South Africa break long-standing record with 17 sixes against Bangladesh

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The Proteas produced an eye-catching performance with the bat as they remained in contention for a place in the World Test Championship Final.

South Africa broke a long-standing record of more than 14 years during the first innings of the second Test against Bangladesh in Chattogram.

The Proteas smashed a total of 17 sixes during the innings as they amassed 575/6 declared, breaking their previous best total of 15 sixes they had managed against the West Indies back in 2010.

It was the equal third most amount of sixes ever achieved in one innings in men’s Test cricket, with New Zealand holding the record of 22 sixes against Pakistan in 2014.

Tony de Zorzi, David Bedingham and Wiaan Mulder all managed four sixes each, while Tristan Stubbs (three) and Senuran Muthusamy (two) also cleared the rope on multiple occasions.

Only last year the Proteas broke the record for most sixes at a single edition of an ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup when they hit a whopping total of 99 sixes during the 2023 event in India.