Ruturaj Gaikwad Smashes 7 Sixes In An Over In Vijay Hazare Trophy, Becomes First-ever Player In History To Achieve This Milestone

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The 25-year-old Maharashtra captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, who opens the innings for his aspect, showcased a sheer batting masterclass in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2022 quarter-final sport towards Uttar Pradesh and smashed 7 sixes on the trot in an over.

The second quarter-final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2022 is being performed between the Ruturaj Gaikwad-led Maharashtra and Karan Sharma-led Uttar Pradesh at Narendra Modi Stadium Floor ‘B’, Motera, on Monday, November 28.

Uttar Pradesh received the toss within the match they usually opted to bowl first. UP bowlers did a very good job within the match, however they have been unable to take care of the specter of Gaikwad.

Within the forty ninth over of the innings, the Uttar Pradesh skipper handed the ball to Shiva Singh, who had given 45 runs in his first 8 overs. The 25-year-old Ruturaj, who performs for CSK within the IPL, went berserk towards the bowler and smashed 7 sixes on the trot because the fifth supply of the over was a no-ball.

Shiva conceded 43 runs within the over and the rating of Maharashtra went from 272-5 in 48 overs to 315-5 in 49 overs.

Additionally, in the course of the forty ninth over, Ruturaj accomplished his double century and ended his innings with 220* runs off 159 balls, together with 10 fours and 16 sixes. Barring Gaikwad, no Maharashtra batter was in a position to cross the 40-run mark within the match.

Ruturaj Gaikwad Creates Historical past By Smashing 7 Consecutive Sixes In An Over In Vijay Hazare Trophy

The 25-year-old has turn into the first-ever participant to smash 7 sixes in an over in all types of cricket and he has additionally turn into the first-ever batter to attain 43 runs in an over in limited-overs cricket.

Earlier than Gaikwad, the document for many sixes in an over in Checklist-A cricket was collectively held by Herschelle Gibbs, Thisara Perera and Jaskaran Malhotra, who all had smashed 6 sixes.

In the meantime, earlier than at this time, solely as soon as 43 runs have been scored in an over in Checklist-A cricket as Joe Carter and Brett Hampton had smashed William Ludick for 43 runs in 2018 throughout a sport between Northern District and Central District.

Throughout his exceptional innings towards the standard Uttar Pradesh bowling assault, Ruturaj Gaikwad smashed 16 sixes to equal Rohit Sharma’s document for many sixes by an Indian in Checklist-A cricket in an innings.

Watch the video right here:

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Ruturaj Gaikwad smashes 4⃣3⃣ runs in a single over! 🔥🔥

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Notably, Ruturaj Gaikwad has been in red-hot type within the Vijay Hazare Trophy since 2021 as he has registered scores of, 136(112), 154*(143), 124(129), 21(18), 168(132), 124*(123), 40(42), 220*(159).