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The first T20 was washed out in Canberra but Australia took a 1-0 lead in the five-mmatch series with a four-wicket win at the MCG on Friday. Watch Australia vs India T20I Series LIVE and ad-break free during play only on FOX CRICKET, available on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1. After Travis Head and Josh Inglis were dismissed cheaply in Hobart, Tim David came to the crease and bludgeoned India’s bowlers to all parts of Bellerive Oval, racing to a 23-ball half century. David was in ominous touch and dispatched Indian spinner Axar Patel down the ground for a huge six that was on track to soar out of the stadium, only to hit the Ninja Stadium sign on top of the David Boon Stand. The six travelled 129 metres, making it the longest recorded six ever struck in the history of T20 internationals and the biggest six recorded by Fox Cricket. The 129m figure is the distance Fox Cricket’s statisicians calculated the ball would have travelled had it not hit the stadium sign. Watch Tim David’s massive six in the video above Fox Cricket’s Mark Howard exclaimed in commentary: “That’s coming into the commentary box! Straight down the ground. It was nearly in the Derwent (River)! “We’ve seen some big sixes over the years … oh 129 meters, that’s a big number.” Mark Waugh: “It’s a tough ask for Axar Patel bowling to Tim David. That’s nearly gone out of the stadium. That is huge. Right on the Ninja Stadium sign, over the roof. That’s a big hit.” The longest officially measured cricket shot is a 153 metre six struck by Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi in a 2013 ODI, while Brett Lee’s famous strike in a Gabba Test match came in at 143 metres. And who could forget Chris Lynn’s massive 121m six for the Brisbane Heat off Shaun Tait’s bowling that flew out of the Gabba in the Big Bash. David was eventually out for 74 off balls, caught on the boundary rope by Shivam Dube off the bowling of Tilak Varma. The Aussie was disappointed not to reach triple figures for a second time in T20 internationals after he bludgeoned a T20I century against the West Indies earlier this year. After David’s dismissal, Marcus Stoinis struck 64 off 39 balls to help Australia to a competitive total in Hobart. Arshdeep Singh finished with 3-34 from his four overs picking up Stoinis as his final wicket of the night, caught in the last over of the innings. But it was a completely different result for hometown hero Mitch Owen who lit up the Hobart sky in the Hurricanes BBL title win in January. In his first innings at the same venue, Owen was clean bowled for a golden duck which silenced the Hobart locals. Josh Hazlewood was rested and will sit out the remainder of the T20 series against India to prepare for the upcoming Ashes series, which begins on November 21. - With NewsWire
