LONDON: New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum’s explosive hitting saw him set a new record in the English T20 Blast competition with a blistering 158 not out off 64 balls for his county Warwickshire.
The 33-year-old flayed the Derbyshire attack, bringing his century up off 42 balls and his final total yesterday equalled a previous score he hit for Kolkata Knight Riders in the first-ever IPL match in 2008 — that one coming off 73 balls.
McCullum’s innings — which included 11 sixes and 11 fours is the second highest T20 score ever, behind West Indian batsman Chris Gayle’s 175 in the Indian Premier League in 2013.
McCullum, who recently signed a one-year extension to his contract with the national side despite fears over a persistent back problem, broke the previous mark of 153 set by Luke Wright for Sussex in 2014.