Saurashtra’s Sheldon Jackson becomes highest six-hitter in Ranji Trophy history

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Saurashtra's Sheldon Jackson is present the highest six-hitter successful the Ranji Trophy. (PTI)

Veteran Saurashtra batter Sheldon Jackson became the highest six-hitter successful Ranji Trophy past during the last league signifier lucifer against Assam successful Rajkot connected Thursday.

The 38-year-old Jackson surpassed erstwhile India wicket-keeper Naman Ojha’s tally of 143 sixes with his archetypal maximum of the lucifer successful his 100th Ranji Trophy appearance. With implicit 6600 Ranji Trophy runs, Jackson ranks 3rd among Saurashtra batters, down Cheteshwar Pujara and Sitanshu Kotak.

Walking successful astatine 4 during Saurashtra’s first-innings successful a must-win game, Jackson’s milestone six came disconnected Assam pacer Rahul Singh implicit cattle corner.

Jackson has besides recorded 19 of his 21 First-Class hundreds for Saurashtra, lone down Pujara’s haul of 25 centuries for the team. Having made his First-Class debut successful the 2011-12 season, Jackson has accorded implicit 7000 runs successful his career.

Jackson is 1 of lone six batters recorded to person smashed implicit 100-plus Ranji Trophy sixes. Manish Pandey, Paras Dogra, Saurabh Tiwary and Yusuf Pathan implicit the club.

Jackson was integral to Saurashtra’s maiden Ranji Trophy triumph successful the 2019-20 play wherever helium topped the batting charts for the squad with 809 runs astatine a 50-plus average. He struck 3 hundreds, including a match-winning period successful the semi-final. Jackson scored 588 runs successful the 2022-23 play erstwhile Saurashtra lifted their 2nd title, portion scoring 160 successful the semi-final against Karnataka.

In the archetypal 5 rounds of the ongoing edition, Jackson aggregated 238 runs successful 7 innings with 2 fifties.

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Earlier successful January, Jackson announced his status from home white-ball cricket, 19 years aft his debut.

– Stats by Lalith Kalidas

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