Nepal’s Dipendra Singh Airee turned the third batter to smash six sixes in an over in T20 internationals. Photo: X/@CricketNep
Nepal’s hard-hitting Dipendra Singh Airee turned the third batter to smash six sixes in an over in T20 internationals in Al Amerat on April 13.
Airee achieved the feat in opposition to hosts Qatar in the course of the ongoing ACC Men’s Premier Cup T20 International fixture in Al Amerat.
Thus, Airee joined an elite firm of Yuvraj Singh (in opposition to Stuart Broad throughout T20 World Cup 2007) and Kieron Pollard (in opposition to Sri Lanka’s Akila Dananjaya in 2021) as batters with six maximums in one over.
The 24-year-old Airee remained unbeaten on a 21-ball 64 that included three fours and 7 sixes at a monstrous strike price 304.76.
Aasif Sheikh made 52 as Nepal posted 210 for seven. They had already overwhelmed Malaysia by 5 wickets in the opening match on Friday.
In truth, the Nepal man turned the fifth batsman to obtain this uncommon feat in worldwide cricket, with Herschelle Gibbs of South Africa and USA’s Jaskaran Malhotra finishing it in ODIs earlier.
However, Airee is not any stranger to hitting six sixes. During Nepal’s Hangzhou Asian Games T20I conflict in opposition to Mongolia in September final 12 months, he had pummeled six consecutive sixes throughout two overs.
That match additionally noticed Nepal posting a world-record 314 for 3 earlier than bowling out the opponent for 41.
