Nine or more boundary sixes in an innings in a game of Indian Premier League
AB de Villiers scored nine boundary sixes in his knock of 89 not out in the game between Bangalore and Punjab at Indore on 09.04.17, to provide the 18th occasion of a batsman scoring nine or more boundary sixes in an innings in the history of Indian Premier League. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Balls | 6s | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | CH Gayle | 175* | 66 | 17 | Bangalore | Pune | Bengaluru | 23 Apr 2013 |
| 2 | BB McCullum | 158* | 73 | 13 | Kolkata | Bangalore | Bengaluru | 18 Apr 2008 |
| 3 | CH Gayle | 128* | 62 | 13 | Bangalore | Delhi | Delhi | 17 May 2012 |
| 4 | CH Gayle | 117 | 57 | 12 | Bangalore | Punjab | Bengaluru | 06 May 2015 |
| 5 | AB de Villiers | 129* | 52 | 12 | Bangalore | Gujarat | Bengaluru | 14 May 2016 |
| 6 | ST Jayasuriya | 114* | 48 | 11 | Mumbai | Chennai | Mumbai | 14 May 2008 |
| 7 | M Vijay | 127 | 56 | 11 | Chennai | Rajasthan | Chennai | 03 Apr 2010 |
| 8 | AC Gilchrist | 109* | 47 | 10 | Deccan | Mumbai | Mumbai | 27 Apr 2008 |
| 9 | MEK Hussey | 116* | 54 | 09 | Chennai | Punjab | Mohali | 19 Apr 2008 |
| 10 | CH Gayle | 107 | 49 | 09 | Bangalore | Punjab | Bengaluru | 06 May 2011 |
| 11 | AC Gilchrist | 106 | 55 | 09 | Punjab | Bangalore | Dharamsala | 17 May 2011 |
| 12 | KP Pietersen | 103* | 64 | 09 | Delhi | Deccan | Delhi | 19 Apr 2012 |
| 13 | CH Gayle | 85* | 50 | 09 | Bangalore | Kolkata | Bengaluru | 11 Apr 2013 |
| 14 | GJ Maxwell | 95 | 43 | 09 | Punjab | Sunrisers | Sharjah | 22 Apr 2014 |
| 15 | Yuvraj Singh | 68* | 29 | 09 | Bangalore | Delhi | Bengaluru | 13 May 2014 |
| 16 | BB McCullum | 100* | 56 | 09 | Chennai | Sunrisers | Chennai | 11 Apr 2015 |
| 17 | DA Miller | 89* | 44 | 09 | Punjab | Sunrisers | Hyd-RGS | 11 May 2015 |
| 18 | AB de Villiers | 89* | 46 | 09 | Bangalore | Punjab | Indore | 10 Apr 2017 |
AB de Villiers scored nine boundary sixes in his knock of 89 not out in the game between Bangalore and Punjab at Indore on 09.04.17, to provide the tenth occasion of a batsman scoring exact nine boundary sixes in an innings in the history of Indian Premier League. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Balls | 6s | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | MEK Hussey | 116* | 54 | 09 | Chennai | Punjab | Mohali | 19 Apr 2008 |
| 2 | CH Gayle | 107 | 49 | 09 | Bangalore | Punjab | Bengaluru | 06 May 2011 |
| 3 | AC Gilchrist | 106 | 55 | 09 | Punjab | Bangalore | Dharamsala | 17 May 2011 |
| 4 | KP Pietersen | 103* | 64 | 09 | Delhi | Deccan | Delhi | 19 Apr 2012 |
| 5 | CH Gayle | 85* | 50 | 09 | Bangalore | Kolkata | Bengaluru | 11 Apr 2013 |
| 5 | GJ Maxwell | 95 | 43 | 09 | Punjab | Sunrisers | Sharjah | 22 Apr 2014 |
| 6 | Yuvraj Singh | 68* | 29 | 09 | Bangalore | Delhi | Bengaluru | 13 May 2014 |
| 7 | BB McCullum | 100* | 56 | 09 | Chennai | Sunrisers | Chennai | 11 Apr 2015 |
| 9 | DA Miller | 89* | 44 | 09 | Punjab | Sunrisers | Hyd-RGS | 11 May 2015 |
| 10 | AB de Villiers | 89* | 46 | 09 | Bangalore | Punjab | Indore | 10 Apr 2017 |
AB de Villiers scored nine boundary sixes in his knock of 89 not out in the game between Bangalore and Punjab at Indore on 09.04.17, to provide the eighth occasion of a Bangalore batsman scoring nine or more boundary sixes in an innings in the history of Indian Premier League. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Balls | 6s | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | CH Gayle | 175* | 66 | 17 | Bangalore | Pune | Bengaluru | 23 Apr 2013 |
| 2 | CH Gayle | 128* | 62 | 13 | Bangalore | Delhi | Delhi | 17 May 2012 |
| 3 | CH Gayle | 117 | 57 | 12 | Bangalore | Punjab | Bengaluru | 06 May 2015 |
| 4 | AB de Villiers | 129* | 52 | 12 | Bangalore | Gujarat | Bengaluru | 14 May 2016 |
| 5 | CH Gayle | 107 | 49 | 09 | Bangalore | Punjab | Bengaluru | 06 May 2011 |
| 6 | CH Gayle | 85* | 50 | 09 | Bangalore | Kolkata | Bengaluru | 11 Apr 2013 |
| 7 | Yuvraj Singh | 68* | 29 | 09 | Bangalore | Delhi | Bengaluru | 13 May 2014 |
| 8 | AB de Villiers | 89* | 46 | 09 | Bangalore | Punjab | Indore | 10 Apr 2017 |
AB de Villiers scored nine boundary sixes in his knock of 89 not out in the game between Bangalore and Punjab at Indore on 09.04.17, to provide the fourth occasion of a batsman scoring nine or more boundary sixes in an innings against Punjab in the history of Indian Premier League. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Balls | 6s | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | CH Gayle | 117 | 57 | 12 | Bangalore | Punjab | Bengaluru | 06 May 2015 |
| 2 | MEK Hussey | 116* | 54 | 09 | Chennai | Punjab | Mohali | 19 Apr 2008 |
| 3 | CH Gayle | 107 | 49 | 09 | Bangalore | Punjab | Bengaluru | 06 May 2011 |
| 4 | AB de Villiers | 89* | 46 | 09 | Bangalore | Punjab | Indore | 10 Apr 2017 |
CH Gayle holds the record for scoring nine or more boundary sixes on most occasions in the history of Indian Premier League – five occasions, while AB de Villiers, AC Gilchirst and BB McCullum have accomplished the feat on two occasions. The performance of these four batsman are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | Balls | 6s | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | AB de Villiers | 129* | 52 | 12 | Bangalore | Gujarat | Bengaluru | 14 May 2016 |
| 2 | AB de Villiers | 89* | 46 | 09 | Bangalore | Punjab | Indore | 10 Apr 2017 |
| 1 | AC Gilchrist | 109* | 47 | 10 | Deccan | Mumbai | Mumbai | 27 Apr 2008 |
| 2 | AC Gilchrist | 106 | 55 | 09 | Punjab | Bangalore | Dharamsala | 17 May 2011 |
| 1 | BB McCullum | 158* | 73 | 13 | Kolkata | Bangalore | Bengaluru | 18 Apr 2008 |
| 2 | BB McCullum | 100* | 56 | 09 | Chennai | Sunrisers | Chennai | 11 Apr 2015 |
| 1 | CH Gayle | 175* | 66 | 17 | Bangalore | Pune | Bengaluru | 23 Apr 2013 |
| 2 | CH Gayle | 128* | 62 | 13 | Bangalore | Delhi | Delhi | 17 May 2012 |
| 3 | CH Gayle | 117 | 57 | 12 | Bangalore | Punjab | Bengaluru | 06 May 2015 |
| 4 | CH Gayle | 107 | 49 | 09 | Bangalore | Punjab | Bengaluru | 06 May 2011 |
| 5 | CH Gayle | 85* | 50 | 09 | Bangalore | Kolkata | Bengaluru | 11 Apr 2013 |
CH Gayle is the only batsman to score nine or more boundary sixes against the same opposition on two occasions. He chose Punjab as his opponent to accomplish the feat. The first such feat came at Bengaluru on 06.05.11 and he repeated the feat again at the same venue exactly four years later – that is on 06.05.15
| No | Player | Runs | Balls | 6s | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | CH Gayle | 107 | 49 | 09 | Bangalore | Punjab | Bengaluru | 06 May 2011 |
| 2 | CH Gayle | 117 | 57 | 12 | Bangalore | Punjab | Bengaluru | 06 May 2015 |
The following table lists the five batsmen who have scored nine sixes in their knock of less than 100 runs. CH Gayle, GJ Maxwell, Yuvraj Singh, DA Miller and AB de Villiers are the five batsmen.
| No | Player | Runs | Balls | 6s | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | CH Gayle | 85* | 50 | 09 | Bangalore | Kolkata | Bengaluru | 11 Apr 2013 |
| 2 | GJ Maxwell | 95 | 43 | 09 | Punjab | Sunrisers | Sharjah | 22 Apr 2014 |
| 3 | Yuvraj Singh | 68* | 29 | 09 | Bangalore | Delhi | Bengaluru | 13 May 2014 |
| 4 | DA Miller | 89* | 44 | 09 | Punjab | Sunrisers | Hyd-RGS | 11 May 2015 |
| 5 | AB de Villiers | 89* | 46 | 09 | Bangalore | Punjab | Indore | 10 Apr 2017 |
It is interesting to note that out of these five batsmen, three are from Royal Challengers, Bengaluru – CH Gayle, Yuvraj Singh and AB de Villiers
| No | Player | Runs | Balls | 6s | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | CH Gayle | 85* | 50 | 09 | Bangalore | Kolkata | Bengaluru | 11 Apr 2013 |
| 2 | Yuvraj Singh | 68* | 29 | 09 | Bangalore | Delhi | Bengaluru | 13 May 2014 |
| 3 | AB de Villiers | 89* | 46 | 09 | Bangalore | Punjab | Indore | 10 Apr 2017 |
AB de Villiers scored nine boundary sixes in his knock of 89 not out in the game between Bangalore and Punjab at Indore on 09.04.17, to provide the 16th occasion of an overseas batsman scoring nine or more boundary sixes in an innings in the history of Indian Premier League. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Balls | 6s | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | CH Gayle | 175* | 66 | 17 | Bangalore | Pune | Bengaluru | 23 Apr 2013 |
| 2 | BB McCullum | 158* | 73 | 13 | Kolkata | Bangalore | Bengaluru | 18 Apr 2008 |
| 3 | CH Gayle | 128* | 62 | 13 | Bangalore | Delhi | Delhi | 17 May 2012 |
| 4 | CH Gayle | 117 | 57 | 12 | Bangalore | Punjab | Bengaluru | 06 May 2015 |
| 5 | AB de Villiers | 129* | 52 | 12 | Bangalore | Gujarat | Bengaluru | 14 May 2016 |
| 6 | ST Jayasuriya | 114* | 48 | 11 | Mumbai | Chennai | Mumbai | 14 May 2008 |
| 7 | AC Gilchrist | 109* | 47 | 10 | Deccan | Mumbai | Mumbai | 27 Apr 2008 |
| 8 | MEK Hussey | 116* | 54 | 09 | Chennai | Punjab | Mohali | 19 Apr 2008 |
| 9 | CH Gayle | 107 | 49 | 09 | Bangalore | Punjab | Bengaluru | 06 May 2011 |
| 10 | AC Gilchrist | 106 | 55 | 09 | Punjab | Bangalore | Dharamsala | 17 May 2011 |
| 11 | KP Pietersen | 103* | 64 | 09 | Delhi | Deccan | Delhi | 19 Apr 2012 |
| 12 | CH Gayle | 85* | 50 | 09 | Bangalore | Kolkata | Bengaluru | 11 Apr 2013 |
| 13 | GJ Maxwell | 95 | 43 | 09 | Punjab | Sunrisers | Sharjah | 22 Apr 2014 |
| 14 | BB McCullum | 100* | 56 | 09 | Chennai | Sunrisers | Chennai | 11 Apr 2015 |
| 15 | DA Miller | 89* | 44 | 09 | Punjab | Sunrisers | Hyd-RGS | 11 May 2015 |
| 16 | AB de Villiers | 89* | 46 | 09 | Bangalore | Punjab | Indore | 10 Apr 2017 |
It is interesting to note that only two Indian batsmen have accomplished the feat of scoring nine or more sixes in an innings in the history of Indian Premier League of the 18 occasions. M Vijay and Yuvraj Singh are the two Indian batsmen to have accomplished the feat. The fact there are 16 occasions of overseas batsmen accomplishing this feat shows the supremacy and dominance of overseas batsmen in this category of statistics
| No | Player | Runs | Balls | 6s | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | M Vijay | 127 | 56 | 11 | Chennai | Rajasthan | Chennai | 03 Apr 2010 |
| 2 | Yuvraj Singh | 68* | 29 | 09 | Bangalore | Delhi | Bengaluru | 13 May 2014 |