7 batsmen hit 6 fours in an over, so why is Sri Lanka's Pathum Nissanka's doing so different from others?

The second T20 match between Sri Lanka and West Indies was played in Dambulla on 15 October. In this match, Sri Lanka defeated West Indies and avenged its defeat in the first T20. Sri Lanka defeated West Indies by 73 runs in the second T20, with which the 3 T20 series has now reached an exciting turn. Sri Lanka won the second T20I. But the way its batsman Pathum Nissanka treated West Indies bowler Shamar Joseph is being discussed everywhere. Nissanka hit 6 fours in one over of Joseph. The question is that till now 7 batsmen have done this, then how did this feat of Nissanka become different from all others?

Pathum Nissanka hit 6 fours in a single over against Shamar Joseph in the fourth over of the Sri Lankan innings in the second T20I. By hitting 6 consecutive fours in this over, Pathum Nissanka scored 25 runs against Shamar Joseph. This also includes one wide run. Shamar Joseph's third ball was wide. This video of the Sri Lankan batsman wreaking havoc against the Caribbean bowler is now in the headlines.

Why is Nissanka's hitting 6 fours in one over different?

Now the question is that 6 fours have been hit in an over before, then how is Pathum Nissanka different from all the previous batsmen? Why is his hitting 6 fours in an over different from others? The answer to this question is the T20 International match. Of course, Pathum Nissanka is the 7th batsman in the world and the second batsman from Sri Lanka after Tillakaratne Dilshan to hit 6 fours in an over. But, he is the first batsman to do so in T20 International. This is the only reason why he is different from others.

Before Nisanka, he hit 6 fours in an over.

Before Pathum Nissanka, the 6 batsmen who hit 6 fours in an over include Sandeep Patil (Test), Chris Gayle (Test), Ajinkya Rahane (IPL), Tillakaratne Dilshan (ODI), Ramnaresh Sarwan (Test) and Prithvi Shaw (IPL).

Nissanka became the hero of Sri Lanka's victory.

As far as Pathum Nissanka's overall performance in the second T20I against West Indies is concerned, he scored 54 runs in 49 balls while opening, which is the 12th half-century of his T20 career. During this innings, Nissanka along with Kusal Mendis completed a 1000-run opening partnership in T20I and became the first Sri Lankan pair to do so.

Sri Lanka batted first in the match and scored 162 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs, thanks to Pathum Nissanka's half-century. In reply, West Indies were all out for 89 runs. Nissanka was chosen as the Player of the Match in Sri Lanka's victory.