What happens when two teams decide to take the bowlers apart? The ball keeps flying over the boundary, the crowd stays on its feet and the sixes just keep coming.
ODI cricket has seen some incredible six-hitting contests between two teams in many bilateral series.
So here’s a look at the most sixes hit by teams in an ODI bilateral series.
Most Sixes by Teams in an ODI Series
| Team | Series | Inns | 6s | 6s/inns | Runs | 4s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia in India ODI Series, 2013/14 | 94 | 107 | 1.14 | 3451 | 345 | |
| England in West Indies ODI Series, 2018/19 | 69 | 103 | 1.49 | 2195 | 179 | |
| Australia in South Africa ODI Series, 2023/24 | 100 | 91 | 0.91 | 2716 | 282 | |
| Australia in England ODI Series, 2024 | 86 | 81 | 0.94 | 2434 | 237 | |
| New Zealand in England ODI Series, 2015 | 94 | 76 | 0.81 | 3016 | 314 | |
| India in New Zealand ODI Series, 2013/14 | 92 | 75 | 0.82 | 2700 | 246 | |
| Pakistan in England ODI Series, 2019 | 75 | 74 | 0.99 | 2756 | 250 | |
| West Indies in South Africa ODI Series, 2014/15 | 87 | 72 | 0.83 | 2379 | 219 | |
| West Indies in India ODI Series, 2018/19 | 85 | 71 | 0.84 | 2468 | 240 | |
| England in India ODI Series, 2020/21 | 54 | 70 | 1.3 | 1822 | 157 | |
| Afghanistan v Zimbabwe ODI Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2017/18 | 86 | 66 | 0.77 | 1820 | 163 | |
| West Indies in India ODI Series, 2026/27 | 42 | 66 | 1.57 | 2017 | 192 | |
| England in New Zealand ODI Series, 2017/18 | 91 | 65 | 0.71 | 2524 | 213 | |
| Sri Lanka in New Zealand ODI Series, 2014/15 | 118 | 64 | 0.54 | 3171 | 295 | |
| South Africa in India ODI Series, 2015/16 | 93 | 64 | 0.69 | 2718 | 238 |
Key Insights on Six-Hitting Records by Teams in Bilateral ODI Series
ODI Sixes Record by Bilateral Series and Match
India and Australia have scored the most sixes by teams in an ODI bilateral series. Both teams sent down 107 sixes combined in the seven-match series in India in 2013, though one game was abandoned.
Australia smashed 66 of those 107 sixes, the joint most by a single team in a bilateral ODI series. The West Indies levelled the record in 2019, hitting 66 of the 103 maximums against England in the five-match home series.
103 sixes hit by the West Indies and England in 2019 are the most by teams in a five-match ODI series.
The fourth ODI between the West Indies and England in 2019 saw both teams score 46 sixes, the most by two teams combined in an ODI match.
Highest Per Match Sixes Ratio in Bilateral ODI Series
The 2021 three-match series between India and England saw both teams smash 70 sixes. That’s 23.3 sixes per match, the highest sixes-per-match ratio in an ODI bilateral series (minimum three matches).
70 sixes between India and England are the most by teams in a three-match ODI series.
Bilateral Boundary Records by Region and Opponent
There have been 20 or more instances of teams scoring 50 or more sixes in bilateral ODI series played in India, the most in any country.
The 2002 India vs West Indies series and the 2007 England vs India NatWest Series recorded the joint most fours by teams in a bilateral ODI series. Both series had 353 fours each.
Australia and India have smashed 50 or more sixes in seven bilateral series, the most instances by two teams in ODIs.
Multi-Team ODI Tournament Sixes Record
The 2026 Pakistan ODI tri-series recorded 100 sixes being hit by Pakistan, England and Sri Lanka combined across seven matches. This is the most sixes by teams in an ODI tri-series.
The most sixes hit in a quadrangular series are 62 shared between New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa and Sri Lanka in the 1994-95 Mandela Trophy.
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