Indian Cricketers Set New World Record for Sixes in T20 Format
Indias cricket team makes history by hitting 400 sixes in T20 internationals, a record for any team in a calendar year.
Hamilton, November 1 (Daily Kiran) : The fifth T20 match between India and New Zealand is currently taking place at Seddon Park in Hamilton. Batting first, the Indian team scored 191 runs, losing 8 wickets in their allotted 20 overs, and hit a remarkable 11 sixes during the game.
With this performance, India has reached a historic milestone, becoming the first team in the world to hit 400 sixes in T20 international cricket within a single calendar year. Prior to this, no team had ever achieved such a feat in the shortest format of the game. Notably, out of the 400 sixes recorded in 2026, 142 were struck by Indian batsmen against New Zealand, marking the highest number of sixes hit by a team against a single opponent in a calendar year.
Following India, Austria ranks second for the most sixes in 2026, having hit 224 sixes across 24 matches. The West Indies follow closely in third place, also with 224 sixes but from 21 matches.
Among Indian players, Abhishek Sharma leads the tally with 86 sixes in 2026. Ishan Kishan is second with 60 sixes, while Sanju Samson has contributed 50 sixes to the team’s total.
In the ongoing match, India lost the toss and opted to bat first, struggling initially as Abhishek Sharma was dismissed for just one run and Sanju Samson followed suit with only four runs. However, Ishan Kishan and captain Shreyas Iyer steadied the innings with a crucial partnership of 93 runs. Ishan scored a brisk 61 off 32 balls, while Iyer contributed 50 runs from just 23 deliveries. Naman Dhir added 33 runs from 23 balls, and Nitish Kumar Reddy chipped in with 22 runs off 17 balls. Adam Milne was the standout bowler for New Zealand, taking 4 wickets for just 19 runs in his 4 overs.
