MOST SIXES IN T20 INTERNATIONAL

MOST SIXES IN T20 INTERNATIONAL

The T20 international is the shortest & one of the most prominent formats of cricket. It was first time introduced in international cricket in 2004. The first-ever T20 match was between the New Zealand and England women’s teams. In 2005 Australia vs New Zealand men’s team played this format for the first team. Six has always been a big factor in T20 cricket. A six can change a game for a team and it has been proven many times like in the 2016 T20 World Cup West Indies won the match with Carlos Braithwaite’s 4 consecutive sixes against England. Who can forget the 6 sixes in an over by Yuvraj Singh in 2007 against Stuart Broad? Those sixes took India to a massive 200-plus score. Six-hitting ability is very significant for lower-order batsmen in T20 cricket. In international cricket AB De Villers, Andre Russel, Rishav Pant, Jos Buttler, Glenn Maxwell, and Rohit Sharma are the players who can hit the most sixes in T20.  

Rohit Sharma has hit the most sixes in T20 international (182).

MOST SIXES IN T20 MATCH  

Afghanistan’s Hazratullah Zazai holds the record of hitting the most sixes in T20 cricket. Zazai smashed 162 runs off 62 balls against Ireland in 2019 at Dehradun cricket stadium with the help of 08 sixes, which is still a world record. Zazai is an explosive opener batsman, who is a part of the Afghanistan National team. He is known for his hitting skills. 

MOST SIXES IN T20 INTERNATIONAL BY A PLAYER IN A MATCH

Rohit is an aggressive opening batsman and gets the top place on the list with 203 sixes. He made his first appearance in international T20 in the 2007 World Cup against England in South Africa. He has made 4165 runs in 157 matches with an average of 32.03. His highest score came against Afghanistan 121* runs off 69 balls with the help of 11 sixes. Rohit is one of the best openers in t20 cricket the world has ever seen.  New Zealand star Martin Guptill has hit the 2nd most number of sixes in T20 internationals so far (173).

MOST SIXES IN T20 Cricket BY A TEAM  

West Indies has hit the most sixes in T20 cricket so far with more than 1000 sixes. The Caribbeans have always performed consistently in the t20 format. They have often produced batsmen who can hit big sixes like Chris Gayle, Andre Russell, Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo, Nicholas Pooran, and Rovman Powell. The island nation has a proper batting lineup in terms of hitters and stroke players. They will host the next T20 World Cup in 2024.  

MOST SIXES IN T20 BY A WICKETKEEPER 

One of the best sloggers of the current era, Jos Buttler has hit the most sixes in T20 international as a wicket-keeper. The Englishman has slammed 137 sixes in 123 matches. Buttler smashes sixes like fun no matter who the bowler is such is his ability. In his T20I outings, Jos has amassed 3241 runs at a staggering strike rate of 146.25.

List of the Players With the Most Sixes In T20 International

Player Matches Innings Sixes
R Sharma (IND) 157 149 203
M Guptill (NZ) 122 118 173
J Buttler (ENG) 123 113 137
G Maxwell (AUS) 113 104 134
N Pooran (WI) 95 87 132
SK Yadav (IND) 66 63 131
P Stirling (IRE) 145 144 128
A Finch (AUS) 103 103 125
C Gayle (WI) 79 75 124
D Warner (AUS) 110 110 122
V Kohli (IND) 123 115 121
E Morgan (ENG) 115 107 120
D Miller (SA) 123 108 116
Who has hit the most sixes in T20 International?

Rohit Sharma has hit the most sixes in the T20 international (203).

Which Indian has hit the most sixes in T20I?

Rohit Sharma has hit the most sixes in T20I among Indians (194).


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