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Akash Kumar Choudhary Hits Eight Straight Sixes, Sets Fastest First-Class Fifty in Ranji Trophy

BCCI Domestic has validated the 11-ball milestone, achieved at No. 8 in Meghalaya's Plate match against Arunachal Pradesh.

Overview

  • The Meghalaya No. 8 struck six consecutive sixes in one over off left-arm spinner Limar Dabi, part of eight in a row.
  • He finished 50 not out from 14 balls without a four, after which Meghalaya declared at 628 for 6 in Surat.
  • The 11-ball half-century surpassed Wayne White’s 12-ball benchmark from 2012 to become the fastest in first-class cricket.
  • By clearing six in an over he matched Garry Sobers and Ravi Shastri, and he is the first to hit eight consecutive sixes in first-class play.
  • Meghalaya then skittled Arunachal Pradesh for 73 and enforced the follow-on, with Choudhary among the wicket-takers as state officials publicly congratulated him.