In this blog, we will discuss the most sixes in ODI Innings by a team in the history of cricket.
1. 26 Sixes-England Vs Netherlands-Most Sixes in ODI Innings
England has the record for the most sixes in an innings of an ODI match against the Netherlands in cricket history.
In the 2022 bilateral ODI match, while batting first, England scored a massive 498/4 by hitting 26 sixes in 50 overs.
Joss Buttler scored the highest 162 runs in 70 balls in this match with a strike rate of 231.42, hitting 14 sixes in his innings. Dawid Malan also scored 125 runs in 109 balls by hitting three sixes. Besides these two, Phil Salt scored 122 runs in 93 balls by hitting three sixes in his innings.
2. 25 Sixes-England Vs Afghanistan-Second Most Sixes in ODI Innings
England has the record for the second most sixes in an innings of an ODI match against Afghanistan in cricket.
In the 2019 cricket world cup match, while batting first, England scored a massive 397/6 in 50 overs by hitting 25 sixes in this match.
Eoin Morgan scored the highest 148 runs in 71 balls with a strike rate of 208.45 by hitting 17 sixes alone in his innings.
Jonny Bairstow also played a crucial knock of 90 runs by hitting three sixes. Moeen Ali and Joe Root also played crucial knocks by slapping 4 and 1 sixes in their respective innings.
3. 24 Sixes-England Vs West Indies-Third Most Sixes in ODI Innings
England has the record for the third most sixes in an innings of an ODI match against the West Indies in cricket history.
In the 4th ODI of England’s tour of West Indies 2019, while batting first, the English team made a huge run score of 418/6 in 50 overs by hitting 24 sixes in the match.
Joss Buttler scored the highest 150 runs in 77 balls with a strike rate of 194.80 by hitting 12 sixes in his innings.
Eoin Morgan scored 103 runs by hitting six sixes. If we talk about other batters, Jonny Bairstow and Alex Hales have 56 and 82 runs by hitting 4 and 2 sixes, respectively.
4. 23 Sixes-West Indies Vs England-Fourth Most Sixes in ODI Innings
West Indies has the record for the fourth most sixes in an innings of an ODI match against England in the history of cricket.
In the 1st ODI of England’s tour of West Indies 2019, while batting first, the West Indian team scored a huge score of 360/8 in 50 overs by hitting 23 sixes in the match.
Chris Gayle scored the highest 135 runs in 129 balls with a strike rate of 104.65, hitting 12 sixes. Darren Bravo also scored 40 runs by hitting four sixes. John Campbell, Shai Hope, Shimron Hetmyer, and Devendra Bishoo hit one-sixes in their respective innings.
5. 22 Sixes-New Zealand Vs West Indies-Fifth Most Sixes in ODI Innings
New Zealand has the record for the fifth most sixes in an innings of an ODI match against the West Indies in cricket history.
In the 3rd ODI of the West Indies tour of New Zealand in 2014, while batting first, the New Zealand team made a huge run-scoring 283/4 in 21 overs.
Corey Anderson scored the highest 131 runs in 47 balls with a tremendous strike rate of 278.72, hitting 14 sixes in his innings. Jesse Ryder also scored an important knock of 104 runs in 51 balls by hitting five sixes in his innings. Brendon McCullum also smashed three sixes in his small innings of 33 runs in 11 balls.
6. 22 Sixes-West Indies Vs England-Sixth Most Sixes in ODI Innings
West Indies has the record for the sixth most sixes in an innings of an ODI match against England in the history of cricket.
In the 4th ODI of England’s tour of the West Indies 2019, in response to 418/6 of England, West Indies scored 389 runs in his batting and eventually lost the game.
But the West Indian team smashed 22 sixes in their innings and created a record for the sixth-highest sixes in the ODI match.
Chris Gayle scored the highest 162 runs in 97 balls with a strike rate of 167.01 by hitting 14 sixes in his innings. Darren Bravo scored an essential knock of 61 runs in 51 balls and smashed four sixes in his innings. Similarly, John Campbell, Shimron Hetmyer and Carlos Brathwaite hit 1,1 and 2 sixes in their innings.
7. 21 Sixes-England Vs Australia-Seventh Most Sixes in ODI Innings
England has the record for the seventh most sixes in an innings of an ODI match against Australia in the history of cricket.
In the 3rd ODI of Australia’s tour of England 2018, while batting first, the English team made a huge run score of 481/6 in 50 overs by hitting 21 sixes in the match.
Alex Hales scored the highest 150 runs in 77 balls with a strike rate of 159.78 by hitting five sixes in his innings.
Jonny Bairstow scored 139 runs by hitting five sixes. If we talk about other batters, Jason Roy smashed four sixes. Eon Morgan smashes six sixes, and Joss Butler 1 six.
8. 20 Sixes-South Africa Vs India-Eighth Most Sixes in ODI Innings
South Africa has the record for the eighth most sixes in an innings of an ODI match against India in the history of cricket.
In the 5th ODI of South Africa’s tour of India 2015, while batting first, the South African team scored a massive score of 438/4 in 50 overs by hitting 20 sixes in the match.
Faf du Plessis scored the highest 133 runs in 115 balls with a strike rate of 115.65 by hitting six sixes in his innings.
AB de Villiers scored a quick knock of 119 runs by hitting 11 sixes. If we talk about other batters, Farhaan Behardien smashed two sixes, and Quinton de Kock struck 1 six.
9. 20 Sixes-England Vs India-Ninth Most Sixes in ODI Innings
England has the record for the eighth most sixes in an innings of an ODI match against India in the history of cricket.
In the 2nd ODI of England tour of India 2021, while chasing the run score of 336, the English team scored 337/6 by smashing 20 sixes in the match and won the game by six wickets.
Jonny Bairstow scored the highest 124 runs in 112 balls with a strike rate of 110.71 by smashing seven sixes.
Ben Stokes also scored a quick knock of 99 runs in 52 balls by hitting ten sixes. Apart from these two, Jason Roy and Liam Livingstone also smash 1 and 2 sixes, respectively, in their innings.
10. 19 Sixes-India Vs Australia-Tenth Most Sixes in ODI Innings
India has the record for the tenth most sixes in an innings of an ODI match against Australia in the history of cricket.
In the 7th ODI of Australia’s tour of India in 2013, while batting first, India made a massive score of 383/6 in 50 overs by smashing 19 sixes in the inning.
Rohit Sharma scored the highest 209 runs in 158 balls with a strike rate of 132.27 and smashed 16 sixes in his inning.
MS Dhoni also played a quick knock of 62 runs in 38 balls by hitting two sixes. And Yuvraj Singh also smashed a six in this match.
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