T20 cricket is called a batsman’s game. In this format, bowlers get very little chance to make a comeback, while batsmen try to play big shots on every ball. But there have been some overs which have created a unique identity in the history of cricket. When it rained runs in one over, many pages of the record book changed. Let us know about those five batsmen of T20 International cricket who surprised the world by scoring the most runs in an over.

Yuvraj Singh: Six balls, six sixes and 36 runs

This list starts from the 2007 T20 World Cup. The match was being played between India and England in Durban, South Africa. The heated argument between Andrew Flintoff and Yuvraj Singh during the match heated up the atmosphere. After this, England’s young fast bowler Stuart Broad had to face the anger of Yuvraj. In the 19th over, Yuvraj created history by hitting six sixes in six consecutive balls. A total of 36 runs came from Broad’s over and for the first time in T20 International cricket, a batsman scored so many runs in one over.

Yuvraj’s feat repeated after 14 years

The cricket world had to wait 14 years to equal Yuvraj’s record. In the year 2021, the match was played between West Indies and Sri Lanka in Antigua. Sri Lankan spinner Akila Dhananjay caught everyone’s attention by taking a hat-trick in the match, but after some time Kieron Pollard won the entire match. He scored 36 runs in one over of Dhananjay by hitting six consecutive sixes. With this, Pollard became the second batsman in the world to score 36 runs in an over in T20 international cricket.

Record of 36 runs made in the partnership of Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh

In January 2024, a unique record was made in the match between India and Afghanistan at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Karim Janat of Afghanistan came to bowl the last over. Rohit Sharma started with fours and sixes, while a no-ball gave India the extra advantage. After this Rohit handed over the strike to Rinku Singh. Rinku hit three consecutive sixes on the last three balls. In this way both the batsmen together scored 36 runs from a single over. This was the first time that two batsmen scored 36 runs in an over in partnership.

Kushal Bhurtel broke the old record by scoring 37 runs.

In the match played between Nepal and China in Singapore in May 2026, Kushal Bhurtel created a new history. Chinese bowler Chen Zhuo Yue looked completely helpless in front of him. Bhurtel hit five consecutive sixes on the first five balls. Under pressure, the bowler bowled a wide, due to which Nepal got an extra run. After this, Bhurtel hit a six on the last valid ball also. In this way, a total of 37 runs came from the over and they left behind Yuvraj Singh and Kieron Pollard’s record of 36 runs.

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Darius Visser’s record of 39 runs which is difficult to break

Records are made and broken in cricket, but what happened in August 2024 surprised everyone. In the match played between Samoa and Vanuatu, Darius Visser bowled the most expensive over in history. Visser hit three consecutive sixes on the first three balls against Vanuatu bowler Nalin Nipiko. After this, he also hit a six on the no-ball. The pressure increased and the bowler kept bowling no-balls continuously.

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The extra balls and Visser’s aggressive batting combined to create a rain of records. By the end of the over, six sixes had been hit in six balls, while three no-balls further increased the difficulties of the bowler. The result was that a total of 39 runs came from a single over. With this, Darius Visser became the batsman scoring the most runs in an over in T20 international cricket.

Kushal Bhurtel One Over 6 Sixes: While cricket fans remained busy with IPL 2026, on the other hand a record of hitting 6 consecutive sixes was once again established in international cricket. This time this feat was done by Nepal’s batsman Kushal Bhurtel. Kushal became the second batsman from Nepal to do so. Earlier this feat was done by Deependra Singh Ari for Nepal.

Kushal Bhurtel has included himself in the list of Yuvraj Singh. Yuvraj Singh was the first to make the record of hitting 6 consecutive sixes in T20 International cricket in 2007. Kushal became the sixth batsman to be a part of this list.

Record made against China

The Nepal batsman performed the feat of hitting 6 consecutive sixes while playing a brilliant innings in the Asian Games Men’s T20 Qualifier against China at the Singapore International Cricket Ground on Sunday (31 May). Kushal hit 6 sixes in the 9th over of China’s Zhuo Yu. A total of 37 runs were scored in the over including 1 wide. The Nepali batsman scored 129 runs in the match by hitting 5 fours and 16 sixes in 43 balls. During this period his strike rate was 300.

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Players who hit 6 sixes in one over

• Yuvraj Singh (India)- vs England, 2007
• Kieron Pollard (West Indies)- vs Sri Lanka, 2021
• Deependra Singh Ari (Nepal)- vs Qatar, 2024
• Darius Visser (Samoa)- vs Vanuatu, 2024
• Manan Bashir (Bulgaria)- vs Gibraltar, 2025
• Kushal Bhurtel (Nepal)- vs China, 2026

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Nepal won the match by 221 runs

In the match, Nepal won a big victory of 221 runs. Batting first, Nepal put 313 runs on the board for 2 wickets in 20 overs. Kushal Bhurtel played the biggest innings for the team. Apart from this, Kushal Malla and Rohit Paudel performed quick half-century innings. Kushal Malla scored 85* runs in 47 balls and Rohit scored 69* runs in 21 balls.

Then the Chinese team, which came for the chase, was all out for 92 runs in 19.2 overs. Shenjian Zheng played the biggest innings for the team and scored 31 runs in 15 balls with 1 four and 4 sixes. Apart from this, no other batsman could touch double figures.

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