NEW DELHI: West Indies batter Nicholas Pooran set a new world record for the most sixes in a calendar year in T20 cricket during a Caribbean Premier League (CPL) match on Saturday. Playing for Trinbago Knight Riders, Pooran smashed nine sixes in his 43-ball 97 against St Kitts & Nevis Patriots, leading his team to a 44-run victory.

With this performance, Pooran surpassed Chris Gayle’s record for the most T20 sixes in a single year.

Pooran has hit 139 sixes in 2024, overtaking Gayle’s previous record of 135 sixes set in 2015. Gayle also occupies the next two spots on the six-hitting list, with 121 sixes in 2012 and 116 in 2011.

Pooran’s stellar form extends beyond just six-hitting. He has accumulated 1,844 runs in 2024, placing him third on the list for most T20 runs in a calendar year. He trails Alex Hales, who scored 1,946 runs in 2022, and Mohammad Rizwan, who holds the record with 2,036 runs in 2021.

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