AFGHANISTAN star Hazratullah Zazai struck six sixes in an over en route to smashing the quickest half-century in Twenty20 history last night.
The 20-year-old prospect bludgeoned 37 runs off a single Abdullah Mazari over – thanks to an additional wide – in a truly remarkable knock.
Zazai becomes only the sixth player to ever smash an over full of maximums – joining greats such as Sir Garfield Sobers, Herschelle Gibbs and Yuvraj Singh.
The top-order star brought up his 50 in a world-record 12 balls – level with Yuvraj Singh – in becoming only the third star to smash six sixes in a Twenty20 match.
Despite the youngster's incredible effort, his Kabul Zwanan side fell short of a Chris Gayle-led Balk Legends team.
Kabul were chasing a monster 245 to win and had flown to 70/0 after four overs thanks to opener Zazai's impressive display of hitting.
The six sixes in an over club
Sir Garfield Sobers – 1968
Ravi Shastri – 1985
Herschelle Gibbs – 2007
Yuvraj Singh – 2007
Ross Whiteley – 2017
Hazratullah Zazai – 2018
Zazai ultimately departed early – and the loss of his wicket meant Kabul were always destined to fall short.
The 20-year-old star smashed four fours and seven sixes en route to a 17-ball 62.
On his feat, he said: "It is a very enjoyable moment for me that my name is now linked to so many big names of the game, who are really legends of the game.
"It was a surreal moment for me to perform in front of my idol (Gayle).
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"I was just trying to play my natural game and did not in any way think of outshining anyone."
Gayle had earlier done the damage for Balk, tearing into the bowlers in a ferocious 80 from just 48 balls.
Zazai's Kabul ultimately fell 22 runs short of victory in the Afghanistan Premier League game.
Elsewhere, the England cricket team were forced to call for help after deadly SNAKES invaded today's training session during their tour of Sri Lanka.
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