Nicholas Pooran Surpasses Chris Gayle to be WI's Most Prolific Six-hitter in T20Is

Producer: Peuli Bakshi

[{"selector":"#anim-44d5291a-792b-488d-b107-74217df41965 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-3.030092242012536%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Nicholas Pooran smashed 36 runs in an over off Azmatullah Omarzai during the West Indies vs Afghanistan Group C T20 World Cup 2024 match on June 18.

[{"selector":"#anim-0b825735-631f-466a-9074-70f4e0d8037e [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-7.196583121884622%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Pooran hit 6 sixes and a pair of fours in the Afghan seamer's second over during the Powerplay at Saint Lucia.

[{"selector":"#anim-cb406054-eaa0-412d-8f71-308c4d7efbe4 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-3.864751417234345%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] It was only the second time in Men's T20 World Cup history when a batter amassed 36 runs in an over.

[{"selector":"#anim-1bd7e016-b12d-4c2e-8c5f-94c3c860d6c1 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-15.467501627483813%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] The first one was Yuvraj Singh's 6 sixes off Stuart Broad in India's victorious final T20 World Cup 2007 match vs England.

[{"selector":"#anim-3694dad0-adce-4e97-b08c-b9760df81ee0 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(5.240632967581023%, 1.0060737484917888%) scale(1.3571428571428572)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] In Tuesday's match, Pooran surpassed Chris Gayle’s 124 sixes record to be WI's most prolific six-hitter in T20Is.

[{"selector":"#anim-0fc3a90c-abe7-45c3-9efe-8babbba315de [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0.01071810223712471%, 11.587543323311575%) scale(1.3012048192771084)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Pooran currently has 128 sixes to his name, after his stellar match-winning knock of 98 (53).

[{"selector":"#anim-0cea0535-1755-4f3e-a7d9-7b259622bb2f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(1.8662058447202448%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] He stands at no. 5 in the all-time list of most sixes in T20 Internationals.

Nicholas Pooran Surpasses Chris Gayle to be WI's Most Prolific Six-hitter in T20Is

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