Nicholas Pooran surpassed Chris Gayle’s 9-year-old record to seal the top spot in 2024. He is inching closer to 150 sixes.
Chris Gayle has made his mark quite a few times, with 100+ sixes in 6 different calendar years. He was also the first batter to slam 100 T20 sixes in a calendar year (116 in 2011).
Andre Russell is the only other batter to hit 100+ T20 sixes within a year, as he smashed 101 maximums in 2019.
You can check out the top 20 instances of batters hitting the most sixes in a calendar year in T20 cricket.
Most Sixes in a Calendar Year in T20s
| Player | Matches | Innings | 6s | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Pooran | 76 | 74 | 170 | 2024 |
| Chris Gayle | 36 | 36 | 135 | 2015 |
| Chris Gayle | 40 | 38 | 121 | 2012 |
| Chris Gayle | 31 | 31 | 116 | 2011 |
| Chris Gayle | 48 | 47 | 112 | 2016 |
| Heinrich Klaasen | 58 | 54 | 105 | 2024 |
| Chris Gayle | 44 | 43 | 101 | 2017 |
| Andre Russell | 46 | 41 | 101 | 2019 |
| Chris Gayle | 33 | 33 | 100 | 2013 |
| Glenn Phillips | 59 | 57 | 97 | 2021 |
| Kieron Pollard | 62 | 58 | 96 | 2019 |
| Brendon McCullum | 59 | 58 | 94 | 2017 |
| Tim David | 73 | 68 | 93 | 2022 |
| Andre Russell | 61 | 51 | 91 | 2024 |
| Evin Lewis | 32 | 31 | 89 | 2017 |
| Abhishek Sharma | 39 | 38 | 87 | 2024 |
| Liam Livingstone | 44 | 40 | 86 | 2021 |
| Rilee Rossouw | 51 | 48 | 86 | 2022 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | 41 | 41 | 85 | 2022 |
| Travis Head | 39 | 39 | 83 | 2024 |
Check out other T20I records here!