Top 05 Players with Most Sixes at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in IPL
From the state of Telangana, is the team from south, Sunrisers Hyderabad. This 2024 runner-up franchise has its home base as the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. The franchise plays all their IPL home matches at this venue located in Hyderabad.
Since 2008, the venue has been hosting IPL matches season on season. Although initially, this ground served as the home venue for the 2009 champions Deccan Chargers (now obsolete) before the Sunrisers entered the IPL from the 2013 onwards. Located in a premium upscale area, it boasts a capacity of around 55,000 spectators. The stadium has seen many memorable games being held here, with abundant entertainment shown over the years to cricket fans. This stadium has seen some big targets being set and some iconic players scoring big runs over the years. In the latest ongoing season of this cash-rich league of IPL 2025, the Rajiv Gandhi stadium has hosted 83 matches so far. The ground pitch of the stadium has known to be inclined towards the batters, and more supportive for the fast bowlers instead of spinners. Out of the matches held until now, teams have found more success while chasing targets. The venue has been favourable while batting second, with 47 matches in the chasing team’s favour so far. Like some other grounds too, the average first innings total is around 165-170, which has become a rather low score with the current form SRH batsmen have been showing. As per popular expert opinion, Hyderabad’s turf has been serving rather flat tracks off late, which makes high-scoring games possible. Teams can confidently aim for 200-plus run totals on every clash. Following this trend, SRH men posted the highest team total in Hyderabad when they hammered a massive 286 runs against the Rajasthan Royals in their opening encounter. SRH as a franchise has played 62 matches in Hyderabad since their team’s formation in 2013. Out of them, they have won on 38 occasions and have an impressive win percentage of over 61% at their very home ground. There are four matches yet to be held at the Rajiv Gandhi stadium, which involves two league stage matches, and two playoff matches as part of the current edition of IPL, which will take the total tally to 86 matches by the end of IPL.
Let us delve deeper to see who the top five players are with the most sixes hit at Rajiv Gandhi International stadium in IPL.
5) Travis Head – Head, an Australin opening batsman is one of the most aggressive batters in white-ball cricket and is known for delivering match-winning performances on several big occasions. He has an enviable strike rate of around 180 in the IPL, where he formerly represented RCB before making a move to SRH in 2024. His retention ahead of IPL 2025 and explosive partnerships with Abhishek Sharma have become a potent and dreaded pair for opposition bowlers. So far, Travis Head has played 12 matches at the Rajiv Gandhi stadium and hit 24 sixes, amassing 459 runs totally, which is only expected to shoot up in the coming matches. His average has been over 41 on the team’s home ground.
4) Shikhar Dhawan – A prolific batsman and an IPL veteran, Shikhar Dhawan has been the poster-boy for his teams whichever he played for. This former opener of the game has played for multiple franchises prior to his retirement – Punjab Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals. His batting in this league has been labelled with consistency and sheer class, helping him earn a place amongst the top run-scorers in the tournament’s history. Dhawan has scored a whopping 1477 runs at the Rajiv Gandhi cricket stadium and more than 6700 in his IPL career. While batting on this iconic ground, his average is as high as 36.9 and strike rate was around 124. The ten half-centuries smashed by him speak volumes of his intelligent approach, and ability to hit big when needed. He has hit a total of 33 sixes from the 47 innings totally.
3) Heinrich Klaasen – Seated at the middle is a noted South African cricketer Heinrich Klaasen. This overseas player has been a crucial figure of the SRH camp and has scored abundant runs in his inimitable style. The best adjectives to define his batting are remarkable, power-packed and fearless, underlined with a calm demeanor. Klaasen has played 40 IPL matches until now and scored over 1100 runs. Klaasen’s unique ability to hit sixes off spinners had made him join this list, having smashed 34 sixes from 17 innings played at the Rajiv Gandhi stadium. The total runs made by him here so far, is around 615, at an average of over 55.9 and a commendable strike rate of 183. Klaasen’s highest score at his team’s home ground is 104, which is a great accomplishment in itself.
2) Abhishek Sharma – His name has become synonymous as the rising superstar of cricket in the T20 format. Abhishek Sharma has become a reliable top-order batsman for his team Sunrisers Hyderabad. On the ground that’s presently his favourite, he has smashed 522 runs from the 19 innings played so far. His personal highest score of 141 in one of the IPL 2025 matches is counted in the list of best knocks in the league’s history. With a strike rate of over 202 and an average of over 30, Abhishek Sharma has cemented his place as a rock-solid opening batsman for his franchise. The 37 sixes hit because of orthodox hitting have showcased his refinement and skill to cricket lovers from a young age itself.
1) David Warner – The top position in the list of maximum sixes hit fired at the Rajiv Gandhi International stadium has been bagged by David Warner. He leads the pack as the maximum run getter too, with over 1600 runs scored throughout his IPL games played here. As an indispensable batsman for the Sunrisers Hyderabad, Warner’s strike rate was over 160 and batting average of almost 65. His highest individual figure on this ground was the 126 against KKR in 2017. He has been an exceptional IPL batsman who is still hailed for his aggressive style. This former Australian opener has been a match-winner thanks to his quality to assess pitches accurately and time the ball with precision. Warner has scored three centuries in his 32 innings batted here, which involves 72 sixes being smashed all over the ground and creating milestones throughout his glorious career.
