Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Faf du Plessis ended the competition as the batter with the most sixes in this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) hard-hitting middle-order batter Shivam Dube came close to matching the RCB skipper's record during the final match against Gujarat Titans, but the southpaw fell short by just one maximum.
Let's take a look at the list of batters with the most sixes in IPL 2023:
1. Faf du Plessis: Royal Challengers Banglore captain smashed 36 sixes in 14 matches and ended the competition with a tally of 730 runs.
2. Shivam Dube: Chennai Super Kings' left-handed batter smashed 35 sixes in 16 matches and ended the competition with a tally of 418 runs.
3. Shubman Gill: Gujarat Titans' stylish opening batter smashed 33 sixes in 16 matches and ended the competition with a tally of 890 runs.
4. Glenn Maxwell: Royal Challengers Bangalore's explosive batter smashed 31 sixes in 14 matches and ended the competition with a tally of 400 runs.
5. Ruturaj Gaikwad: Chennai Super Kings' right-handed batter smashed 30 sixes in 16 matches and ended the competition with a tally of 590 runs.
IPL season climaxed on May 29 (Monday). Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeated Gujarat Titans (GT) by five wickets (DLS method) at the Narendra Modi Stadium and became the just second team in league history to win the coveted title five times. MS Dhoni's men equaled the record of Mumbai Indians (MI) with their record-tying fifth IPL crown. The 16th edition of the cash-rich tournament will go down as one of the best seasons played in the competition's history. Old records were shattered and new milestones were scripted as the tournament paved the way for several glittering storylines.
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