Meghalaya's Akash Choudhary created history on Sunday, becoming only the third player in first-class cricket to smash six sixes in an over and scoring the fastest fifty in the format. Akash achieved the milestone by hitting an unprecedented eight sixes in a row, during his 11-ball fifty on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Plate Group match against Arunachal Pradesh in Surat.

Coming in at No. 8 with Meghalaya 576 for 6, he began his innings with a dot and two singles before smashing six sixes off left-arm spinner Limar Dabi in the 126th over of the innings.

Walking in at No. 8 with Meghalaya on 576 for 6, Akash started his innings cautiously with a dot ball and a couple of singles, before unleashing a barrage of six sixes off left-arm spinner Limar Dabi in the 126th over. After hitting

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