Kolkata, March 1 (). West Indies has reached second place in the list of countries hitting the most number of sixes in a single T20 tournament. This team scored 195 runs after losing 4 wickets in the Super-8 match against India on Sunday. This innings included a total of 10 sixes, with which West Indies completed 76 sixes in the T20 World Cup 2026.
Bulgaria tops the list of countries that have hit the most number of sixes in a T20 series, having hit a total of 78 sixes in the triangular series against Gibraltar and Turkey in the year 2025. At the same time, Philippines is at second place in the list, which had hit a total of 70 sixes in the triangular series against Indonesia and South Korea in the year 2025. The Indian team had hit 69 sixes in the 5-match T20 series against New Zealand in the year 2026.
In this ongoing match at Eden Gardens, West Indies scored 195 runs losing 4 wickets. Captain Shai Hope made a partnership of 68 runs for the first wicket with Roston Chase. Shai Hope returned to the pavilion after scoring 32 runs in 33 balls with 4 boundaries.
After this, Chase made a partnership of 34 runs with Shimron Hetmyer for the second wicket and took the team beyond 100. Hetmyer was out after scoring 40 runs in 25 balls with 6 boundaries.
The team had lost 4 wickets till the score of 119, after which Jason Holder along with Rovman Powell scored 76 runs in 35 balls to take the team to a huge score. Powell remained unbeaten on 34, while Holder scored 37 not out. For India, Jasprit Bumrah took 2 wickets, while Hardik Pandya and Varun Chakraborty took 1 wicket each.
The team that wins this match between India and West Indies will get the ticket for the semi-finals. At present, apart from South Africa, England and New Zealand have made their place in the last-4.
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