PSL provides some quality cricket to fans, with a blazing fast bowler and power-hitting batter. Hitting a boundary always fascinates any player. Some fans love to watch cricket with stylish cover drives and cut shots like Virat Kohli and Babar Azam. In modern league cricket, most people like to watch power hitters like Rohit Sharma, Chris Gayle, Shahid Afridi, Fakhar Zaman, Alex Hales, and many others. Do you know which power hitter hit the longest six in PSL? Lets deep dive
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Longest Sixes in PSL 2016-2023
Batsman | Distance | Team | Opponent | Year |
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Andre Fletcher | 114m | Peshawar Zalmi | Multan Sultans | 2018 |
Tom Kohler-Cadmore | 108m | Peshawar Zalmi | Quetta Gladiators | 2022 |
Andre Russell | 108m | Multan Sultans | KarachiKings | 2018 |
Kamran Akmal | 106m | Peshawar Zalmi | Lahore Qalandars | 2018 |
Joe Denly | 104m | Karachi Kings | Lahore Qalandars | 2018 |
Shahid Afridi | 102m | Karachi Kings | Peshawar Zalmi | 2018 |
Fakhar Zaman | 101m | Lahore Qalandars | Multan Sultans | 2018 |
Marlon Samuels | 101m | Peshawar Zalmi | KarachiKings | 2017 |
Kevin Pietersen | 101m | Quetta Gladiators | Peshawar Zalmi | 2016 |
Shoaib Malik | 99m | Peshawar Zalmi | Quetta Gladiators | 2020 |
Shoaib Maqsood | 99m | Multan Sultans | Peshawar Zalmi | 2021 |
Muhammad Rizwan | 97m | Multan Sultans | Islamabad United | 2021 |
Colin Munro | 99m | Islamabad United | Karachi Kings | 2023 |
Ben Cutting | 107m | Karachi Kings | Multan Sultans | 2023 |
Andre Fletcher – 114m
West Indian batter Andre Fletcher hit the longest six in PSL. He hit a 114-meter massive six against Muhammad Irfan in 2018, playing for Peshawar Zalmi.
Tom Kohler-Cadmore – 108m
Tom Kohler, an English batter, started his PSL journey with Quetta Gladiators in PSL 3. Later he was picked by PZ in 2022, where he hit the second-longest six of PSL, 108 meters long, against his previous teammate Muhammad Nawaz.
Andre Russel – 108m
Andre is world-famous due to his hard-hitting. He hit 108 meters long six in 2008 for Multan Sultans against Muhammad Ammir from Karachi Kings.
If we look at this list, most of the longest sixes hit in 2018 when PSL was played in Pakistan for the first time.
Kamran Akmal – 106m
Whenever you search any PSL record, you find Kamran Akmal in the list of top players, either most fifties, most centuries, most runs, or most sixes.
In the same way, he is also part of the biggest sixes list. In PSL, he hit 106 meters long six against Bilal Khan from Lahore Qalandars.
Joe Denly – 104m
Joe Denly hit the longest six for Karachi Kings. He hit 104 meters long to young Shaheen Afridi from Lahore Qalandars. Since then, Shaheen has improved his bowling skills and become captain of LQ.
Shahid Afridi – 102m
Whenever you talk about sixes, the first name came to your name is boom boom, Shahid Afridi. Shahid Afridi hit the longest six of 158 meters in International Cricket at the peak of his Cricket career.
In PSL, his lengthiest six is 102 meters long which was hit against Peshawar Zalmi pacer Sameen Gul at National Stadium Karachi.
Fakhar Zaman – 101m
Fakhar Zaman is the most aggressive opener of the Pakistani team these days. He always tries to dominate the bowling side from the very first ball. He is famously known for his big sixes on the leg side.
In PSL 2018, he hit 101 meter long six against Multan Sultan. Chris Green had a great spell, but in the 10th over, Fakhar Zaman turned the table. He hit three consecutive boundaries, including one six straight over his head.
Marlon Samuels – 101m
Big Man Marlon Samuels hit 101 meters long six in PSL in the second edition of the league. He smashed this six over the mid-wickets against Sohail Khan from Karachi Kings.
Kevin Pieterson – 101m
Kevin Pieterson hit the first six in PSL over 100 meters long. He smashes this six against Muhammad Asghar from Peshawar Zalmi in the 1st Qualifying Final match Peshawar Zalmi at Sharjah Stadium.
Who Hit Longest Six in PSL 2023?
Colin Munro from New Zealand, representing Islamabad United, hit the longest six in PSL 2023. In the fourth match, when IU faced KK, Colin Munro hit 99 meters long six against James Fuller at the deep fine leg.