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Ishan Kishan Enters Elite List With 50 T20I Sixes In A Calendar Year
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News18•09-10-2026, 21:10
Ishan Kishan Enters Elite List With 50 T20I Sixes In A Calendar Year
- •Ishan Kishan became the third cricketer from a Test-playing nation to hit 50 or more T20I sixes in a single calendar year.
- •He achieved the milestone after scoring 43 runs off 22 balls, including two sixes, in the second T20I against the West Indies.
- •Before Kishan, only Suryakumar Yadav and Abhishek Sharma had managed to hit 50 or more T20I sixes in a calendar year for India.
- •Kishan has taken his tally to 51 sixes in 2026, with 36 of them coming in matches played in India.
Key Questions Answered
Ishan Kishan became the third cricketer from a Test-playing nation to hit 50 or more T20I sixes in a single calendar year. Before him, only Suryakumar Yadav and Abhishek Sharma achieved this milestone.
In 2026, Ishan Kishan extended his tally to 51 T20I sixes. He follows Suryakumar Yadav—who hit 68 sixes in 2022—and Abhishek Sharma, who hit 54 sixes in 2025 and 63 sixes in 2026.
During the 2026 T20 World Cup, Ishan Kishan played all nine matches for India and scored 317 runs with the help of 18 sixes.
