Right-arm opener Rutoraj Gaikwad, who represents the Indian cricket team at the international level, on Monday created an incredible record by hitting seven sixes in an over, the first time in List A cricket that a batsman has hit seven sixes in an over. Apart from record Hitting sixes, the batsman, who played an innings of 220 not out for Maharashtra, set this record against Uttar Pradesh in the quarter-finals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy at the Narendra Modi Stadium B Ground in Ahmadabad.
Gaikwad, who is captaining Maharashtra in this match, accomplished this feat in the 49th over of the innings. The over was bowled by Uttar Pradesh left-arm spinner Shiva Singh, who was bowling around the wicket. Shiva then went over the wicket with a change of pace, but the result was the same as Gaekwad hit back-to-back sixes over the long-off fence. The no-ball was signaled and Gaikwad hit Shiva’s ball over long-on for another six and the right-handed batsman also scored his maiden double century in 153 balls in List A cricket.
Shiva went for an over-the-wicket angle on the last ball but it didn’t matter as Gaikwad hit it over deep mid-wicket for a six and scored 43 runs in the over. Gaekwad eventually finished with 220 not out from 159 balls, with ten fours and 16 sixes, as Maharashtra posted 330/5 in their 50 overs, meanwhile 58 runs came from the last two overs. Shiva, against whom Gaekwad set the record, finished with 0/88 in nine overs.
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Maharashtra’s innings was a one-man show from Gaekwad as the rest of the batsmen combined to score just 96 runs off 142 balls. Gaekwad took 43 runs from Shiva’s over, making it the most expensive over in List A cricket. , which equaled Brett Hampton and Joe Carter’s combined effort for Northern District in the Ford Trophy. He also became the first Indian batsman to score 43 runs in an over in List A cricket. The 25-year-old Gaikwad also became the second batsman to reach the double-century mark in the ongoing edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy after Tamil Nadu’s Narayan Jagadeesan scored 277 runs against Arunachal Pradesh in Bengaluru.
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