Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has achieved one of the rarest milestones for a batsman by smashing six sixes in one over during a recent inter-district T20 tournament match between Jamnagar and Amreli at the Saurashtra Cricket Association stadium.

Sir Jadeja went on to post a humungous score of 154 off just 69 deliveries as his side posted a mammoth 239/6 in 20 overs.

Jadeja’s power-hitting began in the 10th over and in the 15th over of teh innings he went berserk and went on to smash six sixes. Nilam Vamja was the unfortunate bowler who bowled that over as he saw the ball fly six times over the rope. During his incredible knock, Jadeja hit 10 sixes and 15 fours.

Chasing the target of 240 runs, Amreli only managed to reach the total of 118/5 in 20 overs. For Jamnagar, Mahendra Jethva was the pick of the bowlers as he took 3 wickets in 4 overs and gave away just 6 runs. Riding on Jadeja’s century, Jamnagar won the match by 121 runs and secured 4 points.

While the southpaw’s knock has come in an inter-district tourney, it will also give a boost to his confidence to play limited overs cricket for the national side. If he does manage to continue this run of form then it will not be long before we see the return of the all-rounder in the ODI and T20I side.

While Yuvraj Singh is the first name which comes to the mind when it comes to hitting six sixes, there are as many as five other players who have done the same. Yuvraj smashed six consecutive sixes in the World T20 fixture against England in 2007 and earlier the same year, Herschelle Gibbs managed to do teh same in the 2007 World Cup match against the Netherlands.

Only Yuvraj and Gibbs have done it at the international platform, while Sir Garfield Sobers and Ravi Shastri managed the rare feat in the domestic cricket. Alex Hales is also on the list as he hit six consecutive sixes, but not in an over. Misbah-ul-Haq also hit six consecutive sixes in a Hong Kong T20 Blitz match.