T20I history is a testament to the game’s evolving attacking mindset, where batters are unafraid to go for big hits right from the start. These overs often feature a mix of boundaries, sixes, and extras like no-balls or wides. We have seen many great hitters in T20I cricket, but only a few have scored a lot of runs in just one over.
Here is a list of the top 10 players who scored the most runs in a single over—
10. Zimbabwe’s Ryan Burl hit 34 runs in an over against Bangladesh’s Nasum Ahmed in August 2022.
9. In February 2020, New Zealand’s Tim Seifert and Ross Taylor scored 34 runs in one over against India’s Shivam Dube.
8. In June 2025, Ali Raza of Belgium hit 35 runs against Romania’s Vasu Saini. The over included 4 wides, another 4, a wide, and three sixes.
7. On July 13, 2025, Manan Bashir of Bulgaria hit 36 runs in an over against Kabir Mirpuri of Gibraltar. He smashed six sixes, becoming the latest player to join this exclusive list.
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6. West Indies’ Nicholas Pooran scored 36 runs in an over against Afghanistan’s Azmatullah Omarzai at the T20I World Cup in June 2024. Most of the runs came from Pooran’s bat, with some extra runs from the bowler.
5. Nepal’s Dipendra Singh Airee hit 36 runs by smashing six sixes in the last over of the game against Qatar’s Kamran Khan in April 2024.
4. In a big match against Afghanistan in January 2024, India’s Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh together scored 36 runs in an over from Karim Janat.
3. West Indies’ Kieron Pollard scored a total of 36 runs in one over. He hit six sixes against Sri Lanka’s Akila Dananjaya in a match in March 2021.
2. Yuvraj Singh of India became the first person to hit six sixes in a T20I over, scoring a total of 36 runs against England’s Stuart Broad in the 2007 T20I World Cup.
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1. The all-time record for the most runs in a T20I over is 39, set by Darius Visser of Samoa against Nalin Nipiko of Vanuatu on August 20, 2024. He hit six sixes, and the bowler also bowled three no-balls.