South Africa's Shane Dadswell hits record 490 runs and 57 sixes in 50-over game

Sport360 staff 00:04 19/11/2017
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  • Dadswell's runs came in just 151 deliveries.

    South Africa’s Shane Dadswell achieved in a single game of cricket what the world’s most explosive batsmen will struggle to cover in a calendar year. The 20-year-year hit a whopping 57 sixes in a 50-over limited-overs game for NWU Pukke against Potch Dorp 1st on Saturday.

    The craziness of Dadswell innings does not end there. The right-handed wicket-keeper batsman played a monumental innings of 490 runs in just 151 deliveries as his side racked up an astonishing total of 677 runs in their 40 overs.

    Celebrating his 20th birthday during the match, Dadswell made it an occasion to remember with a sensational display oh hitting which would have left the opposition bowlers demoralized.

    His knock was laden with 27 boundaries to go with the sixes as the scorecard looked like something one would see in video game rather than an actual cricket ground.

    Jaco Grobbelaar of the Potch Dorps took the maximum punishing with his six overs being taken for 94 runs while Dawid Crowther conceded a mighty 131 runs in his 10 overs.

    Dadswell wasn’t done after his extraordinary innings as he even chipped in with two wickets with the ball. He returned with figures of 2-32 off his seven overs to cap off a birthday he will never forget.

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