ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Nicholas Pooran was in a record-breaking mood on Tuesday when he broke records of Chris Gayle, Yuvraj Singh, and Rohit Sharma in a single inning.
He was on fire against Afghanistan for this top-of-the-table clash. Pooran made sure to leave no stone unturned as he bashed Afghanistan bowlers all around the ground. He missed his century by just two runs but did enough for the Carribeans to glide for a comfortable victory.
The onslaught started from the third over when Pooran hit Azmatullah Omarzai for 36 runs in a single over. He hit 8 sixes and finished his innings with a strike rate of 184.91.
ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Most Runs In An Over
In the fourth over, Pooran amassed 36 runs against Omarazai. He joined the elite list of players like Yuvraj Singh and Rohit Sharma to score the most runs in an over in T20i. It was an onslaught that Omarazai will not forget for a very long time.
Most Runs In An Over In T20Is:
- 36 – Yuvraj Singh (IND) vs Stuart Broad (ENG), Durban, 2007
- 36 – Kieron Pollard (WI) vs Akila Dananjaya (SL), Coolidge, 2021
- 36 – Rohit Sharma & Rinku Singh (IND) vs Karim Janat (AFG), Bengaluru, 2024
- 36 – Dipendra Singh Airee (NEP) vs Kamran Khan (QAT), Al Amerat, 2024
- 36 – Nicholas Pooran & Johnson Charles (WI) vs Azmatullah Omarzai (AFG), St. Lucia, 2024
The New Six King
He also broke a sensational record held by Chris Gayle for a very long time. With 8 sixes in his innings, he became the batter with the most sixes for the West Indies team in T20Is.
He has also entered the list of the Top 5 batters with most sixes in T20Is. Rohit Sharma tops that chart with 194 sixes and he would like to touch the 200-sixes mark by the end of ICC T20 World Cup 2024.
Most Sixes For West Indies In T20Is:
| PLAYER | SIXES |
|---|---|
| Nicholas Pooran | 128 |
| Chris Gayle | 124 |
| Evin Lewis | 111 |
| Kieron Pollard | 99 |
| Rovman Powell | 90 |
Most Sixes In T20Is:
| PLAYER | SIXES |
|---|---|
| Rohit Sharma | 194 |
| Martin Guptill | 173 |
| Jos Buttler | 130 |
| Glen Maxwell | 129 |
| Nicholas Pooran | 128 |
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