Most T20 sixes in a calendar year

By Kaif - September 1, 2024
Last updated on Sep 01, 2024 04:43 PM
Most T20 sixes in a calendar year

Nicholas Pooran Breaks Chris Gayle Most Sixes Record: If you look at the West Indies cricket team, there are many power hitters in this team. This is why there is a lot of demand for Caribbean players in every T20 league in the world. When Chris Gayle used to play, no one was even close to him in terms of hitting sixes. He holds the record for sixes in IPL. Chris Gayle also had the record for hitting the most T20 sixes in a calendar year. However, now his record has been broken. West Indies' legendary batsman Nicholas Pooran has broken this big record of Chris Gayle.

Most T20 sixes in a calendar year

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Most T20 sixes in a calendar year

  • 139* - Nicholas Pooran in 2024
  • 135 - Chris Gayle in 2015
  • 121 - Chris Gayle in 2012
  • 116 - Chris Gayle in 2011
  • 112 - Chris Gayle in 2016
  • 101 - Chris Gayle in 2017
  • 101 - Andre Russell in 2019
  • 100 - Chris Gayle in 2013

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Most sixes in a calendar year in T20 Cricket

Most T20 sixes in a calendar year

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Chris Gayle held the record for hitting the most sixes in a T20 calendar year. In 2015, he hit a total of 135 sixes in T20 cricket. However, now Nicholas Pooran has broken this record in just 8 months. Pooran has hit a total of 139 sixes so far in 2024 and he is seen crossing 150 sixes with great ease. Nicholas Pooran is currently participating in the Caribbean Premier League and his excellent form continues in it.

Caribbean Premier League 2024: Playing for Trinbago Knight Riders in the Caribbean Premier League, Nicholas Pooran rained sixes. He played a brilliant innings of 97 runs with the help of 7 fours and 9 sixes in 43 balls in the match against St Kitts and Nevis Patriots. Due to this, the Trinbago team managed to score 250 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs in this match. Keesy Carty also scored an unbeaten 73 off 35 balls and Pollard returned unbeaten on 7. Anrich Nortje took three wickets for St Kitts.

In response, the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots team could score only 206/8 after playing the full over. The team's batsmen played at a fast pace but the score was so big that despite all efforts, the team could not achieve it.

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