Most sixes in a calendar year (Full-member nations). Here are the top five batters.
Ireland batter hit 36 sixes from 23 innings in 2019. No other Ireland batter has hit more than 25 sixes in a year in T20Is.
West Indies opener hit 37 sixes from 18 T20Is in 2021. Lewis's sixes to fours ratio was not that high.
The Kiwi opener hit 41 sixes in 18 innings in 2021. He missed Rizwan's record because of lack of T20Is.
Suryakumar has hit 42 sixes from 20 innings. The in-form India batter is the leading run-scorer in 2022 with 682 runs at an average of 37.88.
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter had hit 42 sixes from 26 innings in 2021. He also hit a total of 119 hours in the year.
In the ongoing year, West Indies' Rovman Powell is the only batter in pursuit. Powell has hit 36 sixes from 17 T20Is so far.
Suryakumar hit as many as 5 sixes in his 69-run knock from 36 balls in the run chase of 187 against Australia in series decider.
In the three-T20I series, Surya hit a total of 9 sixes. On the other hand, Australia’s in-form batter Cameron Green hit 7.
Suryakumar will have a chance to go past Rizwan when India face South Africa in the three-match T20I series starting September 28.