Wellington: New Zealand pacer Tim Southee has equalled former West Indies batter Chris Gayle’s six-hitting record during his final Test appearance at the Seddon Park on Saturday. Southee and Gayle now have an equal number of sixes - 98 - in Test cricket only behind Adam Gilchrist (100), Brendon McCullum (107) and Ben Stokes (133). Southee came to bat at 272/8 in the first innings of the third Test against England on the opening day. He received a guard of honour from England players in his farewell Test. Southee faced Ben Stokes on the first ball of his innings and missed it completely. However, in Stokes’s next over, Southee unleashed two massive sixes over mid-wicket and deep square-leg, followed by a single off the fifth ball. Continuing his explosive form, Southee hammered the first ball of Gus Atkinson’s next over for six over mid-wicket and edged the subsequent delivery to the point boundary. IANS
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