Meghalaya Batter Akash Choudhary Scripts History, Slams Fastest 50 Ever In First-Class Cricket
Akash Choudhary slammed the fastest half-century in the history of first-class cricket as the Meghalaya batter achieved the feat in just 11 deliveries.
- Meghalaya's Akash Choudhary scripted history by slamming the fastest fifty ever in first-class cricket
- Choudhary scored a half-century in 11 balls during a Ranji Trophy Plate Group match against Arunachal Pradesh
- The 25-year-old broke Wayne White's previous record of a 12-ball fifty set in 2012 for Leicestershire
Meghalaya's Akash Choudhary scripted history by slamming the fastest fifty in the history of first-class cricket. The 25-year-old scored his half-century in just 11 balls during a Ranji Trophy Plate Group encounter against Arunachal Pradesh. He shattered the record belonging to England's Wayne White who slammed a half-century in 12 balls for Leicestershire against Essex in 2012. Walking at No. 8, Akash produced a stunning display of batting as he slammed eight sixes to reach the milestone. He even slammed 6 sixes in the same over off the bowling of Limar Dabi. Choudhary remained unbeaten on 50 off 14 deliveries as Meghalaya declared their innings at 628 for six.
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First player to hit eight consecutive sixes in first-class cricket
Fastest fifty, off just 11 balls, in first-class cricket
Meghalaya's Akash Kumar etched his name in the record books with a blistering knock of 50*(14) in the Plate Group match against… pic.twitter.com/dJbu8BVhb1
Fastest fifties in First-Class Cricket
11 Balls: Akash Kumar Choudhary for Meghalaya vs Arunachal Pradesh in Surat (2025)
12 Balls: Wayne White for Leicestershire vs Essex in Leicester (2012)
13 Balls: Michael van Vuuren for Eastern Province B vs Griqualand West in Cradock (1984/85)
14 Balls: Ned Eckersley for Leicestershire vs Essex in Leicester (2012)
15 Balls: Khalid Mahmood for Gujranwala vs Sargodha in Gujranwala (2000/01)
15 Balls: Bandeep Singh for Jammu & Kashmir vs Tripura in Agartala (2015/16)
Choudhary became the third player in first-class cricket to hit six sixes in the same over and the first-ever to hit eight sixes in a row. Besides the youngster, Ravi Shastri and Garry Sobers are the only cricketers to hit 6 sixes in the same over during a first-class cricket match.
Choudhary made his debut in 2019 and has scored 503 runs in 31 matches until this game.