5 Batsmen Who Have More Sixes Than Fours In T20 International Cricket

Aiming to hit more amount of sixes involves immense power-hitting skills and its hardly easy for a lot of batsmen to hit sixes at will. While the growth of the T20 format over the years has made it slightly more comfortable, on a few grounds, it becomes challenging to clear the boundaries. But there are a handful of marvels as of today, who have more sixes than fours.

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When taken into account the time T20 internationals were first played, only one or two batsmen would have such statistics, mainly due to long boundaries and seaming wickets. Now that the pitches are slightly easier to bat on and fences being short, more batsmen have joined the list.

We take a look at top five batsmen who have more sixes than fours in T20 international cricket:

5. Colin de Grandhomme – 27 fours, 29 sixes:

New Zealand’s Colin de Grandhomme makes it to the list as well. Colin de Grandhomme has become one of the most reliable all-rounders for New Zealand in the last couple of years with his game tailormade for T20 internationals. Nevertheless, he has been excellent in ODIs and Tests as well.

However, the Harare-born cricketer is most potent when it comes to T20Is. In 36 fixtures in the format, he has smashed 27 fours and 29 sixes, maintaining a strike rate of 143.23. De Grandhomme has also featured in 24 Tests and 42 ODIs, having made his international debut in 2012.

4. Albie Morkel – 29 fours, 39 sixes:

Former South African all-rounder Albie Morkel is no surprise entrant to this list. Albie Morkel was a regular fixture in South Africa’s limited-overs team till 2015. Known for effortlessly clearing the boundary, the southpaw could turn the game on its head. Albie Morkel was also an expert operator with the new ball.

In 50 T20Is, the 39-year old struck 39 sixes and 29 fours and maintained an imposing strike rate of 142.28. Morkel also featured in 58 ODIs while his Test debut against Australia in Cape Town in 2009 was his lone one. In January 2019, the elder amongst Morkel brothers retired from all forms of cricket.

3. Andre Russell – 32 fours, 42 sixes:

The list does not complete without the presence of West Indian cricketer Andre Russell, who has proved himself as a pioneer of the T20 format. Over the last few years, Andre Russell has become one of the most fearsome strikers of the ball, delivering meaty blows to the extent that even his mistimed shots clear the boundaries with ease.

The Jamaican all-rounder has so far featured in 49 T20Is, hammering 32 fours and 42 sixes, delivering at a strike rate of 151.26. On the other hand, the 31-year old maintains a strike rate of 171.29 in domestic T20s and plays all around the globe. Russell has also featured in 56 ODIs and a solitary Test back in 2010. Andre Russell is also one of the two West Indians on this list.

2. Evin Lewis – 64 fours, 73 sixes:

West Indian opening batsman Evin Lewis is arguably one of the most destructive T20 batsmen today and tops the list. He made his T20 debut in 2016 and already has two centuries in the format, maintaining a strike rate of 155.40.

Evin Lewis’ both T20I centuries have come against India, the highest of which arrived in 2017 of an unbeaten 125. The southpaw has clattered 73 sixes alongside 64 fours and remains a mainstay in the national team’s T20 plans.

1. Kieron Pollard – 77 fours, 78 sixes:

West Indian limited-overs captain Kieron Pollard is one of the best limited-overs players today, gifted with an ability to clear even the biggest of the boundaries at will. Pollard, who mostly bats at the lower-order, also gets the license to go after the bowling attacks and play freely.

While he is vastly inexperienced at the international level as compared to franchise wicket, The 33-year old has reinstated the spark that the West Indies’ ODI setup needed. The Trinidad star all-rounder, who is particularly suited to T20 cricket, has smashed 77 fours and 78 sixes in the shortest format in 76 fixtures.

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(All Stats Updated Till 3rd December, 2020)