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Bevon Jacobs smashes elite record in List A cricket [Source: X]
Bevon Jacobs, one of the troublemakers for India in the recently concluded T20 series, is now once again in the spotlight. The New Zealand batter has played an unprecedented knock in the ongoing Ford Trophy for Auckland.
In the 13th match of the tournament on November 12, Bevon Jacobs smashed a double century at a ridiculous pace, smashing boundaries and sixes all over to script a never-seen-before record at Eden Park Outer Oval in Auckland.
Bevon Jacobs smashes 21 sixes to script massive record in List A cricket
The 24-year-old right-handed batter came down to bat at No. 4 for Auckland against Otago, where they totalled 374 runs. In the match, Auckland were struggling at 39/3 after 11.5 overs, and Jacobs stepped up the game with his maiden List A century and double century to restrict Otago bowlers.
Jacobs played an unbeaten knock of 202 runs from just 137 deliveries. He smashed 21 sixes and 7 boundaries in the process at a strike rate of 147.45, which then scripted a record in List A cricket.
Most sixes in an innings in Men’s List A cricket:
- 23 - D'Arcy Short vs QLD, 2018
- 21* - Bevon Jacobs vs OTG, 2026
- 17 - Gerrie Snyman vs U.A.E, 2007
- 17 - Eoin Morgan vs AFG, 2019
Notably, Jacobs’ massive number of sixes now ranks only second, behind D’Arcy Short’s 23-sixes feat against Queensland in List A cricket back in 2018.
The list of cricketers having most sixes in an innings in List A cricket also has Eoin Morgan, who bagged 17 sixes against Afghanistan back in 2019, the most recent achiever of the record before Jacobs’ feat against Otago.
Jacobs’ recent performances and List A record
Before Otago, Jacobs faced Wellington and Central Stags in the tournament with average scores of 7 and 58. This massive turnaround will help him approach the remainder of the tournament with better aggression.
Notably, this was also Jacobs’ highest-ever List A score, as his personal best was an unbeaten 67 in the format. He also has 4 half-centuries in the same.
Before the Otago clash, Jacobs averaged 27.83 in List A cricket from 32 matches. Apart from domestic cricket, the cricketer has represented the nation in 16 T20Is, bagging 319 runs at a strike rate of 144.34.
