LSG batter Ayush Badoni breaks Chris Gayle's all-time T20 record, smashes 19 sixes in 55-ball 165 ahead of IPL retentions

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) batter Ayush Badoni went berserk at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi in the ongoing Delhi Premier League (DPL) 2024. Badoni broke the record for most sixes in a T20 game. The South Delhi Superstarz captain smashed 19 sixes in his 165-run knock against North Delhi Strikers on August 31. Gayle has hit 18 sixes in an innings in Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2017 for Rangpur Riders against Dhaka Dynamites.
 

Badoni walked in to bat in the third over. He hit Manan Bhardwaj for three sixes in a row in the sixth over. Badoni reached his half-century from 24 balls in the 11th over. He smashed Siddharth Solanki for four sixes and a four in the 29-run over. In the 15th over, he reached his century from just 40 balls. The onslaught continued and Badoni hit Vaibhav Kandpal for four consecutive sixes followed by a four. 

In the penultimate over, he reached his 150 with two consecutive deliveries. He took just 52 deliveries to reach the milestone. He hit two more sixes in the over before getting dismissed by North Delhi Strikers captain Pranshu Vijayran. Along with 19 sixes, he hit eight fours in his knock as well. This is the highest score in DPL 2024.
 

Highest score on Indian soil

On the other end, the in-form Priyansh Arya hit 10 sixes and as many fours in his knock of 50-ball 120. Arya became the first batter in the league to hit six sixes in an over. The two centuries from the top-order batters helped South Delhi Superstarz post a gigantic 308/5. This is the second-highest total in T20s. Also, this is the first time 300 has been breached on Indian soil in the format. 

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Arya, Badoni create records

Arya and Badoni shared a 289-run partnership for the second wicket. This is the highest partnership in T20s for any wicket. The previous best belonged to Japan's L Yamamoto-Lake K Kadowaki-Fleming. The Japanense duo shared an unbeaten 258-run partnership against China in February 2024. 

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A total of 30 sixes were hit in the innings. This is the highest in a T20 innings. The previous best was 26 in Nepal's Asia Cup 2023 clash against Mongolia.
 

Note: The DPL statistics may not count in official T20s. 
 

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