On 28 November, Ruturaj Gaikwad, India’s batsman has shattered List A cricket record on Monday. He did this by slamming seven consecutive sixes in a Vijay Hazare Trophy quarter-final clash .Shiva Singh,Uttar Pradesh bowler was at the receiving end of the mayhem caused by Gaikwad.
Ruturaj Gaikwad smashed these seven jaw-dropping sixes in a single over making everyone’s eyebrows raise. This figure included a six on a no-ball making it seven sixes in an over. It was the Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh second quarter-final match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy being played .
Gaikwad creates history by striking consecutive sixes in an over
With this, Ruturaj Gaikwad became the first batter to have struck seven consecutive sixes in an over in the history of white-ball cricket. The Maharashtra opener finished his fiery knock unbeaten on 220 off 159 balls. His solid innings comprised of with 10 fours and 16 sixes. It helped his side set up a competitive total of 330/5 in 50 overs. Emily Ratajkowski’s Brown Puffer Jacket out for purchase
Earlier, Lee Germon former Blackcaps wicket-keeper batter, is the one who holded the record for the most number of sixes in an over in all forms of cricket . He struck eight sixes in an over which included 17 no-balls and cost 77 runs. This was in a first-class game during the 1989–90 season.
This was the most expensive over in the history of List A
Ruturaj Gaikwad’s 43-run over also became the joint-most expensive over in the history of List A cricket. It was previously achieved in 2018 by Northern Districts’s Brett Hampton and Joe Carter in New Zealand’s domestic 50-over game .Only four players have achieved the feat of hitting six sixes in an over in international cricket. They are South Africa’s Herschelle Gibbs, India’s Yuvraj Singh, West Indies’ Kieron Pollard and USA’s Jaskaran Malhotra.
