The biggest six-hitters in women's T20 history

When it comes to clearing the rope in women's T20 cricket, one name towers above the rest. Sophie Devine has struck 270 sixes across T20 internationals and the major women's leagues, a total so far ahead of the field that it borders on untouchable. To put the gap in perspective, the New Zealand captain has hit more than a hundred more sixes than the woman in second place, and she has done it while clearing the boundary once every 21.64 balls.

That second spot belongs to Ashleigh Gardner, whose 166 sixes have come at a strike rate of one every 22.86 balls. Just behind her is Lizelle Lee on 158, a six every 23.05 deliveries. The three leaders all sit comfortably clear of the chasing pack.

Harmanpreet Kaur is next with 150 sixes, though she needs 31.74 balls between each one, a more measured tempo than those above her. Ellyse Perry rounds out the top five on 146, but her figures tell a different story: from a mammoth 6480 balls faced, she clears the rope only once every 44.38 deliveries, the slowest rate on this list.

Then comes a fascinating three-way tie on 133. Shafali Verma, Grace Harris and Smriti Mandhana are level on the total, yet their methods diverge sharply. Shafali gets there fastest of all, a six every 21.73 balls, while Harris follows close behind at 22.08. Mandhana, by contrast, needs 35.31.

Alyssa Healy sits ninth with 118 sixes, and completing the ten is Deandra Dottin on 117. Dottin's efficiency stands out at the bottom of the countdown: her six every 21.77 balls is among the very best rates here, proof that raw totals only tell part of the story.