Top 5: Batters with Most Sixes in T20 World Cup

The T20 format is known for high scores and six-hitting contests. There are several players who have entertained everyone with their six-hitting abilities.

In this article, we will talk about the top 5 batters with the most sixes in the T20 World Cup.

5. Virat Kohli (India)

Former Indian captain Virat Kohli smashed 35 sixes in his 35-match T20 World Cup career. The right-hander scored 1292 runs — the most by a batter in the T20 World Cup — at an average of 58.72 and a strike rate of 128.81.

4. David Warner (Australia)

Australian left-handed opener David Warner, who is known for his explosive batting, smashed 40 sixes in 41 matches. The left-hander accumulated 984 runs in T20 World Cup history, at an average above 25 and at a strike rate of more than 130.

Warner’s best performance in the T20 World Cup came in the 2021 edition, where he scored 289 runs in 7 innings and smashed 10 sixes. Warner played a match-winning knock in the final against New Zealand, scoring 53 off 38 deliveries with the help of 3 sixes. Australia won the final by 7 wickets.

3. Jos Buttler (England)

Jos Buttler, England’s white-ball captain and the opener of their T20 team, has 43 sixes to his name in 34 matches. The wicketkeeper-batter has scored 1013 runs in the T20 World Cup so far, at an average of over 40 and a strike rate above 145.

Jos Buttler led England to win the T20 World Cup in 2022. He scored 225 runs in 6 innings and smashed 7 sixes in the tournament.

Buttler played one of his best knocks of the T20 World Cup against India in the second semi-final of the 2022 edition. Buttler, in a run chase of 169 runs, scored 80* runs from 49 balls, a knock consisting of 3 sixers.

2. Rohit Sharma (India)

Indian captain Rohit Sharma has smashed 50 sixes in the history of the T20 World Cup, playing 47 matches. The right-handed opener is the second-highest run scorer in the T20 World Cup, scoring over 1220 runs, averaging around 35, and having a strike rate of 130.

Rohit Sharma was part of the Indian team when they won the Trophy in 2007 and 2024. He played an important cameo for India in the 2007 final, scoring 30* runs off 16 balls. And in 2024, the opener led the team from the front, guiding the Men in Blue to their second T20 World Cup title.

1. Chris Gayle (West Indies)

Chris Gayle has smashed the most sixes in the history of the T20 World Cup. The left-handed opener represented the West Indies in 33 T20 World Cup matches, smashing 63 sixes from 31 innings and scoring 965 runs at an average of 34 and a striker rate of 143.

The West Indies won the T20 World Cup in 2012 and 2016, and Gayle played a crucial role both times. In the 2012 edition, Chris Gayle smashed 16 sixes, which was the highest number in that edition, and in 2016, he smashed 11 sixes.

The hard-hitting opener lit up the inaugural T20 World Cup match by scoring 117 runs from 57 balls, a knock consisting of 10 sixes, and it came against the hosts, South Africa.

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