UAE captain set to surpass ex-NZ batter to take 2nd spot on most T20I sixes list

September 1, 2025 Credit: Getty

Waseem, the six-hitter

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Waseem to go past Guptill

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Waseem's six-hitting prowess

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Guptill's tally of sixes

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Hitman on top

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Chances to move up!

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Buttler, Miller in action

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SKY set to join 150 sixes club

[{"selector":"#anim-c1d695fd-2425-4277-822f-264b5d6971f0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9ba3a241-fb89-4cba-8fa8-70dd0ae8f301","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 98.97499%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c1d451bf-85e7-425c-8a72-14b9dba4ba50","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ea8d2fc4-8bc1-4b1e-befc-9a8e07c1df7b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -637.2222%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3f3802b5-0311-4631-b0a3-818115f7c96a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-79c36d98-2ae0-4dd6-ad71-854538a78f59","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 138.92668%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-935d4f3b-6ede-427e-9f77-2065b71ff7da","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-220db8aa-dd3e-4681-aae3-2af487722876","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 872.22308%, 0) rotate(360deg)","rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)"]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5301358b-57eb-4707-8215-d68b46f6cd47","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1200,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2023205d-eb6a-4261-9e6e-b96f36381573","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 507.63847%, 0) rotate(360deg)","rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)"]},"delay":1200,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] On September 10, India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav will be in action against UAE in T20 Asia Cup 2025. Credit: Getty

SKY to go past Pooran

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