Vote: Biggest Hitters of the BBL, Semi-final 2

There have been thousands of sixes hit over nine seasons of the KFC Big Bash League, but we want to know who has been the biggest and best six hitter in the competition's history.

In the lead up to the start of the new season on December 10, we want you to pick your favourite six hitters in BBL history in a series of head-to-head match-ups before we're left with just one, who will be crowned the unofficial Biggest Hitter of the BBL.

We've narrowed the field down to 16 of the best power hitters the competition has seen, with the winner to be revealed on the eve of the new season.

Fans can have their say in a series of head-to-head polls over the two weeks, with votes to be tallied across the KFC BBL social channels on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

Semi-final 2: Chris Gayle v Glenn Maxwell

Voting in this poll is now closed. Chris Gayle won the match-up with (51%) of the vote over Glenn Maxwell (49%)

Chris Gayle (Sydney Thunder, Melbourne Renegades)

Matches: 22

Sixes: 51 (Rank 18)

Balls per six: 9.4 (Rank 2)

% of runs in sixes: 47.1 (Rank 1)

As has been the case throughout his long career, Chris Gayle's time in the BBL was nothing if not entertaining. In two stints in the competition, almost half of the Jamaican's 649 runs came in sixes, the best ratio in the competition's history. The powerful left-hander, who during his time with the Renegades equalled the world record for the fastest T20 fifty (12 balls) cleared the rope every 9.4 deliveries he faced and was a nightmare for any bowler.

Glenn Maxwell (Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Stars)

Matches: 73

Sixes: 80 (Rank 3)

Balls per six: 15.2 (Rank 14)

% of runs in sixes: 26.2 (Rank 20)

Be they reverse sweeps or more conventional strokes, Glenn Maxwell simply loves to clear the rope. In fact, he has the third most sixes in the history of the KFC BBL, which is no mean feat for a man who plays half of his games with the long square boundaries of the MCG. A balls per six ranking of 14th in the BBL may be a touch higher than you'd expect, but there won't be many bowlers in the competition who can relax against the right-hander's undoubted six-hitting power.