Fired in on to pads and a chip, just a mere chip and it flies over the deep midwicket boundary. Yuvraj is the first to achieve the feat in the shortest form of cricket. The only batsman to have hit six sixes in an ODI, and a key part of South Africa's record chase against Australia i… https://t.co/JKJsuroB9p, Pollard’s 6*6 How lucky are we to have @irbishi in the comm box 🔥#WivSL #SLvWi #Pollard #KieronPollard… https://t.co/NZIZzHKANx, Slam bang: Three times when batsmen hit six sixes in an over in international cricket. 'Polly, take a chance': How Kieron Pollard equalled Yuvraj Singh's T20I record of smashing 6 sixes in an over Pollard is only the 2nd player to do so after Yuvraj in the shortest format. World Record 6 batsmen hit 6 sixes six consecutive deliveries in one over. Gibbs, on the other hand, was the first ever to perform the feat in international cricket when he went after the Netherlands’ Daan van Bunge in the 2007 50-over World Cup. The scoring of a four or six by a good aggressive shot displays a certain amount of mastery by the batsman over the bowler, and is usually greeted by applause from the spectators. Interestingly, Akila Dananjay involved in both records. Since the early 2000s, the boundaries at professional matches are often a series of padded cushions carrying sponsors' logos strung along a rope. Herschelle Gibbs, 34 yrs South African right hand batsman made a big record on 2007-03-16.He did this against a leg-spinner, Daan van Bunge of Netherlands in the 30th over. Arguably one of the greatest all-rounders to have played the game of cricket, Sir Garfield Sobers, became the first to achieve this historic feat on August 31, 1968. First is hat-trick and other is six sixes in an over. But there are some players, who, through their stellar hitting skills, have managed to hit six sixes in an over. Four runs are scored if the ball bounces, or rolls along the ground, before touching or going over the edge of the field. NEW DELHI: In a span of just two overs, Sri Lanka spinner, Copyright © 2021 Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. [7] Shahid Afridi holds the record for most sixes in an ODI career (351 in 398 matches, 369 innings, on his retirement).[8]. “I felt I could hit six sixes after the third one. The record for the most sixes in a Test match is 27, which occurred during a 2006 Test match between Pakistan and India at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad. Shardul Thakur can bat. Brendon McCullum currently holds the record for most sixes in a Test career with 107. All records … When. The 3rd six came from a wider delivery as Dananjaya tried to stop the flow of sixes. As a batsman plays himself in and becomes more confident as his innings progresses, the proportion of his runs scored in boundaries often rises. It is also the term given to a scoring shot where the ball is hit to, or beyond, that perimeter. Herschelle Gibbs, 34 yrs South African right hand batsman made a big record on 2007-03-16.He did this against a leg-spinner, Daan van Bunge of Netherlands in the 30th over. Watch the record of six sixes in an over in APL In the 14th match of the Afghanistan Premier League 2018, Balkh Legends have emerged as winners against Kabul Zwanan. With Hazratullah Zazai getting into … The correct terminology would be "There were ten boundaries in the innings of which seven were fours and three were sixes. Batsmen to hit six sixes in an over is a compilation of batsmen who have managed to launch the cricket ball outside the ground six times in an over, without missing a single ball. West Indies vs Sri Lanka: Kieron Pollard became the third player in international cricket to hit six sixes in an over. Yuvraj Singh has got company. Hazratulla qqualled Yuvraj's record of a 12-ball fifty and 6 sixes in an over in a T20. Oh! He managed the feat against Malcolm Nash of Glamorgan while playing for Nottinghamshire as captain. West Indies superstar cricketer Kieron Pollard has become just the third batsman in international cricket to hit 6 sixes in an over. [3], Occasionally there is an erroneous use of the term boundary as a synonym for a "four". In their first innings, Pakistan hit eleven sixes. An average first-class match usually sees between 50 and 150 boundary fours. Gibbs, on the other hand, was the first ever to perform the feat in international cricket when he went after the Netherlands’ Daan van Bunge in the 2007 50-over World Cup. If it does not touch the edge of the field, it must touch the ground beyond it.[clarify]. https://news.williamhill.com/cricket/six-sixes-cricket-over APL T20: Hazratullah slams six sixes in an over, match witnesses record 37 maximums Hazratullah Zazai became only the second batsman after Yuvraj Singh to smash 6 sixes in an over in a Twenty20 match during his 17-ball 61 in the Afghanistan Premier League T20. Yuvraj tweeted on Thursday. In this case, the batsman who hit the ball scores however many runs the batsmen had run up to that time, plus four additional runs, and it is counted as a boundary. Shardul Thakur had once slammed six sixes in an over in a Harris Shield game in Mumbai. For example, sometimes commentators say such as "There were seven boundaries and three sixes in the innings." An Afghanistan Premier League match between Balkh Legends and Kabul Zwanan witnessed 37 sixes in total, the most in any T20 game ever on Sunday. Indian batsman Ravi Shastri, who, in the year 1984, scored six sixes in an over against left-arm spinner Tilak Raj in a Ranji Trophy Match between Bombay and Baroda. When the ball is touching the boundary, grounded beyond the boundary, or being touched by a fielder who is himself either touching the boundary or grounded beyond it, it is dead and the batting side usually scores 4 or 6 runs for hitting the ball over the boundary. Kieron Pollard slammed six sixes in an over against Sri Lanka's Akila Dananjaya, becoming the second player in T20I history to reach the feat after Yuvraj Singh. If the ball did not touch the bat or a hand holding the bat, four runs are scored as the relevant type of extra instead; six runs cannot be scored as extras, even if the ball clears the boundary, which is in any case extremely unlikely. Six runs are scored if the ball does not bounce before passing over the boundary in the air, and then touches the boundary or the ground beyond it. Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh says he was motivated by Andrew Flintoff's sledging and a desire for revenge when he hit six sixes in an over against England in 2007. Kieron Pollard hit six sixes in an over to guide West Indies to a comprehensive four-wicket win against Sri Lanka in the first game of their three-match T20 series. Only eight men have hit six sixes in an over in all forms of cricket with fellow West Indian Garfield Sobers the first to do so in an English county game in 1968. [12] This achievement was caught on film.[13]. [11] The over was bowled by Malcolm Nash in Nottinghamshire's first innings against Glamorgan at St Helen's in Swansea. The over was bowled by Dutch leg-spinner Daan van Bunge. Demolition man . Pollard became just the second player after Yuvraj to hit six sixes in an over in T20Is. Only eight men have hit six sixes in an over in all forms of cricket with fellow West Indian Garfield Sobers the first to do so in an English county game in 1968. Australia’s NSW Metro captain hit six sixes in an over during his record double ton -- the first ever double ton in Australia's national U-19s Championship. Four runs scored in this way is referred to as an "all run four" and is not counted as a boundary. It didn't help as Pollard smashed it over wide-long on. Demolition man . Stuart Broad was the luckless bowler in the World Twenty20 Super Eights match. The boundary is the edge of the playing field, or the physical object (often a rope) marking the edge of the field. Cricket. The first six was smashed off one knee over long-on, the second into the sight screen and the third over long-off. West Indies captain Kieron Pollard on Wednesday became only the third man to hit six sixes in an international over in his team's four-wicket Twenty20 victory over Sri Lanka. AT.NO.02 Ravi Shastri Bombay, 1985. Pakistan hit seven more sixes in their second innings. PSL 6: PCB to offer players and officials COVID-19 vaccine shots, Yuvraj Singh: Bowler - Stuart Broad (England) in 2007, Kieron Pollard: Bowler - Akila Dananjaya (Sri Lanka) in 1st bilateral T20I in 2021, Imran Khan govt at risk as his minister unexpectedly loses Senate vote, Tunnels to link PM, VP homes to new Parliament building, Live: Barbados thanks PM Modi for 1st doses of Covishield vaccine, 4th Test Live: England 74/3 at lunch against India on Day 1, Tourists evacuated from Taj Mahal after bomb threat, This is why eating soaked raisins is healthy, 25 Stress Relief Products For A Calm Life, Terms of Use and Grievance Redressal Policy. At the MCG a yellow seat marks the biggest six hit at the ground. If one of these is accidentally moved during play (such as by a fielder sliding into the rope in an attempt to stop the ball) the boundary is considered to remain at the point where that object first stood. West Indies captain Kieron Pollard hit six sixes in an over against Sri Lanka as the Windies beat the visitors by four wickets in their T-20 international match on Thursday. Six sixes in one over in Twenty20 (Twenty Twenty, T20) Cricket? Pollard became only the second man after India's Yuvraj Singh to achieve this record in T20 internationals. Just an over after taking a hat-trick, the spinner was deposited for six consecutive sixes by Pollard, who celebrated the feat with a simple bow to his teammates in the dugout. The Start was Yuvraj Singh from India, and the poor bowler was Stuart Broad (England). It was an amazing over; all the balls went over the rope like rockets. 24 May 2003. It’s time to get set for an ultimate adventure! Kieron Pollard has smashed six sixes in an over here. [16], On 23 July 2017, Worcestershire's Ross Whiteley hit six sixes off six legal deliveries plus one wide to take the total number of runs in that over to 37 off bowler Karl Carver of Yorkshire at Headingley during a NatWest T20 Blast match. Abhimanyu Bose Updated: March 04, 2021 09:26 AM IST Yuvraj’s six sixes off Stuart Broad against England in the 2007 T20 World Cup was the first instance of a batsman doing so in a T20 International. When the cricket ball is inside the boundary, it is live. [17], In October 2018 Afghan player Hazratullah Zazai hit six sixes in an over, becoming the third ever batsman to do so in a Twenty20 match. Pollard was eventually out for 38 off 11 balls as the Men in Maroon chased 132 to win at the Coolidge Cricket Ground, reaching their target in the 14th over when Jason Holder clobbered the 13th six for his side. However, this isn’t the first time Shardul Thakur has imoresses everyone with his performance, but he has a very impressive knock under his name of striking six sixes in a single over during one if his scool tournaments, in the year 2006. A flurry of sixes in white ball cricket may be common place now, but a batsman hitting six sixes in an international over is still big news. Akila Dananjaya's hat-trick one over was followed by being smashed for six successive sixes by Windies captain Kieron Pollard the next in a mad-cap T20 international in Antigua [citation needed] England hit 24 and West Indies hit 22 sixes. Kieron Pollard hits six sixes in an over as Windies beat Sri Lanka; Kieron Pollard hits six sixes in an over as Windies beat Sri Lanka Pollard's barrage in the sixth over lifted the West Indies from 62-4 on the dismissal of Lendl Simmons to 92-4 and again had the home side coasting to victory. West Indies captain Kieron Pollard on Wednesday became only the third man to hit six sixes in an international over in his team's four-wicket Twenty20 victory over Sri Lanka. Because of this rule, fielders near the boundary attempting to intercept the ball while running or diving often flick the ball back in to the field of play rather than pick it up directly, because their momentum could carry them beyond the rope while holding the ball. [6], The record for most sixes in a Test match innings is 12, which was achieved by Pakistani all-rounder Wasim Akram during an innings of 257 not out against Zimbabwe in October 1996 at Sheikhupura. 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West Indies captain Kieron Pollard on Wednesday became only the third man to hit six sixes in an international over in his team's four-wicket Twenty20 victory over Sri Lanka. The over con… [15], On 19 September 2007, during a match between England and India in the inaugural T20 World Cup, Yuvraj Singh became the first batsman to hit six sixes in an over in a T20 International, in an over bowled by Stuart Broad. [1][2], A boundary is the scoring of four or six runs from a single delivery, with the ball reaching or crossing the boundary of the playing field, and touching either the boundary or the ground, while either having touched the ground within the playing field first (in the case of four runs) or not (six runs); these events are known as a four or a six respectively. Kieron Pollard hit six sixes in an over to guide West Indies to a comprehensive four-wicket win against Sri Lanka in the first game of their three-match T20 series. Although the match was not high scoring, it created two big cricket records. This is a short video of the record six sixes in an Over hit by Sir Gary Sobers. Pollard responded almost immediately, arriving at the crease to punish Dananjaya with six massive sixes in the sixth over, en route to an 11-ball 38 which helped West Indies regain their balance. The West Indies limited-overs captain hit six sixes in an over to guide his side to a comprehensive four-wicket win against Sri Lanka in the opener of their three-match T20 series. A hat-trick over by Dananjaya was followed by one that saw six sixes being hit, as Trinidadian Kieron Pollard threw the kitchen sink at Dananjaya, taking him to the cleaners in a … West Indies vs Sri Lanka: Kieron Pollard became the third player in international cricket to hit six sixes in an over. A flurry of sixes in white ball cricket may be common place now, but a batsman hitting six sixes in an international over is still big news. Bowling just the fourth over of the game, with the side defending a mammoth total of 244, Abdullah Mazari, a left-arm spinner, making his first appearance in the tournament would have hoped for a steady start but the debu… Includes 4 of the 6 sixes. Pollard hit 38 runs in 11 balls falling to de Silva as the West Indies chased Sri Lanka's 132 losing six wickets at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Osbourn, Antigua and Barbuda, reaching their target in just the 14th over. Yuvraj’s six sixes off Stuart Broad against England in the 2007 T20 World Cup was the first instance of a batsman doing so in a T20 International. Watch: Kieron Pollard smashed six sixes in the final Powerplay over off Akila Dananjaya after the mystery spinner had taken a hat-trick previously in the first T20I between West Indies and Sri Lanka. Shardul Thakur played a magnificent knock of 67 runs off 115 balls laced with 9 fours and 2 sixes. For reprint rights: Times Syndication Service, Consistent Lomror makes strong case for Rajasthan's captaincy. Known for his off-cutters and knuckle deliveries, not much has been talked about Shardul's batting in international cricket. At the Sharjah International Cricket Stadium in Sharjah, Balkh Legends led by Mohammad Nabi defeated Rashid Khan’s Kabul Zwanan by … In cricket, the boundary is the perimeter of a playing field. West Indies captain Kieron Pollard on Wednesday became only the third man to hit six sixes in an international over in his team's four-wicket Twenty20 victory over Sri Lanka. Four runs (or more) can also be scored by hitting the ball into the outfield and running between the wickets. The record for most sixes in a One Day International is 46, which was achieved in a match between West Indies and England at St George’s on 27 February 2019. Nash was a seam bowler but decided to try his arm at spin bowling. The One Day International record for most sixes hit in an innings is held by Eoin Morgan, who hit 17 sixes against Afghanistan at Old Trafford on 18 June 2019 in his innings of 148 off 71 balls. Updated Jan 17, 2021 | 15:07 IST Team India pacer Shardul Thakur slammed his maiden Test fifty on Sunday. Herschelle Gibbs was the first player to ever hit six sixes in an international over though when the former South Africa batsman tore Holland apart at the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies. The fifth and the sixth six went over mid-wicket and wide wide mid-on, as Yuvraj became the first Indian to hit 6 sixes in international cricket and the first in T20 cricket. Brendon McCullum currently holds the record for most sixes in a Test career with 107. [18], On 5 January 2020, in the 2019–20 Super Smash match between Canterbury and Northern Districts, Leo Carter hit six sixes in one over off the bowling of Anton Devcich. On 10 January 1985,[14] Ravi Shastri equalled Sobers' record of hitting six sixes in an over in first class cricket. [citation needed], In 2012, during the First Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka, West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle became the first player to hit a six off the first ball in a Test cricket match. Fired in on to pads and a chip, just a mere chip and it flies over the deep midwicket boundary. In the fourth delivery of the over, Pollard picked it up from outside off and smashed it into the deep mid-wicket stands. Yuvraj did this in the 19th over. In low-level matches, a series of plastic cones are sometimes used. As of January 2020, feat has occurred seven times in top level domestic or international cricket: On 31 August 1968, Garfield Sobers became the first man to hit six sixes off a single six-ball over in first-class cricket. A new record was created in international cricket earlier today when West Indies’ Kieron Pollard smashed six sixes in an over and became only the second cricketer after Yuvraj Singh to … Herschelle Gibbs's six sixes off Dan van Bunge's fourth over was a record for international matches. Abhimanyu Bose Updated: March 04, 2021 09:26 AM IST West Indies captain Kieron Pollard achieved a rare record on Thursday (March 4, India time) when he smashed Sri Lanka off-spinner Akila Dananjaya for six consecutive sixes in an over. When this happens the runs are automatically added to the batsman's and his team's score and the ball becomes dead. … [4], Prior to 1910, six runs were only awarded for hits out of the ground,[5] with five runs awarded for clearing the boundary. West Indies captain Kieron Pollard hit six sixes in an over to guide his side to a comprehensive four-wicket win against Sri Lanka in the first T20 international of their three-match series. Overall, Pollard is the third batsman to hit six sixes in an over in international cricket. The Sri Lankan cricket team got six sixes in an over on their Caribbean tour. Kieron Pollard then smashed him for six sixes in his next over West Indies beat Sri Lanka by four wickets West Indies won the match by four wickets with 41 balls in hand, finishing with 6-134. If the ball has not come off the bat or hand holding the bat, then the runs are classified as 'extras' and are added to the team's score but not to the score of any individual batsman. The youngest cricketer to hit six consecutive sixes in the same over is Anthony McMahon (UK) who achieved the feat, aged 13 years 261 days, on 24 May 2003, playing for Chester-le-Street against Eppleton at Eppleton Cricket Club, Durham, UK. “I felt I could hit six sixes after the third one. I … [19], On 3 March 2021, Kieron Pollard hit six sixes in an over off the bowling of Akila Dananjaya in the first T20I between Sri Lanka and the West Indies at the Coolidge Cricket Ground.[20]. The first T20 match of the series was played between the two on Wednesday. The equivalent record in Twenty20 Internationals was set on the AMI Stadium, 24 sixes were hit during the Twenty20 International match between India and New Zealand on 25 February 2009. West Indies captain Kieron Pollard became the second player in international cricket to hit six sixes in an over in the T20I format on Thursday. This is where those bullets went. [citation needed] Sixes are less common, and usually fewer than 10 (and sometimes none) will be scored in the course of a match. What happens when 12 celebrities team up to outrun the brand new Samsung Galaxy M12 #MonsterReloaded? TN Sports Desk . Kieron Pollard becomes 2nd player after Yuvraj Singh to hit six sixes in an over in T20Is - WATCH The West Indies won the match by four wickets with 41 balls in hand, finishing with 134-6. This is where those bullets went. At that time, Shardul Thakur was only 15 years old, who smashed six powerful sixes out of the park. A law change in 2010 declared that a fielder could not jump from behind the boundary and, while airborne, parry the ball back on to the field. Once described as a 'five in one cricketer' by Donald Bradmanhimself, Sobers became the first cricketer to smash 6 sixes in a single over in First-Class cricket. They then return to the field to pick the ball up and throw it back to the bowler. "[citation needed]. Fours resulting from an edged stroke, or from a shot that did not come off as the batsman intended, are considered bad luck to the bowler. Yuvraj Singh became the first player in Twenty20 history to hit six sixes in an over in India's match against England. 6 sixes - cricket world record 2007 ODI. This happened on 2007-09-19, in Twenty20 world up match. Six sixes in an over. India's Yuvraj smashes six sixes. World record!!! Balkh Legends star Chris Gayle top-scored in the match with a 48-ball 80 that included 10 sixes. Kieron Pollard hits six sixes in one over off Akila Dhananjaya, who had earlier taken a hat-trick, in West Indies' T20 defeat of Sri Lanka. Four runs are scored as overthrows if a fielder gathers the ball and then throws it so that no other fielder can gather it before it reaches the boundary. We don’t have much to dwell on when talking about Players to hit six sixes in an over as only five batsmen have managed to do it so far. Almost, every cricket fanatic remembers the six-sixes-in-an-over record etched by the swashbuckler Yuvraj Singh in the inaugural T20 World Cup against the three lions back in 2007. If it does not touch the edge of the field, it must touch the ground beyond it. ​ Hazratullah Zazai continued his good run of form in the Afghanistan Premier League 2018 by smacking six sixes in an over for Kabul Zwanan against Balkh Legends during the 14th game of the tournament on Sunday. Hazratullah Zazai, the 20-year-old, took him apart hitting him for six sixes, taking 37 runs from the first over which included a wide. Sri Lanka leg-spinner Akila Dananjaya experienced the precipitous highs and lows of Twenty20 cricket when he claimed a hat trick which included the wicket of West Indies star Chris Gayle for a first-ball duck, then was hit for six sixes in an over by Keiran Pollard on Wednesday in the first international in Antigua.