The 24th IPL 2023 between Royal Challengers Bangalore, i.e. RCB, and Chennai Super Kings, i.e. CSK, is being played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. In this match, CSK batsman Shivam Dube hit the second-longest six of IPL 2023. Yes, he struck a 111-meter-long six off Harshal Patel. Earlier, he had hit a 101-meter-long six. The longest six of IPL 2023 was hit by Faf du Plessis of 115 meters.
This big shot from Shivam Dube’s bat came in the 13th over of CSK’s innings in Harshal Patel’s second over. In an attempt to bowl a yorker, Harshal Patel bowled a full toss to Dubey, and the left-handed batsman took advantage of it to hit a 111-metre-long skyscraper six. After seeing this shot, the commentators, including RCB players, were also surprised.
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Talking about the match, RCB won the toss and elected to bowl first in this match. This decision of Faf du Plessis has not yet been in the team’s interest. Until writing the news, Chennai has scored 178 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in 16.3 overs. Shivam Dube got out after scoring 52 runs off 27 balls. He hit five sixes in this innings, while Devon Conway played a stormy inning of 83 runs during this period.
Playing XI of RCB and CSK
Chennai Super Kings: Devon Conway, Rituraj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c/wk), Mathisha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Mahesh Theekshana.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Harshal Patel, Vanindu Hasaranga, Wayne Parnell, Vijaykumar Vaishakh, Mohammed Siraj.
