The second T20 match between Sri Lanka and West Indies was played in Dambulla on 15 October. By defeating West Indies in this match, Sri Lanka equalized their loss in the first T20. Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 73 runs in the second T20, with the 3 T20 series now at an exciting turn. Sri Lanka won the second T20. But what his batsman Pathum Nissanka did with West Indies bowler Shamar Joseph is being discussed everywhere. Nissanka hit 6 fours in one over of Joseph. The question is that 7 batsmen in the world have done this so far, then how does Nissanka’s achievement stand out from the rest?
Pathum Nissanka hit 6 fours in one over
In the fourth over of Sri Lanka’s innings, Pathum Nissanka hit 6 fours in a single over against Shamar Joseph in the second T20I. Pathum Nissanka scored 25 runs by hitting 6 consecutive fours in this over against Shamar Joseph. This also includes a run wide. Shamar Joseph’s third ball was wide. This video of the Sri Lankan batsman wreaking havoc against the Caribbean bowler is currently in discussion.
Why is Nissanka’s hitting 6 fours in one over different?
Now the question is, after hitting 6 fours in the first over, how was Pathum Nisanka different from all previous batsmen? Why was it different to hit 6 fours in one over? The answer to this question is T20 international matches. Of course, Pathum Nissanka is the 7th Sri Lankan batsman in the world to hit 6 fours in an over and second only to Tillakaratne Dilshan. But, he is the first batsman to do so in T20 Internationals. This is the reason to stand out from the rest.
He hit 6 fours in one over before Nisanka.
Before Pathum Nisanka, the 6 batsmen to hit 6 fours in an over were Sandeep Patil (Test), Chris Gayle (Test), Ajinkya Rahane (IPL), Tillakaratne Dilshan (ODI), Ramnaresh Saravan (Test) and Prithvi Shaw (IPL). ) included.
Nisanka became the hero of Sri Lanka’s victory
As for Pathum Nissanka’s overall performance in the second T20I against West Indies, he opened the scoring with a 49-ball 54, the 12th half-century of his T20 career. During this innings Nissanka along with Kusal Mendis completed the opening partnership of 1000 runs in T20Is and became the first Sri Lankan pair to do so.
With the help of Pathum Nissanka’s half-century, Sri Lanka batted first in the match and scored 162 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. In reply, the West Indies team was reduced to 89 runs. Nissanka was named player of the match in Sri Lanka’s win.
