IND vs SL: Axar Patel hit stormy 6 sixes, broke Virat Kohli’s record
IND vs SL: Axar Patel caused a stir by hitting fours and sixes. He savagely beat the Sri Lankan bowlers, scoring half a century in just 20 balls.Virat or Shikhar Dhawan left behind.
In the second T20 match played against Sri Lanka in Pune on Thursday, January 5, Indian all-rounder Axar Patel created panic with his stormy batting. Axar caused a stir hitting four and six. He smashed the Sri Lankan bowlers fiercely and scored a half-century in just 20 balls. Axar Patel hit 3 fours and 6 sixes while batting at a batting frequency of over 200. Wanindu Hasaranga hit 3 sixes in the over and reminded me of Yuvraj
In doing so, he broke the record held by former India captain and batsman Virat Kohli. He became the fifth batsman to reach the fastest fifty for India.
IND vs SL: Axar Patel’s 6 sixes
| Sr. No | Ball of Over | Result | Bowler |
| 1 | 9.5 | Six | Wanindu Hasaranga |
| 2 | 12.3 | Six | Maheesh Theekshana |
| 3 | 13,1 | Six | Wanindu Hasaranga |
| 4 | 13.2 | Six | Wanindu Hasaranga |
| 5 | 13.3 | Six | Wanindu Hasaranga |
| 6 | 14.4 | Six | Chamika Karunaratne |
IND vs SL: Axar Patel Broke Virat Kohli’s record
Axar Patel beat Virat Kohli by hitting Fifty in 20 balls. Kohli had scored fifty off 21 balls against the West Indies. He drove ahead of Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan and beat Pachasa by just 20 balls. Shikhar Dhawan scored fifty off 22 balls.
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This record is in the name of Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh.
Yuvraj Singh holds the half-century record for the fewest balls among Indian batsmen. He had scored fifty out of 12 against England. In this match, Yuvi jumped 6 straight sixes in one. Besides Yuvi, KL Rahul finished 18, Suryakumar Yadav finished 18 and Gautam Gambhir finished half a century in 19 balls. Yuvi also holds two records for making half-centuries on 20 balls. He scored fifty out of 20 against Australia and Sri Lanka.
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This stormy inning of Axar Patel made the match exciting. Even though India lost by 16 runs, Axar Patel won the hearts of the audience.