India, Nov. 9 -- Akash Kumar Choudhary of Meghalaya created cricket history at the Pithwala Ground in Surat, as he hit eight sixes in a row enroute to registering the fastest-ever half-century in First Class cricket history.

In a Ranji Trophy Plate Group match against Arunachal Pradesh, the lower-order batter took only nine minutes and eleven deliveries to reach the half-century, beating the previous record by a single ball. Kumar hit six sixes in an over, an eight consecutive sixes overall, to reach his half-century.

Kumar had come in at number 8 with the score already standing on 576/6, after a double century by Arpit Bhatiwara and two more centurions in the middle order. With the license to go for his shots, Kumar pushed the score to...