Top 10: Batters With Most Sixes In Death Overs At The T20 World Cup

The last four overs of a T20I, known as the death overs (17-20), are pivotal for batters aiming to maximize runs, whether setting a high score or chasing a target. In the high-pressure T20 World Cup, players often hit many sixes during these crucial overs to boost their team’s score significantly.

This article ranks the top 10 batters who have hit the most sixes in the death overs throughout the T20 World Cup’s history, highlighting their critical role in shaping the game’s outcome and keeping their teams competitive.

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Following the list, we delve into key insights, exploring how these players’ abilities to hit sixes under pressure have significantly impacted their teams’ performances and the dynamics of the game.

Top 10: T20 World Cup Six-Hitters In Death Overs

Key Insights:

19: AB de Villiers holds the record for hitting the most sixes in death overs during the T20 World Cup. The South African batter smashed 19 sixes in 11 games.

15+: ABD and Yuvraj Singh are the only two batters to have hit 15 or more sixes in the last four overs of the T20 tournament.

6*6: Yuvraj Singh made history by hitting 6 sixes in 6 balls, becoming the first batter to achieve this in T20Is. He struck 6 of his 15 sixes in a single over against England’s Stuart Broad on September 19, 2007.

12: During that remarkable innings, Yuvraj also scored the fastest fifty in the T20 World Cup, taking just 12 balls to reach the milestone.

256: MS Dhoni leads in accumulating the most runs in death overs in the T20 World Cup. The former captain of the 2007 T20 World Cup-winning team scored 265 runs at an average of 53 and a strike rate of 169.87 in 19 innings.

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