6,6,6,6,6nb,6,6: Ruturaj Gaikwad smashes 7 sixes in one over; here’s the video

Maharashtra opener Ruturaj Gaikwad created history on Sunday by smashing 42 runs, including seven consecutive sixes against Uttar Pradesh, in one over.📖 Gaikwad achieved the record feat in the quarterfinal match of the ongoing Vijay Hazar🍎e Trophy.

Gaikwad scored the second double hundred of the 2022 Vijay Hazare Trophy after Tamil Nadu’s opener Narayan Jagadeesan, who slammed 277 – the highest individual score in List A cricket – against Arunachal Pradesh. Gaikwad finished his entertaining knock on 220 not out off 1𓂃59 balls🐠, with 16 sixes and 10 fours.

The 25-year-old is now the second Indian batter after Rohit Sharma to hit 16 sixes in a List A game. Rohit📖 achieved this milestone during his historic knock of 264 against Sri Lanka in November 2014.

Gaikwad began the 49th over from UP left-arm spinner Shiva Singh on 165 and 𒁏ended it at 207. One run came as a result of a no-ball and hence Shiva ended up conceding 43 runs in his ninth over.

In the current season, Gaikwad has amassed 987 runs in 8 innings at a stunning average of 197.5. His run of scores include 136, 154 not out, 124, 21, 168, 124 not out, 40 and 220 not out. He currently has the highest List A average among batters across the  world (minimum 50 innings) – 58.71 (3758 runs in 69 innings).

Here’s the video:

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Ruturaj Gaikwad smashes 4⃣3⃣ runs in one over! �🙈�🔥

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Apart from Gaikwad, Ankit Bawne and Azim Kazi also played useful knocks of 37 each. For UP, fast bowler Kartik Tyagi returned with three wickets.