4,6,4,6,6,4… Windies' Shepherd Romario hit hard, scored 30 runs in one over

t20 world cup 2024 : T20 World Cup 2024 is a record-breaking event. Now the Super-8 stage of the tournament has started. The second match of the Super-8 was played between England and hosts West Indies. In this match, the host team suffered a crushing defeat by 8 wickets. The England team got the target of 181 runs in just 17.3 overs. West Indies bowler Romario Shepherd has lost badly in this match. He became the sixth bowler in the world to bowl the most expensive over in the history of T20 cricket.

How to score 30 runs?

England needed 40 runs from 30 balls. England batsman Phil Salt was on strike, who was playing after scoring 49 runs in 37 balls. Salt completed his half-century by hitting a four on the very first ball of Shepherd. Salt hit a six on the second ball of the over. Salt again hit a four on his next ball. On the fourth ball of the over, Salt hit a six over long off and on the next ball played a pull shot to hit a six on square leg. 26 runs were scored on 5 balls of the over. On the last ball of the over, Salt also hit a four on mid-off on a full toss ball and scored 30 runs in the entire over.

Most expensive over of T20 World Cup

The most expensive over in the history of T20 World Cup belongs to England bowler Stuart Broad. He hit 6 sixes on the balls of Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh in the 2007 World Cup. 36 runs were scored in this over of Yuvraj Singh. This record was equaled by Afghanistan bowler Azmatullah Umarzai in the current World Cup. Azmatullah Umarzai gave 36 runs in 1 over against West Indies in the current World Cup. West Indies bowler Romario Shepherd is the sixth most expensive bowler in T20 World Cup history.

Take a look at the list of most expensive overs