Alex Hales Smashes Six Successive Sixes in T20 Blast
Chasing 142 for a win, Alex Hales struck an unbeaten 86 to guide Nottinghamshire to a comfortable eight-wicket win over Birmingham Bears.
England batsman Alex Hales smashed six consecutive sixes to help Nottinghamshire crush Birmingham Bears by eight wickets in NatWest T20 Blast at Trent Bridge on Friday. (Full IPL Coverage | Stats | Standings)
Hales, who will play for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League after replacing injured Corey Anderson, struck an unbeaten 86 from 43 balls with fives fours and eight sixes. Chasing 142 for a win, the explosive batsman's superb knock helped Nottinghamshire win the contest with 33 balls to spare.
He achieved the feat in the 11th and 12th overs against Boyd Rankin and Ateeq Javid, respectively. He is now the fifth batsman to hit six successive sixes. Sir Garfield Sobers, Ravi Shastri, Herschelle Gibbs and Yuvraj Singh share the record for hitting six sixes in the same over.
Mumbai Indians will hope for a repeat when Hales joins them for their final league game on May 17 and any knockout matches should Mumbai progress.