The 17th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) produced some thrilling encounters where we had some high-scoring clashes and record-breaking totals. In IPL 2024, we saw the previous record of highest IPL team total of 263/5 by Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) getting broken multiple times, and now, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) hold the record of top two highest team totals in the cash-rich league.
Along with the highest totals, the IPL 2024 also broke the record for most sixes in a single edition of the tournament. A total of 1260 sixes were hit in 74 matches of IPL 2024, with star Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batter MS Dhoni hitting the longest six of the season of 110 meters in a clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on May 18. In the last 17 years of the IPL, we saw some huge sixes getting smashed throughout the history of the tournament. Some shots even went out of the stadium that exhilarated all the fans present there. In the following listicle, we will discuss the top 10 longest sixes that were smashed in the 17 years of IPL history.
10 Longest Sixes in IPL History
10. Liam Livingstone: 117m six vs Gujarat Titans in IPL 2022
Star England batter Liam Livingstone, who plays for Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the IPL, smashed a 117-meter six in a match against Gujarat Titans (GT) at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai on 3 May 2022. The right-handed batter remained unbeaten on 30 off just 10 deliveries in that game, where he smashed that monstrous six in the first ball of the 16th over, which was bowled by Mohammed Shami. That match saw PBKS comfortably chase the target of 144 runs in 16 overs with 8 wickets in hand.
