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Meghalaya cricketer Akash Choudhary has created history by scoring the fastest-ever half-century in First-Class cricket. The 25-year-old achieved this feat during a Ranji Trophy Plate Group match against Arunachal Pradesh at the Pithwala Ground in Surat. He took just 11 balls to reach his half-century, breaking Wayne White's record of 12 balls set in 2012, as per ESPNcricinfo .

Record-breaking knock

3rd player in history to make this record

Choudhary's innings was nothing short of a spectacle. He hit eight sixes in total, including six in one over off left-arm spinner Limar Dabi. This made him only the third player in FC cricket history to hit six sixes in an over, joining the likes of Ravi Shastri and Garry Sobers. South Africa's Mike Procter also hit six consec

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