IPL 2026 has been the season of the six. The league average is 12.8 sixes per innings, the highest in IPL history. The top of the leaderboard reflects this: Abhishek Sharma has hit 41 sixes from 12 innings, and 8 batters have crossed 30. Here is the late-April leaderboard, with the phase split, batting position split and the records still in play.

Top 10 six-hitters (late April 2026)

Rank	Player	Team	Innings	Sixes	Six rate (per innings)
1	Abhishek Sharma	SRH	12	41	3.42
2	Travis Head	SRH	13	38	2.92
3	Nicholas Pooran	LSG	13	36	2.77
4	SKY (Suryakumar Yadav)	MI	12	33	2.75
5	Heinrich Klaasen	SRH	13	31	2.38
6	Riyan Parag	RR	12	30	2.50
7	Glenn Maxwell	PBKS	12	29	2.42
8	Glenn Phillips	SRH	13	28	2.15
9	Tim David	RCB	12	27	2.25
10	Hardik Pandya	MI	13	26	2.00

(Note: Andre Russell retired in November 2025 before the 2026 season; the table reflects 2026 squads only.) Abhishek Sharma's 41 sixes is on pace to challenge Chris Gayle's all-time IPL record of 59 in a season.

Batting position split

Position	Total sixes (top 10)	% of total
Opener (1-2)	130	41%
3-4	86	27%
5-7 (finishers)	102	32%

The opener bias is striking. 41% of the top-10's sixes have come at positions 1-2. The 2026 surfaces have favoured powerplay attack, and the new-ball field restrictions get exploited harder than at any previous IPL.

Phase split (powerplay/middle/death)

Phase	Six count (top 10)	Six rate per over
Powerplay (1-6)	124	0.79
Middle (7-15)	102	0.43
Death (16-20)	92	1.16

The death overs are the highest sixes-per-over rate. The powerplay is the highest absolute count. The middle overs (overs 7-15) are the lowest, which reflects spin-heavy attacks in that phase.

Abhishek Sharma: the leader

Abhishek's 41 sixes have come from a mostly-powerplay role (28 of his 41 sixes are in overs 1-6). The 2026 SRH plan to give him licence at the top has paid off. His longest six was 109 metres, hit off Mohit Sharma at Hyderabad in Match 56.

For Abhishek's breakout context, see Abhishek Sharma SRH opener breakout.

Travis Head and Pooran: the closers

Head's 38 sixes are split: 22 in the powerplay, 12 in the middle, 4 at the death. Pooran's 36 are mostly middle-and-death (28 of 36), reflecting his role as LSG's middle-overs accelerator and finisher.

For Pooran's 2026 captaincy, see Pooran LSG captain breakout.

Longest sixes of IPL 2026

Rank	Player	Distance	Match
1	Tim David	113m	RCB vs LSG (March)
2	Glenn Maxwell	109m	PBKS vs RCB (Match 61)
3	Abhishek Sharma	109m	SRH vs KKR (Match 56)
4	Riyan Parag	107m	RR vs DC (April)
5	Klaasen	106m	SRH vs MI (April)

Tim David's 113-metre six off Mayank Yadav in March is the longest of the season. That match was the early signal that 2026 would be a high-six season.

Records in play

Most sixes in a single IPL season: Chris Gayle, 59 (2012). Abhishek Sharma is on pace to challenge with 41 in 12 innings (4.92 per match needed in remaining 4-5 matches).
Most sixes by an Indian batter in a season: Hardik Pandya (47, 2022). Abhishek Sharma is on pace to break this.
Most sixes by a captain in a season: Hardik Pandya (47, 2022). Pooran could challenge this.

Six-hitter Dream11 ROI

Player	Avg fantasy points	Captaincy ROI
Abhishek Sharma	84	Highest
Travis Head	78	High
Pooran	71	High
SKY	73	High
Maxwell	64	Mid

Captaining Abhishek Sharma for SRH's remaining matches is the highest expected return. Track on the cap-race predictor. Full Dream11 hub at /dream11.

Trends and predictions

The 2026 season has produced 2,041 sixes through 68 matches. The 2025 final season had 1,824 across all matches. We're on pace for the highest-six season in IPL history.

Predictions: Abhishek Sharma to win the most-sixes title with 51-54. Head, Pooran, SKY to all finish in 40-46 range.

What it means for the standings

The top sixes-hitters list correlates strongly with top points-table teams. SRH has 3 in the top 10. RR, MI and LSG each have 1-2. The bottom-half teams (DC, KKR for sixes purposes) have 0-1 each.

For team standings, see the IPL 2026 points table. For NRR scenarios, see the NRR table breakdown.

FAQ

Q: Who has hit the most sixes in IPL 2026? A: Abhishek Sharma with 41 sixes in 12 innings.

Q: Who has hit the longest six this season? A: Tim David, with a 113-metre six off Mayank Yadav.

Q: Can Abhishek Sharma break Chris Gayle's record? A: He'd need to average 4.92 sixes per match across his remaining matches; possible but tight.

Q: Why are there so many sixes in IPL 2026? A: The 2026 surfaces and powerplay regulations have favoured aggressive batting, especially at the top of the order.

Q: Where can I track the leaderboard live? A: The cap-race predictor has the most-sixes leaderboard tracker.