2 min learnMight 23, 2026 02:05 PM IST
With per week of motion left within the IPL 2026 season, the nineteenth version of the event is on the cusp of erasing all earlier information by way of six-hitting within the league. In solely 67 matches this season, a staggering 1290 maximums have flown off the bats, a six each 11.6 deliveries.
The six-hitting price has bettered the 2025 season the place a whopping 1294 sixes had been hit in 73 matches with a six each 12.76 deliveries. With the Affect Sub rule ushering in a brand new period since 2023, batting strike charges have skyrocketed yearly. The general batting strike price of a season crossed the 140 mark for the primary time in 2023 the place 1124 sixes had been hit. In 2024, the strike price vaulted previous 150 for the primary time with 1260 sixes, taking 14 balls per most.
Inside three seasons, the batters have gained nearly three extra deliveries per each strike over the fence. In the course of the Lucknow Tremendous Giants versus Punjab Kings contest in Lucknow on Saturday, the six-hitting scales will likely be rewritten in all probability, standing simply 5 shy of a recent report.
A big attribute on this regard has been the frenetic batting positive factors within the Powerplay (overs 1-6) this 12 months, with batting models getting quicker than ever earlier than. The typical runs per over within the Powerplay nudged 9.5 for the primary time in an IPL season, bettering 2025 (9.08 rpo). The rise may be straight linked the quickly surging six-hitting frequency per innings (3.14), up from 2.51 from final season.
Powerplay six-hitting frequency since 2023
| 12 months | M | R | Runs/Inn | Runs/Over | Sixes/Inn | Fours/Inn |
| 2026 | 67 | 7,585 | 57.03 | 9.5 | 3.14 | 6.42 |
| 2025 | 73 | 7,887 | 54.39 | 9.08 | 2.51 | 6.44 |
| 2024 | 71 | 7,632 | 53.75 | 8.92 | 2.32 | 6.69 |
| 2023 | 74 | 7,294 | 49.62 | 8.22 | 1.67 | 6.51 |
| Season | Mat | SR | 6s |
| season 2025 | 73 | 152.39 | 1294 |
| season 2026 | 67 | 155.87 | 1290 |
| season 2024 | 72 | 150.58 | 1260 |
| season 2023 | 74 | 141.71 | 1124 |
| season 2022 | 74 | 133.94 | 1062 |
| season 2018 | 60 | 137.92 | 872 |
| season 2019 | 60 | 133.65 | 784 |
| season 2020 | 60 | 131.63 | 734 |
| season 2012 | 75 | 123.46 | 731 |
| season 2014 | 60 | 129.04 | 714 |
| season 2017 | 59 | 133.35 | 705 |
| season 2015 | 59 | 131.97 | 692 |
| season 2021 | 60 | 126.97 | 687 |
| season 2013 | 76 | 121.23 | 672 |
| season 2011 | 73 | 120.71 | 639 |
| season 2016 | 60 | 131.42 | 638 |
| season 2008 | 58 | 128.98 | 622 |
| season 2010 | 60 | 126.76 | 585 |
| season 2009 | 57 | 116.61 | 506 |
On the person entrance, Rajasthan Royals’ teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has set new benchmarks for six-hitting within the league. Not solely did he smack 12 sixes in an innings to set a brand new Indian report, Sooryavanshi (53) additionally grew to become the quickest batter to smash 50 sixes in a season, whereas standing solely second to Gayle (59) for many sixes struck in an version with no less than a sport to spare.