6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6… Indian player hit 8 sixes in a row and created a new record – News-Patiala Punjabi

Akash Kumar Choudhary created first class cricket history on Sunday. He became the third batsman in the history of first-class cricket to hit six sixes in an over. He also scored the fastest half-century in first-class cricket. Akash is playing for Meghalaya in the Ranji Trophy. Meghalaya faces Arunachal Pradesh in the plate group match. By hitting eight consecutive sixes (akash kumar choudhary 8 sixes) in eight balls, Akash achieved a feat that has never been done before in cricket.

Akash Kumar did this feat against Arunachal Pradesh on the second day of Meghalaya’s plate group match in Surat. He hit left-arm spinner Limar Debbie for six sixes in the 126th over of Meghalaya’s innings and joined a special club that previously included only Ravi Shastri and Gary Sobers. South Africa’s Mike Proctor has also hit six consecutive sixes, but he did so in two overs.

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First player to hit eight consecutive sixes in first-class cricket ✅

Fastest fifty, off just 11 balls, in first-class cricket ✅

Meghalaya’s Akash Kumar etched his name in the record books with a blistering knock of 50*(14) in the Plate Group match against… pic.twitter.com/dJbu8BVhb1

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Akash came in to bat at number eight. He started his innings with a dot and two singles. But he hit six sixes in the next eight balls. Akash completed his half century in just 11 balls. Akash holds the record for scoring the fastest half-century in first-class cricket. Earlier, Leicestershire’s Wayne Knight scored a 12-ball 50 in 2012, while Clive Inman completed his half-century in just 13 balls in 1965.

Akash broke the record for the fastest half-century in terms of balls faced, but he is second in the list of fastest half-centuries in terms of time. He took nine minutes to reach this milestone, while Inman took only eight minutes. The 25-year-old has played 30 first-class matches since his debut in 2019, scoring 503 runs at an average of 14.37.