Top 10 batsmen with most runs scored in boundaries in an innings in ODIs

Top 10 batsmen with most runs scored in boundaries in an innings in ODIs: Sixes and fours are the life of limited overs cricket. Spectators come to see a batsman hit a ball either for a four or into them for a six. Here are Top 10 batsmen with most runs scored in boundaries in an innings in ODIs: 10. Saeed Anwar (PAK)vs India 1997 194 4s: 22 6s: 5 T: 118 Saeed Anwar was the first batsman to cross 190 runs in one ODI innings. (Photo Source : Reuters ) Saeed Anwar broke Sir Viv Richards’ 13 year old record of highest score of 189 in ODIs. Anwar made 194 runs before falling to Anil Kumble. Anwar was the first batsman to cross 190 runs in a ODI innings. He hit 22 fours and 5 sixes in his innings and 118 runs in boundaries. 9. MS Dhoni (India) 183* vs Sri Lanka 2005 4s: 15 6s: 10 T: 120 His 183* is the highest score by an Indian wicket keeper in ODI history. (Photo Source: AFP) MS Dhoni jumped in the limelight in international cricket with this breath taking innings of 183* against Sri Lanka batting second. He came in at number 3 and hit a then Indian record of 10 sixes and 15 fours in his innings. That is 120 runs in boundaries. India won the match easily and took the lead in the series. 8. Herschelle Gibbs (SA) 175 vs Australia 2006 4s: 21 6s: 7 T: 126 Herschelle Gibbs scored a record 175 against Australia. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Herschelle Gibbs anchored the mega chase of 434 runs against Australia. He made 175 runs with 126 runs in boundaries comprising of 21 fours and 7 sixes. He along with Graeme Smith (90) and Mark Boucher (50*) took South Africa to 438, the highest score chased in ODI history. 7. AB de Villiers (SA) 149 vs West Indies 2015 4s: 9 6s: 16 T: 132 AB de Villiers hit the fastest 100 in 31 balls in ODI. (Photo Source: Gallo Images) AB de Villiers went berserk when he came into bat in the 37th over after Hashim Amla and Rilee Russouw added 247 runs for the first wicket. De Villiers hit 149 runs in 44 balls with world record equalling 16 sixes and 9 fours. He hit 132 runs in boundaries. This was also the fastest century in ODIs off just 31 balls. 6. Chris Gayle (West Indies) 215 vs Zimbabwe 2015 World cup 4s:10 6s: 16 T: 136 Chris Gayle hit the first double hundred in World cup history. (Photo Source: Gallo Images) Chris Gayle shattered the previous best of 188* by Gary Kirsten to score the highest individual score of World cup, making 215 against a hapless Zimbabwean attack. Gayle hit a record equaling 16 sixes and 10 fours in his innings, making 136 runs in boundaries alone out of a total of 215. Chris Gayle now has the 3rd highest score in ODI cricket history to his name. 5. Virender Sehwag (India) 219 vs West Indies 2011 4s: 25 6s: 7 T: 142 Virender Sehwag’s 219 broke Sachin Tendulkar’s record score of 200*. (Photo Source: AFP) Virender Sehwag broke Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 200 by making 219 against West Indies in 2011 at Indore. He hit 25 fours and 7 sixes, 142 runs in boundaries in his record breaking innings. HE also became the second batsman and second Indian to make a double century in ODI cricket. 4. Rohit Sharma (India) 209 vs Australia 2013 4s: 12 6s: 16 T: 144 Rohit hit a world record 16 sixes in this innings. (Photo Source: AFP) Rohit Sharma became the 3rd Indian to hit a double hundred in ODIs against Australia in Bangalore in 2013. Sharma hit a world record 16 sixes, breaking Shane Watson’s record of 15 sixes and 12 fours for a total of 144 runs in sixes and fours. 3. Shane Watson (Aus) 185* vs Bangladesh 2011 4s: 15 6s: 15 T: 150 Shane Watson made a total of 150 runs in boundaries, second most. (Photo Source: BCCI) Shane Watson decided to just deal in sixes and fours after bowling his quota of 7 overs in extreme heat of Mirpur. Chasing Bangladesh’s 229, Watson just stood and delivered making 185* out of 232 Australia scored. He hit a then record 15 sixes and 15 fours. A total of 150 runs in boundaries, second most. 2. Martin Guptill (NZ) 237* vs West Indies World Cup 2015 4s: 24 6s: 11 T: 162 Guptill’s 237 is the second highest score in ODI history.© Getty Images) Martin Guptill rewrote World Cup history with his trailblazing 237* against West Indies in the QFs of the 2015 World Cup. He smoked 11 sixes and stroked 24 beautiful boundaries in the small Westpac Stadium in Wellington. He score 162 runs in boundaries alone which is the second highest in ODI history behind our current no.1 entrant. 1. Rohit Sharma (India) 264 vs Sri Lanka 2014 4s:33 6s: 9 T: 186 Rohit Sharma’s 264 is the second highest score in List A cricket.(Photo Source : PTI). Rohit Sharma broke his own record, by making his second double hundred against Sri Lanka in Eden Gardens, Kolkata. He hit 264, the first score of 250+ and the highest score in ODI. It is also the second highest score in List A cricket by a batsman. Sharma hit a world record 33 fours and 9 sixes in his innings. He also scored a record 186 runs in boundaries. (All Stats Updated Till 24th July, 2015)