Abhishek Sharma breaks Suryakumar Yadav's record with 69 sixes in a year despite India's loss
Abhishek Sharma hit his 69th T20I six of 2026 in Hyderabad, passing Suryakumar Yadav's Indian single-year mark of 68, though India lost the fourth match to West Indies.
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The fourth T20 between India and West Indies was played in Hyderabad. Team India lost the match, but Abhishek Sharma set a major record in it, breaking a notable record held by former India captain Suryakumar Yadav.
India won the toss and chose to bowl first. Batting first, West Indies scored 247 for three in 20 overs. In reply, the Indian team could manage only 223 in 19.3 overs and lost the match by 24 runs.
Abhishek Sharma scored 29 off 24 balls in the match. His innings included three fours and one six. With that one six, the Indian record for the most sixes in a year in T20 internationals now belongs to him. He has hit 69 sixes in 33 matches.
The record was previously held by Suryakumar Yadav, who hit 68 sixes in 2022. Four years later, Abhishek has gone past it with one more six.
The list of Indians with the most sixes in a year is as follows. Abhishek Sharma is first with 69 sixes in 2026. Suryakumar Yadav is second with 68 sixes in 2022. Abhishek Sharma is third again, with a total of 54 sixes in 2024. Ishan Kishan is fourth with 53 sixes in 2026. Sanju Samson is fifth with 44 sixes in 2026.
In the overall list, Abhishek Sharma is tied for third place with Bahrain's Fayyaz Ahmed, who also has 69 sixes. Austria's Karanbir Singh hit 122 sixes in just 32 matches in 2025. Karanbir is also second in 2026 so far with 78 sixes.
After the loss in the fourth match, the five-match series is now level at 2-2. The fifth and final match of the series will be played in Bengaluru on 17 October.
