6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6: Meghalaya batter Akash Choudhary smashes record books, sets new

Akash Kumar Choudhary from Meghalaya made cricket history at the Pithwala Ground in Surat by hitting eight consecutive sixes, achieving the fastest half-century ever recorded in First Class cricket. During a Ranji Trophy Plate Group match against Arunachal Pradesh, the lower-order batsman reached his half-century in just nine minutes and with eleven balls, surpassing the previous record by a mere ball. Kumar struck six sixes in a single over, totaling eight consecutive sixes to achieve his half-century.

Coming in at number 8 with the team score at 576/6, following a double century from Arpit Bhatiwara and two additional centurions in the middle order, Kumar was given the freedom to play aggressively, pushing the score to 628/6.

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