Twitter reacts as Pollard's six sixes overshadowed Akila Dananjaya's hat-trick

Sri Lanka's Akila Dananjaya was hit for six sixes by West Indies' Kieron Pollard an over after picking a hat-trick.

March 4, 2021

West Indies captain Kieron Pollard became only the third player to hit six sixes in international cricket when he did so during his side's four-wicket win over Sri Lanka in first of three-match T20I series.

Kieron Pollard's six sixes came off Akila Dananjaya's deliveries in the sixth over of West Indies' successful chase at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua. Pollard's achievement has made him only the third player to hit six sixes in international cricket and second in T20I. Former India all-rounder, Yuvraj Singh did it against England off Stuart Broad's deliveries during the T20 World Cup in 2007 and in the same year, South Africa's Herschelle Gibbs achieved the feat against the Netherlands in a World Cup 2007 game.

6 Sixes in International Cricket

2017: Herschelle Gibbs
2007: Yuvraj Singh
2021: Kieron #Pollard

Pollard becomes 3rd to hit 6 Sixes in an over pic.twitter.com/bkIDJmPLts

— shivam jaiswal ❤️ (@7shivamjaiswal) March 4, 2021

As for Akila Dananjaya, it was a rather mixed outing as before being hit for six sixes, the 27-year-old had picked a hat-trick in the previous over, dismissing Evin Lewis, Chris Gayle and Nicholas Pooran. He ended with the figures of 4-0-62-3. Pollard, on the other hand, said that the thought of hitting six sixes only occurred to him after he hit the third six of the over.

"A couple of things went through my mind before the sixth ball - before the last ball, I thought should I go for the six or take the 30 runs in the over, he went around the wicket and bowled it onto my pads, I told myself 'Wait Polly, take a chance'.

"That's how I have played my cricket all along, especially against the spinners. Today was my day, unfortunate for him, but this was a good win for our team."

Twitter has been left amused with the massive turn of the events, and this is how the fans are reacting to it:

#SLvWI
1. When Akila Dananjaya took a hat-trick.
2. then Kieron Pollard hits six sixes in his next over... pic.twitter.com/ga1zDdoZoZ

— 마륵 타망 (@3939Mark) March 4, 2021

Take a bow , Kieron Pollard @KieronPollard55 !!!
One of the most powerful hitter in cricket. 666666. 3rd player in IC to hit 6 conductive sixes in 6balls. #WIVSL @ICC #pollard

— Sanujeet Sarangi (@sanujeets) March 4, 2021

" Dananjaya celebrating his hat-trick"

*Le Kieron Pollard looking forward to smash 6 sixes* pic.twitter.com/tzDbpAxGXu

— professor (@Sergio1254545) March 4, 2021

Well well, what drama!
Hat trick for @akilad04 and then goes for 6 sixes at the hands of @KieronPollard55 #WIvsSL #sixsixes #KieronPollard

— Mpumelelo Mbangwa (@mmbangwa) March 4, 2021