Does Chris Gayle still lead the IPL sixes list in 2026?

Chris Gayle holds the record for most sixes in T20 cricket with 1056, far ahead of other legends.

West Indies stars dominate sixes tally In the history of T20 matches, Chris Gayle stands alone at the top with 1056 sixes. Three other West Indian players trail behind: Kieron Pollard follows with 982 sixes, while Andre Russell has 784 and Nicholas Pooran has 714. The leading non-West Indian in the sixes chart is Jos Buttler, who has struck 608 sixes. ## Hyderabad Kingsmen’s extreme PSL performances Over three days last week, Hyderabad Kingsmen were dismissed for 80 against Islamabad United in Karachi, marking the fifth-lowest all-out total in Pakistan Super League history and the lowest by a team other than Lahore Qalandars. Lahore Qalandars hold the record for the four lowest totals, including their lowest-ever score of 59 against Peshawar Zalmi in Dubai back in 2017. Just two days later, Hyderabad Kingsmen responded by scoring 244 for 6 against Rawalpindi, setting a new franchise high and surpassing their previous best of 225 for 5 against Multan Sultans in Lahore. This total also matched the ninth-highest score ever recorded in PSL history, though the outright record remains Quetta Gladiators’ 263 for 3 against Islamabad United in Rawalpindi during 2025. ## Fastest Test wicket milestones through history The fastest player to reach 100 Test wickets in terms of matches is England’s George Lohmann, who achieved the feat in just 16 games. He is closely followed by Australia’s Charles Turner and Clarrie Grimmett, England’s SF Barnes, Pakistan’s Yasir Shah, and Sri Lanka’s Prabath Jayasuriya, all of whom took 17 matches to reach the milestone. Yasir Shah holds the record for reaching 200 Test wickets in the fewest matches, doing so in 33 games, three fewer than Grimmett. For 300 Test wickets, India’s R Ashwin leads with 54 matches, two ahead of Dennis Lillee. ## Muralitharan’s unmatched Test wicket landmarks Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralidaran is the fastest to 400 Test wickets, reaching the total in 72 matches, ahead of R Ashwin with 77 and Dale Steyn and Richard Hadlee with 80 apiece. He then set the pace for 500 wickets in 87 Tests, faster than Ashwin’s 98 and Anil Kumble’s 105. Muralidaran reached 600 wickets in 101 Tests, quicker than Kumble’s 124 and Shane Warne’s 126, and secured 700 wickets in 113 Tests, outpacing Warne’s 144 and Jimmy Anderson’s 187. He finished his career with an unmatched 800th Test wicket in his 133rd match against India in Galle during July 2010. ## Test and ODI bowlers without a five-wicket haul The leading Test bowler without a five-wicket innings return is England’s Mike Hendrick, who took 87 wickets with a best of 4 for 28 against India at Edgbaston in 1974, though he managed five instances of taking four wickets in an innings. Bangladesh’s Mashrafe Mortaza follows with 75 wickets, tied with South Africa’s Brian McMillan, while New Zealand’s Dayle Hadlee has 71 and England’s Barry Knight has 70. In ODIs, Australia’s Steve Waugh leads with 195 wickets and a best of 4 for 33 against Sri Lanka in Sydney in 1988, just ahead of the West Indies’ Carl Hooper, who finished with 193 wickets and a best of 4 for 34 against Pakistan in Karachi in 1991. ## T20I and women’s cricket wicket leaders without fifers In men’s Twenty20 internationals, New Zealand’s Ish Sodhi holds the record with 164 wickets and a best of 4 for 12, narrowly ahead of England’s Adil Rashid, who has 163 wickets with a best of 4 for 2 against the West Indies in Dubai during the 2019 T20 World Cup. In women’s Tests, Australia’s Lyn Fullston leads with 41 wickets and a best of 4 for 53. For women’s ODIs, Stafanie Taylor tops the list with 157 wickets and a best of 4 for 17, while Hayley Matthews is second with 135 wickets. In women’s T20Is, England’s Sophie Ecclestone has 142 wickets with a best of 4 for 18, three clear of Uganda’s Concy Aweko, who has 139. ## Cricket’s one-Test wonders from unique nations Twelve countries have produced only one Test cricketer each. Charles Hime, born in Bermuda, played one Test for South Africa in 1896, while Molly Hide, born in China, debuted for England in 1934. Amjad Khan, born in Denmark, earned a single England cap in 2009. Frederick Cook, born in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), played one Test for South Africa in 1896 alongside Hime. John Traicos, born in Egypt in 1947, represented both South Africa and Zimbabwe. Ted Dexter, born in Italy, made his England debut in 1958 and went on to win 62 caps. ## More one-Test wonders from around the globe England women’s captain Nat Sciver-Brunt was born in Japan. David Ironside, born in Mozambique, played three Tests for South Africa in 1953–54. Eiulf Nupen, South Africa’s former captain, was born in Norway. George Headley, the West Indies great, was born in Panama. England wicketkeeper Geraint Jones was born in Papua New Guinea. Lawrence Markham, born in Swaziland (now Eswatini), played one Test for South Africa in February 1949.