👉 In cricket, a six is a type of boundary hit in which an batsman hits the ball into the boundaries at most six times within a specific time limit. This is known as a "six" because it can be scored with just six balls on the pitch. A batsman has to hit all sixes within that time limit if they wish to score a century, and thus, the term "six" refers to scoring 6 boundaries in a single innings or over.
