{"id":173241,"date":"2026-05-27T13:31:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T19:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=173241"},"modified":"2026-05-27T13:31:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T19:01:52","slug":"vaibhav-sooryavanshi-breaks-chris-gayles-record-for-most-sixes-in-a-single-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=173241","title":{"rendered":"Vaibhav Sooryavanshi breaks Chris Gayle\u2019s record for most sixes in a single season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71029488\">Vaibhav Sooryanshi hit his 60th six of the IPL 2026 season against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Eliminator on Wednesday, breaking the record for the most sixes hit by a single player across an IPL season.<\/p>\n<p>Sooryavanshi broke the record with a six over long-off against Sakib Hussain in the fourth over of the match.<\/p>\n<p>The record was previously held by Chris Gayle, when the West Indian hit 59 sixes in the 2013 season while playing for Royal Challengers Bengaluru.<\/p>\n<p>Its been a highly impactful season from Sooryavanshi, having set the stage alight with some unreal power hitting and dealing with boundaries and maximums.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on May 27, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/ipl\/vaibhav-sooryavanshi-record-most-sixes-stats-ipl-rajasthan-royals-chris-gayle\/article71029488.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vaibhav Sooryanshi hit his 60th six of the IPL 2026 season against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Eliminator on Wednesday, breaking the record for the most sixes hit by a single player across an IPL season. Sooryavanshi broke the record with a six over long-off against Sakib Hussain in the fourth over of the match. The &#8230; <a title=\"Vaibhav Sooryavanshi breaks Chris Gayle\u2019s record for most sixes in a single season\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=173241\" aria-label=\"Read more about Vaibhav Sooryavanshi breaks Chris Gayle\u2019s record for most sixes in a single season\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":173242,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-173241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779908512_35_RVM_1983.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":173178,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=173178","url_meta":{"origin":173241,"position":0},"title":"RR vs SRH, IPL 2026 Eliminator: What records did Vaibhav Sooryavanshi break against Sunrisers Hyderabad?","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"May 27, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The records tumbled in Mullanpur on Wednesday night as Rajasthan Royals opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi set the stage alight with a sensational 29-ball 97 against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Eliminator. 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