Scheduled for Saturday, January 25, at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, the second T20I of the current five-match series between India and England will occur there. Suryakumar Yadav, the Indian leader, could make it into a top list alongside Rohit Sharma throughout this game. Should the 34-year-old hit at minimum five sixes, he will be just the second Indian player and fourth worldwide to get 150 sixes in T20Is.
Since his debut against England in March 2021, Yadav has 145 sixes from 79 T20I games. Rohit Sharma, with 205 sixes in 159 games, owns the record for most sixes in T20Is. Worldwide, Sharma is the only cricket player with more than 200 sixes in T20Is.
In T20Is, apart from Suryakumar, New Zealand’s Martin Guptill and Muhammad Waseem from the UAE have passed the 150-six run barrier. Waseem has scored 158 sixes from 69 matches, whereas Guptill retired earlier this month having 173 sixes.
Leading sixes in T20Is: Crash_totals
- Rohit Sharma (India) – 205
- Martin Guptill (New Zealand) – 173
- Muhammad Waseem (UAE) – 158
- Nicholas Pooran (West Indies) – 149
- Jos Buttler (England) – 148
- Suryakumar Yadav (India) – 145
- Glenn Maxwell (Australia) – 137
- David Miller (South Africa) – 130
- Paul Stirling (Ireland) – 129
- Aaron Finch (Australia) – 125
Apart from Suryakumar&’s milestone, England’s Jos Buttler is also almost at 150 sixes. In the January 22 series opener where he hit two sixes and scored 68 off 44 balls, Buttler—who has 148 sixes in 130 games—exhibited superb form. His attempts were futile since India chased only 133 runs in just 12.5 overs, losing just three wickets.
Conversely, Abhishek Sharma, who top-scored for India in the first match, is doubtful for the second T20I on account of an ankle injury suffered in training on Friday.