Akash Kumar Choudhary Scores Fastest-Ever Fifty in First-Class Cricket, Hits Eight Sixes in a Row During Meghalaya vs Arunachal Pradesh Ranji Trophy 2025-26 Match (Watch Video)
The 25-year-old made his way into the history books with a sensational performance with the bat in hand as he scored an unbeaten 50 off just 14 deliveries in his team's total of 628/6d. The Meghalaya cricketer joined Ravi Shastri and Garry Sobers in the list of players to have hit six sixes in an over in First-Class cricket.
Akash Kumar Choudhary scripted records en route to scoring an unbeaten 50 off just 14 deliveries, during the Meghalaya vs Arunachal Pradesh match in the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 plate group at the Pithwala Stadium, Surat on Sunday, November 2. Coming in to bat at number eight for Meghalaya in the first innings, the right-hander scored the fastest fifty in the history of First-Class Cricket, getting to his half-century off just 11 balls. He broke a 13-year-old record that was set by Wayne White, who had smashed a 12-ball fifty in 2012. Not just this, but Akash Kumar Choudhary also became the first player in First-Class cricket history to hit eight consecutive sixes. Akash Kumar Choudhary became just the third batter in the history of First-Class Cricket to hit six sixes in one over, after Garry Sobers and Ravi Shastri. Fact Check: Did Leopard Interrupt Ranji Trophy Match in Dharamshala? Here's The Truth Behind Viral Instagram Video.
Akash Kumar Choudhary Smashes Records En Route to Unbeaten 50
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