ZIM vs BAN 2022: [Watch] Zimbabwe’s Ryan Burl smashes Bangladesh’s Nasum Ahmed for 34 runs in an over 

Ryan Burl scored 34 runs off Nasum Ahmed. [Pic credits: ICC]

Zimbabwe all-rounder Ryan Burl showed his full might against Bangladesh in the third T20I at Harare Sports Club on Tuesday (August 2).

Left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed felt the full brunt of his willow in the 15th over. The over featured five sixes and a boundary and included a wide range of shots, and the bowler survived getting hit for six sixes by the narrowest margins. The six-fest from the batter also helped him notch up his fifty off just 24 balls.

ZIM vs BAN 2022: Here’s the summary of the 15th over feat. Ryan Burl

• 14.1 Nasum Ahmed to Ryan Burl, SIX, right in the slot and slammed over the long on.
• 14.2 Ahmed to Burl, SIX, another biggie from Ryan, powered it towards the deep backward square leg boundary
• 14.3 Ahmed to Burl, SIX, a hat-trick of maximums, flat-batted stroke over the deep mid-wicket.
• 14.4 Ahmed to Burl, SIX, fourth in a row, executes another six towards deep mid-wicket, he is taking the bowler to the cleaners.
• 14.5 Ahmed to Burl, FOUR, full-length delivery smashed towards long-off, a bounce prevents it for a six, would’ve been five in a row
• 14.6 Ahmed to Burl, SIX, full and outside off, he reaches out to clear wide long-off with ease, the 15th over yields 34 runs.

Team India legend Yuvraj Singh and former West Indies cricketer Kieron Pollard jointly hold the record for the most runs in an over (36) in men's T20Is. While Yuvraj got his runs against Stuart Broad in the inaugural edition of the T20 World Cup in 2007, Pollard achieved the feat in a T20I against Sri Lanka in 2021.

Tim Seifert and Ross Taylor had amassed 34 runs in an over off Shivam Dube in 2020.

Burl eventually finished his innings with 54 off 28 balls as Zimbabwe posted 156/8 on the board in 20 overs. The unreal scenes at the Harare Sports Club sent fans into a tizzy as they took to Twitter to express their reactions:

Ryan Burl once slammed Shakib Al Hasan for 30 runs in an over

This is not the first time that Burl has made headlines due to his hitting. He has a special affinity for Bangladesh. The left-hander had earlier slammed Bangladesh star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan for 30 runs in an over during a T20I Tri-series in 2019, which also included Afghanistan. Burl had slammed three sixes and an equal number of fours in that over. The six balls went like this: 6,4,4,6,4,6 and left the Bangladesh star on the ropes.