Samoa's Darius Visser shatters record for most runs scored in single over in T20Is

Samoa’s wicketkeeper-batter Darius Visser made history after he shattered the record for most runs scored in a single over in men’s T20I matches. The record was broken when Samoa took on Vanuatu in the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Sub-Regional East Asia-Pacific Qualifier A event. 

In the 15th over of the clash, Visser put in an exceptional showing and scored 39 runs in a single over. The batter hit six sixes in the over and was helped by three no-balls from Vanuatu pacer Nalin Nipiko. 

Visser hit three consecutive sixes on the first four deliveries of the over, and after the fifth delivery was a dot ball, Visser continued his momentum with another maximum on the final ball of the over, which was also the third no-ball. He finished the over with another maximum and became the first player from Samoa to score a century in international cricket. 

Throughout his innings, Visser hit a total of 14 sixes, just four short of the most sixes hit by a batter in a men's T20I match. In the 62 deliveries that he faced, Visser went on to score 132 runs to his name.

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Samoa register emphatic victory against Vanuatu

Speaking of the game, the clash between Samoa and Vanuatu began with Samoa coming in to bat first. After their top order was dismantled by Vanuatu’s bowling attack, Darius Visser played a knock for the ages, scoring 132 runs and helping his side post a total of 174 runs in the first innings. 

As for Vanuatu, Tim Cutler was the highest wicket-taker, with three wickets to his name. Darren Wotu and Nipiko took two wickets each, with Joshua Rasu striking once as well. Coming in to chase the target, Vanuatu got off to a good start as Nalin Nipiko scored 73 runs in 52 deliveries. However, the rest of the batters could not amount to much. Andrew Mansale scored 22 runs, with Joshua Rasu adding 23 runs on the board. 

Samoa’s Douglas Finau was the highest wicket-taker for his side, with three wickets to his name. Daniel Burgess took two wickets, with Noah Mead, Saumani Tiai, and Visser taking one wicket each, as Samoa won the game by 10 runs.