Shimron Hetmyer was in attacking mode from the first ball of his innings against Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2022. The West Indies player scored 59 off 36 balls, laced with 6 sixes and 1 four.
He played a key role in the Royals’ recovery, having lost 4 wickets with 67 runs on the board. The 25-year old shared a 68 runs partnership with R Ashwin to take the 2008 champions to 165/6 in 20 overs.
Ashwin was retired out on a score of 28 off 23 balls. Meanwhile, the southpaw is third on the list of batters who have hit most sixes in the death overs in IPL since 2020.
Most 6s in IPL Death Overs (Since 2020)
32 – Kieron Pollard
29 – AB Devilliers
28 – Shimron Hetmyer*
22 – Hardik Pandya
21 – Ravindra Jadeja
21 – Rahul Tewatia