World Cup 2019: 5 biggest sixes of the tournament

We are only hours away from the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. Hosts England and 2015 World Cup finalists New Zealand will fight it out today to decide the winners of the coveted trophy at the iconic Lord's cricket ground.

The tournament has witnessed some high scoring games and huge sixes. With players like Chris Gayle, Jason Roy, Andre Russell, Hardik Pandya, Glenn Maxwell, Jos Butler, and David Warner in action, there was no shortage of sixes in the World Cup.

A total of 353 sixes have been struck in the tournament so far and England’s Eoin Morgan leads the charts with 22 of them, followed by Australia’s Aaron Finch (18), and India’s Rohit Sharma (14). Some of these big hits were really huge and even crossed 100 meters.

On that note, let’s take a look at the biggest sixes in the 2019 Cricket World Cup.

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#5 Chris Gayle, 98 meters

Afghanistan v West Indies - ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

West Indies had a poor World Cup campaign. Though they started the mega event with a thumping win over Pakistan in their opening fixture, they managed to win only two out of the nine games in the tournament and finished ninth in the standings, only above Afghanistan.

Despite some brilliant individual performances, they failed to click as a unit and were unlucky on quite a few occasions. However, there was no shortage of sixes in the games that involved the West Indies. Chris Gayle struck a total of 12 sixes in the tournament.

The game between West Indies and New Zealand turned out to be one of the most exciting games of the 2019 World Cup. West Indies lost the game by five runs but the game produced 17 sixes, 13 of them by the West Indies.

On his way to a majestic 87 in the game, Gayle hit six sixes and one of them off Matt Henry in the 8th over of the innings went for 98 meters over the long-on fence. It was a length ball but Gayle still managed to generate a lot of power behind it and deposited into the stands.

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#4 Mahmudullah, 98 meters

Bangladesh v Afghanistan - ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

Bangladesh had a good World Cup campaign. Though they failed to qualify for the semi-finals, they played some exceptional cricket throughout the tournament. Bangladesh lost to Australia in a high-scoring game where more than 700 runs were scored on the day.

During the chase, Mahmudullah played a vital inning of 69 and during the knock, he slog-swept Pat Cummins’ slow ball for a huge six over deep mid-wicket. The ball travelled 98 meters into the crowd for a huge six.

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#3 Andre Russell, 103 meters

England v West Indies - ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

The Caribbean star is known for hitting huge sixes. Andre Russell demolished bowlers in IPL 2019 and came into the tournament in a great form. Russell had a below-par tournament with the bat and his presence at the 2019 World Cup was curtailed because of an injury. The strong all-rounder played only four games in the tournament.

In the game against Australia at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, Russell hit Adam Zampa for a 103-meter six over the long-on boundary. However, he failed to convert his good start, only managing 15 off 10 balls. West Indies lost the game by 15 runs.

#2 Shimron Hetmyer, 104 meters

Afghanistan v West Indies - ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

Despite showing flashes of his brilliance, Shimron Hetmyer had a mediocre tournament, if not poor. However, he played quite a few breathtaking shots in the World Cup. In the game against Bangladesh, the 22-year-old flashing left-hander scored a 26-ball 50 and his knock included three big sixes.

One of his sixes off off-spinner Mosaddek Hossain went over mid-wicket for 104 meters. Though West Indies lost the game by seven wickets, Hetmyer played a scintillating innings.

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#1 Jason Holder, 105 meters

Sri Lanka v West Indies - ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

West Indies captain and all-rounder Jason Holder has struck the biggest six of the 2019 Cricket World Cup. In the game against Bangladesh, Holder played a brilliant cameo (33 off 15 balls) to take his team to 321 for 8 in 50 overs.

Despite setting a huge target, West Indies lost the game in 41.3 overs as Bangladesh chased the target with ease. The game produced 17 sixes and some of them were huge ones. The 27-year-old hammered Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza over wide long-on for a gigantic 105-meter six.