Samoan cricketer Darius Visser registered his name in the ICC Record books by smashing the most runs in an over in a T20 International match. In the ongoing Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Sub Regional East Asia-Pacific Qualifier A match on August 20, the wicketkeeper-batter accumulated 39 runs in a single over at the Garden Oval No. 2 in Apia. The 28-year-old scored 132 from 62 deliveries in the match.
It was in the 15th over of the Qualifier A match that Visser went for six colossal maximums and three no-balls from Vanuatu seamer Nalin Nipiko helped him achieve the historic feat.
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Visser shattered the record held by former Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh who hit six sixes, amassing 36 runs in a single over off England’s Stuart Broad in the inaugural ICC T20 World Cup 2007 and surpassed most recent efforts by Kieron Pollard (2021 – 36 runs), Nicholas Pooran (2024 – 36 runs) and Dipendra Singh Airee (2024 – 36 runs).
Who is Darius Visser?
Darius Visser is a Samoan cricketer born in Auckland, New Zealand, but moved to Sydney, Australia as a child. He is of mixed Samoan and Sri Lankan heritage. His mother hails from Samoan heritage.
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Visser started as a seam bowler, but persistent injury pushed him to focus more on bowling. He began his cricketing career at the Penrith Cricket Club where he aspired to be a fast bowler and represent University of Sydney and St George District in Sydney grade cricket.
Darius Visser made his T20 International debut for Samoa on 17 August 2024 against Fiji at the 2024–25 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier .
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Visser became the first player for Samoa to score a century in T20Is
He also scored his maiden T20I century in his third appearance for Samoa while batting at number four position during the match against Vanuatu.
In his international venture, Visser has played only three T20s so far scoring 183 runs at an average of 91.50.
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