Rajasthan Royals star batter Riyan Parag has entered the history books as he became the first player in T20 cricket to hit six consecutive fifties.
Parag, who is busy playing for Assam in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT), has hit six straight fifties and broke Virender Sehwag and David Warner’s (5) record for most consecutive half-centuries in T20 cricket. Here is the complete list.
- Riyan Parag – 6
- Virender Sehwag – 5
- David Warner – 5
- Devon Conway- 5
- Hamilton Masakadza -5
- Kamran Akmal -5
- Jos Buttler -5
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Parag scored a 33-ball fifty against Kerala to script this record. In 7 matches at the ongoing SMAT 2023, Parag has amassed 440 runs, averaging 62.86.
Riyan scored 61 (34), 76 (37), 53 (29). 76 (39), 72 (37), and 57 (33) in his previous six innings.
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Parag was under the scanner before the SMAT 2023, as he was heavily trolled for his underwhelming batting for Rajasthan Royals during IPL 2023. With this feat for Assam, Parag has now knocked on the selectors’ door for the national side, as after the fifty-over World Cup, the focus would shift to the T20 World Cup scheduled in June 2024.