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| Rank | Player | Season | Team | Sixes | Innings | Runs | Strike Rate | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 1 | | 2016 | RCB | 38 | 16 | 973 | 152.0 | | 2 | Chris Gayle | 2012 | RCB | 36 | 15 | 733 | 160.7 | | 3 | Jos Buttler | 2022 | RR | 32 | 17 | 863 | 149.0 | | 4 | Andre Russell | 2019 | KKR | 31 | 13 | 510 | 204.8 | | 5 | David Warner | 2016 | SRH | 30 | 17 | 848 | 151.4 |

Note: Chris Gayle (2011) also hit 32 sixes, tying for 3rd, but is listed here for distinction. most sixes in an ipl season

The IPL 2024 season saw 1,262 total sixes—a 40% increase from IPL 2014 (approx. 900 sixes). However, no single player broke the top 3, indicating that six-hitting has become more distributed across lineups. 7. Statistical Deep Dive: Efficiency Metrics Raw sixes do not tell the full story. A more nuanced metric is Sixes per 100 balls (minimum 300 balls faced in a season): | Rank | Player | Season | Team

| Factor | Pre-2018 Era | Post-2018 Era | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Larger boundaries (e.g., Eden Gardens, Chepauk) | Smaller boundaries (e.g., Chinnaswamy, Wankhede, Ahmedabad) | | Impact Player Rule | Not applicable | Introduced in 2023, allowing an extra batter; increases risk-taking | | Pace of Pitches | Variable spin-friendly | Flatter, higher-scoring surfaces | However, no single player broke the top 3,

| Player | Season | Sixes per 100 balls | Balls per Six | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Andre Russell | 2019 | 21.4 | 4.7 | | Chris Gayle | 2012 | 13.8 | 7.2 | | Jos Buttler | 2022 | 11.0 | 9.1 | | Virat Kohli | 2016 | 8.9 | 11.2 |