Finishing an innings on high is a batting team’s dream when they are posting a total on the board or while chasing. Any runs added in the death overs will put the pressure directly back on the bowlers, especially in the shortest format of the game.
In T20s, they say the 19th over, i.e., the penultimate one, is the most important one in any innings. This is because it makes or breaks the momentum of batters going into the final overs. A batting team would ideally want their batters to score sixes in this phase, and we will see the top 10 batters who have hit the most sixes in the 19th over of T20Is.
Most Sixes in 19th Over in T20I
| Player | Innings | 6s in 19th Over | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardik Pandya (IND) | 44 | 22 | 209.92 |
| David Miller (SA) | 52 | 19 | 176.22 |
| Virat Kohli (IND) | 30 | 16 | 231.00 |
| Mohammad Nabi (AFG) | 45 | 16 | 207.20 |
| Mohammad Nawaz (PAK) | 33 | 15 | 179.16 |
| Andre Russell (WI) | 27 | 15 | 207.89 |
| Eoin Morgan (ENG) | 23 | 14 | 248.48 |
| Najibullah Zadran (AFG) | 36 | 14 | 205.49 |
| Mark Adair (IRE) | 28 | 13 | 176.47 |
| Thisara Perera (SL) | 25 | 13 | 236.36 |
Key Insights on T20I Sixes in the Penultimate Over (19th Over)
Top Six-Hitters in the 19th Over in T20Is
India’s Hardik Pandya holds the record for hitting the most overall sixes in the 19th over in T20Is.
South Africa’s David Miller, who has hit the most sixes in the 20th over, has also struck big sixes in the 19th over.
Pandya and Miller are the only two batters to smash 14 or more sixes in both the 19th and 20th overs in T20Is.
Pandya and Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi are the two batters with 250-plus runs in the penultimate over in T20Is.
Sri Lanka’s Dasun Shanaka, Pandya, and Nabi are the three batters who have struck more than 20 fours in the 19th over in T20Is.
Highest Strike Rates and Averages in the 19th Over
England’s Eoin Morgan has the highest strike rate in the 19th over in T20Is (minimum 50 balls faced). He scored 164 runs, including 14 sixes and 13 fours, at a strike rate of 248.48 in 23 innings.
Likewise, when it comes to the average, Pakistan’s Misbah-ul-Haq tops the chart. He scored 89 runs at an average of 89 while getting out only once in 18 innings in the penultimate over.
Six-Hitting Dominance in Death Overs in T20Is
Pandya, Nabi, Miller, and Afghanistan’s Najibullah Zadran have smashed more than 60 sixes in the death overs (last four overs) in T20Is.
Yuvraj’s Six Sixes in the 19th Over
Yuvraj Singh has hammered the most sixes in the 19th over in a T20I innings. He hit six sixes in a row against England’s Stuart Broad in the 2007 T20 World Cup encounter. This was the first instance of a batter hitting six sixes in an over in T20Is.
Yuvraj’s 36 runs in the 19th over are also the most by a batter in a T20I innings. This, in turn, is the joint second most expensive over by a bowler in a T20I innings.
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