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New Delhi: Young batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi created history in the IPL 2026 clash between Delhi Capitals (DC) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday, May 17. The 15-year-old batter broke the record of smashing the most sixes by an Indian in a single IPL season.

The RR opener needed three maximums to surpass Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) batter Abhishek Sharma’s record of 42 maximums. He smashed his third maximum of the match on the sixth delivery of the fifth over, bowled by Tripurana Vijay.

Sooryavanshi now has 43 maximums to his name in 12 matches this season, and is also RR’s leading run-getter. In the 2024 season, Abhishek smashed 42 sixes in 16 matches. In the list of Indian batters with the most sixes in one IPL season, both openers are followed by Shreyas Iyer, who hammered 39 maximums in 17 matches for the Punjab Kings (PBKS) in 2025.

Most sixes in single IPL season by Indian batters

Chris Gayle holds the record of hitting the most sixes in a single IPL edition. In 2012, the Universe Boss smashed 59 maximums in 15 matches while playing for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). So far, only two batters have managed to hit 50 or more maximums in an IPL season, and it will be interesting to see if Sooryavanshi achieves that feat.

Most sixes in one IPL season

In the IPL 2026 clash against DC, Sooryavanshi scored 46 runs off 21 balls with the help of five boundaries and three maximums.