Appearing in his final Test match for New Zealand, Tim Southee equalled Chris Gayle's six-hitting record on Day 1.

Tim Southee, playing his 107th and final Test for New Zealand, reached the milestone in the match against England.

Southee, playing his 107th and final Test for New Zealand, reached the milestone in the match against England at the Seddon Park

Tim Southee, playing his 107th and final Test for New Zealand, reached the milestone in the match against England at the Seddon Park.

Hamilton: New Zealand veteran on Saturday equalled West Indies great Chris Gayle's tally of sixes in Test cricket to move to a joint-fourth spot in the all-time list, with his 98th hit over

Southee could become only the fourth batter after his former captain Brendon McCullum, Adam Gilchrist and Stokes to slam 100 sixes in Test cricket if he gets another innings against England in Hamilton.

Tim Southee played an attacking knock on the opening day of the third Test against England at Seddon Park, Hamilton on Saturday to equal Chris Gayle's record.

New Zealand pacer Tim Southee equaled West Indies great Chris Gayle’s red-ball six-hitting record during his farewell Test against England in Seddon Park on Tuesday. Southee smashed two sixes against visiting skipper Ben Stokes and a third on Gus Atkinson’s bowling,

In his final Test, New Zealand's Tim Southee equaled Chris Gayle's record of 98 Test sixes. He achieved this feat with three sixes against England, reaching 23 runs off just 10 balls. This explosive innings propelled him to joint-fourth on the all-time six-hitting list,

New Zealand fast bowler Tim Southee got level with Chris Gayle in the list of most sixes in Test cricket during the third Test between New Zealand and England in Hamilton.