Ruturaj Gaikwad smashes 7 sixes in an over to script unthinkable world record during colossal 220-run knock

En route to his colossal knock of 220* runs in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy tournament, in the match against Uttar Pradesh in the quarterfinal, Gaikwad smashed seven sixes in an over.  43 runs were scored in a single over as Gaikwad scripted a world record.

In the history of cricket that dates back to over a century, only nine batters have ever managed to hit six sixes in a over which includes some of the greatest ever cricketers like Sir Garfield Sobers and Yuvraj Singh. But young India cricketer Ruturaj Gaikwad on Monday went a step ahead to pull off an unthinkable feat in world cricket.

En route to his colossal knock of 220* runs in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy tournament, in the match against Uttar Pradesh in the quarterfinal, Gaikwad smashed seven sixes in an over. Yes, you read it right! 43 runs were scored in a single over as Gaikwad scripted a world record.

It happened in the 49th over of the match when he hammered those sixes against Shiva Singh. The bowler conceded a no ball in the fifth delivery of the over which was also sent over the boundary ropes at the Narendra Modi Stadium, B Ground in Ahmedabad.

Overall, Gaikwad carried his bat through in his sensational unbeaten knock of 220 runs in 159 balls, laced with 10 boundaries and 16 maximums.