Pages

Sunday, July 29, 2018

Chris Gayle(West Indies) Equals Shahid Afridi(Pakistan)'s Record For Most Sixes In International Cricket

Chris Gayle smashed five sixes against Bangladesh in the third and final ODI at the Warner Park in St Kitts to become the most number of six hitter in International cricket.

The swashbuckling West Indies batsman, who scored a blistering 73-run from 66 balls equalled Afridi's feat of identical number of sixes.

 Both the batsmen now hold 476 sixes to their name.

Chris Gayle achieved the feat in 443 Matches  while Afridi reached the mark in 524 matches. However, Gayle's power-packed knock on top of the order failed to help West Indies clinch a ODI series victory against minnows Bangladesh -- who won the series 2-1.
 Chris Gayle however can surpass Shahid Afridi to become the most number of sixes hitter when West Indies take on Bangladesh in the first of three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) on Aug 01,2018

The 38-year-old Chris Gayle has played 81 matches less than Shahid Afridi in international cricket. Although, he has played five more innings on his way to the milestone.

Shahid Afridi has hit 351 sixes in ODIs, 73 sixes in T20Is and 52 in Tests. Gayle on the other hand has scored 275 sixes in ODIs, 103 sixes in T20Is and 98 maximums in the longest format of the game.

Meanwhile,M S Dhoni is fifth on the chart with 342 sixes from 504 matches.

No comments:

Post a Comment