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.

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.