Top 10 batsmen with most sixes in an ODI innings

Top 10 batsmen with most sixes in an ODI innings: Sixes are the fireworks that keep the entertainment in ODIs and T20s alive. When a batsman hit the ball high in the air, the ball sores high in the skies and lands either in the crowd or on the roof of the ground, it is a sight to behold. Here are the Top 10 batsmen with most sixes in an ODI innings: 10. Denesh Ramdin 11 sixes vs. Bangladesh, St Kitts, 2014 West Indian wicket keeper Denesh Ramdin made 169 against Bangladesh in a crucial game of a 5 match series in St Kitts. (Photo Source: WICB Media) West Indian wicket keeper Denesh Ramdin made 169 against Bangladesh in a crucial game of a 5 match series in St Kitts. He also laced the innings with 11 massive sixes and along with Darren Bravo’s 124, took West Indies to 338 runs. Bangladesh managed 247 in reply and lost the match by 91 runs and also lost the series 3-0. Also Read – Top 10 Current batsmen with most ODI sixes 9. Shahid Afridi 11 sixes vs. Sri Lanka, Kenya, 1996 Afridi scored 102 runs off just 37 deliveries and with Saeed Anwar’s 115 helped Pakistan reach 371. (Photo Source : AFP) Shahid Afridi not only made the then fastest ODI ton, he also equaled the then record for most sixes in an innings by smoking 11 big ones. Afridi scored 102 runs off just 37 deliveries and with Saeed Anwar’s 115 helped Pakistan reach 371. Sri Lanka folded for just 289 runs despite Aravinda De Silva’s 122 runs. 8. Sanath Jayasuriya 11 sixes vs. Pakistan, Singapore, 1996 Sri Lanka scored 349 runs and won the match by 34 runs. (Photo Source : AFP) Sanath Jayasuriya made his hundred off just 48 balls in this match to establish the new fastest hundred record in 1996 against Pakistan. Jayasuriya became the first man to hit 11 sixes in a One Day match in his 134 runs. Sri Lanka scored 349 runs and won the match by 34 runs. 7. Martin Guptill 11 sixes vs West Indies, Wellington, World Cup 2015 Martin Guptill now has the second highest score in ODIs: 237* (© Getty Images) Martin Guptill hit New Zealand’s highest score of 237* against West Indies in Wellington in QF of 2015 World Cup . He hit 24 fours and 11 sixes in 163 deliveries faced. New Zealand made 393/6 in 50 overs. This is now the highest individual score in World Cup history. 6. Xavier Marshall 12 sixes vs. Canada, King City, 2008 West Indies made 303 runs and won the match by 49 runs. (Photo Source: Eddie Norfolk) West Indian Xavier Marshall scored an unbeaten 157 runs off just 118 balls. Marshall also broke Afridi and Jayasuriya’s record of 11 sixes by hitting 12 sixes in this match. West Indies made 303 runs and won the match by 49 runs, dismissing Canada for 254 runs. 5. Corey Anderson 14 sixes vs. West Indies, Queenstown, 2014 Anderson hit 131 runs off just 47 balls and scored his 100 in just 36 balls. (Photo Source : AFP) The previous fastest century maker in an ODI record holder Corey Anderson smoked 14 sixes in his record breaking innings in this match. Anderson hit 131 runs off just 47 balls and scored his 100 in just 36 balls. He became the batsman second highest sixes in an ODI after Shane Watson. 4. Shane Watson 15 sixes vs. Bangladesh, Mirpur, 2011 Watson scored 185 not out runs and that included 15 huge sixes. (Photo Source: BCCI) Australia was chasing a total of 229 runs against Bangladesh in this match. Shane Watson who had bowled 7 overs in sweltering heat, decided to just stand and deliver. Watson scored 185 not out runs and that included 15 huge sixes, the most until the batsman at number 1 entry broke Watson’s record and batsman at number 2 equaled it recently. 3. AB de Villiers 16 sixes vs. West Indies, Johannesburg, 2015 De Villiers scored 149 runs off just 44 balls, making his 50 off just 16 balls and 100 off just 31 deliveries. (Photo Source: Gallo Images) AB de Villiers hit 16 sixes in an innings that can be only termed as hurricane like. De Villiers hit the fastest fifty, fastest hundred in this match against West Indies. De Villiers scored 149 runs off just 44 balls, making his 50 off just 16 balls and 100 off just 31 deliveries. De Villiers also equaled the world record for most sixes in a ODI made by the number 1 entry in this list. 2. Rohit Sharma 16 sixes vs. Australia, Bangalore, 2013 Rohit Sharma scored the 3rd double hundred in ODIs in this match and broke Shane Watson’s record for most sixes in an innings by hitting 16 big ones in his record breaking innings. (Photo Source : PTI). Rohit Sharma scored the 3rd double hundred in ODIs in this match and broke Shane Watson’s record for most sixes in an innings by hitting 16 big ones in his record breaking innings. Rohit Sharma scored the first of his 2 double hundreds in this match which was to decide the 7 match series. India made 383 runs batting first. Rohit Sharma scored 209 runs with 16 sixes and 12 fours before getting out in the final over of the match. India won the match by 57 runs despite a century (116) from James Faulkner in the end. 1. Chris Gayle 16 sixes vs Zimbabwe, Canberra, 2015 Chris Gayle. (© Getty Images) Chris Gayle scored the 5th double hundred in the ODIs and first ever in World cup against Zimbabwe at Canberra in 2015 World cup. Chris Gayle took105 balls for his first 100 but only 33 to reach his first double hundred. It was also the fastest 200 in ODI history, beating Virender Sehwag’s 200 of 140 balls. Chris Gayle hit 16 sixes and 10 fours in his innings. Also Read – Top 10 Longest sixes in international Cricket (All stats updated till 28th October, 2015)