Pakistan batsman Iftikhar Ahmed, 32, on Sunday got his name included in an exclusive club. He has joined the special list of batsmen who hit six sixes in an over. The special thing is that during the match in which Iftikhar hit these six sixes in Quetta, there was an explosion at some distance from the Nawab Akbar Bugti Stadium, in which at least five policemen were also injured. 

In fact, an exhibition match of Pakistan Super League was played in Quetta on Sunday, in which many star players including Babar Azam and Shahid Afridi were present. This match was played between Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators. The match was also stopped for some time after the explosion. However, it was started after some time.

Iftikhar played an unbeaten inning of 94 runs in 50 balls. Due to his innings, Quetta scored 184 runs losing five wickets in 20 overs. Apart from this, Khushdil Shah scored 36 runs in 24 balls and Abdul Wahid Bengalzai scored 28 runs in 19 balls. In response, Babar's captaincy Peshawar Zalmi lost the match by three runs. Peshawar could only manage 181 runs. Babar played an inning of 23 runs. Pakistan Cricket has also shared the video of Iftikhar's six sixes.

Sports activities in Quetta, the capital of the restive Balochistan province, have come to a standstill for the past several years due to the poor security situation and the constant threat of terrorist attacks. The exhibition match was organized by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) following pressure from Baloch fans to allow Quetta to also get PSL venue status. However, during the match itself there was an explosion some distance away. The banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the terror attack.

Before Iftikhar, nine male players have made a record of six sixes in six consecutive balls. In these, Gary Sobers and Ravi Shastri did this in domestic cricket. At the same time, former South African opener Herschelle Gibbs was the first player to do so in international cricket. After this Yuvraj Singh, Ross Wheatley, Hazratullah Jazai, Leo Carter, Kieron Pollard and Thisara Perera have done so.