Leo Carter of the Canterbury Kings celebrates his accomplishment with teammates. Photo / Photosport
Canterbury Kings batsman Leo Carter hit six consecutive sixes off an Anton Devcich over to lead his side to a massive Super Smash chase at Hagley Oval today.
Needing 220 to win, the Kings chased it down with an over to spare with Carter finishing on a remarkable 70 off
just 29 balls, including seven sixes. Six of those came off the 16th over bowled by the former Black Caps spinner, which went for 36 runs.
It is the first time a Kiwi has hit six sixes in an over, and just the seventh time in history at a top domestic level or higher, as Carter's feats led to the highest successful Twenty20 chase in New Zealand history.
It was surely the most unlikely batsman to achieve the feat as well. Carter came into the game with a high-score of 35, an average of 13, and a grim strike rate of 105. Before the over, he was struggling - scoring just 11 off 12 balls, before hitting 59 off his next 17 deliveries.
