New Zealand batter Bevon Jacobs produced one of the most extraordinary innings in domestic cricket history, smashing 21 sixes on his way to an unbeaten double century.
But there was an unexpected twist. His team still lost the match!
The 24 year old scored 202 off just 137 balls for Auckland Aces against Otago Volts in the Ford Trophy on Thursday (November 12).
His remarkable innings included 21 sixes and seven fours, with 154 of his runs coming from boundaries.
Five sixes in the final over
What makes the innings even more remarkable is how Jacobs accelerated after reaching his century.
He took 97 balls to reach his first hundred but needed just 40 more deliveries to complete his double century.
And he finished in spectacular fashion, smashing five sixes in the final over.
Jacobs also created a New Zealand record for the most sixes in a List A innings, falling just two short of the world record held by Australia's D'Arcy Short, who struck 23 sixes during his 257 against Queensland in 2018.
It was also Jacobs' maiden List A century, which he converted into a double hundred.
But Auckland still lost
Despite Jacobs' heroics, Auckland could only manage 334 for eight in their 50 overs.
