Tim Seifert needs to hit 8 sixes in Australia T20Is to surpass Brendon McCullum on this elite list

New Zealand batter Tim Seifert will be featuring in the upcoming three-match T20I series against Australia which is set to commence from October 1. The 30-year-old has become a key figure in the Kiwis' set-up in the shortest format and has performed brilliantly in the side's last few assignments in the format.

Seifert is known for his powerful and explosive style of play. The batter scored 196 runs in the five matches he played in the tri-series against South Africa and Zimbabwe. He had also been brilliant in the five-match T20I series against Pakistan that was held in March earlier this year, scoring a total of 249 runs.

Seifert needs to hit 8 sixes in the upcoming T20I assignment against Australia, to surpass the likes of Finn Allen, Glenn Phillips and Brendon McCullum and become the New Zealand batter with the third-most maxiums in the shortest format.

Here is the list of New Zealand players with the most sixes in T20Is -

1. Martin Guptill - 173 sixes

2. Colin Munro - 107 sixes

3. Brendon McCullum - 91 sixes

4. Glenn Phillips - 91 sixes 

5. Finn Allen - 89 sixes 

6. Tim Seifert - 84 sixes

7. Ross Taylor - 71 sixes

Looking at his current form in T20Is, New Zealand will be counting on Seifert to deliver in the upcoming series against Australia. He is one of the main batters of the side alongside the likes of Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell.  

Meanwhile, Seifert has so far played 71 T20Is in his career so far, scoring a total of 1736 runs and maintaining a fantastic strike-rate of 142.29. He currently has 12 half-centuries under his name in the format, including the highest individual score of 97*. Notably, he is the New Zealand player with the sixth-most runs in T20Is and will be looking to increase his tally further in the Australia series.