Cricket is a game of uncertainties and surprises, and it can never fail to amaze its fans. This was proved once again in a recent T20 league game in Kuwait, where an astonishing 46 runs were scored in a single over. The incident happened during the KCC Friends Mobile T20 Champions Trophy 2023, in a match between NCM Investment and Tally CC.
The batsman responsible for this incredible feat was NCM’s Vasu, who was up against Tally’s Harman. Harman started the over with a no-ball, which was promptly dispatched for a massive six by Vasu. Things only got worse for Harman from there, as the next delivery was hit for four byes. Vasu then proceeded to hit five consecutive sixes, one of which came off another no-ball.
The last delivery of the over was a legal one, and Vasu hit it for a boundary to complete the over with an astounding 46 runs. This over has shattered several records, and the video of this incredible feat has gone viral on social media.
While the cricketing rationale would suggest that a maximum of 36 runs can be scored in an over, this recent incident has proven that anything is possible in cricket. The previous record for the most runs scored in a single over in a T20 match was held by India’s Yuvraj Singh, who had smashed six sixes in an over during the T20 World Cup 2007. However, in 2021, Kieron Pollard also achieved this feat by hitting each ball of the over for a maximum.
In ODIs, Herschelle Gibbs of South Africa and Jaskaran Malhotra of the USA have both hit six sixes in an over. Gibbs achieved this feat against the Netherlands in 2006, while Malhotra did it against Papua New Guinea in 2021.
In Test matches, the record for the most runs scored in an over is held by India’s Jasprit Bumrah, who accumulated 35 runs in an over. However, this recent incident in Kuwait has once again shown that records are meant to be broken, and anything is possible in cricket.
Overall, this incredible feat by Vasu has once again proven that cricket is a game of uncertainties, and it can never fail to amaze its fans. It will be interesting to see if anyone can break this record in the future, but for now, Vasu will go down in history for scoring 46 runs in an over in a T20 match.
