Most Sixes In ODI Innings By A Player: One Day International Records. Which Player has hit most Sixes in an Innings in ODI Cricket?
The brand of cricket has played in the modern era is completely different from what it was in the past. The current players start attacking from the word go. Players are like Jason Roy, Chris Gayle, Rohit Sharma, Kieron Pollard, etc are known for their aggressive approach.
As the result of this aggressive approach fours and sixes are very common these days. Batsmen tend to play attacking shots even when their team has lost 3-4 wickets early in the innings. Here we’re going to tell you about the batsmen with most sixes in an ODI innings.
Most Sixes In ODI Innings By A Player
5. Shane Watson
Australian all-rounder Shane Watson in April 2011 hit 15 sixes in an ODI inning against Bangladesh. He scored an unbeaten 185 with 15 sixes and 15 fours i.e. 150 runs in boundaries. This inning was played in Bangladesh which makes it even more special as Bangladesh is a very strong team on their home soil.
4. Rohit Sharma
Back in 2013 when Rohit Sharma scored his first ODI double hundred against Australia, he struck 16 sixes in his innings. It’s the fourth most sixes in an ODI Inning by a player. Rohit scored a total of 209 runs including 16 sixes and 12 fours.
Rohit currently has 3 ODI double centuries to his name. He also holds the record for the highest score by any batsmen in ODI cricket which is 264 runs. Three batters including Rohit Sharma have hit 16 sixes in an ODI inning which is the joint-second in ODI history.
3. Chris Gayle
Chris Gayle in the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup scored 215 runs in an innings against Zimbabwe. In that innings, he hit 16 sixes which is the joint second-most sixes in an ODI inning. It is the first World Cup Double hundred in the history of One Day cricket.
2. AB de Villiers
South African superstar and Mr.360 AB de Villiers too has 16 sixes to his name in an ODI Inning. AB achieved this feat against the West Indies back in 2015. De Villiers is known for playing shots all around the ground. He scored 149 runs in this innings with the help of 16 sixes and 9 fours.
1. Eoin Morgan: Most ODI Sixes In An Innings By A Player
English skipper Eoin Morgan holds the record for hitting the most number of sixes in an ODI inning. In the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup Morgan hit 17 sixes in his inning against Afghanistan.
Morgan scored 148 runs of which 118 came from sixes and fours. In this game, England also achieved the record for hitting most sixes in an ODI inning by a team.
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