Hit 139 sixes in 8 months, Gayle’s 9 year old world record broken

New Delhi. West Indies wicketkeeper batsman Nicholas Pooran has created history in T20 cricket. he/she has made the record of hitting the most sixes in a calendar year. Pooran has broken the 9-year-old record of fellow countryman explosive opener Chris Gayle. Left-handed batsman Pooran achieved this feat in the third match of the Caribbean Premier League 2024. Pooran, who played his/her first match in the current season, rained fours and sixes. he/she missed his/her century by just 3 runs. On the strength of Pooran’s stormy batting, Trinibago Knight Riders started the tournament in a bang by defeating St Kitts and Nevis by 44 runs.

Trinbago Knight Riders batsman Nicholas Pooran scored 97 runs off 43 balls in the match against St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, which included 9 sixes and 7 fours. During this time, Pooran has made the record of hitting the most sixes in a calendar year. There are still 4 months left for 2023 to end. Pooran has hit 139 sixes in T20 in just eight months this year. Earlier this record was in the name of Chris Gayle who hit 135 sixes in 2015. There are still four months left for this year to end. In such a situation, Pooran can take his/her number of sixes to 200.

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Puran has reached the top of the list of batsmen who hit the most sixes in a calendar year in T20 cricket. Gayle is at number two. In 2012, Gayle hit 121 sixes while in 2011 he/she hit 116 sixes. In 2016, Gayle hit 112 sixes while in 2017 he/she hit 101 sixes. In 2019, Windies all-rounder Andre Russell hit 101 sixes. In 2013, Gayle hit 100 sixes.

Knight Riders scored 250 runs for 4 wickets
On the basis of Nicholas Pooran’s explosive innings, Trinibago Knight Riders scored 250 runs for 4 wickets. Casey Carty scored an unbeaten 73 runs with the help of 9 fours and 3 sixes in 35 balls. Sunil Narayan scored 38 runs in 19 balls. In reply, St. Kitts and Nevis scored 206 runs for 8 wickets. From their side, Michael Lewis scored 56 runs in 38 balls. Tristan Stubbs and Evin Lewis scored 39-39 runs. Joshua Little, Sunil Narayan and Waqar took two wickets each from Trinibago.

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