Riyan Parag 5 Sixes In 1 Over: Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag wreaked havoc with the bat against Kolkata Knight Riders. He played a brilliant innings of 95 runs in just 45 balls and broke the back of the opposition team’s bowling. However, he missed the century by just five runs, which dashed Rajasthan’s hopes of victory and KKR made a strong comeback in the match. Let us know in this article the names of those legendary batsmen who have hit 5 sixes in an over…
5 sixes hit in one over of Moeen Ali
Riyan Parag made such a blast in IPL that will be remembered for a long time. The captain of Rajasthan Royals hit five sixes in a single over of Moeen Ali. When Rajasthan had scored 102 runs for the loss of five wickets till the 12th over, Parag was batting on 45 runs in 26 balls. Along with this, Hetmyer was also at the crease after scoring 17 runs in 15 balls. After this, the 13th over was bowled by Moeen Ali and Hetmyer took 1 run and gave the strike to Parag, after which what happened in the over proved to be a nightmare for the Kolkata bowlers.
Riyan Parag displayed stormy batting against Moeen Ali in the 13th over and hit five consecutive sixes on five balls. Moeen Ali also bowled a wide ball in this over, which led to a total of 32 runs. Parag also completed his half-century in this over and became the fifth player to hit five sixes in an over in IPL 2025. His explosive innings took the score of Rajasthan Royals to new heights. However, he got out a few runs short of his century.
Legendary batsman who hit 5 sixes in an over
Hitting five sixes in an over in the IPL is a rare and historic feat, which only a few players have achieved so far. In 2012, Chris Gayle hit five sixes in Rahul Sharma’s over. After this, in 2020, Rahul Tewatia repeated the same feat against S Cottrell.
In 2021, Ravindra Jadeja surprised everyone by hitting five sixes in Harshal Patel’s over. In 2023, Rinku Singh hit five sixes in a single over against Yash Dayal. These brilliant performances have made an important place for themselves in IPL history.
Rajasthan loses despite Parag’s stormy innings
Riyan Parag took Rajasthan Royals to the threshold of victory with his explosive batting, but the team still had to face defeat. Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Rajasthan by one run, due to which the excitement of the match remained till the last over.
After the match, Riyan Parag took the responsibility of the defeat and said, “If I was not out, maybe we could have won this match.” Parag’s innings was brilliant, but his innings could not change the result of the team’s defeat.