Glenn Phillips entered his name in the record books on Wednesday (January 28) by becoming the third cricketer from New Zealand
to hit 100 sixes in T20Is. The right-handed batter scored 24 runs from 16 balls for the Black Caps in the ongoing fourth T20I against India and, during his stay at the crease at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam, scored 3 fours and 1 six for the Mitchell Santner-led side.The six by Phillips on the first ball of the 14th over of New Zealand’s innings, bowled by Kuldeep Yadav, was his 100th maximum in the 20-over format of the game for the Kiwis.
Former opener Martin Guptill was the first Kiwi batter to hit 100 sixes in T20Is. He finished his career with a total of 173 maximums in 122 T20I matches.
Left-handed top-order
batter Colin Munro is also part of the 100-sixes club in T20Is for New Zealand. In 65 T20Is for New Zealand from 2012 to 2020, Munro scored 107 maximums.
On the other hand, the ongoing match in Visakhapatnam is Phillips’ 87th T20I for the Black Caps.
Most sixes for New Zealand in T20Is
| PLAYER | MATCHES | RUNS | SIXES |
| Martin Guptill | 122 | 3531 | 173 |
| Colin Munro | 65 | 1724 | 107 |
| Glenn Phillips | 87* | 2098 | 100 |
| Tim Seifert | 80* | 1948 | 94 |
| Brendon McCullum | 71 | 2140 | 91 |
The world record of hitting the most sixes in T20Is is in the name of former India captain and legendary opening batter Rohit Sharma. In 159 T20I matches for the Indian team from 2007 to 2024, Rohit hammered 205 sixes for the Men in Blue.
He is followed by UAE batter Muhammad Waseem, who has 187 sixes to his credit, Guptill (173), England’s Jos Buttler (172) and India’s Suryakumar Yadav (163).
Most sixes in T20Is
| PLAYER | COUNTRY | MATCHES | RUNS | SIXES |
| Rohit Sharma | India | 159 | 4231 | 205 |
| Muhammad Waseem | UAE | 91 | 3184 | 187 |
| Martin Guptill | New Zealand | 122 | 3531 | 173 |
| Jos Buttler | England | 144 | 3869 | 172 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | India | 103* | 2959* | 163 |
25-ball fifty for Seifert
Wicketkeeper-batter Tim Seifert opened the innings for New Zealand in the ongoing T20I match against India and scored a half-century in just 25 balls. The 25-ball fifty by Seifert on Wednesday is the joint-fastest half-century in T20Is by a New Zealand batter against India. He equalled Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor’s tally, who also needed just 25 balls to reach the 50-run mark against India in 2020.
The record of scoring the fastest 50 for New Zealand in T20Is is in the name of Munro. In 2016, Munro needed just 14 balls to complete his half-century against Sri Lanka.
