Most Sixes in T20 International Cricket: Full List

Who has hit the most sixes in T20 internationals? In this record book the answer is Karanbir Singh of Austria, with 211 sixes from 56 innings, ahead of Rohit Sharma (India) on 194.

Our tallies span 3,558 men’s and 2,171 women’s T20Is between Feb 2005 and Sep 2026, though Afghanistan’s games are missing from the open data. Because Associate teams play many T20Is, the main list mixes their batters with stars from Test-playing nations, so a separate table ranks only full members. Further down sit India’s top ten, a leader for every team and the women’s rankings.

Karanbir Singh, Rohit Sharma and Two Ways to Lead

The main table counts every six hit in a men’s T20I covered here, whoever the opponent. That is how Karanbir Singh (Austria) ends up first: 211 sixes in only 56 innings, well over three an innings. His best score is 164.

Among Test-playing nations the leader is Rohit Sharma with 194 sixes from 145 innings. Jos Buttler (England) is close behind on 190 from 146, and Suryakumar Yadav (India) has 175 from just 105, a faster rate than either. Martin Guptill (New Zealand) rounds out the top five with 173.

Six Associate batters make the main list: Karanbir, Waseem Muhammad (UAE) with 153, Babar Hayat (Hong Kong) with 146, Syed Aziz (Malaysia) with 139, Virandeep Singh (Malaysia) with 120 and George Munsey (Scotland) with 115. Remove them and the full-member list starts with Rohit.

Most Sixes in T20 International Cricket (Men)

Batter	M	Inns	Sixes	Runs	HS
Karanbir Singh Austria	56	56	211	2,537	164
RG Sharma India	145	145	194	4,027	118
JC Buttler England	146	146	190	4,283	131
SA Yadav India	105	105	175	3,213	117
MJ Guptill New Zealand	117	117	173	3,503	105
R Powell West Indies	104	104	154	2,319	107
Waseem Muhammad UAE	85	85	153	2,682	112
Babar Hayat Hong Kong	99	99	146	2,393	122
GJ Maxwell Australia	116	116	145	2,784	145*
N Pooran West Indies	96	96	141	2,177	82
Syed Aziz Malaysia	111	111	139	2,740	87
Sikandar Raza Zimbabwe	120	120	137	2,785	133*
DA Miller South Africa	119	119	137	2,724	106*
Q de Kock South Africa	106	106	128	2,986	115
AJ Finch Australia	103	103	125	3,120	172
E Lewis West Indies	57	57	125	1,606	125*
CH Gayle West Indies	75	75	124	1,899	117
DA Warner Australia	108	108	122	3,249	100*
HH Pandya India	107	107	122	2,221	71*
Virandeep Singh Malaysia	107	107	120	3,147	96
EJG Morgan England	104	104	119	2,431	91
V Kohli India	112	112	115	3,963	94*
HG Munsey Scotland	81	81	115	2,508	132
MR Marsh Australia	81	81	115	2,256	103*
FH Allen New Zealand	59	59	115	1,662	137

Most Sixes in T20Is by Test-Playing Nations

The main list includes players from every team, including Associate nations. This list keeps only players from full ICC members.

Batter	M	Inns	Sixes	Runs	HS
RG Sharma India	145	145	194	4,027	118
JC Buttler England	146	146	190	4,283	131
SA Yadav India	105	105	175	3,213	117
MJ Guptill New Zealand	117	117	173	3,503	105
R Powell West Indies	104	104	154	2,319	107
GJ Maxwell Australia	116	116	145	2,784	145*
N Pooran West Indies	96	96	141	2,177	82
Sikandar Raza Zimbabwe	120	120	137	2,785	133*
DA Miller South Africa	119	119	137	2,724	106*
Q de Kock South Africa	106	106	128	2,986	115
AJ Finch Australia	103	103	125	3,120	172
E Lewis West Indies	57	57	125	1,606	125*
CH Gayle West Indies	75	75	124	1,899	117
DA Warner Australia	108	108	122	3,249	100*
HH Pandya India	107	107	122	2,221	71*

Most Sixes in T20Is for India

Batter	M	Inns	Sixes	Runs	HS
RG Sharma India	145	145	194	4,027	118
SA Yadav India	105	105	175	3,213	117
HH Pandya India	107	107	122	2,221	71*
V Kohli India	112	112	115	3,963	94*
Abhishek Sharma India	55	55	104	1,629	135
KL Rahul India	66	66	95	2,134	110*
SV Samson India	57	57	86	1,432	111
Tilak Varma India	55	55	82	1,619	120*
Ishan Kishan India	55	55	77	1,608	103
Yuvraj Singh India	49	49	72	1,136	77*

Most Sixes in T20 Internationals by Team

Team	Leader	Total	Matches
India	RG Sharma	194 sixes	145
Australia	GJ Maxwell	145 sixes	116
England	JC Buttler	190 sixes	146
South Africa	DA Miller	137 sixes	119
New Zealand	MJ Guptill	173 sixes	117
Pakistan	Fakhar Zaman	95 sixes	105
Sri Lanka	MD Shanaka	113 sixes	118
West Indies	R Powell	154 sixes	104
Bangladesh	Liton Das	78 sixes	109
Zimbabwe	Sikandar Raza	137 sixes	120
Ireland	PR Stirling	114 sixes	131

Most Sixes in Women's T20Is

Batter	M	Inns	Sixes	Runs	HS
SFM Devine New Zealand	112	112	106	3,006	105
AC Jayangani Sri Lanka	135	135	104	3,662	119*
S Mandhana India	153	153	96	4,440	124
Shafali Verma India	115	115	93	3,137	81
DJS Dottin West Indies	88	88	87	2,070	90*
H Kaur India	144	144	71	3,410	103
ER Oza UAE	108	108	57	3,133	158*
HK Matthews West Indies	112	112	52	3,110	132
AJ Healy Australia	117	117	51	2,710	148*
A Gardner Australia	84	84	49	1,633	93

The Quickest Six Hitters by Innings

Totals reward long careers, so the innings column matters. Evin Lewis (West Indies) has 125 sixes from 57 innings, Finn Allen (New Zealand) 115 from 59, and Abhishek Sharma (India) 104 from 55. All three hit sixes at a far higher rate than most names above them.

Rovman Powell (West Indies) has 154 from 104 innings and leads his side, ahead of Nicholas Pooran (141) and Chris Gayle (124). Glenn Maxwell is Australia’s leader with 145, and his team-mate Aaron Finch has 125. Finch’s 172 is the highest score anywhere in the main list.

Team leaders tell a wider story. Sikandar Raza leads Zimbabwe with 137, the same count as David Miller for South Africa. Paul Stirling (Ireland) has 114, Dasun Shanaka (Sri Lanka) 113, Fakhar Zaman (Pakistan) 95 and Liton Das (Bangladesh) 78. For the ODI and Test versions, compare the most ODI sixes and most Test sixes pages.

Most Sixes in T20 for India and in Women's T20Is

India’s list is led by Rohit Sharma (194), with Suryakumar Yadav (175) second. Hardik Pandya has 122 and Virat Kohli 115, from 3,963 runs, the second highest run tally in India’s top ten. Abhishek Sharma’s 104 from 55 innings is the sharpest rate among India’s top ten, with Sanju Samson (86) and Tilak Varma (82) also hitting often.

In women’s T20Is, the leader is Sophie Devine (New Zealand) with 106 sixes. Chamari Athapaththu, listed as AC Jayangani (Sri Lanka), is next on 104, then Smriti Mandhana (India) on 96 and Shafali Verma (India) on 93. Deandra Dottin (West Indies) has 87 from only 88 innings. Esha Oza (UAE) is the one Associate name in the women’s top ten, with 57.

For runs rather than sixes, open the most T20I runs list, or see every format together on most sixes in international cricket.

Questions about Most T20I sixes

Who has hit the most sixes in T20 international cricket?

The record book’s leader is Karanbir Singh (Austria), with 211 sixes in 56 innings in the matches covered since Feb 2005. Among Test-playing nations, Rohit Sharma (India) leads with 194 and Jos Buttler (England) has 190.

Who has the most sixes in T20Is for India?

Rohit Sharma tops India’s list on 194 sixes, followed by Suryakumar Yadav with 175 and Hardik Pandya with 122. Virat Kohli has 115 and Abhishek Sharma 104. For India’s wider stats, open the India team page.

Which player leads each team for most sixes in T20 internationals?

Buttler leads England with 190, Guptill leads New Zealand with 173, Powell leads West Indies with 154 and Maxwell leads Australia with 145. Miller (South Africa) and Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe) both have 137.

Which women have hit the most T20I sixes?

Sophie Devine (New Zealand) sits first on 106 across the 2,171 women’s T20Is covered. Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka) has 104 and Smriti Mandhana (India) 96.

Does this page show the most sixes in a T20 innings or match?

No. These tables add up career sixes for each batter in the matches covered. For other T20I lists, such as runs, wickets and fastest hundreds, start at the T20I records hub.

Source: ball-by-ball match data from Cricsheet.org (ODC-BY). See how we compile these records.