Punjab Kings batter Liam Livingstone resides as much as his popularity of six-hitting machines this IPL season and an instance of it got here throughout the franchise’s conflict in opposition to Gujarat Titans on Tuesday night time on the DY Patil Stadium. Livingstone batted for simply 10 deliveries however in them, he ended up smoking three sixes and two fours to stay unbeaten on 30 as PBKS beat the table-toppers by eight wickets.
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28 of Livingstone’s runs got here within the single over, bowled by Mohammed Shami. And off the primary supply of that over, the Englishman smashed a monstrous six – 117-meter lengthy – which is the most important of the season now, surpassing the earlier hit of 112 meters by Dewald Brevis of Mumbai Indians who achieved the identical in opposition to PBKS when he clubbed 4 sixes in an over of Rahul Chahar.
The 28-year-old Livingstone has now hit three of the 5 greatest sixes of the season to this point. Against Chennai Super Kings, he struck a 108-meter six – third greatest – and in opposition to Sunrisers Hyderabad 106-meter – the fifth greatest.
| S no | Name | Team | Distance |
| 1 | Chris Gayle | RCB | 119m |
| 2 | Ben Cutting | SRH | 117m |
| 2 | Liam Livingstone | RR | 117m |
| 3 | Dewald Brevis | MI | 112m |
| 3 | Chris Gayle | RCB | 112m |
| 3 | MS Dhoni | CSK | 112m |
| 4 | AB de Villiers | RCB | 111m |
| 4 | MS Dhoni | CSK | 111m |
| 4 | Chris Gayle | RCB | 111m |
| 5 | David Miller | KXIP | 110m |
The greatest sixes in IPL historical past (from 2013 onwards)
Jos Buttler, who has struck three centuries to this point this season and holds the Orange cap, has a 107-meter six to his identify which his the fourth greatest of IPL 2022.
The file for the greatest six within the league’s historical past (from IPL 2013 onwards when the stats had been first made obtainable) belongs the Chris Gayle who launched the ball so long as 119 meters throughout when enjoying for Royal Challengers Bangalore in opposition to the now defunct Pune Warriors India in IPL 2013.
Australia allrounder Ben Cutting and Livingstone at the moment are tied on the second place on this checklist having struck 117-metres every whereas quick rising Brevis is on the third spot.
Gayle additionally holds the file for hitting probably the most variety of sixes in a single innings. He broke the Brendon McCullum’s file of 13 sixes by hitting 17 hits out of the park in opposition to PWI throughout his record-breaking innings of 175 not out.
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