<p>Match 56 of the IPL 2024 edition, on Tuesday (May 7),&nbsp;saw the Rishabh Pant-led Delhi Capitals (DC) edge past Rajasthan Royals (RR) to remain in the playoffs race. Asked to bat first&nbsp;at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, the home side made 221 for 8 riding on Jake Fraser-McGurk's 50, Abhishek Porel's 65 and Tristan Stubbs' 20-ball 41. In reply, Sanju Samson-led RR managed 201 for 8 despite their captain's majestic 46-ball 86. Despite two back-to-back losses, RR remain at the top with 16 points and are almost there in the playoffs.&nbsp;</p>

<p>During his brilliant knock, the right-hander became the fastest Indian to the landmark of 200 IPL sixes. He got to the feat in his 159th innings to break MS Dhoni's record, who attained the record&nbsp;in his 165th innings. Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina are third, fourth and fifth respectively.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Notably, Samson is now the 10th batter to hit 200 or more IPL sixes. The other batters featured in this list are Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers, David Warner, Kieron Pollard and Andre Russell.</p>

<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/cricket/ipl-2024-sanju-samson-given-out-controversially-in-dc-contest-argues-with-on-field-umpires-watch-719111">IPL 2024: Sanju Samson given out controversially in DC contest, argues with on-field umpires - WATCH</a></strong></p>

<h2><strong>Fastest Indians to 200 IPL sixes</strong></h2>

<p><strong>Sanju Samson – 159 innings</strong></p>

<p>MS Dhoni – 165 innings</p>

<p>Virat Kohli – 180 innings</p>

<p>Rohit Sharma – 185 innings</p>

<p>Suresh Raina – 193 innings</p>

<p>Samson has been very impressive in the ongoing IPL 2024 edition, with 471 runs in 11 games at an average of 67.29 and a strike rate of 163.54. He is the third-highest run-getter at present. Talking about his knock versus DC, the wicketkeeper-batter looked in his elements from the word go and hit 8 fours and 6 sixes, at a strike-rate of 186.96, before&nbsp;controversially getting out in the 16th over&nbsp;while trying to hit a six off Mukesh Kumar's bowling.&nbsp;</p>

<p>After Samson's fall, RR fell behind and lost by 20 runs but still have 16 points from 11 encounters.&nbsp;</p>


Match 56 of the IPL 2024 edition, on Tuesday (May 7), saw the Rishabh Pant-led Delhi Capitals (DC) edge past Rajasthan Royals (RR) to remain in the playoffs race.

Match 56 of the IPL 2024 edition, on Tuesday (May 7), saw the Rishabh Pant-led Delhi Capitals (DC) edge past Rajasthan Royals (RR) to remain in the playoffs race. Asked to bat first at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, the home side made 221 for 8 riding on Jake Fraser-McGurk's 50, Abhishek Porel's 65 and Tristan Stubbs' 20-ball 41. In reply, Sanju Samson-led RR managed 201 for 8 despite their captain's majestic 46-ball 86. Despite two back-to-back losses, RR remain at the top with 16 points and are almost there in the playoffs. During his brilliant knock, the right-hander became the fastest Indian to the landmark of 200 IPL sixes. He got to the feat in his 159th innings to break MS Dhoni's record, who attained the record in his 165th innings. Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina are third, fourth and fifth respectively. Notably, Samson is now the 10th batter to hit 200 or more IPL sixes. The other batters featured in this list are Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers, David Warner, Kieron Pollard and Andre Russell. Also read: IPL 2024: Sanju Samson given out controversially in DC contest, argues with on-field umpires - WATCH Fastest Indians to 200 IPL sixes Sanju Samson – 159 innings MS Dhoni – 165 innings Virat Kohli – 180 innings Rohit Sharma – 185 innings Suresh Raina – 193 innings Samson has been very impressive in the ongoing IPL 2024 edition, with 471 runs in 11 games at an average of 67.29 and a strike rate of 163.54. He is the third-highest run-getter at present. Talking about his knock versus DC, the wicketkeeper-batter looked in his elements from the word go and hit 8 fours and 6 sixes, at a strike-rate of 186.96, before controversially getting out in the 16th over while trying to hit a six off Mukesh Kumar's bowling. After Samson's fall, RR fell behind and lost by 20 runs but still have 16 points from 11 encounters.

IPL 2024: Sanju Samson breaks MS Dhoni’s record, becomes fastest Indian to 200 IPL sixes during 86 vs DC

From Chris Gayle to Kieron Pollard: Big-hitters with most sixes in IPL

<p>Chris Gayle on Monday became the first batsman to hit 350 sixes in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Gayle achieved the iconic milestone in the IPL 2021 match between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Gayle hammered a Ben Stokes delivery over the deep square for a massive six to complete the historic landmark. The Universe Boss is arguably the most devastating batsmen in the history of T20 cricket and the West Indies veteran continues to be a nightmare for bowlers. He later hit his 351st six in IPL history against Rahul Tewatia.</p>

<p>Such is the dominance of Gayle in the shortest format of the game that the next batsmen to score most sixes in IPL is AB de Villiers and his number stands at 237. To get more insights into the achievement, Gayle has played 133 IPL matches whereas de Villiers has 170 IPL matches under his belt.</p>

<p><strong>ALSO WATCH:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/videos/ipl-2021-fascinating-stats-from-tournament-history-375646" hreflang="en">IPL 2021: Fascinating stats from tournament history</a>&nbsp;</strong></p>

<p>MS Dhoni is next on the list with 216 sixes in 205 matches in IPL history.</p>

<p>Ahead of the match, Punjab Kings batsman Nicholas Pooran hoped for a ‘Gayle storm’. However, Gayle was dismissed for 40 off 28 by young Riyan Parag.</p>

<p>“First of all, very happy to be back in India. Looking forward to a wonderful season for the Punjab Kings. All the players are ready and up for the challenge, we are excited to get our first game underway. I am looking to be myself and keep entertaining everyone,” Pooran told host broadcaster Star Sports before the start of the game against Rajasthan Royals.</p>

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Chris Gayle on Monday became the first batsman to hit 350 sixes in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Gayle achieved the iconic milestone in the IPL 2021 match between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Chris Gayle on Monday became the first batsman to hit 350 sixes in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Gayle achieved the iconic milestone in the IPL 2021 match between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Gayle hammered a Ben Stokes delivery over the deep square for a massive six to complete the historic landmark. The Universe Boss is arguably the most devastating batsmen in the history of T20 cricket and the West Indies veteran continues to be a nightmare for bowlers. He later hit his 351st six in IPL history against Rahul Tewatia. Such is the dominance of Gayle in the shortest format of the game that the next batsmen to score most sixes in IPL is AB de Villiers and his number stands at 237. To get more insights into the achievement, Gayle has played 133 IPL matches whereas de Villiers has 170 IPL matches under his belt. ALSO WATCH: IPL 2021: Fascinating stats from tournament history MS Dhoni is next on the list with 216 sixes in 205 matches in IPL history. Ahead of the match, Punjab Kings batsman Nicholas Pooran hoped for a ‘Gayle storm’. However, Gayle was dismissed for 40 off 28 by young Riyan Parag. “First of all, very happy to be back in India. Looking forward to a wonderful season for the Punjab Kings. All the players are ready and up for the challenge, we are excited to get our first game underway. I am looking to be myself and keep entertaining everyone,” Pooran told host broadcaster Star Sports before the start of the game against Rajasthan Royals. × “We have to focus on the right things, if every player focuses on the things they need to, we will be okay. Chris Gayle is here, lets hope tonight he can bring on a storm and entertain everyone,” he added.

Chris Gayle becomes first player to smash 350 sixes in IPL history