Top 10 longest sixes in the IPL 2024

2024.05.20

The Indian Premier League (IPL) is currently in its 2024 season, and it has seen an extraordinary rise in six-hitting that has changed the nature of the game. Batters have taken the craft of power striking to new levels, turning matches into amazing demonstrations of dexterity and force.

With batters hitting the ball to incredible heights in this season’s IPL, power-hitting has reached incredible heights. With shots from veterans like MS Dhoni and Dinesh Karthik defying gravity as they clear stadium roofs and vanish into the distance, each six seems more horrific than the previous. Cricket’s reputation as an exciting show of skill and athleticism has been cemented by these jaw-dropping feats of strength and timing that have enthralled spectators around the globe.

IPL 2024: Listing the Top 10 longest sixes:

1. MS Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings) – 110m

• Team: Chennai Super Kings
• Distance: 110m
• Opponent: Royal Challengers Bengaluru
• Venue: Bengaluru

Yash Dayal delivered a full toss on the middle and leg stump to Dhoni in the 20th over, a pivotal point in the competition. Even though he didn’t time it properly, Dhoni used all of his strength to lift the ball over fine leg, sending it soaring for an incredible 110-meter six.

2. Dinesh Karthik (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) – 108m

• Team: Royal Challengers
• Distance: 108m
• Opponent: Sunrisers Hyderabad
• Venue: Bengaluru

In the 16th over, in front of an electrified crowd at Chinnaswamy Stadium, Karthik faced the entire delivery of T Natarajan. Karthik struck a breathtaking six that travelled an incredible 108 meters when he unleashed a furious swing of the bat with perfect timing and accuracy. The ball was launched straight onto the stadium’s rooftop.

3. Heinrich Klaasen (Sunrisers Hyderabad) – 106m

• Team: Sunrisers Hyderabad
• Distance: 106m
• Opponent: Royal Challengers
• Venue: Bengaluru

In the 17th over, Klaasen displayed his batting prowess against Lockie Ferguson’s ball. Klaasen lofted the long ball elegantly and powerfully, over the boundary rope and beyond, a remarkable 106 meters, with flawless execution and unrelenting conviction.

4. Venkatesh Iyer (Kolkata Knight Riders) – 106m

• Team: Kolkata Knight Riders
• Distance: 106m
• Opponent: Royal Challengers
• Venue: Bengaluru

In the tenth over, Mayank Dagar, bowling from around the wicket, showed off Iyer’s sheer power. Iyer, displaying superb timing and technique, came barrelling down the wicket and struck out with such force that the ball flew far into the Bangalore sky and landed on the roof of the Chinnaswamy Stadium, a magnificent six that covered 106 meters.

5. Nicholas Pooran (Lucknow Super Giants) – 106m

• Team: Lucknow Super Giants
• Distance: 106m
• Opponent: Royal Challengers
• Venue: Bengaluru

In the 19th over, Pooran demonstrated his batting prowess with a show of forceful strokeplay against the bowling of Reece Topley. Pooran struck the ball over deep mid-wicket with a combination of perfect timing and force, sending it crashing 106 metres into the stadium.

6. Shimron Hetmyer (Rajasthan Royals) – 106m

• Team: Rajasthan Royals
• Distance: 106m
• Opponent: Sunrisers Hyderabad
• Venue: Hyderabad

When facing a delivery from T Natarajan in the eighteenth over, Hetmyer produced an incredible exhibition of power striking ability. Hetmyer lofted the slower ball with great grace, using quick footwork and perfect timing to send it sailing past long-on and 106 meters off the ground.

7. Ishan Kishan (Mumbai Indians) – 103m

• Team: Mumbai Indians
• Distance: 103m
• Opponent: Sunrisers Hyderabad
• Venue: Hyderabad

In the fourth over, Kishan demonstrated his aggressive intent with a strong stroke against Shahbaz Ahmed’s delivery. Kishan took a determined stride forward and struck the ball over deep midwicket with a powerful stroke of the bat. It flew high and handsome, clearing the boundary with authority and traveling a good 103 metres.

8. Andre Russell (Kolkata Knight Riders) – 102m

• Team: Kolkata Knight Riders
• Distance: 102m
• Opponent: Sunrisers Hyderabad
• Venue: Kolkata

In the sixteenth over, Mayank Markande delivered a delivery that Russell met with a continuous bombardment of leg-spinners. Russell demonstrated his supremacy with the bat by hitting three straight sixes on the leg-side, the largest of which was recorded at an intimidating 102 meters. Russell did this with pure force and strength.

9. MS Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings) – 101m

• Team: Chennai Super Kings
• Distance: 101m
• Opponent: Lucknow Super Giants
• Venue: Lucknow

Dhoni demonstrated his batting prowess against Yash Thakur’s bowling in the pivotal last over. With a decisive movement and a quick swing of the bat, Dhoni drove the ball to long-on, where it went an incredible 101 meters before floating out of the park with style.

10. Tristan Stubbs (Delhi Capitals) – 101m

• Team: Delhi Capitals
• Distance: 101m
• Opponent: Mumbai Indians
• Venue: Mumbai

In the nineteenth over, Stubbs faced a crucial delivery from Naveen-ul-Haq. The crowd was in awe of Stubbs’ power-hitting prowess as he connected with the ball with impeccable timing and raw power, sending it soaring past long on with authority and spanning a dizzying distance of 101 meters.

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