Trinbago Knight Riders batter Pooran crossed Gayle's record of 135 sixes, which has stood since 2015, when he hit 9 sixes in his innings against St Kitts and Nevis Patriots to increase tally of sixes to 139 in 2024.
Nicholas Pooran smashed an unbeaten 65 from 26 balls as the West Indies defeated an experimental South Africa side by seven wickets in their T20 international at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy Stadium on Friday.
We look at all the records that were broken during West Indies' innings of their ICC Men's T20 World Cup clash against Afghanistan.
Nicholas Pooran starred in Lucknow Super Giants' 18-run victory over pre-tournament favourites Mumbai Indians in the last game of a disappointing Indian Premier League season for both teams Friday.
West Indies star Pooran smashed three fours and three sixes in his 21-ball blitz after regular skipper KL Rahul opted to play only as an opener at his home ground.
Jason Holder, Kyle Mayers and Nicholas Pooran have declined the offer of central contracts
India struggled to 152-7 after winning the toss and batting first and, in spite of Nicholas Pooran's 67, appeared to be heading for victory when West Indies lost four wickets for three runs to slip to 129-8
Skipper Nicholas Pooran scored only the second ton in Major League Cricket (MLC) history to power Mumbai Indians New York to a six-wicket win in the final against Seattle Orcas and clinch the title on Monday.
Indian batsman Prerak Mankad and Nicholas Pooran steered Lucknow Super Giants to a seven-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in an IPL match marred by unruly fans on Saturday.
India advanced their preparation for the next Twenty20 World Cup with a series-clinching 59-run victory over the West Indies in the fourth fixture of a five-match series at the Broward County Stadium in Florida on Saturday.
The West Indies captain Nicholas Pooran was left a disappointed figure in the middle as rookie batter Kacey Carty threw his wicket away after staging a mini-recovery for the home side in the third and final ODI in Guyana today.
Despite the six-wicket defeat to Bangladesh in the first ODI, West Indies captain Nicholas Pooran is hopeful about winning the three-match series, hoping that his side will be able to break the losing streak against the Tigers.
