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On Tuesday, BCCI released the full schedule for the 2019 IPL league matches. The tournament is set to begin on Saturday (March 23), with Chenna♕i Super Kings taking on Royal Challengers Banꦍgalore in the first game.
Before we head into the tournament, it’s time for some stats.
Here are the top 5 batsmen with Most Sixes in IPL (2008 – 2018):
5. Rohit Sharma: 184 Sixes
The Hitman of Indian cricket, Rohit Sharma is well known from his hitting abilities. He is the only batsman to have scored 3 double hundreds i﷽n ODIs. The Mumbai Indians skipper has been one of the most successful captains in the tournament, winning 3 IPL tournament (in 2013, 2015 and 2017).
- Team: Mumbai Indians
- Matches: 173
- Innings: 168
- Runs: 4493
- Avg: 31.86
- Strike Rate: 131.02
- Highest Score: 109*
4. Suresh Raina: 185 Sixes
Suresh Raina is one of the best batsmen in IPL. With a total of 4🌠985 runs, he is just 15 runs shortღ of 5000 runs milestone in IPL.
- Team: Chennai Super Kings
- Matches: 176
- Innings: 172
- Runs: 4985
- Avg: 34.37
- Strike Rate: 138.43
- Highest Score: 100*
3. MS Dhoni: 186 Sixes
With 186 sixes, former Indian skipper MS Dhoni is at the 3rd spot in the list. Dhoni has led Chennai Super Kings to 7 IPL ๊finals, winning the title 3 times.
- Team: Chennai Super Kings
- Matches: 175
- Innings: 158
- Runs: 4016
- Avg: 40.16
- Strike Rate: 138.19
- Highest Score: 79*
2. AB de Villiers: 187 Sixes
‘Mr. 360’ is well known for his all-around hitting. With a strike rate of 150+ and average of around 40 runs, AB de Villiers is a really dangerous player of the T20 format.
- Team: Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Matches: 141
- Innings: 129
- Runs: 3953
- Avg: 39.53
- Strike Rate: 150.93
- Highest Score: 133*
1. Chris Gayle: 292 Sixes
The list can’t be completed with ‘Sixer King’, Chris Gayle. The Universe Boss tops the list by a wide margin (292 sixes as compared to AB de Villiers’ 187 sixes in second place). He also holds the record for the highest score in IPL, scoring unbeaten 175 runs.
- Team: Kings XI Punjab
- Matches: 112
- Innings: 111
- Runs: 3994
- Avg: 41.17
- Strike Rate: 150.71
- Highest Score: 175*