Most fours in death overs

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Most fours hit in death overs (16–20) across IPL career, spanning 1,242 matches and 19 seasons (2007/08 – 2026). Minimum 20 balls faced in death overs to qualify.

All-Time Career Leaders (2007/08 – 2025)

• MS Dhoni (CSK, RISING PUNE SUPERGIANT) – 220 fours (1,548 balls faced in death overs)
• KD Karthik (DC, GUJARAT LIONS, KKR, MI, PBKS, RCB) – 142 fours (830 balls faced)
• RA Jadeja (CSK, GUJARAT LIONS, KOCHI TUSKERS KERALA, RR) – 111 fours (949 balls faced)
• KA Pollard (MI) – 110 fours (928 balls faced)
• AB de Villiers (DC, RCB) – 106 fours (604 balls faced)
• RG Sharma (DECCAN CHARGERS, MI) – 94 fours (595 balls faced)
• HH Pandya (GT, MI) – 85 fours (661 balls faced)
• AD Russell (DC, KKR) – 83 fours (545 balls faced)
• V Kohli (RCB) – 79 fours (557 balls faced)
• YK Pathan (KKR, RR, SRH) – 76 fours (511 balls faced)
• DA Miller (GT, LSG, PBKS, RR) – 75 fours (605 balls faced)
• AT Rayudu (CSK, MI) – 69 fours (508 balls faced)
• MP Stoinis (DC, LSG, PBKS, RCB) – 63 fours (383 balls faced)
• SA Yadav (KKR, MI) – 61 fours (308 balls faced)
• R Tewatia (DC, GT, PBKS, RR) – 59 fours (395 balls faced)
• RR Pant (DC, LSG) – 59 fours (336 balls faced)
• KL Rahul (DC, LSG, PBKS, RCB, SRH) – 58 fours (343 balls faced)
• DJ Bravo (CSK, GUJARAT LIONS, MI) – 56 fours (421 balls faced)
• KH Pandya (LSG, MI, RCB) – 55 fours (353 balls faced)
• SK Raina (CSK, GUJARAT LIONS) – 54 fours (383 balls faced)
• Harbhajan Singh (CSK, KKR, MI) – 53 fours (367 balls faced)
• IK Pathan (DC, GUJARAT LIONS, PBKS, RISING PUNE SUPERGIANTS, SRH) – 52 fours (356 balls faced)
• N Pooran (LSG, PBKS, SRH) – 52 fours (359 balls faced)
• SPD Smith (DC, PUNE WARRIORS INDIA, RISING PUNE SUPERGIANT, RR) – 51 fours (319 balls faced)
• MK Tiwary (DC, KKR, PBKS, RISING PUNE SUPERGIANT) – 50 fours (323 balls faced)

2026 Season Leaders

• Washington Sundar (GT) – 18 fours (115 balls faced in death overs)
• Rinku Singh (KKR) – 17 fours (94 balls faced)
• Tilak Varma (MI) – 15 fours (60 balls faced)
• Ashutosh Sharma (DC) – 14 fours (69 balls faced)
• Shivam Dube (CSK) – 14 fours (81 balls faced)
• Marcus Stoinis (PBKS) – 13 fours (56 balls faced)
• Rishabh Pant (LSG) – 12 fours (45 balls faced)
• Rahul Tewatia (GT) – 11 fours (71 balls faced)
• Kartik Sharma (CSK) – 11 fours (44 balls faced)
• Ravindra Jadeja (RR) – 10 fours (73 balls faced)
• Heinrich Klaasen (SRH) – 10 fours (104 balls faced)
• Jamie Overton (CSK) – 10 fours (55 balls faced)
• Donovan Ferreira (RR) – 10 fours (83 balls faced)
• Rajat Patidar (RCB) – 9 fours (57 balls faced)
• Shashank Singh (PBKS) – 8 fours (43 balls faced)

Season Leaders by Year

• 2026: Washington Sundar – 18 fours
• 2025: Naman Dhir – 19 fours
• 2024: R Tewatia – 18 fours
• 2023: RK Singh – 15 fours
• 2022: KD Karthik – 19 fours
• 2021: GJ Maxwell – 15 fours
• 2020/21: RA Jadeja – 18 fours
• 2019: HH Pandya – 19 fours
• 2018: KD Karthik – 20 fours
• 2017: MK Tiwary – 18 fours
• 2016: V Kohli – 15 fours
• 2015: KA Pollard – 13 fours
• 2014: MS Dhoni – 17 fours
• 2013: MS Dhoni – 17 fours
• 2012: AB de Villiers – 16 fours
• 2011: MS Dhoni – 13 fours
• 2009/10: KA Pollard – 16 fours
• 2009: MS Dhoni – 12 fours
• 2007/08: MS Dhoni – 16 fours

Sources & Methodology

Data derived from the IPL historical SETU snapshot, using ball-by-ball records sourced from Cricsheet under CC BY 3.0. Covers 1,242 matches across 19 seasons (2007/08 – 2026). Minimum qualification: 20 balls faced in death overs. Live 2026 season data available separately.