5 Players With More Sixes Than Fours In T20I Cricket

T20I cricket is arguably the most entertaining and thrilling form of cricket. Being a quick and less time-consuming event, it is one of the most loved and watched forms of cricket. Since a T20I game only consists of 20 overs per side, batsmen score runs at a high pace and the matches often observe many quickfire knocks. Cricket fans also love and enjoy the hard-hitting batting style witnessed in T20Is.

Due to fewer deliveries in T20Is, fours and sixes are very valuable during matches. Players always try to hit the maximum number of boundaries and sixes during their innings so as to pile up maximum runs for their teams. There are many international players who are popular to smash big shots in T20Is.

However, there are some international players who have scored more sixes than fours in their T20I careers. In this article, we take a glance at 5 players with more sixes than fours in T20I cricket.

5 Players With More Sixes Than Fours In T20I Cricket

Hardik Pandya- 30 Sixes, 27 Fours

Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya takes the 5th spot in this list. The Indian all-rounder has smashed 30 sixes in T20I cricket but has only smashed 27 fours. The right-handed batsman has played 48 T20I games so far. The 27-year-old player has mustered 474 runs in 32 innings at an average of 19.75.

He also owns a fabulous strike rate of 147+. Hardik is yet to score a fifty in T20Is and his highest score is unbeaten 42 runs. The right-arm medium pacer has also scalped 41 wickets in 44 innings with an economy of 8.17. His best bowling figure in a T20I match is 4/38.

Albie Morkel- 39 Sixes, 29 Fours

Former South African cricketer Albie Morkel is another player to smash more sixes than fours in T20I cricket. The bowling all-rounder has hit 39 sixes in the shortest of the game and only 29 fours. Hence, he gets 4^th place in this list. The 40-year-old played for South Africa from 2004 to 2015 and turned down the curtains on his international career in January 2019.

Morkel played 50 T20Is for South Africa. In 46 innings, the right-arm seamer picked 26 wickets at an average of 33.23 and an economy rate of 8.01. His best bowling figure was 3/12 which he took against India. The left-handed batsman also scored 572 runs in 38 innings at an average of 21.18 and strike rate of 142+.

Andre Russell- 45 Sixes, 34 Fours

Andre Russell is the third player in this list. Arguably the most dangerous hard-hitting batsman in T20 format currently, Andre Russell has smashed 45 sixes and 34 fours in T20I cricket.  The West Indies cricketer has played 51 T20Is so far.

In 43 innings, the 33-year-old player has scored 568 runs at an average of 20.28 and strike rate of 152+. The right-arm pacer has also scalped 28 wickets in 44 innings at an average of 36.46. The all-rounder owns an economy of 9.10 while bowling in T20Is and has the best bowling figures of 2/10.

Evin Lewis- 85 Sixes, 77 Fours

Evin Lewis grabs the 2nd spot in this list. The West Indies cricketer has shattered 85 sixes and 77 fours in T20I cricket so far. The 29-year-old has played 37 T20Is for the national side so far. The left-handed batsman has piled up 1081 runs in 36 innings at an average of 31.79.

The West Indies opener also owns a superb strike rate of 157+. He has smacked 2 centuries and 7 half-centuries in the format with the highest knock of unbeaten 125 runs against India.

Kieron Pollard- 85 Sixes, 77 Fours

Kieron Pollard steals the top spot in this list. The West Indies cricketer has smashed 77 fours and 85 sixes in T20I cricket so far. The West Indies T20I skipper has played 81 T20Is so far. In 66 innings, the right-handed batsman has mustered 1278 runs at an average of 24.11. The all-rounder has also smashed 5 half-centuries in the shortest format of the game and owns a strike rate of 136+.

His best knock is an unbeaten 75 runs which he smashed in a game against New Zealand. The right-arm medium pacer has also picked 37 wickets while bowling in 51 innings in T20Is. The 34-year-old has a bowling average of 26.45 and an economy of 8.48 in T20Is.

Stats updated until 29/06/21.