Batters to Hit 6 Fours in an Over in IPL

We usually remember sixes. The clean ones. The ones that disappear into the crowd. 

But sometimes, an over doesn’t need height. Just precision. Six balls. Six boundaries.  

It’s a different kind of dominance. It’s less about power and more about timing things so well that the field doesn’t matter anymore.

A few batters in the IPL have found that rhythm, hitting one four after another. Here’s a look at them.

1. Ajinkya Rahane | Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 2012

Rajasthan Royals were 82 for 1 after 13. The kind of phase where the game is waiting for someone to push it forward.

Rahane had been quiet till then. Watching more than forcing. Then the 14th over began.

Sreenath Aravind ran in. First ball delivered full and straight. Rahane met it the same way. Straight bat and four.

Next ball, same result. No change in shape. No extra effort. Just timing repeating itself.

By the third, Aravind tried to adjust. But Rahane scooped the ball behind the wicketkeeper towards fine leg for another four.

Now, Rahane looked in pristine control. Like he couldn’t make any mistakes.

He pulled the fourth one through midwicket. The fifth one went through the covers. And he deviated the last one cleverly towards the third man.

Six shots. No rush between them. Just right placement, over and over again.

That one over changed the pace of the innings without ever looking hurried.

The end result? The Royals posted 195 runs on the board. Rahane alone contributed an unbeaten 103 off 60 balls!

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2. Prithvi Shaw | Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 2021

First over of the chase. Target wasn’t threatening. Only 155 to get. So the situation didn’t demand risk.

But Prithvi Shaw wasn’t reading the situation that way.

Shivam Mavi started with a wide. A small error. The kind bowlers move past. But not here.

Shaw sent the next ball over his head for four. Then he picked up an inswinger through midwicket.

By the third and fourth, Shaw wasn’t reacting anymore. He was arriving at the ball before it landed. He guided the ball through cover point, twice.

Mavi searched for a different length. But he found none. Shaw cut away an outside-the-off delivery towards the backward point.

The sixth one was a similar delivery. And Shaw played it over extra cover to make six fours in six balls.

3. Prabhsimran Singh | Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals, 2026

Last over of the powerplay. Usually, this is where batters try to squeeze one more boundary before the field opens up. But Prabhsimran Singh went further. 

Mukesh Kumar missed the yorker on the first ball. And Prabhsimran punished the low full toss through cover. That brought up his fifty off 18 balls. 

Second ball, pulled through midwicket. Same result.

By now, it felt less like hitting and more like anticipation. Like Prabhsimran already knew what was coming.

The third one was a full toss again. And he danced down the track to send it through the covers.

Then came a reverse scoop over the short third. The fifth one wasn’t clean. A thick edge, but the ball ran away in the same region. 

For the last one, Prabhsimran wasn’t in complete control. But luck was on his side. His pull shot fell short of Tristan Stubbs’ reach and rolled onto the boundary.

Six fours in a row. Not all perfect. But that’s the thing about momentum. Once it builds, it carries even the mistakes with it.

Punjab flew to 116 in the powerplay. And from there, a 265-run chase didn’t look unrealistic anymore.

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