Most sixes in T-20 cricket by a batsman with Career Statistics and video highlights

Cricket is a century-old sport, which was once played by the gentlemen of the British elite and earned popularity in their colonies. Nonetheless, in the post-colonial period, each of these colonies shaped the sport and came up with their own style of play. With the advent of the 21st century, the cricket world came up with a new format, which was short, fast, and exciting. Thus, T20 International was born. And one of the best elements of this format turned out to be Sixes! However, since there have been tons of magnificent maximums, it is hard to recall which player hit the most sixes in T20 career. So today, we bring the opportunity to go through the list of most T20 sixes and find out who holds the record of ‘Most Sixes by a Batsman in T20 cricket’.

This article has been updated to provide you with fresh content; if you wish to jump to any of the section you may just click the button below. The list is given in descending order i.e. number 20 is the cricketer with lease sixes out of 20 and number 1 is the cricketer with most sixes.

Here is a list of Best 20 Batsman with Most Sixes in T20 Cricket:

Players	Most sixes in T20 career
20. JP Duminy (SA)	71
19. Mohammad Shahzad (AFG)	72
18. Shahid Afridi(ICC/PAK)	73
17. JC Buttler(ENG)	74
16. Yuvraj Singh (INDIA)	74
15. KJ O’Brien(IRE)	76
14. E.Lewis(WI)	77
13. Mohammad Nabi(AFG)	83
12. SR.Watson(AUS0	83
11. KA.Pollard(WI)	85
10. David Warner (AUS)	89
9. Virat Kohli (INDIA0	90
8. Brendon McCullum (NZ)	91
7. GJ Maxwell	93
6. Aaron Finch (AUS)	104
5. Chris Gayle (WI)	106
4. Colin Munro (NZ)	107
3. Eoin Morgan (ENG)	113
2. Rohit Sharma (INDIA)	133
1. Martin Guptill (NZ)	142

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20. JP Duminy

Career Span	Innings	Total Runs	T20 Most Sixes
2007-2019	75	1934	71

The first South African to amass 1,500 runs in T20I was none other than Jean-Paul Duminy. His journey in the format can be termed as, ‘so far, so good’. The reason being his sleek batting which puts up runs on the scoreboard, almost automatically. Although Duminy is better known for his ODI performance, his exceptional inning in T20s cannot go unnoticed. He has played several T20 leagues with teams such as Barbados Tridents, Cape Cobras, Deccan Chargers, Delhi Daredevils, Devon, Islamabad United, Mumbai Indians. With these achievements in place, Duminy gets a spot in the list of T20 most sixes.

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19. Mohammad Shahzad

Career Span	Innings	Total Runs	T20 Most Sixes
2010-2018	65	1936	72

The Afghanistan Alpha who loves to hit blistering sixes off the ground and into the crowd. A newcomer in the world of cricket, Shahzad has undoubtedly managed to earn hard-hitter fame. The T20 superstar loves to play lofty shots over the covers and finds himself in an unconventional batting stance while doing so. With a fixed spot as an opener, Shahzad makes the most of the power plays. His style of play is simple, either ball reaches the pavilion or he walks towards it. Counting T20 most sixes, it’s not at all surprising to find Shahzad on the list.

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18. Shahid Afridi

Career Span	Innings	Total Runs	T20 Most Sixes
2006-2018	91	1416	73

Boom Boom Afridi! The best all-rounder of the last generation of cricket, Shahid Afridi has always been known for his ferocious strokes. Fans, irrespective of our team loyalty, had only one expectation from him – stupendous sixes. An expert in winning matches, former skipper of Pakistan took every chance to demolish a bowler’s career delivering at a good length. In fact, he reserves the record for hitting the biggest six, going as long as 158 meters! He played his last T20I against West Indies in 2018. However, after retiring from professional cricket, he continues to play T20 leagues all over the world.

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17. JC Buttler

Career Span	Innings	Total Runs	T20 Most Sixes
2011-2021	71	1723	74

JC Buttler proves to be one of the finest Wicket-keeper batsmen for England. He has an amazing performances history in T20, with 74 sixes, 144 fours and 1723 rounds. He has represented England in ODI, test, Twenty20 international. His hard work also meet him vice-captain during the 2019 cricket World Cup when England won the trophy for the first time. This application list is really long; he plays for Lancashire in English domestic cricket. Not only this, he has also play for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL. Did you know he had a record for the fastest ODI century by an England player?

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16. Yuvraj Singh

Career Span	Innings	Total Runs	T20 Most Sixes
2007-2017	51	1177	74

When you wonder of six sixes, there’s only one name that comes to mind – Yuvraj Singh. One of the finest middle-order batsmen India has ever produced. Yuvi’s fielding and batting, since the start of his career, showed a first-class player who’d be remembered throughout cricket history. Later his slow-arm orthodox bowling came in handy for tearing down opponents. The 2011 World Cup came to be the height of his glory. When all was good for Yuvi, cancer took a hit on him. Nonetheless, even the deadly disease failed to silence the roaring lion, who soon made a comeback in international cricket like a gladiator cheating death. His balanced cricketing shots on the long side have always been a treat to the eyes. With his superior stroke play, Yuvi earns a place in the list of T20 most sixes.

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15. Kevin O’Brien 

Career Span	Innings	Total Runs	T20 Most Sixes
2008-present	89	1672	76

The fastest century in ODI World Cup came off 50 balls and to achieve this Kevin O’Brien smashed incredible maximums, and that too against a strong English attack. This feat turned into a three-wicket victory for Ireland and has been deemed as the highest successful run chase in World Cup history. Kevin O’Brien, therefore, earned the spotlight for his big bashing skills. Many in the cricket world offer him credit for the unprecedented rise of Irish cricket. Although the national team of Ireland is devoid of international opportunities, Kevin built himself into an exceptional all-rounder, best suited for the shortest format. In a very rare case, an Irishman gets to cross 1,500 runs in international cricket and Kevin has earned this feat as well. With this, he finds a clear spot in the list of most sixes by a batsman in T20. 

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14.Evin Lewis

Career Span	Innings	Total Runs	T20 Most Sixes
2016-present	34	989	77

Debuting in 2016, Evin Lewis has staged a fantastical performance to date. With a high score of 125* in T20I, Evin is nearing 1,000 international runs. He’s the crush of every team selector at the T20 league auctions. The reason is simple, it’s almost unimaginable to reach 73 sixes in less than four years. In Caribbean Premier League, he amassed 321 runs in a single season, off just 8 innings. Many see a reincarnation of Gayle inside him, while his fans claim Evin will create his won T20, six-hitting history. Only time will tell if Evin would top the T20 most sixes list.

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13.Mohammad Nabi

Career Span	Innings	Total Runs	T20 Most Sixes
2010-present	75	1396	83

Thinking of a hard-hitting Afghan, Shahzad usually pops up. However, there’s another with a more outstanding charisma, who laid strong roots for Afghan cricket long before Rashid and Shahzad shouldered the responsibility. Mohammad Nabi, former captain of the national team, is a magnificent all-rounder who has always challenged strong sides to play carefully in famed tournaments. Players of the Afghan team pay him high regard, for Nabi is the man behind the team’s entry in major tournaments such as 2010, 2012, and 2014 editions of the T20 World Cup. For closing matches with big hits, he finds himself in the table of T20 most sixes.

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12.Shane Watson

Career Span	Innings	Total Runs	T20 Most Sixes
2006-2016	56	1462	83

An expressive batsman, a fine medium-paced bowler, and a well-remembered cricketer of the Australian team, Shane Watson comes 9th in the list of T20 most sixes. Overcoming his physical shortfalls at the beginning of his career, Watson promised to stay long in the game and he did. He was one of the first players to get a cap when T20I was launched in 2006. And Watson built a T20I career spanning a decade with a top score of 124 not out. Though he was initially seen as a middle-order lynchpin for the Aussies, Watson outperformed himself in T20 leagues to achieve an opening position in the present-day. 

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11.K.A.Pollard

Career Span	Innings	Total Runs	T20 Most Sixes
2008-2021	65	1277	85

KA Pollard is a batsman from West Indies, who made his debut in the year 2008. During his tenure, he has a record of 85 sixes and 77 fours. Five times he has made half-century, which is mind blowing. He is the captain of West Indies cricket team in limited overs cricket. He had played his best matches in the 2009 champions league and then the twenty20. Apart from this, he is the highest paid player for Mumbai Indians In 2010 IPL. In September 2019 he was named as the captain of West Indies team for T20 and ODI. Did you know, in 2021 against Sri Lanka he hit six sixes in a single over, confronting Akhila Dananjaya. This is agreed between, because of this he became the third batsman in the international cricket to have six sixes in 1 over after herchelle gibbs and Yuvraj Singh

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10. David Warner

Career Span	Innings	Total Runs	T20 Most Sixes
2009-present	81	2265	89

One of the early T20 specialists who outperformed every ball thrasher before playing first-class cricket. David Warner’s excellence in the format cannot be described in words. His is a story of great controversy, rise and downfall, and then resurrection. In world T20 cricket, he has posted a career total of 2,265 runs so far. Warner’s highest score in T20I marks a not-out century. His ODI and Test careers have proven remarkable as well, some of Warner’s inning have gone down the history books of Australian cricket. Today, he gets a place in the table of most sixes by a batsman in T20. 

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9. Virat Kohli

Career Span	Innings	Total Runs	T20 Most Sixes
2010-present	84	3159	90

The undisputed king of present-day cricket, Virat Kohli has recorded the highest runs ever made in T20 International cricket. (2794 runs) The feat looks even greater when the number of inning is taken into account, i.e. 72. He marveled at the short format with 24 half-centuries, including 258 fours and 76 splendid sixes. Recently, he achieved the 9000-run milestone in his IPL career. To define Kohli in words, only superlatives come of use. In a list of T20 most sixes, it’d be odd to not find Kohli flaunting his admirable stints. 

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8.Brendon McCullum

Career Span	Innings	Total Runs	T20 Most Sixes
2005-2015	70	2140	91

Former Kiwi skipper and present-day coach is someone who you’d rightly guess to be a torchbearer of speed cricket. Fondly referred to as Baz, McCullum set a new trend in cricket. To thump every delivery for a six is an attitude he propagated. With two centuries and 2,000+ T20I scores, the right-hand opener batsman believed in massive unbeatable scores. He was the one to set a precedent in the very first match of the Indian Premier League by punching an unimaginable 158 runs in favor of KKR. McCullum has an impeccable feat of recording the fastest century in Test cricket. Such high-striking temperament finds him in the list of most sixes by a batsman in T20. 

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6.Glenn Maxwell

Career Span	Innings	Total Runs	T20 Most Sixes
2012-present	65	1780	93

Charming and cheeky, Glenn Maxwell is a big-hitter and there’s no one who’d say otherwise. Maintaining a strike rate near 160, Maxwell has amassed 1,609 international runs to date. He knocked a belligerent 65-ball 145 against Sri Lanka in 2016. With that as his top score, Maxi became a favorite in T20 leagues. Even his off-break bowling has improved over the years. The 2014 season of IPL was named his season as he played with a strike rate of 187 and accumulated 552 runs. With a promising career ahead, the 32-year old gets an obvious mention in the list of T20 most sixes. 

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6.Aaron Finch

Career Span	Innings	Total Runs	T20 Most Sixes
2011-present	71	2346	104

Captain of the glorious Aussies and outstanding T20 superstar, Aaron Finch comes sixth in the list of T20 most sixes. His strongly-built, buff physique calls for power-hitting, and clearly, he does it pretty well. Batting over a strike rate of 150, Finch has so posted two T20I centuries while scoring over 2000 international runs. In fact, Finch has twice held the for highest T20I scores – 156 (v. England in 2013) & 172 (v. Zimbabwe in 2018). Surely, his store of sixes never goes out of stock.

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5. Chris Gayle

Career Span	Innings	Total Runs	T20 Most Sixes
2006-2019	57	1656	106

The greatest T20 entertainer of all, Christopher Henry Gayle aka Universe Boss, who owned the T20 format like no other. In 2007, Gayle became the first batsman to score a century in T20 cricket. His free-stroking approach suited best to the format and eventually became the core style of play. As more and more T20 tournaments emerged, every franchise fancied the tall left-hander, who posted good-length deliveries at lost destinations.  In IPL 2013, Gayle unleashed carnage upon the Pune Warriors, topping all records, including most inning sixes, and scored an unbeaten 175 off 66 balls. Therefore, it’s obvious to find him here, at the 5th position in the list of most sixes by a batsman in T20 cricket.

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4. Colin Munro

Career Span	Innings	Total Runs	T20 Most Sixes
2012-present	62	1724	107

Entering the international arena in 2012, Colin Munro showed a promising career in the national New Zealand team. As a bold left-hander, Colin knocks flaming shots over the heads of idle fielders. Intense performance and consistency allowed Colin to rise up the ranks and open for the Kiwis in T20 Internationals. After the 2015-2016 season of Super Smash, Colin Munro assumed a permanent position in New Zealand’s T20I squad. He maintains a strike rate of over 150 and has three T20I centuries to his credit. He also holds ‘the fastest fifty by a New Zealander’ feat to his credit. Within four years of entering the short format cricket, Munro has built a formidable reputation and doesn’t seem willing to stop anytime soon.  With this, he gets the 4th place in the list of most sixes by a batsman in T20. 

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3. Eoin Morgan

Career Span	Innings	Total Runs	T20 Most Sixes
2009-present	97	2311	113

Captain of the England cricket team and torchbearer of the recent reformation in English cricket – Eoin Morgan. An inventive middle-order batsman who never shies away from playing audacious shots. Morgan has often held the post of a premium finisher. Be it for T20 internationals or ODI cricket, he never missed a chance to win matches for his team. His fearless approach to excellent bowling makes him one of the most dangerous batsmen in the world. Morgan’s personality is completely opposite to his strokeplay. He is calm and composed, while his lofty shots unleash savagery.

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2. Rohit Sharma

Career Span	Innings	Total Runs	T20 Most Sixes
2007-present	103	2864	133

The hitman of world cricket, Rohit Sharma tops the list, therefore earning the title: most sixes by a batsman in T20. With 127 sixes in T20I cricket, Sharma has become the greatest danger to any bowling attack in the world. His high-class, consistent performance, and confidence lofts over the fielders tells the story of a legend in making. Adding to this batting proficiency, Sharma has made a marvelous captaincy stint, especially in T20I cricket. Be it lifting trophies for Mumbai Indians or team India, Rohit is always up for the task. 

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1. Martin Guptill

Career Span	Innings	Total Runs	T20 Most Sixes
2009-present	97	2895	142

Second, on the list of T20-most sixes is the kiwi ball bashing opening batsman Martin Guptill. His fearless batting style results in the demolition of the opposition bowling attack. Guptill’s tremendous performance in the 2015 World Cup won him numerous accolades. He owned this decade, clashing with international batsman to get a spot in the top charts. Other than this, his massive sixes have a fan-following of their own, due to which T20 leagues always ready a place for him.

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