KKR Vs RR: In the 53rd match of IPL 18th session, Kolkata Knight Riders snatched victory from the jaws of Rajasthan Royals in the decisive battle. KKR won by just one run. Even though KKR won the match, Rajasthan Royals’ explosive batsman Riyan Parag won everyone’s heart. He made a big record by hitting six consecutive sixes.

All these sixes were not hit in one over. He hit five sixes on the last five balls of KKR bowler Moeen Ali’s over. Then he hit a blazing six on Varun Chakraborty’s ball in the next over. These sixes did not come in one over. He equalled Rinku Singh’s record by hitting five sixes in one over. Due to the stormy batting of Riyan Parag, the Rajasthan Royals reached the brink of victory, but the match was snatched away in the last moments.

Batters who hit five sixes in an over in the IPL

Chris Gayle vs Rahul Sharma, 2012. Rahul Tewatia vs S Cottrell, 2020. Ravindra Jadeja vs Harshal Patel, 2021. Rinku Singh vs Yash Dayal, 2023. Riyan Parag vs Moeen Ali holds the record of hitting five sixes in an over. Riyan Parag created a new record in cricket. The sixes started with Moeen Ali.

Shimron Hetmyer took a run on the first ball of his over and gave the strike to Riyan Parag. Riyan Parag hit a six on the second ball of the over. He hit six runs from long on key on the third ball of the same over. He also became the first captain in IPL history to hit five consecutive sixes in an over.

Riyan Parag scored so many runs.

Riyan Parag played a brilliant innings from the beginning against the Kolkata Knight Riders. He scored 95 runs facing 45 balls. He remained just five runs away from a century. Rajasthan Royals had to face defeat by just one run. KKR batted first and scored 206 runs at the loss of 20 4 wickets. The Rajasthan Royals team, which came to chase the score, could score only 205 runs after the end of 20 overs.