Top 5 T20 batters with the most 6s in a T20 inning ft. Martin Guptill
Veteran Kiwi batter Martin Guptill was at his stunning best in today's encounter in the Legends 90 League, a 90-ball league game played between retired legends from across the nation.
The New Zealand opener was widely known as one of the greatest Kiwi batters and was widely known for his explosive batting style, often regarded as the finest of six hitters with several records in international cricket.
Guptill smashed 16 sixes in his amazing score of 160 runs in an inning as he batted for only 49 balls, for such a massive score, with a strike rate above 300. In his innings, he smashed 16 sixes all around the mark; this enrolled him among the finest batters in the shortest format of the game.
Top 5 T20 players with the most 6s hit in a T20 innings:
1. Chris Gayle
Chris Gayle has unbelievable numbers for RCB in the IPL (Image Credit: X)
The universe boss is known worldwide as the greatest ever T20 batter, as he has hit most sixes throughout his career. Chris Gayle is widely known for his talent, as he appeared in the Bangladesh Premier League back in 2017 when he scored 146* against Dhaka Dynamites, starring for Rangpur Riders.
Gayle hit 18 sixes in his innings, as this to date remains the record for sixes hit in a single T20 match by a single batter. Gayle features another time on this list at no. 3, as he hit 17 sixes during his 175* knock against Pune Warriors India back in IPL 2013.
2. Sahil Chauhan
While starring in the European championship for cricket, the Estonian batter Sahil Chauhan levelled with Gayle’s record as he smashed the iconic hundred (144*) against Cyprus in 2024 when he hit 18 sixes as well.
3. Punit Bisht
A batter from the Indian domestic circle in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy marked Meghalaya batsman Punit Bisht with 17 sixes against Mizoram back in 2021. The batter scored an iconic 146* while hitting all those big hits.
4. Hazratullah Zazai
Hazratullah Zazai's memorable 162* against Ireland (Image Credit: X)
Afghan opening batsman Hazratullah Zazai is the only batter on this list to have dominated with this many sixes in a T20 international game. Zazai hit 16 sixes during his 162* innings against Ireland when he starred for Afghanistan in 2019.
5. Martin Guptill
Kiwi legendary batter Martin Guptill is currently playing in the Legends 90 league, as Guptill showed how much he still possesses as a batter. Guptill hit 16 sixes during his iconic 160-run innings in less than 50 balls while playing for the Chhattisgarh Warriors against Big Boys Unikari in the Legends 90 league.
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