PlayerInningsFoursSeason
David Warner (SRH)17882016
Sachin Tendulkar (MI)15862010
Shubman Gill (GT)17852023
Virat Kohli (RCB)16832016
Jos Buttler (RR)17832022
Yashasvi Jaiswal (RR)14822023
Michael Hussey (CSK)17812013
Devon Conway (CSK)15772023
Robin Uthappa (KKR)16742014
Ajinkya Rahane (RR)16732012

Key Insights

David Warner has hit the most boundary fours in an IPL season. He fetched 88 boundaries in 17 innings for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in 2016.

The same season saw Virat Kohli collect 973 runs, a record tally in an edition, which included 83 boundaries.

Sachin Tendulkar, who is second on the list, was the first to hit 80-plus fours in a season. The Master Blaster struck 86 fours in 15 matches back in 2010. Interestingly, he smashed only three sixes back then.

Gautam Gambhir, though, was the first batter to score more than 50 fours in an edition. In the inaugural season, he hit 68 fours for Delhi Daredevils.

Since then, there have been close to 100 instances of batters scoring 50 or more fours in a single IPL season.

IPL 2013 and IPL 2018 recorded nine batters each cross the barrier of 50 fours. This is the highest number of batters to smash 50-plus boundaries in an IPL season.

On the contrary, IPL 2009, played in South Africa, saw only two batters fetch 50 or more fours. Interestingly, both hailed from Australia – Matthew Hayden (60) and Adam Gilchrist (54).

Shikhar Dhawan and David Warner hit 50 or more fours in seven IPL seasons each. Dhawan even had a six-season streak from 2016 to 2021, the most consecutive seasons with 50-plus fours for a batter.

Chris Gayle is the solitary batter to smash 50-plus fours and 50-plus sixes in a single IPL edition. The Universe Boss attained this unique feat in IPL 2013, with 57 fours and 51 sixes. He is also the only player to hit more than 50 sixes in a single IPL season, twice. Find here, who is the other batter to hit 50+ sixes in one IPL season.