Which full-member side has most sixes in a T20I run-chase?
What's the story
After winning the opener, West Indies lost a final-ball thriller to New Zealand in the 2nd T20I at Eden Park. Chasing 208, the Windies slumped to 93/6 before Romario Shepherd, Matthew Forde, and Rovman Powell played blinders to nearly seal the thriller. However, WI fell three runs short. WI hammered 18 sixes, the joint-most for a full-member side in a T20I run-chase.
Match summary
How the match panned out
Being invited to bat first, NZ compiled 207/5 on the back of Mark Chapman's blistering 78 (28). Daryl Mitchell (28*) and Mitchell Santner (18*) later added the finishing touch for the Kiwis. Despite a positive start, the Windies lost regular wickets and were down to 93/6. However, Shepherd and Powell added a 24-ball 62. Forde took WI close, but they lost by three runs.
Record
WI equal this record of England
The match recorded as many as 30 sixes, 18 of which were scored by the Windies. Powell slammed 6 of those sixes. As per Cricbuzz, WI now have the joint-most sixes for a full-member side in a T20I run-chase. They share the record with England, who smashed as many maximums against WI at St George's in 2023.
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Second-most T20I sixes for WI
During the match, Powell also became the player with the second-most sixes (137) for WI in T20I cricket. He is only behind Nicholas Pooran (149). Powell now has the most sixes while batting at No. 4 or lower in T20Is.