Mohammed Shami was also impressed with Livingstone’s hitting ability.

Liam Livingstone’s six. (Photo Source: Twitter)

England and Punjab Kings (PBKS) batter Liam Livingstone stroked a 117-metre six in the group stage encounter against the Gujarat Titans on May 3 (Tuesday). To note, it was Indian pacer Mohammed Shami who was at receiving end as he was also impressed with Livingstone’s hitting ability.

The English batter, who came to bat after PBKS lost their second wicket went berserk against the GT bowlers, as he smashed Shami in the 16th over for four maximums and a four, also hitting a gigantic six measuring 117 meters, the longest in IPL 2022 so far. Meanwhile, PBKS handed GT their second defeat in the tournament as they won the contest quite convincingly.

Livingstone scored 28 runs against Shami

Talking about the ball, it was an in-angling length delivery and the English batter cleared his front leg and swung his bat with all the power as he sent the ball flying over a deep square leg. The right-handed batter then hit a hat-trick of sixes and scored 28 runs in that over.

117 M six by Liam Livingstone @liaml4893 #PBKSvGT #liamlivingstone #liam #pbks pic.twitter.com/me6yLBhAdp

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Talking about the match, GT captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and opted to bat first. However, the Titans opener could not get going. Skipper Pandya was scalped early as well. The innings was held by young batter Sai Sudharsan (65 off 50 balls). Apart from Sudharsan, none of the Titans’ high-profile batters got going. For PBKS, South African pacer Kagiso Rabada was the pick of the bowlers, scalping four wickets.

In reply, PBKS lost an early wicket in form of English batter Jonny Bairstow as he got out after scoring just one run. However, senior batter Shikhar Dhawan (62*), Bhanuka Rajapaksa (40), and Livingstone (30) ensured that the Kings do not face any problems in the chase.

As a result, PBKS managed to get the target easily and get two vital points in the table. Pacer Kagiso Rabada was adjudged the Player of the Match for his excellent spell of bowling. Despite losing their second match, the Titans continue to be at the top of points table in IPL 2022.