BATTING RECORD
Men Test: Most sixes in an innings
Batting record from available scorecards, 600 qualifying entries.
| Rank | 6s | Player | Team | Score | BF | Opponent | Ground | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Wasim Akram | Pakistan | 257* | 363 | Zimbabwe | Sheikhupura Stadium | 1996-10-17 |
| 2 | 12 | Yashasvi Jaiswal | India | 214* | 236 | England | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium | 2024-02-15 |
| 3 | 11 | Matthew Hayden | Australia | 380 | 437 | Zimbabwe | WACA Ground | 2003-10-09 |
| 4 | 11 | Ben Stokes | England | 258 | 198 | South Africa | Newlands | 2016-01-02 |
| 5 | 11 | Kusal Mendis | Sri Lanka | 245 | 291 | Ireland | Galle International Stadium | 2023-04-24 |
| 6 | 11 | Nathan Astle | New Zealand | 222 | 168 | England | Lancaster Park | 2002-03-13 |
| 7 | 11 | Brendon McCullum | New Zealand | 202 | 188 | Pakistan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2014-11-26 |
| 8 | 11 | Brendon McCullum | New Zealand | 195 | 134 | Sri Lanka | Hagley Oval | 2014-12-26 |
| 9 | 10 | Wally Hammond | England | 336* | - | New Zealand | Eden Park | 1933-03-31 |
| 10 | 9 | Chris Gayle | West Indies | 333 | 437 | Sri Lanka | Galle International Stadium | 2010-11-15 |
| 11 | 9 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Pakistan | 329 | 436 | New Zealand | Gaddafi Stadium | 2002-05-01 |
| 12 | 9 | Ben Stokes | England | 155 | 214 | Australia | Lord's | 2023-06-28 |
| 13 | 9 | Chris Cairns | New Zealand | 120 | 96 | Zimbabwe | Eden Park | 1996-01-20 |
| 14 | 9 | Shimron Hetmyer | West Indies | 93 | 92 | Bangladesh | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2018-11-30 |
| 15 | 9 | Razaullah | Pakistan | 81 | 63 | England | Edgbaston | 2026-09-09 |
| 16 | 9 | Tim Southee | New Zealand | 77* | 40 | England | McLean Park | 2008-03-22 |
| 17 | 8 | Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | 319 | 482 | Bangladesh | Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | 2014-02-04 |
| 18 | 8 | MA Agarwal | India | 243 | 330 | Bangladesh | Holkar Cricket Stadium | 2019-11-14 |
| 19 | 8 | Adam Gilchrist | Australia | 204* | 213 | South Africa | The Wanderers Stadium | 2002-02-22 |
| 20 | 8 | Jason Holder | West Indies | 202* | 229 | England | Kensington Oval | 2019-01-23 |
| 21 | 8 | Shubman Gill | India | 161 | 162 | England | Edgbaston | 2025-07-02 |
| 22 | 8 | Ben Stokes | England | 135* | 219 | Australia | Headingley | 2019-08-22 |
| 23 | 8 | Navjot Sidhu | India | 124 | 223 | Sri Lanka | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium | 1994-01-18 |
| 24 | 7 | Virender Sehwag | India | 293 | 254 | Sri Lanka | Brabourne Stadium | 2009-12-02 |
| 25 | 7 | Brian Lara | West Indies | 216 | 262 | Pakistan | Multan Cricket Stadium | 2006-11-19 |
| 26 | 7 | Gordon Greenidge | West Indies | 213 | 384 | New Zealand | Eden Park | 1987-02-27 |
| 27 | 7 | Kyle Mayers | West Indies | 210* | 310 | Bangladesh | Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | 2021-02-03 |
| 28 | 7 | Yashasvi Jaiswal | India | 209 | 290 | England | Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium | 2024-02-02 |
| 29 | 7 | Tamim Iqbal | Bangladesh | 206 | 278 | Pakistan | Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium | 2015-04-28 |
| 30 | 7 | Chris Gayle | West Indies | 197 | 396 | New Zealand | McLean Park | 2008-12-19 |
| 31 | 7 | Andrew Flintoff | England | 167 | 191 | West Indies | Edgbaston | 2004-07-29 |
| 32 | 7 | AB de Villiers | South Africa | 163 | 196 | Australia | Newlands | 2009-03-19 |
| 33 | 7 | Kevin Pietersen | England | 158 | 187 | Australia | Kennington Oval | 2005-09-08 |
| 33 | 7 | Chris Cairns | New Zealand | 158 | 171 | South Africa | Eden Park | 2004-03-18 |
| 35 | 7 | Quinton de Kock | South Africa | 141* | 170 | West Indies | Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium | 2021-06-10 |
| 36 | 7 | Jonny Bairstow | England | 136 | 92 | New Zealand | Trent Bridge | 2022-06-10 |
| 37 | 7 | Rohit Sharma | India | 127 | 149 | South Africa | Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium | 2019-10-02 |
| 38 | 7 | Harbhajan Singh | India | 111* | 116 | New Zealand | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium | 2010-11-12 |
| 39 | 7 | Viv Richards | West Indies | 110* | 58 | England | Antigua Recreation Ground | 1986-04-11 |
| 40 | 7 | Hardik Pandya | India | 108 | 96 | Sri Lanka | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2017-08-12 |
| 41 | 7 | Shahid Afridi | Pakistan | 103 | 80 | India | Gaddafi Stadium | 2006-01-13 |
| 42 | 7 | Marco Jansen | South Africa | 93 | 91 | India | Barsapara Cricket Stadium | 2025-11-22 |
| 43 | 7 | Mitchell Starc | Australia | 84 | 91 | Pakistan | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2016-12-26 |
| 44 | 7 | Bert Sutcliffe | New Zealand | 80* | - | South Africa | The Wanderers Stadium | 1953-12-24 |
| 45 | 6 | Virender Sehwag | India | 309 | 375 | Pakistan | Multan Cricket Stadium | 2004-03-28 |
| 46 | 6 | AB de Villiers | South Africa | 278* | 418 | Pakistan | Sheikh Zayed Stadium | 2010-11-20 |
| 47 | 6 | Herschelle Gibbs | South Africa | 228 | 240 | Pakistan | Newlands | 2003-01-02 |
| 48 | 6 | MS Dhoni | India | 224 | 265 | Australia | MA Chidambaram Stadium | 2013-02-22 |
| 49 | 6 | MA Agarwal | India | 215 | 371 | South Africa | Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium | 2019-10-02 |
| 50 | 6 | Rohit Sharma | India | 212 | 255 | South Africa | JSCA International Stadium Complex | 2019-10-19 |
| 51 | 6 | Matthew Hayden | Australia | 203 | 320 | India | MA Chidambaram Stadium | 2001-03-18 |
| 52 | 6 | Viv Richards | West Indies | 192* | - | India | Arun Jaitley Stadium | 1974-12-11 |
| 53 | 6 | Rohit Sharma | India | 176 | 244 | South Africa | Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium | 2019-10-02 |
| 54 | 6 | Kamindu Mendis | Sri Lanka | 164 | 237 | Bangladesh | Sylhet International Cricket Stadium | 2024-03-22 |
| 55 | 6 | Shahid Afridi | Pakistan | 156 | 128 | India | Iqbal Stadium | 2006-01-21 |
| 56 | 6 | Kevin Pietersen | England | 151 | 165 | Sri Lanka | P Sara Oval | 2012-04-03 |
| 57 | 6 | Brendon McCullum | New Zealand | 145 | 79 | Australia | Hagley Oval | 2016-02-20 |
| 57 | 6 | Sanath Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka | 145 | 164 | Bangladesh | P Sara Oval | 2002-07-21 |
| 59 | 6 | Adam Gilchrist | Australia | 144 | 212 | Bangladesh | Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium | 2006-04-09 |
| 60 | 6 | Craig McMillan | New Zealand | 142 | 179 | Sri Lanka | R Premadasa Stadium | 1998-05-27 |
| 61 | 6 | Asad Shafiq | Pakistan | 137 | 148 | New Zealand | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2014-11-26 |
| 62 | 6 | AB de Villiers | South Africa | 135* | 168 | West Indies | Warner Park | 2010-06-18 |
| 63 | 6 | Rishabh Pant | India | 134 | 178 | England | Headingley | 2025-06-20 |
| 64 | 6 | Shahid Afridi | Pakistan | 122 | 95 | West Indies | Kensington Oval | 2005-05-26 |
| 65 | 6 | Adam Gilchrist | Australia | 121 | 126 | New Zealand | AMI Stadium | 2005-03-10 |
| 65 | 6 | Ravi Shastri | India | 121* | 287 | Australia | Wankhede Stadium | 1986-10-15 |
| 67 | 6 | Ben Stokes | England | 120 | 128 | West Indies | Kensington Oval | 2022-03-16 |
| 68 | 6 | Ian Botham | England | 118 | 102 | Australia | Old Trafford | 1981-08-13 |
| 69 | 6 | Najmul Hossain Shanto | Bangladesh | 117* | 118 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 2021-07-07 |
| 70 | 6 | Haroon Rasheed | Pakistan | 108 | 176 | England | Hyderabad (Sind) | 1978-01-02 |
| 71 | 6 | Jimmy Sinclair | South Africa | 104 | - | Australia | Newlands | 1902-11-08 |
| 72 | 6 | Jonty Rhodes | South Africa | 103* | 95 | West Indies | SuperSport Park | 1999-01-15 |
| 73 | 6 | Chris Gayle | West Indies | 102 | 72 | Australia | WACA Ground | 2009-12-16 |
| 74 | 6 | MS Dhoni | India | 100* | 154 | Sri Lanka | Brabourne Stadium | 2009-12-02 |
| 74 | 6 | Wasim Akram | Pakistan | 100 | 89 | Sri Lanka | Galle International Stadium | 2000-06-21 |
| 76 | 6 | Shahid Afridi | Pakistan | 92 | 85 | England | Iqbal Stadium | 2005-11-20 |
| 77 | 6 | Jamie Smith | England | 89 | 119 | Pakistan | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | 2024-10-24 |
| 78 | 6 | Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh | 84 | 108 | India | Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | 2022-12-14 |
| 79 | 6 | Hansie Cronje | South Africa | 82 | 63 | Sri Lanka | SuperSport Park | 1998-03-27 |
| 80 | 6 | Chris Gayle | West Indies | 80* | 46 | New Zealand | Queen's Park Oval | 2014-06-16 |
| 81 | 6 | Tim Southee | New Zealand | 73 | 49 | England | Basin Reserve | 2023-02-24 |
| 82 | 6 | Andrew Symonds | Australia | 72 | 54 | South Africa | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2005-12-26 |
| 83 | 6 | MS Dhoni | India | 69 | 52 | West Indies | Antigua Recreation Ground | 2006-06-02 |
| 83 | 6 | Chris Cairns | New Zealand | 69 | 83 | Australia | Basin Reserve | 2000-03-24 |
| 85 | 6 | Mohammad Rafique | Bangladesh | 65 | 53 | Australia | Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | 2006-04-16 |
| 86 | 6 | Sam Curran | England | 64 | 119 | Sri Lanka | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2018-11-14 |
| 87 | 6 | Andy Blignaut | Zimbabwe | 61 | 58 | South Africa | Newlands | 2005-03-04 |
| 88 | 5 | Virender Sehwag | India | 319 | 304 | South Africa | MA Chidambaram Stadium | 2008-03-26 |
| 89 | 5 | John Edrich | England | 310* | 450 | New Zealand | Headingley | 1965-07-08 |
| 90 | 5 | Javed Miandad | Pakistan | 271 | 465 | New Zealand | Eden Park | 1989-02-24 |
| 91 | 5 | Graham Dowling | New Zealand | 239 | 519 | India | Lancaster Park | 1968-02-22 |
| 92 | 5 | Brendon McCullum | New Zealand | 224 | 307 | India | Eden Park | 2014-02-06 |
| 93 | 5 | Michael Slater | Australia | 219 | 321 | Sri Lanka | WACA Ground | 1995-12-08 |
| 94 | 5 | Dinesh Chandimal | Sri Lanka | 206* | 326 | Australia | Galle International Stadium | 2022-07-08 |
| 95 | 5 | Jacques Kallis | South Africa | 201* | 270 | India | SuperSport Park | 2010-12-16 |
| 96 | 5 | Darren Bravo | West Indies | 195 | 297 | Bangladesh | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2011-10-29 |
| 96 | 5 | Virender Sehwag | India | 195 | 233 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2003-12-26 |
| 98 | 5 | Lahiru Udara | Sri Lanka | 188 | 248 | West Indies | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium | 2026-07-03 |
| 99 | 5 | Harry Brook | England | 186 | 176 | New Zealand | Basin Reserve | 2023-02-24 |
| 100 | 5 | Denis Lindsay | South Africa | 182 | 227 | Australia | The Wanderers Stadium | 1966-12-23 |
Available scorecards only; the twelve-team archive is complete from 2001 and partial before. Tied figures share a rank.