Most Sixes In IPL 2012: Indian Premier League 2012 was started on 04 April 2012, the opening match of the season was played between Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
Kolkata Knight Riders won that season by defeating Chennai Super Kings by 5 wickets at MA Chidambaram Stadium on 27 May 2012. We have witnessed many talented players and many excellent innings in the season.
We have seen unique shots and many amazing shorts that went out of the boundary for sixes. If you are looking for the players who lofted the most sixes then this article is going to be useful for you. Because here we will share the list of players with the most sixes in IPL 2012.
Most Sixes In IPL 2012 By A Player
Chris Gayle lofted the most sixes in IPL 2012 season, he hit 59 sixes in 14 innings. Chris Gayle played for the Royal Challengers Bangalore franchise in IPL 2012 season. In the entire season, Chris Gayle scored a total of 733 runs in 15 matches with a batting average of 61.08 runs per match, with one century and 7 half-centuries.
Chris Gayle was also the most sixes hitter of the IPL 2011 season, you can check the complete list here…
He was also the Orange Cup winner in IPL 2012 season, he scored 733 runs in 14 innings. His best score was 128 runs not out, one century and 7 half-centuries scored by him an entire season.
Here is the list of players who hit the most sixes in the IPL 2012 season:
| # | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Avg | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Gayle |  | 15 | 14 | 733 | 128* | 61.08 | 1 | 7 | 46 | 59 |
| 2 | Kevin Pietersen |  | 8 | 8 | 305 | 103* | 61.00 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 20 |
| 3 | Cameron White |  | 13 | 13 | 479 | 78 | 43.54 | 0 | 5 | 41 | 20 |
| 4 | Dwayne Bravo |  | 19 | 16 | 371 | 48 | 46.37 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| 5 | Virender Sehwag | | 16 | 16 | 495 | 87* | 33.00 | 0 | 5 | 57 | 19 |
| 6 | Suresh Raina | | 19 | 18 | 441 | 73 | 25.94 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 19 |
| 7 | Shikhar Dhawan | | 15 | 15 | 569 | 84 | 40.64 | 0 | 5 | 58 | 18 |
| 8 | Rohit Sharma |  | 17 | 16 | 433 | 109* | 30.92 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 18 |
| 9 | Faf du Plessis | | 13 | 12 | 398 | 73 | 33.16 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 17 |
| 10 | David Hussey |  | 16 | 15 | 396 | 68* | 33.00 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 17 |
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Most Sixes In IPL 2012 (In Inning)
Chris Gayle also created the record that season; he hit the most sixes in a single inning. Chris Gayle lofted 13 sixes in a single inning against Delhi Capitals on 17 May 2012. He scored 128 runs in 62 balls with a strike rate of 206.45.
Even after his amazing performance throughout the season, his team RCB failed to qualify for the playoffs. RCB finished their season in the fifth position in IPL 2012 points table. They won 8 matches out of 16 total matches played by the franchise.
Here is the complete list:
| # | Player | Team | Runs | BF | SR | 4s | 6s | VS | Match Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Gayle | | 128 | 62 | 206.45 | 7 | 13 | DC | 17 May 2012 |
| 2 | Kevin Pietersen | | 103 | 64 | 160.94 | 6 | 9 | DEC | 19 April 2012 |
| 3 | Chris Gayle | | 81 | 48 | 168.75 | 4 | 8 | PWI | 17 April 2012 |
| 4 | David Warner | | 109 | 54 | 201.85 | 10 | 7 | DEC | 10 May 2012 |
| 5 | Chris Gayle | | 68 | 35 | 194.29 | 2 | 6 | CSK | 12 April 2012 |
| 6 | Chris Gayle | | 57 | 31 | 183.87 | 3 | 6 | PWI | 11 May 2012 |
| 7 | Chris Gayle | | 86 | 58 | 148.28 | 7 | 6 | KKR | 28 April 2012 |
| 8 | Chris Gayle | | 82 | 59 | 138.98 | 5 | 6 | MI | 09 May 2012 |
| 9 | AB de Villiers | | 59 | 23 | 256.52 | 3 | 5 | RR | 23 April 2012 |
| 10 | Dwayne Bravo | | 43 | 18 | 238.89 | 0 | 5 | DEC | 07 April 2012 |
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