Although hitting big sixes is more prevalent in T20I cricket, a few batters delight fans with their effortless shots that race towards the boundary ropes.
With skills and precision at their helm, such batters hit fours at their will and keep the scoreboard ticking.
On that note, here are the top 10 instances of batters hitting the most fours in T20Is in a calendar year.
Most Fours in T20I in a Calendar Year
| Player | Innings | Fours | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Rizwan (PAK) | 26 | 119 | 2021 |
| Suryakumar Yadav (IND) | 31 | 106 | 2022 |
| Babar Azam (PAK) | 26 | 99 | 2021 |
| Roger Mukasa (UGA) | 31 | 92 | 2023 |
| Paul Stirling (IRE) | 20 | 90 | 2019 |
| Babar Azam (PAK) | 26 | 83 | 2022 |
| Simon Ssesazi (UGA) | 33 | 80 | 2023 |
| Mohammad Rizwan (PAK) | 25 | 78 | 2022 |
| Ivan Selemani (TAN) | 28 | 78 | 2022 |
| Muhammad Waseem (UAE) | 23 | 78 | 2023 |
(Check out the other calendar year records here.)
Key Insights
2020: Most of the instances of batters smashing the most fours in a calendar year have come in the 2020s decade, highlighting the changing dynamics of T20I cricket.
1: Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan holds the record for hitting the most 4s in a calendar year in T20Is. The keeper-batter slammed 119 fours in 26 innings in 2021. Moreover, he became the first batter to smash more than 100 fours in a single year in the 20-over format.
68: In 2022, Suryakumar Yadav hit 106 boundaries, but what’s more special is that he hammered a whopping 68 sixes. With that, he created the record for smashing the most sixes in a calendar year in this format.
50: There are 4 batters — Babar Azam, Paul Stirling, Simon Ssesazi, and Virat Kohli — who have hit 50 or more fours in 3 calendar years.
