Ranji Trophy 2025: Akash Choudhary beats Yuvraj Singh, enters record books with 8 successive sixes, watch

History was rewritten in Surat on Sunday as Meghalaya’s Akash Kumar Choudhary unleashed a breathtaking display of power-hitting in the Ranji Trophy Plate Group clash against Arunachal Pradesh. The 25-year-old smashed eight consecutive sixes to become the first-ever player in first-class cricket to achieve the feat, while also scoring the fastest fifty in the format’s history off just 11 balls.

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A Record-Breaking Blitz in Surat

Coming in at No. 8, Akash started cautiously with a couple of singles before unleashing an astonishing assault on Arunachal’s bowlers. In the 126th over bowled by left-arm spinner Limar Dabi, he hammered six sixes in a row and added two more off the next over to complete eight successive maximums.

Akash stormed to his half-century in just 11 balls, breaking the previous record of 12 balls set by England’s Wayne White in 2012. His unbeaten 50 off 14 deliveries powered Meghalaya to a massive 628/6 declared in their first innings.

Joining Legends Sobers and Shastri

With his record-breaking feat, Akash joined cricketing greats Sir Garfield Sobers and Ravi Shastri, who remain the only players before him to have hit six sixes in an over in first-class cricket. Sobers achieved it in 1968, while Shastri repeated the magic in 1985.

A New Star from the Northeast

Supported by stellar knocks from Arpit Bhatewara (204), Kishan Lyngdoh (119), and Rahul Dalal (144), Akash’s fearless innings not only lifted Meghalaya to a commanding total but also spotlighted a new power-hitter from India’s Northeast one whose record may stand for years to come.