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Yuvraj Singh to Misbah-ul-Haq: Players to hit longest sixes in T20 World Cup history

Yuvraj Singh to Misbah-ul-Haq: Players to hit longest sixes in T20 World Cup history

Team India veteran batter, Yuvraj Singh holds the record for smashing the longest six in T20 World Cup history. Check out the top 5 list.

The T20 World Cup 2024 in West Indies and USA will see some of the biggest hitters in the world flex their muscle and hammer huge sixes. On that note, check out the list of batters who have hit some of the biggest sixes in T20 World Cup history:

Player to hit longest six in T20 World Cups

  1. Yuvraj Singh (119 m)
  2. Liam Livingstone (112 m)
  3. Andre Russell (111 m)
  4. Misbah ul Haq (111 m)
  5. Junaid Siddique (109 m)

Top 3 longest six in T20 World Cup history

Yuvraj Singh (119 meters)

In the first edition of the T20 World Cup in 2007, Yuvraj played a key role in helping India lift the trophy. Facing the Australian spearhead Brett Lee in the semi-final clash of the tournament, Yuvraj smashed Lee’s delivery over square leg, which cleared the stands and became the largest maximum of the tournament by covering a distance of 119 meters.

Liam Livingstone (112 meters)

While facing South Africa’s prime bowler, Kagiso Rabada in 2021 T20 World Cup, Livingstone smacked him for two massive sixes. One of the hits that went over square leg covered a distance of 112 meters as he broke the record of Andre Russell.

Andre Russell (111 meters)

Contesting against Australia in a Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup 2021, Andre Russell smashed Mitchell Starc for two maximums on the last two deliveries of the innings. His six on the penultimate ball went a mind-boggling 111 meters away.

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