Dinesh Karthik hit the longest six of IPL 2024, Pat Cummins' reaction was worth watching; watch video
Royal Challengers Bangalore’s star wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik hit the longest six of IPL 2024 against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday. Karthik hit a six of 108 meters towards square leg off T Natarajan. Dinesh Karthik broke the record of the longest six of IPL 2024 within two hours. Karthik played an excellent inning of 83 runs.
Sports Desk, New Delhi. Dinesh Karthik hit the longest six of IPL 2024 against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday. Karthik hit a six of 108 meters towards square leg off T Natarajan at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. The video of this six has gone viral on social media.
Dinesh Karthik played an aerial shot on the leg side on the first ball of the 16th over of the innings by T Natarajan. This shot had so much power that the ball hit the roof of the stadium and returned. Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins was stunned after seeing this shot of Karthik. The expressions on his face were worth seeing.
Karthik made a record
Dinesh Karthik has made the record of scoring the longest six in IPL 2024. He broke Heinrich Klaasen’s record of six distance of 106 meters within two hours. By the way, apart from Klaasen, Venkatesh Iyer of Kolkata Knight Riders and Nicholas Puran of Lucknow Supergiants also hit a six of a distance of 106 meters.
Batsman who hit the longest six in IPL 2024
Dinesh Karthik – 108 meters
Heinrich Klaasen – 106 meters
Venkatesh Iyer – 106 meters
Nicholas Pooran – 106 meters
Ishan Kishan – 103 meters
Good innings by Karthik
Let us tell you that a record match in terms of runs was played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday. Hyderabad made the highest score in IPL history by batting first. SRH scored 287 runs losing 3 wickets in 20 overs. In reply, RCB fought hard, but could score 262 runs after losing 7 wickets in 20 overs. Dinesh Karthik played an excellent inning of 83 runs in 35 balls with the help of five fours and seven sixes.
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