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Meghalaya batter Akash Choudhary created history during the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy match against Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday (November 9) at the C.K. Pithwala Ground in Surat with a stunning knock of 50 in just 14 balls as his team is heading towards a huge victory in the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy play fixture. Akash walked out to bat at number eight with hs team in a comfortable position after opener Arpit Bhatewara scored a double century while skipper Kishan Lyndoh and Rahul Dadal made centuries. The 25-year-old wasted no time and made a 14-ball half-century which included eight sixes to give his team a quick finish before they declared at 628/6. Akash Choudhary Creates History Through the course of his innings, Akash hit eight sixes in a row which included six in one over against Limbar Devi. He is only the third player in the history of first-class history to achieve the feat and the second Indian after Ravi Shastri. Meanwhile, Akash's tally of eight maximums in a row is the most in history. Previously, there were three batters who shared the record (6). Most Sixes In A Row First-Class Cricket PlayerSixesTeamOpponentYearVenueAkash Choudhary8MeghalayaArunachal Pradesh2025SuratRavi Shastri6BombayBaroda1984Mumbai (Wankhede)Gary Sobers6NottinghamshireGlamorgan1968SwanseaMike Procter6GloucestershireSomerset1979TauntonUnlike Chouhdary, Shastri, and Sobers, Procter did not hit six maximums in a row in the same over but instead his feat happened over the course of two seperate overs. Meanwhile, Choudhary reached his half-century in just 11 balls, which is also a world record. He broke the record of Wayne White, which stood for 13 years. Fastest First-Class 50s PlayerBallsTeamOpponentVenueYearAkash Choudhary11MeghalayaArunchal PradeshSurat2025Wayne White12LeicestershireEssexLeicester2012Michael van Vuuren13Eastern ProvinceGriqualand WestCradock1984/85Edmund John Holden Eckersley14LeicestershireEssexLeicester2012 For those unversed, Akash is a pace-bowling all-rounder and took the new ball for his team. He also took one wicket with the ball before the Tea break by dismissing Arunchal opener Myendung Singpho. At the end of the second session, Meghalaya had taken four wickets while Arunuchal had just 37 runs on the board. Get Latest News Live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from Sports, Cricket and around the world.
