Limited-overs cricket today is all about entertainment. And it comes from the high-octane contest between bat and ball.
While the bowlers look to break the timber, batters aim to launch deliveries out of the ground. In recent times, the norm has been fearless batting, with batters backing themselves to go big right from the word go.
With the pitches in white-ball cricket becoming that much more conducive to stroke play, batters with intent are flourishing, and thus we are witnessing high scores in both the ODI and T20I formats more regularly.
These high-scoring games can be possible only if the teams are hitting boundaries, more specifically sixes.
In this article, we will talk about the ODI matches that have seen a large chunk of boundary sixes.
Most Sixes in a Match by Both Teams (ODIs)
| Team 1 | Team 2 | 6s | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Indies | England | 46 | St George’s | 27 Feb 2019 |
| India | Australia | 38 | Bengaluru | 2 Nov 2013 |
| India | England | 34 | Pune | 26 Mar 2021 |
| England | Afghanistan | 33 | Manchester | 18 Jun 2019 |
| India | New Zealand | 32 | Indore | 24 Jan 2023 |
| Australia | New Zealand | 32 | Dharamsala | 28 Oct 2023 |
| New Zealand | India | 31 | Christchurch | 8 Mar 2009 |
| New Zealand | West Indies | 31 | Wellington | 21 Mar 2015 |
| Namibia | Papua New Guinea | 31 | Windhoek | 29 Mar 2023 |
| South Africa | Australia | 31 | Centurion | 15 Sep 2023 |
| South Africa | Sri Lanka | 31 | Delhi | 7 Oct 2023 |
| Netherlands | England | 30 | Amstelveen | 17 Jun 2022 |
| India | New Zealand | 30 | Wankhede | 15 Nov 2023 |
| England | Sri Lanka | 30 | Rawalpindi | 22 Oct 2026 |
| West Indies | England | 29 | Bridgetown | 20 Feb 2019 |
Key Insights on Highest Aggregate Sixes in a Single ODI Match
Team Benchmark for Most Sixes in an ODI
The 2019 St George’s match recorded the most sixes in an ODI game. England (24) and the West Indies (22) smashed 46 sixes combined.
This is the only instance of two teams hitting 20 or more sixes each in a single ODI match.
There are four instances of both teams smashing 15 or more sixes each in an ODI match.
Most Sixes in an ODI Innings
England have also smashed the most sixes in an ODI innings. They struck 26 maximums against the Netherlands in the 2022 Amstelveen ODI.
Those 26 sixes helped England post a record 498 for 4, the highest team total in ODIs.
Most Sixes in a World Cup Match
The record for the most sixes in an ODI World Cup match belongs to England and Afghanistan. The two teams combined hit 33 sixes, 25 of them smashed by England and the other eight by Afghanistan, at Manchester in 2019.
Eoin Morgan slammed 17 of England’s 25 sixes, the most by a batter in an ODI innings.
Team Head-to-Head and Venue Statistics for Most Sixes
India and New Zealand have hit 30 or more sixes combined in three matches, the most instances by two teams in ODIs.
Six venues from India have recorded one instance each of 30 or more sixes being hit in an ODI match.
Associate Nations and Boundary Record Milestones
31 sixes scored by Namibia (15) and Papua New Guinea (16) in a World Cup qualifier play-off game, the most by two associate teams in an ODI match.
South Africa and Australia hold the record for the most fours in an ODI match. Both teams smashed 87 fours combined in the 2006 Johannesburg ODI.
The 2006 Johannesburg ODI also recorded the highest match aggregate, as South Africa and Australia scored 872 runs combined.
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