Openers who dared to hit first-ball of the inning for six

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List of openers who dared to put the inning’s first ball into stands in International matches:

# Date Venue Format BatTeam Opposition Batsman Bowler Link
1 1992-12-30 Auckland ODI New Zealand Pakistan Mark Greatbatch Wasim Akram link
2 1998-10-31 Dhaka ODI West Indies India Philo Wallace Javagal Srinath link
3 2004-02-08 Sydney ODI India Ausalia Virender Sehwag Jason Gillespie link
4 2008-06-20 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown T20 West Indies Australia XM Marshall B Lee link
5 2009-02-27 Westpac Stadium T20 New Zealand India JD Ryder IK Pathan link
6 2010-05-06 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown T20 Pakistan England Kamran Akmal RJ Sidebottom link
7 2012-03-24 Dubai International Cricket Stadium T20 Afghanistan Ireland Karim Sadiq WB Rankin link
8 2012-06-30 Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground T20 West Indies New Zealand DR Smith NL McCullum link
9 2012-11-13 Shere Bangla National Stadium Test West Indies Bangladesh CH Gayle Sohag Gazi link
10 2014-03-09 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown T20 West Indies England DR Smith SCJ Broad link
11 2013-11-30 Sheikh Zayed Stadium T20 Afghanistan Ireland Mohammad Shahzad MC Sorensen link
12 2016-03-15 Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha T20 New Zealand India MJ Guptill R Ashwin link
13 2016-08-13 Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Test Australia Sri Lanka DA Warner MDK Perera link
14 2017-05-24 Clontarf Cricket Club Ground ODI Bangladesh New Zealand Tamim Iqbal JS Patel link

List of openers who dared to put the inning’s first ball into stands in domestic leagues:

# Date Venue Format BatTeam Opposition Batsman Bowler Link
1 2009-04-23 Newlands T20 Rajasthan Royals Kolkata Knight Riders YK Pathan BAW Mendis link
2 2009-05-20 Kingsmead T20 Rajasthan Royals Kolkata Knight Riders NV Ojha BJ Hodge link
3 2010-03-21 MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk T20 Kings XI Punjab Chennai Super Kings DPMD Jayawardene M Muralitharan link
4 2012-04-15 M Chinnaswamy Stadium T20 Royal Challengers Bangalore Rajasthan Royals MA Agarwal J Botha link
5 2017-01-05 Western Australia Cricket Association Ground T20 Brisbane Heat Perth Scorchers JJ Peirson DJ Willey link
6 2018-03-02 Sharjah Cricket Stadium T20 Lahore Qalandars Islamabad United BB McCullum Mohammad Sami link
7 2018-05-15 Eden Gardens T20 Kolkata Knight Riders Rajasthan Royals SP Narine K Gowtham link
8 2019-04-30 M.Chinnaswamy Stadium T20 Royal Challengers Bangalore Rajasthan Royals V Kohli VR Aaron link
9 2019-05-02 Wankhede Stadium T20 Mumbai Indians Sunrisers Hyderabad HH Pandya Rashid Khan link

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