Nowadays, T20I cricket is all about scoring runs at a faster pace, which includes smashing boundaries at regular intervals. To post huge totals on the board, teams ask players to use their power-hitting skills to slam huge sixes.
On many occasions, teams have scored a significant chunk of runs just by hitting towering sixes. One such instance is when Nepal batters smashed a whopping 26 sixes against Mongolia in a T20I innings.
That said, here’s a look at the most sixes hit by a team in a T20I innings.
Most Sixes in a T20I Innings (By Teams)
| Batting Team | 6s | Against | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 27 | Gambia | Nairobi | 23 Oct 2024 |
| Nepal | 26 | Mongolia | Hangzhou | 27 Sep 2023 |
| Japan | 23 | China | Mong Kok | 15 Feb 2024 |
| India | 23 | South Africa | Johannesburg | 15 Nov 2024 |
| Afghanistan | 22 | Ireland | Dehradun | 23 Feb 2019 |
| West Indies | 22 | South Africa | Centurion | 26 Mar 2023 |
| India | 22 | Bangladesh | Hyderabad | 12 Oct 2024 |
| West Indies | 21 | India | Lauderhill | 27 Aug 2016 |
| India | 21 | Sri Lanka | Indore | 22 Dec 2017 |
| Austria | 21 | Luxembourg | Ilfov County | 31 Aug 2019 |
Key insights from the above table
9 & 34: Apart from the 26 sixes from Nepal, they also broke 2 records in T20I cricket. Nepal batters Kushal Malla (137* off 50) and Dipendra Singh Airee (52* off 10) went bonkers against Mongolian bowlers, scoring the then-fastest T20I century (34 balls) and fastest fifty in the 20-over format (9 balls), respectively.
49.68: Moreover, Nepal posted the highest team total in T20Is by scoring 314 runs. Out of the 314 runs, almost 49.68% of the runs came from 26 sixes hit by them.
22: Out of the 22 sixes hit by Afghanistan, Hazratullah Zazai slammed 16 sixes in his knock of 162 against Ireland, making it the most sixes hit by a player in a T20I innings.
55: On more than 55 occasions, teams have smashed 15 or more sixes in a T20I innings.
8: Out of those 55 instances, the mighty West Indies have hit 15 or more sixes on 8 or more occasions, showing their ultimate batting prowess in the shorter format.
2: Austria and Scotland are the only 2 associate teams that have slammed 20-plus sixes in a T20I innings.
