Kolkata, March 1 -- West Indies batter Rovman Powell became the first-ever player from his side to reach the landmark of 150 sixes.

Rovman reached this milestone during his side's must-win Super Eight T20 World Cup clash against India at Kolkata's Eden Gardens, scoring a quickfire 34* in 19 balls, with three fours and two sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of over 178.

Powell, with 150 exact sixes, overtook former WI batter Nicholas Pooran, who smacked 149 sixes in his 106-match career. He is WI's second-highest run-getter in the format, with 2,261 runs in 117 matches and 103 innings at an average of 25.98, with a strike rate of 141.84, including a century and 10 fifties.

Pooran (2,275 runs in 106 matches and 97 innings at an averag...