Last Updated: April 15, 2026 04:41 PM
Some players walk to the crease and you just know something big is coming. The field backs up, the bowler steams in and then – gone. IPL 2026 has already had plenty of those moments and a handful of batters are making it a habit match after match.
Who Leads the Most Sixes in IPL 2026 Right Now
So after 22 matches, two players have pulled well clear of everyone else. Rajat Patidar and Vaibhav Suryavanshi both sit on 18 sixes each – one captaining RCB, the other just 15 years old and playing like he has been here forever. Nobody saw that battle coming at the top of the classy 6s chart this early.
Patidar hitting most sixers as a captain while defending a title is a statement. He is carrying the bat and the armband with equal confidence right now. Suryavanshi though is the one making people stop and rewind their televisions every single game.
Ryan Rickelton has been quietly piling up big hits for the Mumbai Indians too. Tim David of RCB does what he always does – waits and then absolutely destroys the bowling. Abhishek Sharma of Sunrisers Hyderabad rounds out a top five that is genuinely box office to watch.
Top 5 Most Sixes Hitters in IPL 2026
Here is how the top five look right now based on the most hits in IPL’s 19th edition so far. These numbers will keep changing as more matches get played across the season.
| Position | Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Sixes | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajat Patidar | RCB | 4 | 4 | 18 | 195 |
| 2 | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | RR | 5 | 5 | 18 | 200 |
| 3 | Abhishek Sharma | SRH | 5 | 5 | 13 | 129 |
| 4 | Ryan Rickelton | MI | 4 | 4 | 12 | 135 |
| 5 | Tim David | RCB | 4 | 4 | 12 | 133 |
Patidar and Suryavanshi pulling clear of the rest says a lot about their form. Both players are in the kind of touch where bowlers simply have no easy answers. Expect these 6s numbers to jump significantly as the season heats up further.
Most Fours In IPL 2026 – A Different Kind of Brilliance
Not every great innings is built on sixes and the fours list proves that beautifully. Jos Buttler of the Gujarat Titans leads with 22 fours from just four matches in the IPL this season. Ishan Kishan of Sunrisers Hyderabad matches that exact number which makes for a fascinating battle.
Sanju Samson of CSK sits just behind on 21 fours and looks in brilliant touch this season. Virat Kohli has also made the top five in the fours list which surprises nobody who watches him bat. Those cover drives and gap-finding strokes are still as clean as they have ever been in IPL.
Long 6s grab the headlines but these four numbers tell you just as much about who is batting well. IPL 2026 has given fans both kinds of brilliance through its opening matches. The best is genuinely still to come as the competition gets tighter in the weeks ahead.
