An Indian Batsman, Ruturaj Gaikwad have done something unthinkable by hitting 7 sixes in 6 balls in a domestic tournament semi-final. Only nine batters—including some of the best cricketers ever, such Sir Garfield Sobers and Yuvraj Singh—have ever managed to knock six sixes in a single over in the sport’s long history, which spans more than a century. Ruturaj Gaikwad, a young player from India, went one step farther and accomplished an unprecedented accomplishment in cricket.
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The Vijay Hazare semifinal match between Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh in Ahmedabad was expected to be exciting, and the first innings more than lived up to expectations by having one of the greatest performances in both the competition and List-A cricket history. Ruturaj Gaikwad amazed the cricket world by hitting 7 sixes in 1 over. There was a sixes on a NO ball and then another six on the free hit.
In their allotted 50 overs, the team from western India amassed a massive score of 330/5, of which 220 runs were scored by their skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad off his own bat in just 159 balls. Gaikwad batted steadily throughout the innings, shattering numerous records along the way, including a rare first in the 49th over.
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With the score at 165 and facing left-arm spinner Shiva Singh in the 49th over, Gaikwad made the decision to open the floodgates in the penultimate over. He used a fullish delivery as an opportunity to smash one ball over the bowler’s head and onto long on for a maximum.
This, however, was only the beginning. The second ball achieved the same outcome, as did the subsequent two deliveries. Gaikwad suddenly had the opportunity to reach his double century by becoming the 11th batsman in professional cricket history to hit six sixes in a single over, but fate had bigger plans for the rising youngster. Ruturaj Gaikwad amazed the cricket world by hitting 7 sixes in 1 over with a sixes on a NO ball and then another six on the free hit.