A unique and new record has been set for the highest number of runs scored in an over in international T20 cricket.
Island nation Samoa batsman Darius Visser created a new record and made history by scoring 39 runs in an over during the East Asia Pacific Qualifier A match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup on Tuesday.
In the match played at the Garden Oval in Samoa, Darius Visser hit 6 sixes off Vanuatu’s Nalin Napiko, including 3 no-balls, for 39 runs in an over.
Earlier, in the inaugural edition of the Men’s T20 World Cup 2007, Yurvaj Singh made a record of 36 runs by hitting 6 sixes off 6 balls off English bowler Stuart Broad.
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Kieron Pollard in 2021 and Nicholas Pooran, Dipendra Singh Airey, Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh in 2024 have also scored 36 runs in an over.
The Samoan batsman not only set a new record in Men’s T20 World Cup competitions but also scored his first international century, playing an aggressive innings of 132 runs off 62 balls and leading the team to their second victory.