WTC Final: Tim Southee on cusp of breaking THIS record of MS Dhoni

Tim Southee has now gone past former Australian captain Ricky Ponting’s record of sixes in Test matches. With two sixes in the first innings of the WTC Final, Southee has now hammered 75 sixes in 79 Test matches and went past Ponting’s tally, who scored 73 sixes in his glorious career of 168 Test matches.

New Zealand paceman Tim Southee is not only smashing bowling records but he is also creating new records with the bat. Southee smashed two sixes in his 30-run knock in the ongoing World Test Championship final against India at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton on Tuesday (June 22). Southee has now gone past former Australian captain Ricky Ponting’s record of sixes in Test matches. With two sixes in the first innings of the WTC Final, Southee has now hammered 75 sixes in 79 Test matches and went past Ponting’s tally, who scored 73 sixes in his glorious career of 168 Test matches. In fact, Southee is on the cusp of breaking former India captain MS Dhoni’s record as well. The Chennai Super Kings skipper had notched up 78 sixes in 90 Test matches.