IPL 2022: Top 5 Batters With Most Sixes This Season So Far

The IPL 2022 edition is drawing to a close. The season saw the addition of two new teams both of whom have made it to the playoffs. The cricket on display was very competitive and evenly fought. There were matches that went right down to the wire with many being decided on the final ball of the match.

The standards set were higher than previous years and it leaves us fans with more to expect in the coming years. That the entire season is being played in Mumbai also meant that there were a lot of sixes being hit. Over 1500 fours and over 900 sixes have been hit in the season so far. With the playoffs coming up, the numbers will only increase. In this article, we take a look at the top 6 batsmen with the most sixes so far in IPL 2022.

IPL 2022: Top 5 Batters With Sixes This Season So Far

5) Quinton de Kock – 22 Sixes

De Kock’s knock of unbeaten 140 against KKR, saw him hit 10 fours and 10 sixes. It was by virtue of this knock, that he is in the race to hit the most sixes by the end of the season. He has hit 25 so far, which places him fifth on the list.

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4) KL Rahul – 25 Sixes

His LSG opening partner KL Rahul has hit 25 sixes so far in the season. He is second on the list of run-getters with 537 runs from 14 games. Rahul hit back form after going through a lean patch midway in the season. He has to ensure he carries on this form till the end of the season now for Lucknow.

3) Liam Livingstone -29 Sixes

Livingstone is third on the list with 29 sixes. He owns the record for hitting the longest six of the season which was 117 meters. His hit also is the biggest six ever hit in the IPL. The right-hander has scored 388 runs and has a chance to get over 400 when Punjab plays their last league game against SRH.

2) Andre Russell- 32 Sixes

Russell sits second on this list with 32 maximums to his name. He ended the season with 332 runs and 17 wickets for Kolkata Knight Riders. He finished as the third-highest run-scorer for KKR and the highest wicket-taker for them in IPL 2022.

1) Jos Buttler – 37 Sixes

Buttler has hit the most maximums so far in IPL 2022. He has a chance to get to 50 sixes for the season and take the Royals to the final. Only Andre Russell has hit more than 50 sixes in one season when he finished with 52 in IPL 2019.

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