Most Sixes In Test: Tim Southee Surpasses Virender Sehwag On The List

Most Sixes In Test: Tim Southee frustrated India during his knock of 65 in the first innings of New Zealand's first Test against India at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

Most Sixes In Test: Tim Southee surpassed Virender Sehwag in the list of batters with most sixes in Tests.

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Most Sixes In Test: Tim Southee frustrated India in New Zealands' first innings against India in the first Test match of the three-match series at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. However, it was not his bowling that troubled India as much as his batting lower down the order. While India were bowled out for 46 in the first innings, Southee only managed to get one wicket of the 10 to fall.

But on Day 3 as India looked to crawl their way back into the match with four wickets in quick succession, Southee along with Rachin Ravinrdra added 137 runs from 132 balls for the eighth wicket, helping himself to a half-century and eventually playing a key role in Kiwis posting 402 in the first innings. During the course of his knock, Southee also went past Virender Sehwag who holds the Indian record for smashing the most sixes in Test cricket.

Southee smashed 4 sixes in his 65 off 73, taking his overall sixes tally past 91 which was the number of sixes that Sehwag smashed in the game's longest format.

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Tim Southee’s seventh half-century in Tests comes from just 57 balls with three fours and three sixes. He has now also gone past Virender Sehwag into sixth for the most Test career sixes (92) 🏏 #INDvNZ #CricketNation 📸 BCCI pic.twitter.com/zXiM8QCLFG

— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) October 18, 2024

Tim Southee Still Trailing Brendon McCullum In Batters with Most Sixes in Test list

Meanwhile, Tim Southee is still trailing behind Brendon McCullum who holds New Zealand's record of being the batter with most sixes. The ex-batter smashed 107 sixes in his Test career and is number two on the overall list with Ben Stokes being the batter to have smashed most sixes in the Tests. While McCullum has long retired from Tests and is currently the coach of England, Stokes is the England captain.