T20I record: Samoa`s Darius Visser creates history, breaks Yuvraj Singh`s record

Updated On: 20 August, 2024 12:24 PM IST | Sujay Shivalkar

Samoa`s Darius Visser registered a new world record in the T20I history. Here is all you need to know (Pic: X)

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Samoa`s Darius Visser registered a new world record in the T20I history. Here is all you need to know (Pic: X)

<p>Samoa middle-order batter Darius Visser set a new world record for most runs in an over in T20Is. He accumulated 39 against Vanuatu in the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/t20-world-cup-2024-ind-vs-sa-the-blues-and-the-barbados-virat-kohli-rohit-sharma-hardik-pandya-23369337" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>T20 World Cup</strong></a> East Asia-Pacific Region Qualifier in the capital city of Apia</p>

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Samoa middle-order batter Darius Visser set a new world record for most runs in an over in T20Is. He accumulated 39 against Vanuatu in the T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Region Qualifier in the capital city of Apia

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Visser hammered pacer Nalin Nipiko for 6 sixes in an over that also included three no balls

<p>The 28-year-old Samoan was playing in only his third <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/photo/ind-vs-sl-t20is-most-half-centuries-among-active-players-101444/1" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>T20I</strong></a> and made 132 off 62 balls with five fours and 14 sixes</p>

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The 28-year-old Samoan was playing in only his third T20I and made 132 off 62 balls with five fours and 14 sixes

<p>Previously, there were five occasions when a bowler conceded 36 runs in an over and they were <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/stokes-has-taken-right-call-to-skip-t20-wc-broad-23343164" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Stuart Broad</strong></a> (2007), Akila Dananjaya (2021), Karim Jannat (2024), Kamran Khan (2024) and Azmatullah Omarzai (2024)</p>

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Previously, there were five occasions when a bowler conceded 36 runs in an over and they were Stuart Broad (2007), Akila Dananjaya (2021), Karim Jannat (2024), Kamran Khan (2024) and Azmatullah Omarzai (2024)

<p>With this knock, Darius Visser became the first-ever Samoan batsman to score a century in the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/photo/ind-vs-sl-3rd-t20i-team-india-eye-series-sweep-against-the-lankans-101621/1" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>T20I</strong></a> format</p>

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With this knock, Darius Visser became the first-ever Samoan batsman to score a century in the T20I format

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