Developed by leading global cricket batting experience Sixes Social Cricket (www.sixescricket.com)
Players face 12 balls against 12 of the most famous deliveries seen in cricket, from the spin of Warne to Herschelle Gibbs in 1999, to the pace of Jofra Archer to Soumya Sarkar in 2019.
With its technology developed by BatFast, players will face replicas that resemble the exhilarating speed and spin of each ball.
The World Cup game mode will be available at every Sixes site across the UK. Recently launching its eighth one in seaside icon Brighton, Sixes exists across four locations in London, with further venues also in Manchester, Birmingham and Leicester.
In addition to the cricket, Sixes’ delicious food and drink offering is super central to the enjoyment too. Players can feast on burgers, sharing plates and wood-fired pizzas, as well as a full menu of classic cocktails, beers, wine, and shakes.
Sixes chief executive and co-founder Calum Mackinnon, says: “We’re absolutely delighted to bring this World Cup game mode to Sixes. Fans can often be the biggest critics in sport, but now we’ve given them the chance to face these 12 infamous balls to see how they would get on.
“We’ve launched this to coincide with the Cricket World Cup as it is the most prestigious event in the cricketing calendar. In sporting terms, the World Cup is the pinnacle which we know brings new audiences to the game; We hope to attract both cricket fans and new ones to take on the full Sixes’ experience”.
And to whet appetites: the 12 balls comprising the World Game Mode are:
1. Mitchell Starc v Ben Stokes (2019)
2. Glenn McGrath v Brian Lara (1999)
3. Brett Lee v Jacob Oram (2003)
4. Wasim Akram v Allan Lamb (1992)
5. Shoaib Akhtar v Stephen Fleming (1999)
6. Waqar Younis v Naimur Rahman (1999)
7. James Anderson v Inzamam-ul-Haq (2003)
8. James Anderson v Mohammad Yousuf (2003)
9. Jofra Archa v Soumya Sarkar (2019)
10. Andrew Hall v Andrew Flintoff (2007)
11. Dale Steyn v Harbhajan Singh (2011)
12. Shane Warne v Herschelle Gibbs (1999)
