T20 World Cup 2021: Batters with most sixes in T20 WC history to feature in this edition
T20 WC 2021: Ahead of the 2021 T20 World Cup scheduled to be held in UAE and Oman, here's a look at the most successful six-hitters who will feature in this edition.
Published : Oct 22, 2021 01:06 IST
The T20 World Cup Super 12 stage is set to begin in the United Arab Emirates on October 23 with the world's best six-hitters ready to take centre stage.
The West Indies duo of Chris Gayle and Dwayne Bravo alongside India's Rohit Sharma will be the only batters from the all-time top 10 six-hitters in the tournament to feature this time around.
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| Name | MT (inn) | Runs | Sixes hit | Strike Rate | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Chris Gayle | 28 (26) | 920 | 60 | 146.73 | 117 | 2 | 7 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 29 (25) | 504 | 24 | 129.23 | 66* | 2 | |
| Rohit Sharma | 28 (25) | 673 | 24 | 127.22 | 79* | 6 | |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 28(28) | 675 | 23 | 126.40 | 84 | 3 | |
| David Warner | 23 (23) | 473 | 21 | 128.88 | 72 | 3 | |
| Virat Kohli | 16(16) | 777 | 19 | 133.04 | 89* | 9 | |
| Eoin Morgan | 23 (23) | 484 | 17 | 122.53 | 71* | 3 | |
| Glenn Maxwell | 13 (10) | 264 | 16 | 160.00 | 74 | 1 | |
| Martin Guptill | 21 (20) | 409 | 15 | 111.14 | 80 | 1 | |
| Mohd. Shahzad | 14 (14) | 323 | 15 | 123.75 | 68 | 2 |
Six batters from the top 10 list of six-hitters of the 2016 World Cup edition will return for the marquee event in the UAE.
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Here's a look at the top six-hitters from the 2016 T20 World Cup:
| Name | MT (inn) | Runs | Sixes hit |
| Tamim Iqbal | 6 (6) | 295 | 14 |
| Mohd. Shahzad | 7 (7) | 222 | 12 |
| Jos Buttler | 6 (6) | 191 | 12 |
| Chris Gayle | 5(4) | 113 | 11 |
| AB de Villiers | 4 (4) | 110 | 9 |
| Martin Guptill | 4 (4) | 140 | 8 |
| Joe Root | 6 (6) | 249 | 7 |
| Jason Roy | 6 (6) | 183 | 7 |
| Asghar Afghan | 7 (6) | 141 | 7 |
| Shahid Afridi | 4 (4) | 90 | 7 |