Indian allrounder Ravindra Jadeja created history when he hit six sixes in an over. The feat came in Saurashtra cricket association’s Inter-district T20 tournament. Jadeja achieved this rare feat playing for Jamnagar, opposite team Amreli.
Jadeja played a blistering innings of 169 facing just 69 balls. As a result Jamnagar won the game by 121 runs. Jamnagar posted 229/6 in 20 overs. Jadeja came to the party in the 10th over of the game .He took on the off spinner Neelam Vamja who had to face the heat down under. Indian allrounder blasted him for six sixes in an over. Jadeja’s quick fire ton included 10 sixes and 15 fours.
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Amreli could only manage 118/5 in 20 overs that saw them fall short by 121 runs as Jamnagar district registered an easy win and got 4 crucial points. The only guys to have come good for Amreli was Vishal Vasoya who scored 36 runs while Neelam Vamja could only muster 32 runs. Mahendra Jethva was the pick of the bowlers who picked up 3 wickets in 4 overs and was more than economical. He gave away only six runs in his spell.
Jadeja has been out of the radar in limited over format. Youngsters like Axar Patel, Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav are given more emphasis in the limited overs. Jadeja’s innings came in an inter-district tournament but may prove enough for a recall in the limited overs format. Jadeja’s economical bowling has always been an asset for the team, if he manages to sneak in with some quickfire batting skills, he might cement his place yet again.
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Who has hit six sixes before
Yuvraj hit six consecutive sixes in the World T20 fixture against England in 2007. In the same year, Herschelle Gibbs cleared the ropes on six consecutive deliveries in the 2007 World Cup match against the Netherlands. Yuvi and Gibbs are the only two batsmen to achieve the feat at the international level. Sir Garfield Sobers and Ravi Shastri managed the rare feat in a first-class match. Alex Hales is also on the list as he hit six consecutive sixes, but not in an over. Former Pakistani captain Misbah-ul-Haq also hit six consecutive sixes in a Hong Kong T20 Blitz fixture.
