T20 cricket can be associated with the abundance of boundaries currently, especially sixes. In the last five-six years, the core of T20 cricket has shifted to batsmen completely as a team scores two easily and even 250 in an innings due to the usage of concrete-type wickets. The time is gone when the batters used to win games with singles, doubles, and fours. Now it is inevitable to whack sixes in every over to be in a good position or win a game in a tricky situation. In this article, we will contemplate the batsmen with the most sixes in an innings in T20 internationals.
Most Sixes In an Innings In T20 International
Check out all players with Most Sixes In an Innings In T20 International –
Sahil Chauhan (18)
Estonian batter Sahil Chauhan holds the record for the most sixes in an innings in the T20 international. In a 192 run chase in 2024, the middle-order batsman smacked 18 soaring sixes en route to his 144 off 41 deliveries with six fours to help his team go over the line in 13 overs and six wickets in hand.Â
Hazratullah Zazai (16)
Swashbuckling Afghan opener Hazratullah Zazai hit an astonishing 16 sixes in a T20 game against Ireland in 2019. Opening the batting, the Southpaw went on rampage mode and scored an unbeaten 162 off just 62 balls while reaching his hundred in 42 balls, aiding his team to post a gigantic total of 278/3 in 20 overs. He even scored 11 fours in the game. In reply, Ireland could only make 194/6 and lost the game by a big margin of 84 runs.Â
Finn Allen (16)
One of the most promising aggressive batsmen in the globe nowadays, Finn Allen gets the third place on this elite list of most sixes in an innings in T20 internationals. During a T20 match against Pakistan in Dunedin in 2024, the right-hander dismantled the Pakistani bowling lineup consisting of Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan, and Mohammed Wasim with his hard-hitting and scored 137 in 62 balls, including 16 sixes and 5 fours. His dynamite innings assisted the hosts to post 224/7 and win the game by 45 runs.Â
Zeeshan Kukiikhel (15)
Hungary opener Zeeshan Kukikhel smashed 15 maximums during a T20 game against Austria in 2022 and helped his team chase down a decent target of 197 runs in 19 overs. The right-hand batsman boasted a strike rate of 279.59 as he scored a swift 137 off a mere 49 balls. You can imagine the merciless striking by the Hungarian opener which enlightens the crowd.Â
List of Most Sixes in an Innings of T20 International
Players with Most Sixes in an Innings In T20 International –
Player | Sixes | Against | Year |
Shail Chauhan (EST) | 18 | Cyprus | 2024 |
Hazratullah Zazai (AFG) | 16 | Ireland | 2019 |
Finn Allen (NZ) | 16 | Pakistan | 2024 |
Zeeshan Kukikhel (HUN) | 15 | Austria | 2022 |
Sikandar Raza (ZIM) | 15 | Gambia | 2024 |
Aaron Finch (AUS) | 14 | England | 2013 |
George Munsey (SCO) | 14 | Netherlands | 2019 |
Darius Visser (SAM) | 14 | Vanuatu | 2024 |
Who has Most Sixes In an Innings In T20 International ?
Estonian batter Sahil Chauhan holds the record for the most sixes in an innings in the T20 international
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