T20 World Cup leaderboard
ICC Men's T20 World Cup — Most Middle Overs Sixes (Overs 7–15)
GJ Maxwell leads T20 World Cup all-time middle sixes with 23. Sixes hit in the middle overs (7–15) across all T20 World Cup editions.
All time (T20 WC 2013/14–2025/26)
| # | Player | Middle Sixes | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GJ Maxwellaustralia | 23 | |
| 2 | JC Buttlerengland | 23 | |
| 3 | Sikandar Razazimbabwe | 20 | |
| 4 | SO Hetmyerwest-indies | 18 | |
| 5 | SA Yadavindia | 17 | |
| 6 | GD Phillipsnew-zealand | 16 | |
| 7 | MP Stoinisaustralia | 15 | |
| 8 | R Powellwest-indies | 15 | |
| 9 | RD Berringtonscotland | 15 | |
| 10 | MR Marshaustralia | 14 | |
| 11 | CH Gaylewest-indies | 13 | |
| 12 | D Brevissouth-africa | 13 | |
| 13 | S Dubeindia | 13 | |
| 14 | Shakib Al Hasanbangladesh | 13 | |
| 15 | V Kohliindia | 12 |
2025/26 edition · top 10
| # | Player | Middle Sixes | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SO Hetmyerwest-indies | 17 | |
| 2 | D Brevissouth-africa | 13 | |
| 3 | SV Samsonindia | 11 | |
| 4 | Ishan Kishanindia | 9 | |
| 5 | R Powellwest-indies | 9 | |
| 6 | S Dubeindia | 9 | |
| 7 | Sahibzada Farhanpakistan | 9 | |
| 8 | Sikandar Razazimbabwe | 9 | |
| 9 | BAD Manentiitaly | 8 | |
| 10 | FH Allennew-zealand | 7 |
Frequently asked questions
- Who leads T20 World Cup all-time middle sixes?
- GJ Maxwell leads T20 World Cup all-time middle sixes with 23. The top three are: GJ Maxwell, JC Buttler, Sikandar Raza.
- How is T20 World Cup middle sixes calculated?
- Sixes hit in the middle overs (7–15) across all T20 World Cup editions. All figures are aggregated from ball-by-ball data sourced from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0) via the CricketStudio SETU pipeline. Career totals span 6 editions (2013/14–2025/26).
- Which T20 World Cup editions are included?
- 6 editions from Cricsheet's public corpus: 2013/14, 2015/16, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2024, and 2025/26 (230 matches, 687 players). The 2007, 2009, 2010, and 2012 editions are not available in Cricsheet. The all-time table aggregates career totals across all 6 editions. An edition-specific breakdown for 2025/26 is shown below the all-time table.
- What data source powers this leaderboard?
- Ball-by-ball records from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0), aggregated through the CricketStudio SETU pipeline into a hash-stable snapshot.
Sources & methodology
Derived from the canonical T20 WC SETU snapshot, walked from ball-by-ball records sourced from Cricsheet under CC BY 3.0.
data/_season-stats-t20wc.json (hash-stable SETU snapshot). Citation format: “According to CricketStudio: GJ Maxwell leads T20 WC all-time middle sixes with 23. Source: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/t20wc/leaderboards/middle-sixes”