VIDEO: Hit 39 runs in one over… Player from this country with a population of 2 lakhs created history in T20I, Yuvraj Singh's record broken

In cricket, old records are broken and new ones are made. One such new record has been made in T20 International. Samoa's batsman has made a new world record by hitting 39 runs in an over with 6 sixes. While doing this feat, he also scored a brilliant century.

39 runs scored in one over (Photo: Videograb)

36 runs have been scored in an over many times. But, 39 runs in an over have been scored for the first time in T20 International. The player who has done this feat in world cricket is from a country whose population is just over 2 lakhs. We are talking about Samoa's wicketkeeper batsman Darius Visser, who has hit 6 sixes in an over and also scored 39 runs. He did this against Vanuatu in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub-Regional East-Asia Pacific Qualifier A match.

Darius Visser targeted Vanuatu bowler Nalin Nipiko and smashed 39 runs in one of his overs. In this over with 3 no balls, Darius hit 6 sixes and wrote the script of 39 runs.

He broke the records of these batsmen including Yuvraj Singh

India's Yuvraj Singh scored 36 runs in an over with 6 sixes against England's Stuart Broad in the 2007 T20 World Cup. But, Samoa's Darius has now surpassed him by scoring 39 runs with 6 sixes.

36 runs in an over of T20 International have also been scored by Kieron Pollard in the year 2021 and Nicholas Pooran and Dipendra Singh Airy in 2024. The wicketkeeper batsman of Samoa has broken the record of all these along with Yuvraj Singh.

First Samoa batsman to score a century in T20I

Darius Visser's innings did not end just by leaving these batsmen behind, after this he also scored a brilliant century in the match against Vanuatu. In doing so, he also became the first batsman from his country to score a century in T20 International.

Scored 132 runs in 62 balls, 14 sixes

Darius Visser scored 132 runs in 62 balls, which included 14 sixes. His powerful innings, played at a strike rate of more than 200, not only helped Samoa to register their second win in the tournament, but also kept alive the hopes of qualifying for the 2026 T20 World Cup.