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, which fetched him a total of 150 boundary sixes in Indian Premier League. He earned the distinction of becoming the fourth batsman in the history of Indian Premier League to aggregate 150 plus boundary sixes.  Others are – CH Gayle {264}, RG Sharma {163} and SK Raina {160}. The performance of these four batsmen is furnished below.

 

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0	4s	6s
1	CH Gayle	94	93	12	3464	175*	42.76	5	20	4	281	254
2	RG Sharma	144	140	23	3879	109*	33.15	1	29	8	323	163
3	SK Raina	149	145	22	4171	100*	33.91	1	29	7	367	160
4	AB de Villiers	121	110	27	3346	133*	40.31	3	22	8	278	150

 

AB de Villiers also earned the distinction of becoming the second overseas batsman in the history of Indian Premier League to aggregate 150 plus boundary sixes after CH Gayle.  CH Gayle has scored 254 boundary sixes in his IPL career. The performance of these two batsmen is furnished below.

 

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0	4s	6s
1	CH Gayle	94	93	12	3464	175*	42.76	5	20	4	281	254
2	AB de Villiers	121	110	27	3346	133	40.31	1	22	8	278	150