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Most sixes and fours in an innings in Tests...

Wasim Akram hit the most sixes in an innings in Test cricket. He hit 12 sixes in his unbeaten innings of 257 against Zimbabwe. It was the only double century of his famous Test career. Apart from Nathan Astle, two other legendary batsmen Matthew Hayden and Brendon McCullum also top the list.

Most sixes in an innings in Test

Most 6s in an Innings by a Player
Pos	Player	Team	Match	Opponent	Ground	Runs	4s	6s
1	Wasim Akram	Pakistan	17/10/1996	Zimbabwe	Sheikhupura Stadium	257*	22	12
2	N J Astle	New Zealand	13/03/2002	England	AMI Stadium	222	28	11
3	M L Hayden	Australia	09/10/2003	Zimbabwe	WACA Ground	380	38	11
4	B B McCullum	New Zealand	26/11/2014	Pakistan	Sharjah Cricket Stadium	202	21	11
5	B B McCullum	New Zealand	26/12/2014	Sri Lanka	Hagley Oval	195	18	11
6	B A Stokes*	England	02/01/2016	South Africa	Newlands	258	30	11
7	W R Hammond	England	31/03/1933	New Zealand	Eden Park	336*	34	10
8	S O Hetmeyer*	West Indies	30/11/2018	Bangladesh	Shere Bangla National Stadium	93	1	9
9	C H Gayle*	West Indies	15/11/2010	Sri Lanka	Galle International Stadium	333	34	9
10	T G Southee*	New Zealand	22/03/2008	England	McLean Park	77*	4	9
11	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Pakistan	01/05/2002	New Zealand	Gaddafi Stadium	329	38	9
12	C L Cairns	New Zealand	20/01/1996	Zimbabwe	Eden Park	120	10	9
13	A C Gilchrist	Australia	22/02/2002	South Africa	Wanderers Stadium	204*	19	8
14	K C Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	04/02/2014	Bangladesh	Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium	319	32	8
15	J O Holder*	West Indies	23/01/2019	England	Kensington Oval	202*	23	8
16	B A Stokes*	England	22/08/2019	Australia	Headingley	135*	11	8
17	M A Agarwal*	India	14/11/2019	Bangladesh	Holkar Cricket Stadium	243	28	8
18	N S Sidhu	India	18/01/1994	Sri Lanka	KD Singh "Babu" Stadium	124	9	8
19	R G Sharma*	India	02/10/2019	South Africa	Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy Cricket Stadium	127	10	7
20	H H Pandya*	India	12/08/2017	Sri Lanka	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium	108	8	7
21	Tamim Iqbal*	Bangladesh	28/04/2015	Pakistan	Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium	206	17	7
22	M A Starc*	Australia	26/12/2016	Pakistan	Melbourne Cricket Ground	84	3	7
23	Harbhajan Singh	India	12/11/2010	New Zealand	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium	111*	7	7
24	C H Gayle*	West Indies	19/12/2008	New Zealand	McLean Park	197	20	7
25	A B de Villiers	South Africa	19/03/2009	Australia	Newlands	163	12	7
26	V Sehwag	India	02/12/2009	Sri Lanka	Brabourne Stadium	293	40	7
27	Shahid Afridi	Pakistan	13/01/2006	India	Gaddafi Stadium	103	7	7
28	B C Lara	West Indies	19/11/2006	Pakistan	Multan Cricket Stadium	216	22	7
29	C L Cairns	New Zealand	18/03/2004	South Africa	Eden Park	158	18	7
30	A Flintoff	England	29/07/2004	West Indies	Edgbaston	167	17	7
31	K P Pietersen	England	08/09/2005	Australia	Kennington Oval	158	15	7
32	K R Mayers*	West Indies	03/02/2021	Bangladesh	Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium	210*	20	7
33	Q de Kock*	South Africa	10/06/2021	West Indies	Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium	141*	12	7
34	T A Blundell*	New Zealand	25/02/2022	South Africa	Hagley Oval	44	0	7
35	J M Bairstow*	England	10/06/2022	New Zealand	Trent Bridge	136	14	7
36	I V A Richards	West Indies	11/04/1986	England	Antigua Recreation Ground	110*	7	7
37	C G Greenidge	West Indies	27/02/1987	New Zealand	Eden Park	213	20	7
38	B Sutcliffe	New Zealand	24/12/1953	South Africa	Ellis Park	80*	4	7

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