Samoan cricketer Darius Visser set a men’s T20 International record by hitting 39 runs in a single over during a 2026 T20 World Cup

The 28-year-old bowled nine overs, clearing the boundary rope six times, facing three no-balls and one dot-ball in nine deliveries.

Visser became the first Samoan to hit an international century, completing 132 runs off 62 balls, including 14 sixes and five fours.

Samoa secured a 10-run win over Vanuatu at Garden Oval No. 2 in Apia, Samoa, with Visser taking a wicket.

The previous men’s T20I record for most runs in an over was 36, first achieved by India’s Yuvraj Singh hitting six consecutive sixes against England’s Stuart Broad during the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007.

Other cricketers who have scored 36 runs in an over include Kieron Pollard and Nicholas Pooran, Dipendra Singh Airee from Nepal, and Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh from India.