — last verified 2026-04-18.