A prophecy fulfilled live and spectacular! Two years ago, Riyan Parag tweeted, “My inner conscience says I’m hitting 4 sixes in an over at some point this IPL.” Fast forward to now, and Parag didn’t just keep his promise-he rewrote what was possible.
In a high-pressure match, Parag went berserk despite his team being 71/5 at one stage, chasing a daunting target. The pressure was intense, but Parag brought the prophecy to life in one over, unleashing absolute mayhem on the bowler. Five balls, five sixes-each one sending the crowd and fans everywhere into a frenzy. Moeen Ali had no answers, and the over went for 32 runs.
But Parag wasn’t finished. The very next over, facing Varun Charkavarthy, he launched the first ball he faced for another six. That’s six consecutive sixes across two overs-the first time anyone’s done it in the league’s history. Parag now stands alone in the record books, going one better than his own prophecy and joining an elite group of players who’ve hit five sixes in an over-but he’s the only one to make it six in a row.
That old tweet from 2023 was everywhere-Parag had willed this moment into existence. He joined an elite club: Chris Gayle, Rahul Tewatia, Ravindra Jadeja, Rinku Singh, and now, Riyan Parag - players who hit 5 sixes in an over.
He finished with a breathtaking 95 off 45 balls, peppered with six fours and eight sixes. Parag dragged his side from the brink with an outstanding knock. The team, needing 22 from the final over, almost pulled off the impossible but fell heartbreakingly short by just one run. The last-over fireworks weren’t quite enough, but Parag’s blitz had already turned a lost cause into a thriller.
And here’s a stat that cements his six-hitting legacy: since last year, no Indian has hit more sixes in the league than Riyan Parag-59, tied with Abhishek Sharma and ahead of some of the biggest names. From a tweet that went viral two years ago to a knock that lit up the league now, Parag’s prophecy wasn’t just fulfilled-it was obliterated, in the most jaw-dropping way possible.
