Abu Dhabi: Irish batsman Kevin O'Brien on Monday during his country's T20 World Cup Qualifier match against Oman, equalled the world record of the most sixes hit in a calendar year in men's T20I cricket.
Before the clash between Oman and Ireland started, O'Brien had 34 sixes under his belt and the moment he struck his first six in the match, he equalled the record of New Zealand batsman Colin Munro.
"WORLD RECORD! Kevin O'Brien equals Colin Munro's record for the most sixes hit in a calendar year in men's T20I cricket. Just the 35 maximums in T20Is this year for O'Brien!," T20 World Cup tweeted.
O'Brien scored 41 runs off 28 balls to help his team reach a total of 183 runs in the match. Oman is yet to bat in the match.
