T20 WC: Nicolas Pooran Of WI Equals Yuvraj Singh. Scripts History With 6 Sixes in An Over
- By Thetripurapost Sports Desk, ST Lucia, WI
- Jun 18, 2024
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In the T20 World Cup 2024, a match was played between hosts West Indies and Afghanistan today.
In this match, Windies batted first and put 218 runs on the scoreboard. In response, the entire Afghanistan team was bowled out for just 114 runs and West Indies registered a big win by 104 runs.
West Indies' stormy batsman Nicholas Pooran has broken many records today by batting explosively against Afghanistan. While Nicholas Pooran has equaled Yuvraj Singh's record by scoring 36 runs in an over. He has also broken a great record of Chris Gayle.
Apart from this, many other records were also made in the match. Let's take a look at these records.
Most runs in an over in T20 International matches
36 – Yuvraj Singh (India) vs Stuart Broad (England), Durban, 2007
36 – Kieron Pollard (West Indies) vs Akila Dananjaya (Sri Lanka), Coolidge, 2021
36 – Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh (India) vs Karim Janat (Afghanistan), Bengaluru, 2024
36 – Dipendra Singh Airee (Nepal) vs Kamran Khan (QAT), Al Amerat, 2024
36 – Nicholas Pooran and Johnson Charles (West Indies) vs Azmatullah Umarzai (Afghanistan), St Lucia, 2024
Batsmen with most sixes for West Indies in T20I
128 – Nicholas Pooran
124 – Chris Gayle
111 – Evin Lewis
99 – Kieron Pollard
90 – Rovman Powell
Captain with most T20I wins for West Indies
28 – Darren Sammy (Win/Lose Ratio: 1.647)
14 – Rovman Powell (Win/Lose Ratio: 2)
13 – Kieron Pollard (Win/Lose Ratio: 0.619)
11 – Carlos Brathwaite (Win/Lose Ratio: 0.647)
8 – Nicholas Pooran (Win/Lose Ratio: 0.571)
Longest winning streak for West Indies in T20Is
8* – 2024
7 – 2012-2013
5 – 2017
4 – 2015-2016
Longest winning streak for West Indies in T20 World Cup
4* in 2024
3 in 2012 (Champions)
3 in 2014 (Semi-finalists)
3 in 2016 (Champions)