Top 5 batters with the most runs scored in an over in T20Is
1. Darius Visser (Samoa), 2024 – 39 runs
The Samoan batter created history by becoming the first-ever cricketer to hit 39 runs in a single over in T20Is. Vanuatu’s Nalin Nipiko was his victim. The over included 6 sixes as well as 3 no balls.
2. Yuvraj Singh (India), 2007 – 36 runs
The left-handed Indian batter showed no mercy to England pacer Stuart Broad and destroyed him by hitting all the 6 balls of the over for huge sixes. With this, Yuvraj became the first-ever batter to hit 6 sixes in an over in T20Is.
3. Kieron Pollard, 2021 (West Indies) – 36 runs
The West Indian power-hitter proved to be an absolute nightmare for Sri Lankan spinner Akila Dananjaya as he smashed him for 6 consecutive sixes in an over. With this, Pollard became only the second batter after Yuvraj to hit 6 sixes in an over in T20Is.
4. Dipendra Singh Airee (Nepal), 2024 – 36 runs
The Nepalese batter tore apart the Qatari spinner Kamran Khan by smashing him for 6 consecutive sixes in an over during Nepal’s clash against Qatar. By doing this he became the third player to hit 6 consecutive sixes in an over in T20Is.
5. Nicholas Pooran (West Indies), 2024 – 36 runs
During the T20 World Cup clash between West Indies and Afghanistan, Pooran went berserk and hit Azmatullah Omarzai for 36 runs in an over. The over included a total of 4 boundaries and 3 sixes.
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