R Gaikwad made a great record 7 sixes in just six balls
R Gaikwad made a great record 7 sixes in just six balls

Ruturaj Gaikwad made a great record 7 sixes in just six balls: Indian young batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad broke the List A cricket record by hitting seven consecutive sixes in the Vijay Hazare Trophy quarter-final match on Monday, 28 November. It rained sixes because of Uttar Pradesh bowler Shiv Singh Gaikwad, who hit seven sixes in a row but there are six balls in an over and how sixes were hit seven.

Ruturaj Gaikwad
Ruturaj Gaikwad

With this, Gaikwad became the first batsman in the history of white-ball cricket to hit seven consecutive sixes in an over – 6 6 6 6 6nb 6 6. The veteran Maharashtra batsman played an unbeaten inning of 220 off 159 balls. His solid innings, which included 10 fours and 16 sixes, helped his team post a competitive score of 330/5 in 50 overs

The record for most sixes in an over in all forms of cricket is held by former Blackcaps wicket-keeper batsman Lee Germon, who hit eight sixes in an over which included 17 no-balls and cost 77 runs. first-class play during the 1989–90 season.

Ruturaj Gaikwad’s 43-run over also became the joint-most expensive over in List A cricket history, previously achieved by Northern Districts’ Brett Hampton and Joe Carter in a New Zealand home 50-over game in 2018.

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