Top 5 Players With Most Sixes In The IPL 2023

image-lpy2tlloChennai Super Kings lifted the IPL trophy for the fifth time

We are just a few days away from the Auctions of the greatest franchise cricket league, the Indian Premier League 2024. Not just the Indian fans but the whole cricketing world awaits this particular tournament as the greatest of players come together to provide entertainment to the fans from round the globe. 

Owing to the fans' entertainment, there were many fireworks from the players' bats, as over 1100 times the balls were hammered into the stands in the IPL 2023. At OneCricket, we present to you the major contributors to putting up shows for the fans with their hefty hitting skills throughout the tournament. 


Top 5 Players With Most Sixes In The IPL 2023

Faf Du Plessis (Royal Challengers Bangalore) - 36 Sixes

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After Virat Kohli stepped down from the captaincy, Royal Challengers Bangalore roped in the Protea fire, Faf Du Plessis. He has not only led the team from the from but also took the team to the playoffs in the IPL 2022, which was his first season as the captain of the RCB. He possesses the ability to smash the bowlers from the first delivery of the innings and that's what he has been doing for RCB. 

In the IPL 2023, the Proteas gun smashed 36 sixes and comes on the top of the list of smashing the most maximums in the last season. He was also one of the highest scorers in the last season as he went on to smash 730 runs with eight half-centuries, but he could not help his team reach the playoffs this time. 


Shivam Dube (Chennai Super Kings) - 35 Sixes

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The southpaw from Chennai Super Kings, Shivam Dube is having a great time donning the yellow. He has been promoted to bat up the order for the Dhoni & Co. and is making the most out of the opportunities by smashing huge sixes. Owing to his exceptional hitting skills in the last IPL season, he has made a comeback in the Indian team as well. 

Dube was picked up by the CSK during the mega Auctions for the IPL 2022. He impressed the management with his huge hits and retained his place in the team. In the last season, he was promoted to bat up the order and he did not let his team down as he went off to smash 35 humongous sixes. He notched up 418 runs with the help of three half-centuries and helped Chennai lift their fifth title.


Shubman Gill (Gujarat Titans) - 33 Sixes

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Shubman Gill has had one of the best years in his cricketing career as he has scored over 1500 ODI runs and over 800 runs in the IPL season as well. He helped Gujarat Titans reach the finals of the IPL 2023 by smashing three centuries and four half-centuries but could not help his team defend the title they won in the IPL 2022.

Gill has been one of the most elegant-looking batters and he has shown what quality he carries with him. He was the top scorer of the last season with 890 runs and became the owner of the Orange Cap. Having delivered a commendable performance throughout the year, Gill went on to hammer 33 sixes. 


Glenn Maxwell (Royal Challengers Banglore) - 31 Sixes

image-lpy2wgipGlenn Maxwell (X.com)

One of the modern-day greats, Glenn Maxwell has had a wonderful cricketing year. He is known for his monstrous hits all over the ground and this is what he has done throughout the year and irrespective of the format. With the help of five half-centuries, Maxwell slammed 400 runs for RCB in the last season but failed to help his team qualify for the playoffs. 

Ever since Maxwell joined Royal Challengers Bangalore, he has been nothing short of extraordinary in the last season having smashed 31 monstrous sixes. He has made it to the list of players with the most sixes and comes on fourth.


Ruturaj Gaikwad (Chennai Super Kings) - 30 Sixes

image-lpy2x0ruRuturaj Gaikwad (X.com)

Ruturaj Gaikwad, once again showed his class while batting at the top for Chennai Super Kings and managed to notch up 590 runs with the help of four half-centuries in the IPL 2023. With his fantastic run in the last season, he helped CSK lift their fifth IPL title and he further got a chance to captain the Indian team in the Asian Games. 

Gaikwad is nothing short of a classy batter and has the ability to smash sixes with ease because he can time the ball really well. He went on to smash 30 classic sixes which helped him have another great season and also left the trophy.