Highest recorded instances of runs scored off a single delivery

Matthew Fleming to Shahid Afridi – 12 runs

Shahid Afridi achieved a feat which has no like – hitting a 12

If there is one batsman who can be expected to compel the umpire to devise a completely new signal, it would be Shahid Afridi. During a match at the closed-roof Dockland Stadium in Melbourne, umpire Vanburn Holder raised his arms with his wrists crossed, a signal that has not been seen before or after – Afridi had just hit a 12!

The occasion was Power Cricket, with a Rest of the World team taking on Australia, with the nature of limited overs cricket going through a period of experimentation. The rules of this match were devised such that they would be played indoor, and additional runs would be given for hitting the ball into the middle tier (8), top tier (10) or onto the roof (12).

Afridi latched on to a low full toss by Fleming, and the ball simply kept rising. If it had not come in contact with the roof, it would have gone even higher. The umpire showed the strange signal as the world smiled, the only ever twelve in cricket had been hit.