CPL 2024: These days West Indies’ domestic T20 league CPL 2024 is in full swing. Here young players are showing their strength. In the 19th match held on 19 September, an unknown batsman won everyone’s heart by hitting a stormy six of 124 meters.
CPL 2024: West Indies is a country from where explosive batsmen emerge. Star players like Kieron Pollard, Chris Gayle, Andre Russell emerged from here, who hit one six after another in cricket history. Whenever it comes to hitting long sixes, West Indies power comes to mind. On the morning of 19 September, something happened on the soil of West Indies, which shocked the cricket fans. In the 19th match of the ongoing Caribbean Premier League here, a batsman stunned the opposing team by hitting a 124 meter long six.
This six which went 124 meters away showed power, timing and class all together. The six was so powerful that the ball went higher than the Qutub Minar. The bowler was surprised to see it. Its video is very viral on social media. Let’s know who hit this six and against whom.
Who hit the 124 meter long six?
The name of the player who hit a 124 meter long six in the Caribbean Premier League is Shakir Paris, who is playing for Trinbago Knight Riders in this league. This 21-year-old batsman scored 29 runs by hitting 2 fours and 2 sixes while opening. In this innings, he hit this stormy six against spinner Gudakesh Moti of the opposing team Guyana Amazon Warriors. In this match, the team of the player who hit the six won by 5 wickets.
Kneeling down and hitting a six
Actually, Gudakesh Moti had bowled only the third over for his team. On the 5th ball of this over, 21-year-old Shakkere Parris got down on his knees and hit such a six over midwicket that the ball went above the roof of the stadium. This is also the longest six of this season in the tournament. When the ball was going in the air, everyone kept staring at it.
What happened in the match?
If we talk about the match, Trinbago Knight Riders and Guyana Amazon Warriors were face to face in the 19th match. This match took place at Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad. After winning the toss, Trinbago Knight Riders captain Kieron Pollard invited Guyana Amazon Warriors to bat first. The team scored 148 runs in 20 overs. In response, Trinbago Knight Riders achieved the target by losing 5 wickets in 19.2 overs and won by 5 wickets. The hero of the victory was Andre Russell, who played an explosive innings of 36 runs in 15 balls and led the Trinbago team to victory.