Nicholas Pooran wreaked havoc in the IPL 2024 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). The southpaw scored a quick-fire 40* that guided LSG to a great 181/5 in the first innings.
En route to his outstanding cameo, Pooran smashed a 106-metre long six, equaling the longest six record of the IPL 2024 season. During the 19th over, bowled by Reece Topley, Pooran clubbed three back-to-back sixes, third of which earned him the massive record.
Pooran, who smoked five sixes and a boundary, has now joined Venkatesh Iyer, who also tonked a 106-metre maximum against RCB. With this, the West Indian superstar also became only the fourth individual to breach the 100-metre distance with a six in the ongoing tournament.
Check out the list of longest sixes in IPL 2024
S. No NameSix DistanceMatch1Nicholas Pooran 106mLSG vs RCB2Venkatesh Iyer106mKKR vs RCB3Ishan Kishan103mMI vs SRH4Andre Russell102mKKR vs SRH5Abhishek Porel99mDC vs PBKS
Pooran’s power and an emphatic innings by Quinton de Kock (81) propelled LSG to a superb total of 181/5 in the first innings. This could prove out to be a fighting score for Lucknow at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium that has not been as belter of a pitch so far this season.
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