Main point:
Andre Russell played a fast innings of 30 runs in 13 balls in Major League cricket 2025 and completed 750 sixes in T20 cricket. He became the third batsman to achieve this feat after Chris Gayle and Kieron Pollard. His team lost in the match.
Delhi: West Indies star all -rounder Andre Russell has achieved a special achievement in T20 cricket. He has so far become the third batsman in the world to hit 750 sixes in this format. Russell is currently playing for Los Angeles Knight Riders in Major League Cricket (MCL) 2025.
Andre Russell made a special record
In the match against Washington Freedom, Russell played a fast -paced innings of 30 runs off just 13 balls. In this innings, he hit three sixes. With this, the total number of sixes of his T20 career has increased to 751. Before them, only two players have been able to touch this figure – Chris Gayle and Kieron Pollard.
Chris Gayle is number one with 1056 sixes while Pollard has 916 sixes. Russell now has 9227 runs in 558 T20 matches. He has scored two centuries and 32 half -centuries. Apart from this, he has also hit 610 fours.
Batsman who hit the most sixes in T20 cricket
Rank | player name | Total sixes (in T20) |
---|---|---|
1 | Chris Gayle | 1056 |
2 | Kerone pollard | 916 |
3 | Andre Russell | 751 |
4 | Nicholas puran | 641 |
5 | Alex Hales | 563 |
Russell’s team got defeat
However, despite his brilliant performance, the team of Los Angeles suffered defeat. The team scored 213 runs while batting first in which Andre Fletcher scored a century. Unmukt Chand also scored 41 runs. In response, Washington Freedom achieved the target on the last ball. For him, Mitchell Oven, Glenn Maxwell and Glenn Philips played crucial innings.