CHRISTCHURCH: New Zealand batsman Leo Carter has made his name into the record books by hitting consecutive six sixes in an over during a domestic match at the Hagley Oval.
Carter representing Canterbury Kings helped his side to win the match against Northern Districts in a Super Smash T20 competition.
The 25-year-old achieved the feat in the 16th over of the second innings smashing left-arm spinner Anton Devcich to all parts of the ground. The left-hand cricketer’s unbeaten 70-run innings from 29 balls helped his side to chase the total of 220 runs.
“I just stepped across and swung as hard as I could but I am not sure how many got off the middle off the bat. Due to short boundaries, it helped me and I am thankful for that,” Carter said.
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Leo Carter hit 6 sixes in a row and the @CanterburyCrick Kings have pulled off the huge chase of 220 with 7 balls to spare at Hagley Oval! ????
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Carter is just the fourth player after Yuvraj Singh (2007), Ross Whiteley (2017) and Hazratullah Zazai (2018) to achieve the feat in T20 cricket. Those who achieved this feat in other formats include Sir Garry Sobers and Ravi Shastri in first-class cricket and Herschelle Gibbs in ODIs.
Carter’s unbeaten 70 was his maiden T20 half-century in 22 innings. He made his senior debut for Canterbury in 2014, and has so far played 25 first-class matches, 20 List A games and 26 T20s. His astonishing strike rate of 241.37 on Sunday was nearly twice his overall career strike rate in T20s.
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