The 33rd match of the 2023 World Cup between India and Sri Lanka is being played at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. In this match, Indian middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer stunned everyone with a massive six. In fact, this six by Iyer is now the longest six of the tournament so far.
Shreyas remarkable six was witnessed in the 35th over of the Indian innings. During this over, Sri Lanka was trying to put pressure on India. Shreyas Iyer scored 82 runs in just 56 balls with the help of three fours and six maximums.
In this instance, the Lankan bowler delivered the fourth ball of the over to Shreyas on the off-side line. The ball was in Shreyas’s hitting zone, and without wasting a moment, he swiftly rotated his bat and played a shot toward the front. Shreyas’s shot had a lot of power, and besides that, there was good contact between the ball and the bat. As a result, the ball sailed straight into the air and landed at a distance of 106 meters.
This is the longest six of the 2023 World Cup. Before it, the longest six was hit by Glenn Maxwell, who smashed a 104-meter six against New Zealand. It’s also worth noting that besides the 106-meter six, Shreyas has hit a 101-meter six with his bat in this World Cup.
Teams
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis (c & wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Angelo Mathews, Dushan Hemantha, Mahesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dushmantha Chameera, Dilshan Madushanka
