West Indies batter Nicholas Pooran smashed one of the longest sixes on Sunday in The Hundred with a mammoth 113-meter maximum. The game took place at Old Trafford, where Northern Superchargers locked horns with Manchester Originals for supremacy.
It was an impressive shot that came off the 74th ball from Northern Superchargers’ run chase. The full-length ball by Scott Currie was pitched slightly outside leg-stump but was swept away majestically by Pooran into deep mid-wicket stands beyond any boundary line. Fans could not help but admire this monstrous six.
Sharing the video on X, The Hundred’s official handle wrote:
“113-METRE 6 OUT OF THE GROUND! Oh, Nicholas Pooran!”
You can watch the video here :
https://x.com/thehundred/status/1822719635084447823
Pooran hit an unbeaten 66 runs from 33 balls at an impressive strike rate of 200, aided by eight sixes and two fours.
Nicholas Pooran’s explosive innings led the Northern Superchargers to a 7-wicket win over the Manchester Originals
Nicholas Pooran’s clinical batting display helped Northern Superchargers beat Manchester Originals by seven wickets in The Hundred on Sunday, along with captain Harry Brook and Adam Hose. Brook scored 43 runs off 26 balls, which included a couple of sixes besides four boundaries.
Hose contributed as well with his unbeaten score of 27 runs from just 14 balls made up of two sixes and one boundary. With Pooran, the two formed partnerships worth fifty runs each.
For Manchester Originals, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Usman Mir, and Scott Currie were able to claim a wicket each. The side batted first and posted 152 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 100 balls. Leading from the front, he captain Phil Salt made an impressive 61 off 28 balls, with four sixes and five fours.
Jamie Overton made 21 runs not out at a run-a-ball pace while Thomas Aspinwall struck an unbeaten 18 in just 12 deliveries, Matthew Hurst chipped in with 17 off eight. The only other batter reaching double figures was Max Holden (13 off 11).
Mitchell Santner was the standout performer with the ball for Northern Superchargers, taking 3 wickets for 24 runs, while Patrick Brown, Adil Rashid, and Matthew Potts picked up one scalp each.
Superchargers are now sitting at third position in the points table after winning four out of seven matches. On the other hand, Manchester franchise has already been knocked out of playoff contention by winning only one out of seven games played so far.
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