Buttler smashes second longest six of IPL 2023 in LSG vs RR match

The Englishman sent a delivery on leg-stump from pacer Yudhvir Singh over the midwicket boundary for a 112-metre six in the fifth over of Rajasthan Royals’ chase against Lucknow Super Giants.

Published : Apr 19, 2023 22:12 IST , CHENNAI - 1 MIN READ

Jos Buttler of Rajasthan Royals play a shot.
Jos Buttler of Rajasthan Royals play a shot. | Photo Credit: SPORTZPICS FOR IPL
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Jos Buttler of Rajasthan Royals play a shot. | Photo Credit: SPORTZPICS FOR IPL

Jos Buttler of Rajasthan Royals smashed a 112-metre six against Lucknow Super Giants in an IPL 2023 match at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Wednesday.

The Englishman sent a delivery on leg-stump from pacer Yudhvir Singh over the midwicket boundary for a 112-metre six in the fifth over of Rajasthan Royals’ chase. Buttler now has hit the second biggest maximum of IPL 2023, going past Shivam Dube’s 111-metre six against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Monday.

RCB skipper Faf du Plessis has hit the longest six of the season so far, a 115-metre maximum against Lucknow Super Giants in Bengaluru.

Here are the longest sixes of IPL 2023 so far:

Batter Distance (in metres) Opponent Ground
Faf du Plessis (RCB) 115 Lucknow Super Giants M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Jos Buttler (RR) 112 Lucknow Super Giants Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Shivam Dube 111 Royal Challengers Bangalore M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Shivam Dube (CSK) 102 Lucknow Super Giants M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Rinku Singh (KKR) 101 Royal Challengers Bangalore Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Venkatesh Iyer (KKR) 101 Gujarat Titans Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (KKR) 101 Punjab Kings IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali
Nehal Wadhera (MI) 101 Royal Challengers Bangalore M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
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