42 sixes were hit, and 492 runs were made in 38 overs, still, the world record was not broken!

Warner Park of St. Kitts… This is the ground where bowlers have faced trouble and batsmen have wreaked havoc. In the 7th match of the Caribbean Premier League, Guyana Amazon Warriors and St. Kitts clashed and a total of 492 runs were scored in this match. Not only this, 42 sixes were hit in this match, which has happened for the first time in the history of CPL. However, the interesting thing is that despite this, the world record for most sixes hit in a match could not be broken. Talking about the match, this match was won by Guyana's team by 40 runs, which scored 266 runs in 20 overs while batting first. In response, the St. Kitts team collapsed for 226 runs in 18 overs. That is, a total of 492 runs were scored in 38 overs.

42 sixes were hit in this CPL match. 23 sixes were hit by Guyana's batsmen while 19 sixes were hit by the team of St. Kitts. In the match, Guyana's left-handed batsman Shimron Hetmyer hit the most number of 11 sixes. Hetmyer came in at number four and scored 91 runs in just 39 balls. The amazing thing is that he did not hit a single four in his innings. This is the first time in cricket history that a batsman did not hit a single four along with hitting 11 sixes in his innings. Apart from Hetmyer, Gurbaz played an innings of 69 runs, in which he hit a total of 6 sixes.

The batsmen of St. Kitts also thrashed the bowlers of Guyana. St. Kitts opener Andre Fletcher played an innings of 81 runs in 33 balls, in which he hit a total of 9 sixes. Apart from him, Kyle Myers and Sherfane Rutherford hit 3 sixes each. St. Kitts tried hard to win but in the end, it failed.

Talking about records, for the first time in the Caribbean Premier League, more than 40 sixes have been hit in a match. Earlier in the year 2019, 37 sixes were hit in the match between St. Kitts and Jamaica. However, the world record could not be broken in this rain of sixes on Thursday. In IPL 2024, 42 sixes were also hit in the match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings. In such a situation, this world record could not be broken.