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”’Akash Choudhary”’ (born 28 November 1999)<ref name=”b343″>{{cite web |date=28 November 1999 |title=ICC Ranking, Age, Career Info & Stats |url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/profiles/15485/akash-choudhary |access-date=10 November 2025 |website=Cricbuzz.com}}</ref> is an Indian cricketer who plays for [[Meghalaya cricket team|Meghalaya]] in domestic competitions. He has appeared in formats including the [[Ranji Trophy]] and the [[Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]], primarily as a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He holds the record for fastest half-century, and the first and only player to hit consecutive eight sixes in [[First-class cricket|first class cricket]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=2025-11-09 |title=Ranji Trophy {{!}} Meghalaya’s Akash Choudhary hits record eight consecutive sixes to make 11-ball fifty |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/ranji-trophy-meghalayas-akash-choudhary-hits-record-eight-consecutive-sixes-to-make-11-ball-fifty/article70259509.ece |access-date=2025-11-10 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> |
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Choudhary made his [[Twenty20]] debut for [[Meghalaya cricket team|Meghalaya]] in the [[2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]] on 21 February 2019.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1157094.html |title=Group B, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Surat, Feb 21 2019 |access-date=21 February 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} He made his [[List A cricket|List A]] debut on 24 September 2019, for Meghalaya in the [[2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy]].{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1200644.html |title=Plate Group, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Dehra Dun, Sep 24 2019 |access-date=24 September 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} He made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut on 9 December 2019, for Meghalaya in the [[2019–20 Ranji Trophy]].{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1203462.html |title=Plate Group, Ranji Trophy at Sovima, Dec 9-12 2019 |access-date=9 December 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}
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In November 2025, during a [[Ranji Trophy]] Plate Group match between [[Meghalaya cricket team|Meghalaya]] and [[Arunachal Pradesh cricket team|Arunachal Pradesh]] in [[Surat]], Choudhary scored a fastest half-century in the history of first-class cricket, with just 11 balls. Batting in the lower order during Meghalaya’s second innings, he hit eight consecutive sixes across two overs, including six sixes in one over.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-11-09 |title=Who is Akash Kumar Choudhary? Meghalaya batter who smashed eight sixes in a row and broke the world record for fastest fifty in First-Class cricket |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/world-record-meghalayas-akash-kumar-creates-history-smashes-fastest-ever-fifty-in-first-class-cricket/articleshow/125199588.cms |access-date=2025-11-10 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> |
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Indian cricketer (born 1999)
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Akash Kumar Choudhary |
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| Born | (1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 |
Akash Choudhary (born 28 November 1999)[1] is an Indian cricketer who plays for Meghalaya in domestic competitions. He has appeared in formats including the Ranji Trophy and the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, primarily as a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He holds the record for fastest half-century, and the first and only player to hit consecutive eight sixes in first class cricket.[2]
Career
Choudhary made his Twenty20 debut for Meghalaya in the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 21 February 2019.[3] He made his List A debut on 24 September 2019, for Meghalaya in the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy.[4] He made his first-class debut on 9 December 2019, for Meghalaya in the 2019–20 Ranji Trophy.[5]
In November 2025, during a Ranji Trophy Plate Group match between Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh in Surat, Choudhary scored a fastest half-century in the history of first-class cricket, with just 11 balls. Batting in the lower order during Meghalaya’s second innings, he hit eight consecutive sixes across two overs, including six sixes in one over.[6]
