**Nicholas Pooran Propels West Indies to Victory and Climbs to Third in T20I Sixes Leaderboard**
Nicholas Pooran delivered a spectacular performance in the first T20I between West Indies and South Africa, held at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad. His explosive innings not only secured a seven-wicket victory for the West Indies but also elevated him to third place on the all-time T20I sixes list.
On August 23, Pooran was the star of the match, smashing 65 runs off just 26 deliveries. His innings featured two boundaries and a remarkable seven sixes, earning him the Player of the Match award. Before this game, Pooran was positioned seventh in the rankings for most sixes in T20Is. His blistering performance allowed him to surpass notable players like Glenn Maxwell, Suryakumar Yadav, and Jos Buttler.
With this achievement, Pooran now sits behind only New Zealand’s Martin Guptill, who has 173 sixes from 122 T20Is, and India’s Rohit Sharma, who leads the list with 205 sixes in 159 matches.
The victory gave West Indies a 1-0 lead in the three-match series, largely thanks to Pooran’s power-hitting.
### Most Sixes in T20Is:
1. **Rohit Sharma** – 205 sixes in 159 T20Is
2. **Martin Guptill** – 173 sixes in 122 T20Is
3. **Nicholas Pooran** – 139 sixes in 96 T20Is
4. **Jos Buttler** – 137 sixes in 124 T20Is
5. **Suryakumar Yadav** – 136 sixes in 71 T20Is
Pooran’s rise in the Sixes leaderboard highlights his growing stature as one of the most dangerous power-hitters in T20 cricket today.