Pakistan’s Iftikhar Ahmed has entered his name into the record books, joining the elite club of players to hit six sixes in an over.
The 32-year-old achieved the astonishing feat in a Pakistan Super League exhibition match for Quetta Gladiators against Peshawar Zalmi on Sunday.
Nine men have previously hit the maximum number of maximums – Garry Sobers, Ravi Shastri, Herschelle Gibbs (the first in international cricket at the 2007 World Cup), Yuvraj Singh (at the inaugural World T20 off Stuart Broad), Ross Whiteley, Hazratullah Zazai, Leo Carter, Kieron Pollard and Thisara Perera.
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After reaching his half-century off 42 balls, Iftikhar was on strike at the beginning of the 20th and final over, facing the bowling of Wahab Riaz.
Then came the stunning series of sixes, which went all over the stadium, the final two heading over the third-man boundary.
It saw Iftikhar finish on 94 not out from just 50 balls as Quetta reached 184-5.
