PSL season provides a lot of entertainment to the fans with new records and milestones. Hitting most sixes in a single season of PSL is one of these records that every batter wants to achieve in a season. Without these sixes, a batter can not achieve glory among fans because these sixes provide a way to win the match for the team. Even sometimes, a six on the last ball of an over decides the outcome of the match. Therefore, when we talk about a batter’s performance in PSL or any other league of the world, we must recognize the number of sixes he hit for his team.
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Kamaran Akmal has the record for most sixes 28 in a season of PSL. He did this in PSL 03 in the 2018 season.
This table shows the highest number of sixes in each season of PSL.
| Season | Player | Team | 6s | Runs | SR | Balls Faced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Fakhar Zaman | Lahore Qalandars | 17 | 239 | 168 | 142 |
| 2022 | Tim David | Multan Sultans | 21 | 278 | 194 | 277 |
| 2021 | Sohaib Maqsood | Multan Sultans | 22 | 428 | 156 | 144 |
| 2020 | Ben Dunk | Lahore Qalandars | 23 | 300 | 167 | 179 |
| 2019 | Asif Ali | Islamabad United | 26 | 281 | 182 | 154 |
| 2018 | Kamran Akmal | Peshawar Zalmi | 28 | 425 | 153 | 277 |
| 2017 | Kamran Akmal | Peshawar Zalmi | 16 | 353 | 139 | 279 |
| 2016 | Sharjeel Khan | Islamabad United | 19 | 299 | 148 | 273 |
Now, We Will analyze most sixes in a season of each Player
Most Sixesin PSL 2023 | Fakhar Zaman 17
Fakhar Zaman from Lahore Qalandars has hit the most sixes in PSL 2023. In 7 matches he smashed 17 sixes on 142 balls in seven matches only.
He hit most of the sixes in PSL 2023 against Peshawar Zalmi (10) when he scores 96 runs.
Most Sixes in PSL 2022 | Tim David 21
Tim David had an excellent season of PLS in 2022. He hit 21 sixes for Multan Sultans and played an important in leading his team to the final. His average in that season was 39 with a 194 strike rate.
- On average, he hit nearly 02 sixes per innings of that season (based on data)
- That season, he scored 45 percent of his runs from sixes, which is a great milestone.
- According to data, he hit a six after every 13 balls that season, which is extraordinary.
Most Sixe in PSL 2021 | Sohaib Maqsood 22
Sohaib Maqsood was announced as Player of the season in PSL 2021. He performed brilliantly that season for Multan Sultans and was the second-highest scorer in PSL 2021 with a batting average of 47. He hit 22 sixes in 2021 with a strike rate of 156. Now, we will have an analysis based on Sohaib Maqsood’s PSL performance in that season.
- On average, he hit at least 01 sixes per innings of that season (based on data)
- That season, he scored 30 percent of his runs from sixes, which is a great milestone.
- According to data, he hit a six after every 06 balls that season, which is extraordinary.
Most Sixes in PSL 2020 | Ben Dunk 23
Lahore Qalandar’s initial year performance in PSL was not satisfactory, but things changed as a batter like Ben Dunk entered the league. He hit 23 sixes with a 167-strike rate in the 2020 season in PSL 05. Let us have an analysis on the basis of Ben Stokes’s batting data in PSL 2020.
- On average, he hit almost 02 sixes per innings of that season (based on data)
- That season, he scored 46 percent of his runs from sixes, which is a great milestone.
- According to data, he hit a six after every 07 balls that season, which is extraordinary.
Most Sixes in PSL 2019 | Asif Ali 26 Sixes
The 2019 season of PSL was very lucky for Asif Ali as he hit fastest fifty and 26 sixes in that season with a 154 batting strike rate. These are the most number of sixes by a batter from Islamabad United in 2019.
- On average, he hit almost 02 sixes per innings that season.
- That season, he scored 55 percent of his runs from sixes, which is a great milestone.
- According to data, he hit a six after every 05 balls during that season, which is extraordinary.
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Most Sixes in PSL 2018 | Kamran Akmal 28
Kamran Akmal has hit the most sixes in a single season of the Pakistan Super League. He hit these sixes in PSL 2018.
- On average, he hit almost 02 sixes per innings that season.
- Thirty-nine percent of his season runs came from the sixes, an excellent milestone he achieved in that season.
- According to data, he hit a six after every ten balls during that season, which is extraordinary.
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Most Sixes in PSL 2017 | Kamran Akmal 16
Kamran Akmal scores most runs and hit the most sixes (16) in 2017 season of PSL. While the PSL was advertising itself as a global cricket league, he achieved this.
- On average, he hit at least 02 sixes per innings of that season (based on data)
- That season, he scored 27 percent of his runs from sixes, which is a great milestone.
- According to data, he hit a six after every 17 balls during that season, which is extraordinary.
Most Sixes in PSL 2016 | Sharjeel Khan 19
Sharjeel Khan had an excellent start to his PSL career by hitting 19 sixes in 2016. This was the highest sixes hit by him in any PSL season.
- On average, he hit at least 02 sixes per innings of that season (based on data)
- That season, he scored 38 percent of his runs from sixes, which is a great milestone.
- According to data, he hit a six after every 14 balls that season, which is extraordinary.
Conclusion:
Asif Ali and Ben Dunk’s Seasonal sixes in PSL were more impactful than the other batters. The two batsmen both have significantly higher sixes per innings (i.e., 2) than the rest and require fewer balls (less than 10) to knock a six during an inning of the game.
