After Leo Carter — a left-handed batsman from New Zealand — hit six sixes in an over to join Yuvraj Singh in the elite list of batsmen to have achieved the feat, the former India cricketer welcomed him to the club.
Playing for Canterbury Kings batsman Carter hit consecutive sixes in the over of Anton Devcich in the match against Northern Knights in the Super Smash tournament on Sunday.
36 off an over! 😲
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! 👏
Scorecard | https://t.co/uxeeDsd3QY#SuperSmashNZ #cricketnation
🎥 SKY Sport. pic.twitter.com/nuDXdp1muG— Dream11 Super Smash (@SuperSmashNZ) January 5, 2020
Chasing 220 to win, Carter ripped into spinner Devcich as he sent every delivery flying over the ropes of the 16th over to help his team chase the gigantic total with three balls to spare.
“Welcome Leo Carter to the six sixes club ! That was some epic hitting, now please sign your jersey and give it to Devcich as a mark of respect,” tweeted Yuvraj on Wednesday.
Welcome Leo Carter to the six sixes club ! That was some epic hitting, now please sign your jersey and give it to Devcich as a mark of respect ✊ pic.twitter.com/0iRtyBNH52
— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) January 8, 2020
After Yuvraj, Ross Whiteley and Hazratullah Zazai, Carter has become the fourth and the first Kiwi batsman to hit six sixes in a T20 match. His innings helped Canterbury chase down the highest-ever successful chase in the T20 cricket in New Zealand.
Carter, with a T20 average of 13, had the highest score of 35 before playing the fiery innings of 70 off 29 balls. Even during his knock against Knights, he was struggling as he had scored 11 in the first 12 balls before smashing Devcich.