The second T20 match between Sri Lanka and West Indies was played on 15 October in Dambulla. By defeating West Indies in this match, Sri Lanka equalized the loss suffered in the first T20. Sri Lanka defeated West Indies by 73 runs in the second T20, with which the 3 T20 series has now reached an exciting turn. Sri Lanka won in the second T20I. But what its batsman Pathum Nissanka did to West Indies bowler Shamar Joseph is being discussed everywhere. Nissanka hit 6 fours in one over of Joseph. The question is that till now 7 batsmen have done this, then how did Nissanka's feat become different from others?

Pathum Nissanka hit 6 fours in one over

Pathum Nissanka hit 6 fours in a single over against Shamar Joseph in the second T20I, in the fourth over of the Sri Lankan innings. Pathum Nissanka scored 25 runs against Shamar Joseph by hitting 6 consecutive fours in this over. This also includes one run wide. Shamar Joseph's third ball was wide. This video of the Sri Lankan batsman wreaking havoc against the Caribbean bowler is now in the headlines.

Why is Nissanka's hitting 6 fours in one over different?

Now the question is that 6 fours have been hit in an over before, then how was Pathum Nissanka different from all the previous batsmen? Why was his hitting 6 fours in one over different? The answer to this question is T20 International match. Of course, Pathum Nissanka is the 7th batsman in the world and second Sri Lankan batsman after Tillakaratne Dilshan to hit 6 fours in an over. But, he is the first batsman to do so in T20 International. This is the only reason for their separation from the rest.

Before Nissanka, he hit 6 fours in one over.

Before Pathum Nissanka, the 6 batsmen who hit 6 fours in an over were Sandeep Patil (Test), Chris Gayle (Test), Ajinkya Rahane (IPL), Tillakaratne Dilshan (ODI), Ramnaresh Sarwan (Test) and Prithvi Shaw (IPL). ) Are included.

Nissanka became the hero of Sri Lanka's victory

As far as Pathum Nissanka's overall performance in the second T20I against West Indies is concerned, he opened the scoring with 54 runs in 49 balls, which is the 12th half-century of his T20 career. During this inning, Nissanka along with Kusal Mendis completed the 1000-run opening partnership in T20I and became the first Sri Lankan pair to do so.

Thanks to Pathum Nissanka's half-century, Sri Lanka, playing first in the match, scored 162 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. In reply, West Indies were limited to 89 runs. Nissanka was chosen player of the match in Sri Lanka's victory.