Former South African opener Herschelle Gibbs and Indian veteran Yuvraj Singh are mainly known for hitting six-sixes in the over in international cricket. Such an incident took place during the Andhra vs Railways CK Nayudu Trophy match being played in Kadapa. Andhra batsman Vamshhi Krrishna smashed six sixes off a delivery to Railways bowler Damandeep Singh.
Vamsshi Krrishna played 110 innings off 64 balls and hit 9 fours and 10 sixes during his stay at the crease. Krrishna played a slow sweep towards the mid-wicket region to hit the first six in the over, while he hit two consecutive maximums in the long-on region in the second and third balls. Krrishna again came through the mid-wicket region to smash two sixes in a row on the fourth and fifth balls of the over. Krrishna finished things off by flicking a short ball towards the leg side for a six.
Vammshi Krrishna smashes six sixes in an over
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Andhra’s Vamshhi Krrishna hit 6 sixes in an over off Railways spinner Damandeep Singh on his way to a blistering 64-ball 110 in the Col CK Nayudu Trophy in Kadapa.
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The Col CK Nayudu Trophy match between Andhra and Railways ended in a draw. While batting first in the match, Andhra was able to score 378 runs. While Vamshhi Krrishna played 110 innings, captain Vamsi Krishna played 51 runs off 74 balls. He smashed 6 fours and 1 six during his stay at the crease. S Venkata Rahul remained unbeaten with 66 runs off 153 balls.
While batting against Andhra, Railways posted a score of 865/9 in 231 overs. Ansh Yadav and Ravi Singh smashed double hundreds and played innings of 268 and 258 runs off 597 and 311 balls respectively. Ansh hit a total of 14 fours and 2 sixes during his stay in the crease, while Ravi hit 17 fours and 13 sixes during his stay in the field. Ravi Singh and Ansh Yadav also managed 420 runs off 658 balls for the third wicket.
Anchit Yadav also smashed a ton and made a century. Anchit played 133 runs off 219 balls with 13 fours and 2 sixes during his stay at the crease. Finally, the match ended in a draw and Railways was able to take advantage in the first innings.
Yuvraj Singh is the only Indian cricketer to have hit six sixes in an over. The incident took place during the 2007 T20 World Cup match between India and England. While batting first, India were able to score 218 runs, and while batting in the 19th over, Yuvraj smashed English bowler Stuart Broad for six sixes in an over. Yuvraj was also involved in a verbal spat with England pacer Andrew Flintoff before the end.
West Indies batsman Kieron Pollard also hit six sixes in one over against Sri Lanka during a T20I match in 2021.
South African opener Herschelle Gibbs was the first player in the history of international cricket to achieve this milestone. Gibbs smashes six sixes in an over during the 2007 ODI World Cup match against Netherlands.
As well as international cricket, West Indies legend Gary Sobers achieved the milestone during a county match against Glamorgan in 1968.