Longest Six in Cricket World Cup 2019

Longest Six in the 2019 Cricket World Cup

The longest six of the 2019 Cricket World Cup was hit by West Indies captain Jason Holder, measured at 105 metres against Bangladesh at Taunton on 17 June 2019. Holder launched Mashrafe Mortaza over wide long-on for the biggest maximum of the tournament. Shimron Hetmyer (104 metres) and Andre Russell (103 metres) hold second and third place, making it an all-West-Indian podium for the longest sixes of the 2019 World Cup.

This corrects a common mix-up. Andre Russell’s famous 111-metre six, often wrongly credited to the 2019 World Cup, was actually hit in the 2021 T20 World Cup against Australia at Abu Dhabi, off Mitchell Starc. In the 2019 tournament itself, Russell’s longest measured six was 103 metres against Australia at Nottingham. This guide gives the verified top three, explains how six distances are measured, and covers the big-hitting records of the 2019 World Cup.

Longest Sixes of the 2019 World Cup

Batsman	Team	Distance	Bowler	Match	Venue
Jason Holder	West Indies	105 metres	Mashrafe Mortaza	West Indies vs Bangladesh	Taunton
Shimron Hetmyer	West Indies	104 metres	Mosaddek Hossain	West Indies vs Bangladesh	Taunton
Andre Russell	West Indies	103 metres	Australia attack	West Indies vs Australia	Nottingham

All three of the tournament’s 100-metre-plus sixes came from West Indies batsmen, and two of them came in the same match. The West Indies side that travelled to England in 2019 was famous for its power hitting, and the six-distance leaderboard reflects that reputation. No batsman from any other team cleared 100 metres with a single strike during the tournament.

Jason Holder 105 Metres: The Longest Six of the Tournament

Jason Holder’s tournament-leading six came in the West Indies innings against Bangladesh at Taunton on 17 June 2019. Holder, batting in the closing overs, played a quickfire cameo of 33 runs off just 15 balls, and his biggest hit was a huge strike off Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza that sailed over wide long-on and was measured at 105 metres. It was the longest six of the 2019 World Cup and the only one to clear 105 metres.

Holder’s cameo helped West Indies reach 321 for 8 in their 50 overs, but it was not enough. Bangladesh chased the target down with seven wickets in hand, thanks to Shakib Al Hasan and Litton Das, in a match that featured 17 sixes. Holder’s 105-metre strike stood as the tournament’s biggest hit from that day onward, and nothing in the remaining weeks of the competition, including the final at Lord’s, beat it.

Shimron Hetmyer 104 Metres: The Same Match

Remarkably, the second-longest six of the tournament came in the same West Indies innings against Bangladesh. Shimron Hetmyer, who scored a blazing 50 off 26 balls with three sixes, launched off-spinner Mosaddek Hossain over midwicket for a 104-metre maximum, one metre short of his captain’s mark. Hetmyer was only 22 years old at the time, and the innings was a glimpse of the power that would make him one of the most feared young hitters in world cricket.

The Taunton match is unique in World Cup history for producing the two longest sixes of a tournament in a single innings. Between Holder and Hetmyer, West Indies hit 17 sixes in that match across both teams’ innings, one of the most six-heavy games of the 2019 World Cup. Bangladesh’s chase, built on placement and running rather than power, won the game, but the six-distance records belonged to the West Indies.

Andre Russell 103 Metres: Clearing Up the 111-Metre Confusion

Andre Russell’s 103-metre six against Australia at Nottingham on 6 June 2019 is the third-longest of the tournament. Russell was in formidable form coming into the World Cup after a devastating IPL season, and his strike against the defending champions was the kind of power hitting that had made him one of the most feared batsmen in the game. His World Cup was later cut short by a knee injury, but the 103-metre six remains part of the tournament’s big-hitting story.

The confusion about Russell and 111 metres comes from a different tournament. In the 2021 T20 World Cup at Abu Dhabi, Russell hit Mitchell Starc for a 111-metre six, which was the longest six of that competition. Because both events featured Russell launching huge sixes against Australia, the two have been mixed up in many online lists. The records are clear: Russell’s 2019 World Cup best was 103 metres, and his 111-metre monster belongs to the 2021 T20 World Cup.

The same confusion sometimes appears in the other direction, with West Indies’ match against Pakistan at Trent Bridge in the 2019 World Cup. West Indies bowled Pakistan out for just 105 in that match and won by seven wickets. It was a famous win, but it did not feature a 111-metre six from Russell. The longest sixes of the 2019 tournament are Holder’s 105, Hetmyer’s 104, and Russell’s 103, as the tournament’s own tracking confirmed.

Eoin Morgan and the Six-Hitting Records of 2019

While the West Indies trio owned the distance records, England captain Eoin Morgan owned the volume records. Morgan hit 22 sixes across the tournament, the most by any batsman at the 2019 World Cup. His most famous innings came against Afghanistan at Old Trafford on 18 June 2019, when he hit 17 sixes in a single innings, a record for most sixes in an ODI innings that still stands.

Batsman	Team	Sixes in Tournament	Notable Innings
Eoin Morgan	England	22	148 vs Afghanistan (17 sixes)
Aaron Finch	Australia	18	153 vs Sri Lanka
Rohit Sharma	India	14	Five centuries in the tournament
Jason Roy	England	12	153 vs Bangladesh
Chris Gayle	West Indies	12	Final World Cup appearance

Morgan’s 17 sixes against Afghanistan came in a 148-run innings off 71 balls, as England posted 397 for 6, then the highest total of the tournament. The innings was a display of sustained clean hitting: Morgan cleared the ropes almost at will, and his record for sixes in an ODI innings has survived every tournament since. It was the individual hitting highlight of the 2019 World Cup, even though Holder’s single strike travelled further than any of Morgan’s. For more on the tournament’s run-scorers, see the 2019 World Cup top scorers guide.

The tournament as a whole was a six-hitting spectacle. A total of 353 sixes were hit before the final, and the final at Lord’s on 14 July 2019 added to the drama in a different way: England and New Zealand tied the match and the Super Over, with England winning their first World Cup title on the boundary-count rule. For the tournament’s bowling highlights, see the 2019 World Cup best bowling guide, and for six-hitting across all World Cups, see the most sixes in World Cup guide.

How Six Distances Are Measured

Six distances in modern tournaments are measured using ball-tracking technology, which follows the ball from the moment it leaves the bat to the point where it lands or crosses the boundary. The published distance is the straight-line carry from bat to landing point, not the distance the ball would have travelled had it not hit a stand or a roof.

That method has two consequences worth knowing. First, distances are estimates, and different broadcasters and data providers can produce slightly different figures for the same shot, which is why some online lists disagree by a metre or two. Second, a six that lands on a roof or in a second tier can be recorded as shorter than a flat six that rolls to the boundary, because the measurement stops where the ball is first intercepted. The 105, 104, and 103-metre figures for the 2019 World Cup come from the tournament’s official tracking, which is why they are the most reliable figures available.

Distance also depends on more than power. Elevation, timing, bat speed, and the altitude and dimensions of the ground all matter. A well-timed lofted drive at Taunton, where the boundaries are relatively short and the ball flies well, can travel further than a harder-hit pull shot at a bigger ground. Holder’s 105-metre six was a combination of all of these: clean timing, full extension, and a ground that rewarded it.

Who hit the longest six in the 2019 Cricket World Cup?

Jason Holder of West Indies hit the longest six of the 2019 Cricket World Cup, measured at 105 metres against Bangladesh at Taunton.

Did Andre Russell hit a 111-metre six in the 2019 World Cup?

No. Russell’s 111-metre six came in the 2021 T20 World Cup against Australia at Abu Dhabi. His longest six in the 2019 World Cup was 103 metres against Australia at Nottingham.

Who hit the most sixes in the 2019 Cricket World Cup?

Eoin Morgan of England hit 22 sixes, the most in the tournament, including a record 17 sixes in one innings against Afghanistan.

What is the record for most sixes in an ODI innings?

Eoin Morgan’s 17 sixes against Afghanistan in the 2019 World Cup is the record for most sixes in a single ODI innings.

Which team hit the longest sixes in the 2019 World Cup?

West Indies held all three of the longest sixes: Jason Holder (105 metres), Shimron Hetmyer (104 metres), and Andre Russell (103 metres).

How many sixes were hit in the 2019 Cricket World Cup?

A total of 353 sixes were hit before the final, with Eoin Morgan leading the individual chart with 22.