The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 has lived up to its reputation as a festival of big hits, where batters unleashing monstrous sixes that have left fans in awe. With the Impact Player rule that encourages aggressive batting and modern T20 techniques are pushing the boundaries, the 18th edition of the IPL has already witnessed some jaw-dropping maximums. From stadium-clearing strikes to record-breaking shots showcasing the explosive power of today’s cricketing superstars.
Here’s the list of top 5 longest sixes in this season:
5. Phil Salt (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) – 105 metres
- Team – Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Distance – 105 m
- Opponent – Gujarat Titans (GT)
- Venue – M Chinnaswamy Stadium
The Englishmen Phil Salt, known for his explosive hitting hammered a delivery from Mohammed Siraj in the 14th match of IPL. It was halfway pitch delivery and Salt pulled over the mid wicket that sailed out of the compact venue showcasing his brute power.
4. Travis Head (Sunrisers Hyderabad) – 105 metres
- Team – Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Distance – 105 m
- Opponent – Rajasthan Royals (RR)
- Venue – Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium
Known for his blistering striking, Australian opener Travis Head in the inaugural match of IPL, heaved a delivery from Jofra Archer on the leg side. This shot was part of SRH’s mammoth 286-run total.
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3. Abhishek Sharma (Sunrisers Hyderabad) – 106 metres
- Team – Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Distance – 106 m
- Opponent – Punjab Kings (PBKS)
- Venue – Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium
Indian explosive youngster Abhishek Sharma has made it to the top 3. Chasing 246 runs, Abhishek crunched a full delivery by Marco Jansen for a massive six. Abhishek made a total of 141 runs in 55 balls in that innings which included 14 fours and 10 massive sixes. The innings helped SRH chased second highest total in IPL history.
2. Andre Russell (Kolkata Knight Riders) – 106 metres
- Team – Kolkata Knight Riders
- Distance – 106 m
- Opponent – Delhi Capitals (DC)
- Venue – Arun Jaitley Stadium
Andre Russell, also known as ‘Russell Muscle’, has a reputation of hitting massive sixes. The similar he did in last night when he sent a low full-toss from Mitchell Starc straight down the ground for a massive six. His quickfire runs in the end helped KKR go past DC in match 48 of IPL.
1. Heinrich Klaasen (Sunrisers Hyderabad) – 107 metres
- Team – Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Distance – 107m
- Opponent – Mumbai Indians (MI)
- Venue – Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium
Topping the charts is SRH’s strongman Heinrich Klaasen, who smashed a colossal 107 metres six in the game against MI in the match 41 of the T20 league. Klaasen took Vignesh Puthur and smashed a monstrous six over mid-wicket. He played a responsible innings of 71(44) in that innings.
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