Meghalaya’s Akash Choudhary created historical past on Sunday, turning into solely the third participant in first-class cricket to smash six sixes in an over and scoring the quickest fifty within the format. Akash achieved the milestone by hitting an unprecedented eight sixes in a row, throughout his 11-ball fifty on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Plate Group match towards Arunachal Pradesh in Surat.
Coming in at No. 8 with Meghalaya 576 for six, he started his innings with a dot and two singles earlier than smashing six sixes off left-arm spinner Limar Dabi within the 126th over of the innings.
Strolling in at No. 8 with Meghalaya on 576 for six, Akash began his innings cautiously with a dot ball and a few singles, earlier than unleashing a barrage of six sixes off left-arm spinner Limar Dabi within the 126th over. After hitting six sixes in a row, the Meghalaya cricketer joined legendary Garry Sobers and Ravi Shastri in an elite listing.
Choudhary carried on his assault within the subsequent over as properly, smashing off-spinner TNR Mohith for 2 back-to-back sixes to deliver up his fifty in simply 11 balls.
Akash Choudhary Breaks Wayne White’s File
As per ESPNcricinfo report, Akash Choudhary broke the earlier document – off 12 balls by Leicestershire’s Wayne White towards Essex in 2012 – by one ball.
Notably, Choudhary’s fifty was additionally the second-fastest in first-class cricket when it comes to time taken (the place information is offered), coming in simply 9 minutes. Nonetheless, the document nonetheless belongs to Clive Inman, who reached his 13-ball half-century for Leicestershire towards Nottinghamshire in solely eight minutes again in 1965.
Choudhary remained unbeaten on 50 off simply 14 deliveries after taking part in dots within the final three balls as Meghalaya declared their innings at 628 for six. In reply, Arunachal Pradesh have been bundled out for 73, with Choudhary claiming one wicket.
Imposing the follow-on, Meghalaya noticed Choudhary strike twice extra to cut back the opposition to 29 for 3 at stumps.
Akash Choudhary’s File In First-Class Match
The 25-year-old Choudhary was that includes in his thirty first first-class match. Previous to this sport, he had scored 503 runs at a median of 14.37, together with two fifties. He has additionally represented his facet in 28 Listing-A matches and 30 T20s. Within the earlier fixture towards Bihar, he had struck an unbeaten 60 off 62 balls, which included 4 sixes.
With the ball, he has picked up 87 wickets in first-class cricket at a median of 29.97, 37 in Listing A matches at 29.24, and 28 in T20s at 26.25.