Watch: Phil Salt smashes humongous out-of-the-ground six off Olly Stone in The Hundred 2024

England's swashbuckling opening batter Phil Salt smashed a monstrous six during the match between the London Spirit and the Manchester Originals in The Hundred 2024 season. Phil Salt, the Manchester skipper, hit the ball out of the ground to reach his half-century in the ongoing Men's Hundred tournament.

The Manchester Originals beat the London Spirit by 12 runs at Lord's in London on Friday, August 9. Manchester scored 135 runs for the loss of five wickets in their allotted 100 balls. The London Spirit managed 123 runs for five wickets. Phil Salt was named Match Hero for his batting performance in the match.

Watch: Phil Salt Smashes Out-Of-The-Ground Six 

Phil Salt hit the colossal six off the 67th ball of the Manchester Originals' innings. Fast bowler Olly Stone delivered a short ball outside off stump, and Salt hammered into deep square leg. The ball went out of the ground, and Salt completed the half-century with the six.

The tournament's official account shared the video on X (formerly known as Twitter) and wrote, “50 runs reached in Phil Salt style.”

Watch the video below:

50 runs reached in Phil Salt style 😎#TheHundred | #RoadToTheEliminator pic.twitter.com/U5uwaydSAE

— The Hundred (@thehundred) August 9, 2024

Salt was dismissed after scoring 58 runs off 41 balls at a strike rate of 141.46. He smashed two sixes and four boundaries during his knock. The wicketkeeper-batter added a 94-run partnership with Max Holden for the second wicket. The Originals lost the wickets of Matthew Hurst (2) with just three runs on the board.

The London Spirit scored 123 runs for the loss of five wickets in their allotted 100 balls. Opener Keaton Jennings made an unbeaten 61 runs off 50 balls, including six boundaries. Shimron Hetmyer added 44 runs off 35 balls. However, the remaining batters failed to reach double digits in the chase during the recent game.

Nice To Be On The Right Side - Phil Salt

Phil Salt, speaking after the match, expressed satisfaction with his performance and the team's win on a bowler-friendly wicket. He highlighted their improved performance after losing five consecutive matches. Salt said that the team is now focused on spoiling others' plans.

"It's nice to be on the right side of a run-out like that. Pleased to contribute, tough wicket here and we know it's bowler-friendly. The results haven't gone our way. Three games we have lost key moments late on and pleasing to see the way we turned up today," Salt said.

"Such is the nature of the game that you have to be on top form for the 12 months, no breaks but the preparations for the upcoming season are on. We are on a mission now to be party spoilers and with the luck we have had in the competition so far, that's a role we are going to enjoy," he added.

Phil Salt has scored 155 runs in six matches at a strike rate of 132.47 in The Hundred this season. The Manchester Originals secured their first win of the season after losing their initial games. They remain at the bottom of the eight-team table with just two points.

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