Kieron Pollard became only the third batsman in international cricket to hit six 6s in an over, after Yuvraj Singh and Herschelle Gibbs. He achieved this feat in the first T20I between West Indies and Sri Lanka at the Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua.

He hit Akila Dananjaya for six 6s in an over, which came an over after he had taken a hat trick.

Pollard was delighted with what he pulled off and chose to rate his effort really highly, considering it came at the highest level of the sport.

"Obviously it's going to be up there. It is international cricket, this is not franchise cricket or club cricket. Getting the opportunity to do that was fantastic. And thank god for small mercies, giving me the strength to do that. So I continued to carry on to do what was required for the team at that point in time,” Pollard said.   

WI v SL 2021: WATCH – Kieron Pollard smashes 6 sixes in an over during first T20I against Sri Lanka

Asked to chase 132, West Indies made an incredible start via Evin Lewis, who carted Angelo Mathews for three sixes in the first over. He and Simmons powered the home side to 48 for 0 in just three overs before Dananjaya rocked their boat by dismissing Lewis, comeback man Chris Gayle and Nicholas Pooran.

Pollard revealed the West Indian dugout endured a bit of a nerve-wracking time because of the position they'd slipped into. He also praised Jason Holder and Dwayne Bravo, who finished the chase despite West Indies slipping to 101/6 in the chase.

"When you lose wickets... they had Hasaranga having a couple of overs to go. Guys were on their toes, just wanting to see him off. The total of 132 and the position we found ourselves in, gave us a bit of a nerve-wracking time. Having said that, the experienced guys [Holder and Bravo] pulled through for us,” he said.

(Cricbuzz inputs)