New Zealand first-class cricketer Leo Carter joined an illustrious list of batsmen to hit six sixes in an over in competitive cricket, after clubbing spinner Anton Devcich for 36 runs during a Super Smash game against Northern Knights in Christchurch.

Carter headlined Canterbury Kings’ mammoth chase of 222 in just 18.5 overs, smashing a 29-ball 70 with three fours and seven sixes, six of which came in the 16th over, catapulting the left-handed batsman from a 12-ball 11 to 47 off 18.

Coming in at No,4, with Canterbury Kings at 101-2, Carter forged a 118-run stand with skipper Cole McConchie, the other unbeaten batsman in the seven-wicket win. McConche played second-fiddle with a 25-ball 49, having powered a quick 21 off nine balls, before taking a backseat as Carter surged ahead.

Canterbury Kings needed 64 runs from the last five overs when Devcich started his over. The duo wrapped up the chase with seven balls remaining.

[caption id=”attachment_133811″ align=”alignnone” width=”800″]Carter Leo Carter and Cole McConchie of the Kings celebrate their win in Christchurch[/caption]

The 25-year-old Carter, who averages 13.38 in T20s, had a previous best of 35 before this game. He was part of the New Zealand squad that featured in the 2014 U19 World Cup.

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At the international level, only two batsmen – Yuvraj Singh [T20I] and Herschelle Gibbs [ODIs] – have struck six sixes in an over. In domestic T20s, Worcestershire’s Ross Whiteley [in the T20 Blast, 2017] and Afghanistan’s Hazratullah Zazai [in the Afghanistan Premier League, 2018] have also hit six sixes in a single over. Alex Hales also hit six sixes off as many balls during a 2015 T20 Blast for Nottinghamshire, but his feat was split across two different overs.

The 222-run chase set the new record for the highest successful chase in Super Smash history. Devcich ended with figures of 0-61 from his four overs.

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