Because sixes are so important in 20-over cricket, every hitter strives to smash as many as possible. The same is true in the Pakistan Super League, where hitters attempt to delight their fans as much as possible by hitting sixes. In rare circumstances, the fate of a match is entirely dependent on the innings of a single hitter. More sixes resulted in more runs, which boosted a batter’s strike rate. As a result, any team can post a large total on the board and claim victory in the match. Ben Dunk has the most sixes in one match in PSL history, with twelve.
Top 10 Players Hit Most Sixes in PSL One Match History
| No. | Players | Teams | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | % 6 Runs | SR | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ben Dunk | LQ VS KK | 99* | 44 | 3 | 12 | 72 | 247 | Lahore |
| 02 | Ben Dunk | LQ VS QG | 90 | 43 | 3 | 10 | 66 | 216 | Lahore |
| 03 | Shadab Khan | IU VS MS | 91 | 42 | 5 | 09 | 59 | 216 | Karachi |
| 04 | Umar Akmal | LQ VS QG | 93 | 40 | 6 | 08 | 51 | 232 | Dubai |
| 05 | Sharjeel Khan | IU VS PZ | 117 | 62 | 12 | 08 | 41 | 188 | Dubai |
| 06 | Kevin Pietersen | QG VS LQ | 88* | 42 | 3 | 08 | 54 | 209 | Sharjah |
| 07 | Kamran Akmal | PZ VS KK | 77 | 27 | 5 | 08 | 62 | 285 | Lahore |
| 08 | Colin Ingram | KK VS QG | 127* | 59 | 12 | 08 | 37 | 215 | Sharjah |
| 09 | Chris Lynn | LQ VS MS | 113* | 55 | 12 | 08 | 42 | 205 | Lahore |
| 10 | Sharjeel Khan | KK VS IU | 105 | 59 | 09 | 08 | 45 | 177 | Karachi |
Ben Dunk 12 Sixes VS Karachi Kings
Ben Dunk has the Pakistan Super League record for the most sixes in an innings (12). During a PSL 2020 encounter between the Lahore Qalandars and the Karachi Kings, he set this record. He hit more sixes than any other batter this season. He hit 12 sixes and four fours in 99 run off 44 balls. In this inning’ 72 percent of runs came from sixes, the highest percentage among PSL batters.
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Ben Dunk 10 Sixes VS Quetta Gladiators
This was the first time Ben Dunk broke the record of ten sixes in an inning. It occurred in PSL 2020 when Ben Dunk broke the record. He later broke his own record by hitting 12. He scored 90 runs against the Quetta Gladiators, with ten sixes and a strike rate of more than 200. Sixty-six runs were scored in this innings, which is a record set by Ben Dunk.
Shadab Khan 9 Sixes VS Multan Sultans
Shadab Khan, a classic batter, occasionally provided good innings for Islamabad United. One of his most memorable innings came in PSL 07 (2022) when he scored 91 runs off 42 balls against Multan Sultan. He had a strike rate of 216 and struck 9 sixes (one of the fastest in IU history). Shadab scored 59% of his runs by hitting sixes, which is a significant accomplishment.
Umar Akmal 8 Sixes VS Quetta Gladiators
Umar Akmal had a tremendous start to his PSL career, but he was unable to continue. He had some of the best innings of his PSL career in 2016. One of his best performances was against the Quetta Gladiators when he struck 93 runs on 40 balls with eight sixes. This was the most sixes in one inning at the time. Fifty-one percent of his runs in that inning came from sixes, which is a significant accomplishment.
Sharjeel Khan 8 Sixes VS Peshawar Zalm
Sharjeel Khan smacked eight sixes against Peshwar Zalmi in the PSL 2016. He had a strike rate of 188 and scored 117 runs on 62 balls. In this match, 41 percent of his innings run came from sixes, a significant record in the PSL at the time.
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Kevin Pietersen 8 Sixes Vs Lahore Qalandars
Kevin Pietersen has played a few seasons in the PSL, and his name appears on this list of the most sixes in PSL innings. He smashed eight sixes in one inning and scored 88* runs for Quetta Gladiators in the PSL in 2017. In this inning, he scored 54 percent of his runs on sixes.
Kamran Akmal 8 Sixes VS Karachi Kings
Kamran Akmal has been with Peshawar Zalmi from the beginning of the PSL. He has numerous PSL records, including the fastest fifty, most centuries, and one of the best run scorers in the league.
In the PSL 2018, he blasted eight sixes in an innings while maintaining a 285-strike rate. He hit 77 runs off 27 balls to help Peshawar Zalmi to a reasonable total. Sixty-two percent of his innings were sixes off the fence.
Colin Ingram 8 Sixes VS Quetta Gladiators
Colin Ingram has the most runs in PSL innings. He smashed eight sixes in an innings and scored 127* runs on 59 balls in the PSL 2019. He scored against the Quetta Gladiators in this inning. The sixes he hit out of the boundary accounted for 37% of his innings runs.
Chris Lynn 8 Sixes VS Multan Sultans
Chris Lynn also smacked eight sixes in a PSL innings in 2020. He scored 113 runs on 55 balls with a 205 strike rate in this inning. The sixes he hit out of the boundary accounted for 42 percent of his runs in this inning. This is also one of the highest-scoring innings in PSL history.
Sharjeel Khan 8 Sixes VS Islamabad United
Sharjeel Khan had some of the best performances of his PSL career. He hit sixes in an innings of a PSL match in 2021. In a game between Karachi Kings and Quetta Gladiators, he hit 105 runs on 59 balls with a strike rate of 177. He smacked sixes out of the boundary for 45 percent of his innings runs.
Players with The Most Sixes In PSL
| Player | Matches | Sixes |
|---|---|---|
| Kamran Akmal | 69 | 84 |
| Shane Watson | 46 | 81 |
| Asif Ali | 55 | 68 |
| Sharjeel Khan | 35 | 58 |
| Shoaib Malik | 61 | 58 |
| Fakhar Zaman | 50 | 53 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | 58 | 51 |
| Luke Ronchi | 31 | 50 |
| Kieron Pollard | 33 | 44 |
| Daren Sammy | 49 | 44 |
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FAQ
Who Scored the fastest 50 in PSL?
Kamran Akmal holds the PSL record for the quickest fifty-yard dash. The veteran batter, dressed in a Peshawar Zalmi shirt, hammered Karachi Kings’ bowling like a ‘Yellow Storm,’ scoring fifty runs off only 17 deliveries.
Who is the best PSL team?
The PSL has had seven seasons. Islamabad United is the most successful PSL team, having won two titles. Lahore Qalandars are the current champions, having won the 2022 season.
Who is the best defender in PSL?
Njabulo Ngcobo. In his debut season at the PSL, the highly-rated defender was exceptional in the heart of the Swallows FC defense, and he was one of the reasons why the Soweto giants finished in the top eight.
Who lost most matches in PSL?
Karachi Kings have suffered 43 defeats in seven PSL seasons, the most in the league. They are the only squad to have lost more than 40 games in the tournament’s seven editions.
Who made 6 sixes in 6 balls?
Yuvraj Singh became the second batter in international cricket history, after Herschelle Gibbs, to knock six sixes in one over. The event was a World T20 match versus England, the venue was Kingsmead in Durban, and the bowler facing the onslaught was Stuart Broad.