First Ball SIX — Most Sixes Hit on Innings Opening Delivery: IPL Records, History & Full Stats (Updated 2025)
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The race for the First Ball SIX — Most Sixes Hit on Innings Opening Delivery is a true test of consistency and skill in the IPL. Currently, Rohit Sharma leads the historical charts with an incredible 22. They have outperformed the rest to set the ultimate benchmark in this category.
🔄 Last Updated: 07 Mar 2026 — Post Match Analysis.
Our algorithm analyzed over 100,000+ legal deliveries from official IPL archives (2008-2026) to calculate these precise First Ball SIX — Most Sixes Hit on Innings Opening Delivery standings.
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Rohit Sharma
22
| Rank | Batsman | Sixes on 1st Ball | Six % | Innings Played | Also Hit 4s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Rohit Sharma | 22 | 8.24% | 267 | 62 |
| #2 | Sunil Narine | 17 | 14.41% | 118 | 29 |
| #3 | Andre Russell | 16 | 13.91% | 115 | 19 |
| #4 | Kieron Pollard | 16 | 9.30% | 172 | 26 |
| #5 | Virender Sehwag | 15 | 14.42% | 104 | 38 |
| #6 | Nicholas Pooran | 14 | 15.91% | 88 | 17 |
| #7 | Chris Gayle | 13 | 8.97% | 145 | 30 |
| #8 | Yusuf Pathan | 12 | 7.79% | 154 | 25 |
| #9 | Suresh Raina | 12 | 5.97% | 201 | 36 |
| #10 | M Shahrukh Khan | 11 | 22.92% | 48 | 5 |
| #11 | GJ Maxwell | 11 | 8.15% | 135 | 24 |
| #12 | SA Yadav | 11 | 7.24% | 152 | 43 |
| #13 | Sanju Samson | 10 | 5.85% | 171 | 44 |
| #14 | Ravindra Jadeja | 10 | 5.15% | 194 | 25 |
| #15 | Yashasvi Jaiswal | 9 | 13.64% | 66 | 28 |
| #16 | Harbhajan Singh | 9 | 10.23% | 88 | 15 |
| #17 | Aaron Finch | 9 | 9.89% | 91 | 23 |
| #18 | BB McCullum | 9 | 8.11% | 111 | 32 |
| #19 | RR Pant | 9 | 7.14% | 126 | 20 |
| #20 | KL Rahul | 9 | 6.52% | 138 | 31 |
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