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Rahul has hammered 200 sixes in 138 IPL matches played so far for five teams – RCB, SRH, PBKS, LSG and Delhi Capitals.
KL Rahul becomes sixth Indian to hit 200 sixes in IPL. (Picture Credit: AP)
Star Indian batter KL Rahul on Saturday (April 19) joined Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli in an elite list by becoming the sixth Indian cricketer to hit at least 200 sixes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The 32-year-old right-handed batter from Bengaluru needed one six in the ongoing IPL 2025 match between Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad to join the 200 sixes club, and he achieved the objective by hammering Mohammed Siraj for an 89-m six on the third ball of the third over.
The record of hitting most sixes in the IPL is held by former West Indies batter and captain Chris Gayle. Gayle played 142 IPL matches for KKR, RCB and Punjab Kings and smacked 357 sixes. He is followed by Rohit (286), Virat (282), Dhoni (260), AB de Villiers (251), David Warner (236), Kieron Pollard (223), Sanju Samson (216), Andre Russell (212) and Suresh Raina (213).
Most sixes in IPL
| POSITION | PLAYER | TEAMS | MATCHES | RUNS | SIXES |
| 1. | Chris Gayle | KKR, RCB, PBKS | 142 | 4965 | 357 |
| 2. | Rohit Sharma | HDC, MI | 263 | 6710 | 286 |
| 3. | Virat Kohli | RCB | 259 | 8253 | 282 |
| 4. | MS Dhoni | CSK, RPSG | 271 | 5373 | 260 |
| 5. | AB de Villiers | DC, RCB | 184 | 5162 | 251 |
| 6. | David Warner | DC, SRH | 184 | 6565 | 236 |
| 7. | Kieron Pollard | MI | 189 | 3412 | 223 |
| 8. | Sanju Samson | KKR, DC, RR | 175 | 4643 | 216 |
| 9. | Andre Russell | DC, KKR | 134 | 2518 | 212 |
| 10. | Suresh Raina | CSK, GL | 205 | 5528 | 203 |
| 11. | KL Rahul | RCB, SRH, PBKS, LSG, DC | 138 | 4949 | 200* |
If Rahul manages to score 79 runs in the ongoing match, then he will complete 5000 runs in the IPL and, in the process, will also become the fastest batter to cross the 5000-run mark in the world’s richest franchise league.
In the IPL, Rahul has played for five teams so far. He made his IPL debut with RCB in the 2013 season and, in a total of 19 matches, scored 417 runs for them. Rahul was part of the SRH squad in IPL 2014 and 2015, and he amassed a total of 308 runs in 20 matches for the Hyderabad-based franchise.
In the IPL 2018 mega auction, Rahul joined Punjab Kings and played 55 matches in four seasons for them. He is the all-time leading run scorer (2548) in the world’s richest franchise cricket league for the Mohali-based franchise.
The right-handed wicketkeeper-batter joined Lucknow Super Giants ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction and, in three seasons, scored 1410 runs in 38 matches for them.
Rahul’s performance in IPL 2025
Rahul joined Delhi Capitals for Rs 14 crore in the IPL 2025 mega auction, and in six matches played so far for the Delhi-based franchise, he has scored 250 runs. He has hammered two half-centuries for the Axar Patel-led side in the cash-rich league this year. Rahul remained unbeaten on 93 runs from 53 balls for DC against RCB at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Chennai on April 10.
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Ahmedgarh, India, India
