A look at highest individual T20 scores without a four
The seventh match of the 2024 Caribbean Premier League between St Kitts and Nevis Patriots and Guyana Amazon Warriors, witnessed a record-equaling display of power-hitting. The two teams collectively smashed 42 sixes, equaling the highest number ever hit in a men's T20 match. GAW batter Shimron Hetmyer alone smashed 11 sixes. He hammered a 39-ball 91, the highest individual T20 score without a four.
Shimron Hetmyer: 91 vs SKNP, CPL 2024
As mentioned, Hetmyer slammed a blistering 91 off 39 balls against St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in the 2024 CPL encounter. His knock was studded with as many as 11 sixes. The left-handed batter, who gave a six-hitting exhibition, didn't score a single four. As a result, GAW racked up a record 266/7 in 20 overs. They won the match by 40 runs.
Shashrika Pussegolla: 78 vs Police SC, 2022
Sri Lanka all-rounder Shashrika Pussegolla held the previous record in T20 cricket. Leading the Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club in the 2022 Major Clubs T20 Tournament, he slammed a 40-ball 78 against the Police Sports Club. Pussegolla chased down 149 runs in 17.5 overs, riding on Pussegolla's knock that had 7 sixes.
Jos Buttler: 70* v RCB, IPL 2022
England's Jos Buttler remains the only batter to have smacked 70 or more runs in a T20 without hitting a six. Buttler, while opening for Rajasthan Royals, smashed a 47-ball 70* against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the 2022 Indian Premier League (IPL) season. The Royals, as a result, compiled 169/3 in 20 overs. However, RCB chased it down in the final over.
