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T2O cricket, a format where six hitting capabilities for a batsman make him special, With just a few days to go until India’s six-hit fiesta begins, it has given us some relishing moments of the past 15 seasons. The modern-day age has six hitting players in abundance. If you can hit the ball a long distance, you will be one of the most demanded products in IPL, as shown over the years.
Over the years, only 19 players have hit four or more sixes in an over, with only three of them doing it more than once. When it’s about sixes, Chris Gayle always tops the list, hitting it on seven occasions. The best one was in the IPL 2012 against Rahul Sharma of Pune Warriors India. The universe boss stamped his authority by smacking five sixes in the 13th over. After a single off the first ball, Saurabh Tiwary gave the strike to him, and Gayle took charge to deposit the rest of the ball in the stands. His innings of 81 runs off just 48 balls included eight maximums.
The next one was Rahul Tewatia of the Rajasthan Royals against the Punjab Kings in the IPL 2020, which was one of the most dramatic matches in the league’s history. While chasing a mammoth total of 224 runs, RR needed 51 off 18, and Tewatia was struggling to connect with the bat. The 18th over by Sheldon Cottrel changed the dynamic of the game. He smashed the West Indian for back-to-back sixes to turn the match in RR’s favor. It is scripted as one of the best finishes in IPL history.
| Player | Number of Times |
|---|---|
| Chris Gayle | 7 |
| Pat Cummins | 3 |
| Hardik Pandya | 2 |
| Farveez Maharoof | 1 |
| David Miller | 1 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 1 |
| Virat Kohli | 1 |
| Shreyas Iyer | 1 |
| Ishan Kishan | 1 |
| Andre Russell | 1 |
| Rahul Tewatia | 1 |
| Jofra Archer | 1 |
| Nicholas Pooran | 1 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 1 |
| Dewald Brevis | 1 |
| Jos Buttler | 1 |
| Tim David | 1 |
| Rinku Singh | 1 |
| Jason Roy | 1 |
2021 was one of the highlighting seasons for Harshal Patel, as he won the purple cap, but it had a dark spot on it. He was in phenomenal form that year, as was Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. Before the last over, Jadeja was on 26 off 21, and out of nowhere, he started punishing the Bangalore bowler by smashing five sixes, taking his personal score to 62 off 28 balls.
In the previous season, the game between the Gujrat Titans and Kolkata Knight Riders was a match to remember. The game was miles away from KKR, where they found a new hero in Rinku Singh. After the hattrick by Rashid Khan, KKR was almost dead and buried, but Rink had different ideas. In the last over, KKR needed 29 runs, which was quite an impossible task considering the situation. Yash Dayal came in to defend, and it turned out to be a nightmare for him. Rinku Singh hit back-to-back sixes to win it for KKR and document something that Ahmedabad will remember for a long time.
