It feels weird when a batsman doesn’t hit a single six while playing T20Is. Of course, there might be exceptional conditions, but sixes are like a staple for any batter.
Well, if you ask the mighty Chris Gayle or Suryakumar Yadav, they might even agree with that. Such batters have the knack for sending the ball flying into the stands from the word go.
On that note, let’s have a look at the top 10 instances of batters hitting the most sixes in a calendar year in T20Is.
Most Sixes in a Calendar Year in T20I
| Player | Innings | Sixes | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suryakumar Yadav (IND) | 31 | 68 | 2022 |
| Muhammad Waseem (UAE) | 26 | 55 | 2024 |
| Muhammad Waseem (UAE) | 23 | 54 | 2023 |
| Babar Hayat (HKG) | 23 | 50 | 2024 |
| Asif Khan (UAE) | 22 | 45 | 2024 |
| Muhammad Waseem (UAE) | 16 | 43 | 2022 |
| Suryakumar Yadav (IND) | 17 | 43 | 2023 |
| Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming (JPN) | 20 | 43 | 2024 |
| Mohammad Rizwan (PAK) | 26 | 42 | 2021 |
| Faisal Khan (KSA) | 22 | 42 | 2024 |
Key Insights
1: India’s swashbuckling batter, Suryakumar Yadav, has hit the most sixes in a calendar year in the T20I format. SKY, as he is fondly called by fans, smashed a whopping 68 sixes in 2022. With that, he became the first batter to hammer 50-plus sixes in a calendar year in T20Is.
3: So far, only three batters – SKY, Muhammad Waseem, and Babar Hayat – have slammed 50+ sixes in a single year in T20Is. UAE’s power-hitter Muhammad Waseem has achieved the feat twice in consecutive years.
55: There are over 55 instances of batsmen hitting 30 or more T20I sixes in a calendar year. What’s more interesting is that most of these instances have come after 2021, indicating a drastic change in the T20I batting landscape.
2: There are nine batters who have hit 30+ sixes in two or more calendar years. Among them, Waseem and Nicholas Pooran have done it three times, with Waseem being the only one to do it three years in a row in 2022, 2023, and 2024.
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