Yuvraj Singh
's record of 36 runs in an over in a
T20I
, which he scored by hitting 6 sixes off England pacer Stuart Broad during the 2007 T20 World Cup, was broken by
Samoa
's wicketkeeper-batsman
Darius Visser
on Tuesday.
Visser took 39 runs off Vanuatu seamer Nalin Nipiko at Garden Oval No.2 in Apia, Samoa, during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Sub Regional East Asia-Pacific Qualifier A match.
The over saw Visser smashing
six sixes
besides the three no-balls delivered by Nipiko.
Visser's blitz also eclipsed the more recent efforts from Kieron Pollard (2021 - 36 runs), Nicholas Pooran (2024 - 36 runs), Dipendra Singh Airee (2024 - 36 runs).
Visser showcased his batting prowess by hitting three back-to-back sixes off the first three balls of Nipiko's over. He continued his onslaught, clearing the boundary once more from the fourth legal delivery, propelling Samoa's total to a hundred.
Despite Nipiko's efforts to contain Visser with a dot ball on the fifth delivery, the 28-year-old remained undeterred. He capitalized on the momentum, smashing another six from the third no-ball of the over.
To cap off his remarkable performance, Visser concluded the over with yet another maximum, cementing his place in history as the first Samoan player to hit a century in international cricket.
Visser's outstanding innings featured an impressive tally of 14 sixes, four shy of the record for the most sixes hit by a single batter in a men's T20I match.
His game-changing knock of 132 runs from a mere 62 deliveries proved to be the catalyst for Samoa's second victory in the tournament. This triumph kept their aspirations of qualifying for the upcoming 2026 T20 World Cup edition alive and kicking.
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