Top 10 Biggest Sixes in Major League Cricket History
Quick Answer:
Kieron Pollard holds the longest publicly verified six in Major League Cricket history. Official MLC material records the hit as 357 feet, equal to 108.8 metres and rounded to 109 metres, while the live broadcast and match-time coverage called it a 110-metre six. It came for MI New York against Seattle Orcas in 2023. Andre Russell’s 108-metre hit and his separate 107-metre strike occupy the next two positions. This ranking uses only sixes with a publicly reported distance and covers MLC matches completed through July 17, 2026.
Introduction
Who hit the longest six in Major League Cricket history? And which other hits actually belong in a verified top ten, rather than a list of unsupported names and estimated distances?Many longest-six articles repeat measurements without identifying whether they came from an official distance tracker, a broadcast graphic or a later conversion. AllCric reviewed official MLC posts, broadcaster clips, ball-by-ball commentary, match reports and scorecards for every entry in this ranking.This article provides the published distance, match context, batter, opponent, season and verification source for each six. You’ll first see a quick comparison table, followed by a closer look at every hit and an explanation of why Pollard’s leading six is variously shown as 109 and 110 metres.
What Is the Longest Six in MLC History?
Kieron Pollard hit the longest publicly verified six in Major League Cricket history during MI New York’s match against Seattle Orcas in 2023.The shot was initially called a 110-metre six in the live coverage and the official MLC match-time post. MLC later published the measurement as 357 feet, or 109 metres. The exact mathematical conversion of 357 feet is 108.8 metres, meaning 109 metres is the nearest whole-metre conversion, while 110 metres is the more generous figure used in the original broadcast.
The six came off Cameron Gannon on the second ball of the 12th over. Despite Pollard’s contribution, Seattle Orcas won by two wickets after Heinrich Klaasen scored an unbeaten 110 off 44 balls.
Top 10 Biggest Sixes in Major League Cricket: Quick Comparison Table
| Rank | Batter | Team | Opponent | Distance | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kieron Pollard | MI New York | Seattle Orcas | 357 feet — 108.8m, published as 109m and initially called 110m | 2023 |
| 2 | Andre Russell | Los Angeles Knight Riders | San Francisco Unicorns | 108 metres | 2023 |
| 3 | Andre Russell | Los Angeles Knight Riders | San Francisco Unicorns | 351 feet — approximately 107 metres | 2024 |
| 4 | Dwayne Bravo | Texas Super Kings | Washington Freedom | 347 feet — approximately 106 metres | 2023 |
| 5 | Rovman Powell | Los Angeles Knight Riders | San Francisco Unicorns | 344 feet — approximately 105 metres | 2026 |
| 6 | Jake Fraser-McGurk | San Francisco Unicorns | Los Angeles Knight Riders | 338 feet — approximately 103 metres | 2025 |
| 7 | Andre Fletcher | Los Angeles Knight Riders | Washington Freedom | 338 feet — approximately 103 metres | 2025 |
| 8 | Nicholas Pooran | MI New York | Washington Freedom | 103 metres | 2026 |
| 9 | Nicholas Pooran | MI New York | Texas Super Kings | 102 metres | 2025 |
| 10 | Lhuan-dre Pretorius | San Francisco Unicorns | MI New York | 102 metres | 2026 |
Distances tied at the same whole-metre measurement are listed as separate deliveries. Their numerical order within the tie does not suggest that one travelled farther than the other. Official MLC material confirms the 357-foot Pollard hit, the two 338-foot sixes and Powell's 344-foot strike.
Top 10 Longest Verified Sixes in MLC History
1. Kieron Pollard — 357 Feet, Reported as 109m/110m vs Seattle Orcas, 2023
Kieron Pollard produced the longest publicly verified six in MLC history against Seattle Orcas at Church Street Park in Morrisville on July 25, 2023.Facing Cameron Gannon on the second delivery of the 12th over, Pollard cleared his front leg and launched a slower short ball over the leg side. The match-time MLC coverage called it a 110-metre strike. A later official MLC post displayed the measurement as 357 feet and 109 metres.
The two numbers describe the same hit. Converting 357 feet produces 108.8 metres, which rounds to 109 metres. The 110-metre version came from the original broadcast presentation rather than an exact feet-to-metres conversion.Pollard scored 34 off 18 balls, including three sixes, as MI New York reached 194/8. Seattle Orcas completed the chase with two wickets remaining through Heinrich Klaasen’s unbeaten 110 off 44.
2. Andre Russell — 108 Metres vs San Francisco Unicorns, 2023
Andre Russell hit a 108-metre six for Los Angeles Knight Riders against San Francisco Unicorns on July 18, 2023.
The shot came off Haris Rauf during the 19th over of LAKR’s chase. Russell created room, cleared his front leg and launched the delivery deep over the leg side. He also struck another major six later in the over, although a sufficiently reliable original measurement for that second delivery could not be located, so it is not separately included in this ranking.Russell finished unbeaten on 42 off 26 balls, but Los Angeles Knight Riders fell 21 runs short. The 108-metre strike was the tournament’s longest recorded six at that point, before Pollard went past it a week later.
3. Andre Russell — 351 Feet, Approximately 107 Metres vs San Francisco Unicorns, 2024
Russell produced another enormous hit against the same opponent and bowler during the 2024 season.
Facing Haris Rauf in the final over of Los Angeles Knight Riders’ innings on July 7, Russell launched a short delivery over wide long-on and onto the roof at Grand Prairie Stadium. The shot was reported as 351 feet, or approximately 107 metres.Russell finished unbeaten on 40 off 25 balls and helped LAKR post 165/6. San Francisco Unicorns successfully chased the target and won by six wickets.
4. Dwayne Bravo — 347 Feet, Approximately 106 Metres vs Washington Freedom, 2023
Dwayne Bravo briefly held MLC’s longest-six mark with a 347-foot strike against Washington Freedom during the inaugural season.The six came off Anrich Nortje in the 18th over at Grand Prairie Stadium. Nortje bowled short, and Bravo backed away before pulling the delivery over mid-wicket and out of the playing area.
Bravo finished unbeaten on 76 off 39 balls, hitting five fours and six sixes. He also took 1/28 with the ball. Texas Super Kings reached 157/7 while chasing Washington’s 163/5 and lost by six runs.
5. Rovman Powell — 344 Feet, Approximately 105 Metres vs San Francisco Unicorns, 2026
Rovman Powell hit the longest publicly verified six of MLC 2026 through July 17 during Los Angeles Knight Riders’ Qualifier against San Francisco Unicorns.Official MLC material measured the hit at 344 feet, equal to 104.9 metres and rounded to 105 metres. It came during Powell’s extraordinary unbeaten 50 off 15 balls at the Oakland Coliseum.
Powell entered with only three overs remaining and hit six sixes and two fours. He struck four sixes in a 28-run over against Haris Rauf before completing the fastest fifty in MLC history from 15 balls.LAKR posted 187/3 and defeated the Unicorns by seven runs to reach their first MLC final.
6. Jake Fraser-McGurk — 338 Feet, Approximately 103 Metres vs Los Angeles Knight Riders, 2025
Jake Fraser-McGurk hit one of the two joint-longest publicly verified sixes of the 2025 season, a campaign full of power-hitting moments covered in our Major League Cricket 2025 season review
The official MLC distance tracker later identified his strike as 338 feet, equal to approximately 103 metres. It came during his explosive innings for San Francisco Unicorns against Los Angeles Knight Riders on June 14.Fraser-McGurk scored 88 off 38 balls, hitting two fours and 11 sixes. His innings included four consecutive sixes in one over and helped the Unicorns secure a 32-run victory.
7. Andre Fletcher — 338 Feet, Approximately 103 Metres vs Washington Freedom, 2025
Andre Fletcher equalled Fraser-McGurk’s 2025 distance with a 338-foot six for Los Angeles Knight Riders against Washington Freedom.
MLC’s official distance-tracker post measured Fletcher’s hit at 338 feet and 103 metres. It was part of an innings of 104 from 60 balls, containing seven fours and six sixes.Fletcher eventually retired out as Los Angeles Knight Riders reached 213/4. Washington Freedom chased 214 on the final delivery and won by five wickets.
8. Nicholas Pooran — 103 Metres vs Washington Freedom, 2026
Nicholas Pooran entered the ranking with a 103-metre six during MI New York’s 2026 Eliminator, showing exactly why he is one of the overseas players who can dominate MLC 2026.Facing Saurabh Netravalkar, Pooran received a slow, full delivery outside off stump and launched it straight over long-off. The 103-metre strike completed his fifty from only 14 balls.
Pooran went on to reach his hundred from 31 deliveries, the fastest century in MLC history, and was eventually dismissed for 106 off 33 balls after hitting five fours and 13 sixes.Despite Pooran’s innings, Washington Freedom completed a record chase and eliminated MI New York.
9. Nicholas Pooran — 102 Metres vs Texas Super Kings, 2025
Pooran’s first appearance in this ranking came during the 2025 Challenger against Texas Super Kings.
He launched Marcus Stoinis for a measured 102-metre six as MI New York chased 166 for a place in the final. Pooran provided stability while Pollard supplied the late acceleration.MI New York completed the chase with seven wickets remaining and one over unused. Pooran finished unbeaten on 52, while Pollard made an unbeaten 47 off 22 balls.
10. Lhuan-dre Pretorius — 102 Metres vs MI New York, 2026
Lhuan-dre Pretorius hit a 102-metre six during San Francisco Unicorns’ chase against MI New York at Grand Prairie Stadium on July 9, 2026.
Facing spinner Sunny Patel in the eighth over, Pretorius dropped onto one knee and slog-swept the ball over deep mid-wicket. The broadcast distance tracker measured the strike at 102 metres.
Pretorius went on to score his maiden T20 century, finishing unbeaten on 102 off 52 balls. San Francisco chased MI New York’s 143/9 in 15.4 overs and won by nine wickets.
Why Do Reports Show Different Six Distances?
Six-distance figures in cricket are estimates generated by broadcast ball-tracking systems. They are not normally produced by physically measuring the distance from the batting crease to the exact landing point after the match.
Different figures can therefore appear because:
- A broadcaster rounds the original tracker estimate
- A later post converts feet into metres
- A website rounds to the nearest five or ten metres
- Different graphics use predicted landing distance rather than the place where the ball struck an object
- A report repeats an earlier rounded figure instead of the original measurement
Pollard’s record six is the clearest example. The match-time MLC coverage called it 110 metres, while a later official MLC post showed 357 feet and 109 metres. Since 357 feet converts to 108.8 metres, both 109 metres and the more generous 110-metre presentation refer to the same delivery.
AllCric therefore preserves the original unit whenever possible and clearly labels conversions instead of presenting a rounded conversion as a separate measurement.
Is the Longest Six Record the Same as the Most Sixes Record?
No, these are two different statistics.
The longest-six ranking measures one delivery by its estimated travel distance. The most-sixes record measures how many sixes a batter hits in a match, season or career.A player can hit one exceptionally long six without leading the overall six count, but many of the names in this list also feature among the best batters in Major League Cricket history Similarly, a consistent six-hitter can top a season’s six chart without producing the longest individual strike.
Conclusion
Dwayne Bravo established an early MLC distance benchmark with his 106-metre six in 2023 before Andre Russell raised it to 108 metres. Kieron Pollard then moved to the top with a strike officially published as 357 feet, equal to 108.8 metres and variously rounded to 109 or 110 metres.
Russell added another 107-metre hit in 2024, while Jake Fraser-McGurk and Andre Fletcher shared the leading published measurement of the 2025 season at 338 feet. Rovman Powell then produced the longest publicly verified hit of 2026 through July 17, measuring 344 feet.
This ranking includes only deliveries with a traceable distance figure. It does not place players in the table simply because their six looked large or appeared in an explosive innings. As MLC publishes more distance-tracker data, the list can be updated with newly verified measurements.
Your next step is to explore AllCric’s Major League Cricket records hub, where you can compare the league’s longest sixes with its leading run-scorers, fastest centuries and most prolific six-hitters.
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Kieron Pollard hit the longest publicly verified six in MLC history for MI New York against Seattle Orcas in 2023. Official MLC material shows the distance as 357 feet or 109 metres, while the live broadcast and match-time coverage called it a 110-metre hit.
The most precise publicly available figure is 357 feet, which equals 108.8 metres. MLC later rounded it to 109 metres, while the original match coverage presented it as 110 metres.
The 357-foot figure converts to 108.8 metres and therefore rounds to 109 metres. The 110-metre number came from the match-time broadcast and official coverage. They are two rounded presentations of the same tracked delivery, not two different sixes.
Jake Fraser-McGurk and Andre Fletcher jointly hold the longest publicly verified six measurement from MLC 2025. Both were recorded at 338 feet, approximately 103 metres.
hrough matches completed on July 17, Rovman Powell held the longest publicly verified six measurement of MLC 2026 at 344 feet, approximately 105 metres. He hit it during his unbeaten 50 off 15 balls against San Francisco Unicorns in Qualifier 1.
MLC publishes individual distance-tracker posts and clips, but a complete public all-time sortable leaderboard could not be found. This ranking was therefore assembled delivery by delivery from published measurements.
Broadcasters use tracking technology to estimate the ball’s trajectory and landing distance. The number should be treated as a tracking estimate rather than an exact physical tape measurement.
Not necessarily. The longest-six record concerns one delivery, while the most-sixes record counts repeated boundary hitting across an innings, season or career.
