Table of Contents
- 1 Who has scored 6 sixes in an over?
- 2 Who hit six sixes in an over first?
- 3 Who hit 6 ball 6 sixes in IPL?
- 4 Who is world’s longest six?
- 5 Who took 6 wickets in 6 balls in international cricket?
- 6 Who hit six boundaries in IPL?
- 7 Is it possible to hit 6 sixes in a row in cricket?
- 8 When did Yuvraj Singh hit 6 sixes in an over?
Who has scored 6 sixes in an over?
Yuvraj Singh became the second batter, after Herschelle Gibbs, to hit six sixes in an over in international cricket. The occasion was the World T20 encounter against England, the venue Kingsmead, Durban, and the bowler under the withering onslaught was Stuart Broad.
Who hit six sixes in an over first?
Former South Africa batsman Herschelle Gibbs was the first player to smash six sixes in an over in international cricket. Gibbs had achieved the feat against the Netherlands during the 50-over World Cup in 2007.
Who scored six sixes in one over in ODI?
Jaskaran Malhotra
Jaskaran Malhotra achieved the feat in the final over of USA’s innings in the match against Papua New Guinea to become the second batsman after Gibbs to hit six sixes in an over in one-day internationals.
Who hit 6 ball 6 sixes in IPL?
1. Sir Garfield Sobers. The flamboyant West Indian all-rounder was the first player to achieve the feat on 31st August 1968.
Who is world’s longest six?
cricketer Shahid Afridi
Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi unofficially holds the record for the longest six in cricket history when he cleared 158 metres against South Africa in the 3rd ODI at Johannesburg on March 17, 2013.
Who scored most runs in one over?
Ravindra Jadeja, Chris Gayle, Suresh Raina, players who have hit 30 or more runs in one over in IPL
- Chris Gayle – IPL 2011. 1/9.
- Ravindra Jadeja – IPL 2021. 2/9.
- Suresh Raina – IPL 2014. 3/9.
- Virat Kohli – IPL 2016. 4/9.
- Pat Cummins – IPL 2021. 5/9.
- Chris Gayle – IPL 2012. 6/9.
- Virender Sehwag – IPL 2008.
- Rahul Tewatia – IPL 2020.
Who took 6 wickets in 6 balls in international cricket?
Aled Carey
A ‘perfect over’ of 6 wickets taken with 6 consecutive balls was achieved by Australian Aled Carey on 21 January 2017 while bowling for Golden Point Cricket Club against East Ballarat Cricket Club in the Ballarat Cricket Association competition.
Who hit six boundaries in IPL?
Prithvi Shaw
Prithvi Shaw began Delhi Capitals’ chase of 155 in quite some style, hitting six boundaries in an over from Kolkata Knight Riders fast bowler Shivam Mavi.
Who was the first batsman to hit 6 sixes in an over?
South African batsman Herschelle Gibbs was the first batsman to hit 6 sixes in an over in a One-Day International (ODI) match. His feat came in the 2007 World Cup at St. Kitts, Basseterre, as he bludgeoned Daan van Bunge of Netherlands all around the park for six sixes in an over.
Is it possible to hit 6 sixes in a row in cricket?
The art of hitting the ball out of the park for six runs is something most batsmen look to master. Despite cricket being more biased towards the batsmen these days, hitting sixes at will, that too six straight in a row is certainly a difficult task. And that is why, very few players over the course of time have achieved this feat.
When did Yuvraj Singh hit 6 sixes in an over?
Few will forget Singh’s assault on the England cricket team and a hapless Stuart Broad during a World Cup T20 game in South Africa in spring 2007. Before Broad bowled the 19th over, Yuvraj had entered into a heated altercation with Andrew Flintoff.
Who are the players who have hit six consecutive sixes?
Note: There have been others like Kieron Pollard and Jordan Clark who have smashed six consecutive sixes, but those came at a level lower than first-class or international level. Hence, they have been excluded from the below list.