Published: Jul 11, 2015, 12:59 PM (IST)
Edited: Jul 13, 2015, 05:48 PM (IST)
Sophie Devine smashed eight sixes and five fours in her 22-ball 70 against India Women in the first Twenty20 International (T20I) at Bangalore on Saturday, as New Zealand Women defeated the hosts by eight wickets.
The White Ferns won toss and elected to bowl first. Riding on Kate Broadmore and Morna Nielsen’s three-wicket haul, the visitors restricted India Women to 125. Mithali Raj was the top scorer for India with 35 from 23 balls. Full Scorecard: India Women vs New Zealand Women 2015, 1st T20I at Bangalore
New Zealand came out to bat and lost two quick wicket of Rachel Priest. Sophie, the T20I skipper, then smashed the second most sixes in a T20I innings and five fours, to guide New Zealand Women to a comfortable position. She was dismissed by Rajeshwari Gaekwad and Amy Satterthwaite and Leigh Kasperek finished the job for the visitors, as they won by eight wickets.
Here is the list —
| Player | Team | Opposition | R | B | 6s | 4s | SR | Venue | Date |
| Deandra Dottin | West Indies Women | South Africa Women | 112* | 45 | 9 | 7 | 248.88 | Basseterre | May 5, 2010 |
| Sophie Devine | New Zealand Women | India Women | 70 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 318.18 | Bangalore | Jul 11, 2015 |
| Stacy-Ann King | West Indies Women | Ireland Women | 52 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 152.94 | Dublin | Jun 27, 2008 |
| Deandra Dottin | West Indies Women | England Women | 62 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 182.35 | Arundel | Sep 16, 2012 |
| Elyse Villani | Australia Women | Pakistan Women | 90* | 54 | 5 | 6 | 166.66 | Sylhet | Mar 29, 2014 |
| Stafanie Taylor | West Indies Women | Sri Lanka Women | 75 | 46 | 4 | 7 | 163.04 | Colombo (RPS) | Mar 5, 2013 |
| Lucy Doolan | Sri Lanka Women | West Indies Women | 44 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 169.23 | Colombo (RPS) | Mar 8, 2013 |
| Meg Lanning | Australia Women | Ireland Women | 126 | 65 | 4 | 18 | 193.84 | Sylhet | Mar 27, 2014 |
| Aimee Watkins | New Zealand Women | England Women | 54* | 33 | 3 | 3 | 163.63 | Bath | Aug 12, 2007 |
| Lucy Doolan | New Zealand Women | West Indies Women | 41 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 107.89 | Taunton | Jun 13, 2009 |
Sophie registered the record for the second most sixes hit in a T20I innings by a women cricketer. Deandra Dottin hit the most sixes against South Africa Women in May 2010, during the ICC Women’s World T20 2010. She was unbeaten on 112 from 45 balls.
