In a tournament heavily dictated by fearless power-hitting and shrinking boundary ropes, maintaining an economical length has become an uphill battle, forcing even elite world-class bowlers into recording massive season tallies for maximums conceded.
Most Sixes Hit Off a Bowler in a Single IPL Tournament
| Bowler | Innings | 6s Conceded | Total Runs Conceded | Economy Rate | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anshul Kamboj (CSK) | 14 | 34 | 530 | 10.52 | 2026 |
| Rashid Khan (GT) | 15 | 33 | 514 | 9.34 | 2025 |
| Mohammed Siraj (RCB) | 15 | 31 | 514 | 10.07 | 2022 |
| Kagiso Rabada (GT) | 14 | 31 | 493 | 9.18 | 2026 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal (RR) | 15 | 30 | 546 | 9.41 | 2024 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga (RCB) | 16 | 30 | 430 | 7.54 | 2022 |
| Dwayne Bravo (CSK) | 16 | 29 | 533 | 9.96 | 2018 |
| Kuldeep Yadav (DC) | 10 | 29 | 352 | 10.66 | 2026 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal (RCB) | 14 | 28 | 415 | 8.86 | 2015 |
| Tushar Deshpande (CSK) | 16 | 28 | 564 | 9.92 | 2023 |
| Marco Jansen (PBKS) | 12 | 28 | 483 | 10.20 | 2026 |
Key Insights – All-Time Record for Most Sixes Conceded in a Single IPL Campaign
Anshul Kamboj has conceded the most sixes in an IPL season. He gave away 34 sixes across 14 innings for CSK in the 2026 edition.
Rashid Khan has conceded the most sixes as a spinner in an IPL edition. He was taken out for 33 maximums in the 2025 edition.
Mohammed Siraj was the first bowler to concede 30 sixes in an IPL season, giving away 31 for RCB in 2022.
Notably, Wanindu Hasaranga gave away 30 sixes for RCB in the 2022 iteration. This is the only instance of two bowlers from the same team conceding 30 or more sixes in an IPL season.
Yuzvendra Chahal is the only bowler to concede 26 or more sixes each in four different IPL seasons.
Kuldeep Yadav has conceded the most sixes per innings in an IPL season (minimum 10 innings). He gave away 2.9 sixes per innings in the 2026 edition (29 sixes in 10 innings for DC).
Kuldeep has also given away the highest percentage of runs through sixes in an IPL season (minimum 26 sixes). He conceded around 49 per cent of his runs through sixes in 2026.
Prasidh Krishna has given away the most fours in a single IPL season, having conceded 66 for RR in 2022.