West Indies batter Nicholas Pooran is having the year of his life and has broken his fellow countryman Chris Gayle’s record of most sixes in a calendar year. Pooran scored 97 while playing for Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) in the ongoing Caribbean Premier League (CPL), hitting nine sixes in his innings on Saturday (Aug 31).
In total, Pooran now has 139 sixes in 58 T20 matches he has played so far in the year 2024. Gayle had hit 135 sixes in 35 T20 matches he had played in 2015.
With a quarter of the year still left in 2024, Pooran is sure to have his record improved from the current 139 sixes.
Pooran plays in various T20 leagues around the world including the Indian Premier League (IPL) as well. He plays for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the IPL and represents its sister franchise Durban Super Giants in South Africa’s SA20.
Pooran also features in the USA’s Major League Cricket (MLC) and ILT20, representing IPL franchise Mumbai Indians’ subsidiary MI New York and MI Emirates, respectively.
He also plays in Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) for Rangpur Riders and Northern Superchargers in men’s The Hundred tournament in England.
As for the match, Pooran’s innings helped TKR, sister franchise of IPL’s Kolkata Knight Riders, post a huge total of 250/4 in 20 overs. Apart from Pooran, Keacy Carty also played a blinding innings of 35-ball 73.
In reply, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots could score only 206 runs in 20 overs, handing a 44-run win to TKR.
TKR are currently at the top of the six-team tournament with two points in one match, same as Guyana Amazon Warriors and Patriots (two matches). TKR’s net run rate is, however, better than rest of the two teams.
They next play against Antigua and Barbuda Falcons on September 6.