Meghalaya’s Akash Kumar Choudhary broke the record for the fastest fifty in FC during a Ranji Trophy Group. Playing against Arunachal Pradesh, he took just 11 deliveries to register his half-century. Along with the fastest fifty record, Akash also set the record as the first batter to hit 8 consecutive sixes in FC.
Fastest Fifty in FC : Akash Sets New Record
Akash delivered a moment that felt straight out of a cricket fantasy. He smashed the Fastest Fifty in FC history by racing to his half century in just 11 balls, and the crowd could barely keep up with what was happening.
The highlight of Akash’s blazing innings was he hitting eight sixes in a row, a sequence that left everybody in the spectators spellbound. Arunachal Pradesh’s bowlers stood hopeless as he continued attacking every delivery.
The fastest fifty in first-class fifty, off just 11 balls 🤯
Meghalaya’s Akash Kumar Choudhary hit an unprecedented EIGHT consecutive sixes in a record-breaking half-century against Arunachal Pradesh 🔥pic.twitter.com/sFk57EBobu
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) November 9, 2025
The innings casted positive light on Meghalaya cricket and as up-and-coming players continue to set new limits, it is safe to say that cricket as a game will keep on growing.
Who is Akash Choudhary?
| Field | Detail |
| Full Name | Akash Kumar Choudhary |
| Date of Birth | 28 November 1999 |
| Birthplace | Meghalaya, India |
| Domestic Team | Meghalaya |
| First‑Class Debut | 9 December 2019 for Meghalaya |
| Notable Record | Fastest fifty in FC cricket: 11 balls vs Arunachal Pradesh |
| First-Class | Matches: 31, Runs: 553, Wickets: 90 |
| List A | Matches: 28, Runs: 203, Wickets: 37 |
| T20 | Matches: 30, Runs: 107, Wickets: 28 |
Akash Kumar Choudhary is a right-handed batter and a right arm medium fast bowler. He made his first-class debut in December 2019 with Meghalaya against Nagaland. Despite being born and brought up in football-dominated Shillong, Akash dreamt of playing against top Ranji sides in his younger days. Choudhary became famous when he hit the fastest fifty in FC cricket against Arunachal Pradesh in only 11 balls.
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Amit Mishra’s Take
Frankly speaking, it is why the sport remains exciting to see a player emerge triumphant in unexpected ways and take away something like this. This was a spark of an innings that could not go unnoticed, the type where a batter suddenly clicks and the game turns dramatic.
Seeing Akash attack with such fearlessness on his way to fastest fifty in FC was refreshing. Records broken in such majestic ways are unmissable and hard to forget. He created the moment that will continue resonating in domestic cricket for the foreseeable future.
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