Friends, records are made and broke in cricket. But there is a record that is rarely broken. You must have seen a lot of players scoring 36 runs or 40 runs in an over, but today we are going to tell you about the player who scored 55 runs in an over. The name of this player is Alex Hales from England.
At the age of 16, Alex Hales scored a record 55 runs in an over. In the 2005 Cricket Idol T20 tournament, Alex Hales on the Lord’s ground surprised the world by doing this feat.
55 runs scored like this
Let us tell you when Alex Hales faced an over at Lord’s ground in the Idol T20 tournament, the bowler threw 3 no balls in this over and taking advantage of these three no balls, Alex Hales Rooted 8 sixes and 1 four. In this way, he scored a total of 55 runs in one over.
This is the record of the highest run scored in an over so far by the cricket world. Earlier, Australian batsman Don Bradman scored 40 runs with the help of 4 fours and 4 sixes in 1 over during a home match in Sydney in 1931. An over was 8 balls in that match.