IPL: 7 Major records RCB team holds without winning the trophy

6. Most sixes in an innings (17)

Gayle’s juggernaut innings of 175* off 66 against PWI in Bangalore in 2013 also created the record for most sixes in an innings. The dashing West Indian smacked 17 monstrous sixes along with 13 fours. He accumulated 154 runs out of 175 just from fours and sixes in his exceptional knock.

The destructive batter slammed a 119m six to spinner Ali Murtaza which even traveled out of the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Gayle tore apart the PWI bowling line-up to script the best T20 knocks in history. He struck five sixes each against Mitchell Marsh and Murtaza, while four against part-timer Aaron Finch.

Two maximums were hit off the bowling of pacer Ashok Dinda and one against Luke Wright. The cricketing world witnessed gigantic innings from a legendary batter who took each and everyone by surprise. The second most sixes hit in an innings is also by Gayle and Kiwi Brendon McCullum. The latter slammed 13 sixes on the opening night of the IPL against KKR in 2008 and Gayle’s 13 sixes came against Delhi Capitals in 2012.