Top 10 highest individual scores in an ODI innings without a six

Top 10 highest individual scores in an ODI innings without a six: A century is a big achievement for any batsman in ODIs, but some times the centuries scored by batsmen are not the usual slam bang type. Sometimes the century made by batsmen are testaments to their strong mental and technical attributes, because sometimes, the situation or the environment requires no big shots and just pure stubborn cricket. Here are the top 10 highest scores by batsmen in ODIs without a six. 10. Desmond Haynes (WI) 145* v New Zealand, Albion 1985 Haynes hit 145* with 16 fours. (Photo Source : Getty Images ) West Indies met New Zealand in a ODI at Guyana and batted first. Desmond Haynes scored 145* and carried his bat through the innings. He hit 16 fours and got support from Viv Richards’ 51. New Zealand was bowled for 129 with 8 batsmen getting clean bowled. West Indies won the match by 130 runs. 9. Sachin Tendulkar (India) 146 v Kenya, Paarl 2001 Sachin Tendulkar hit 17 fours in his 146. (Photo Source : AFP) Sachin Tendulkar scored 146 runs against Kenya in an ODI in South Africa. Sachin and Sourav Ganguly (111) added the then world record 258 runs for opening partnership. Sachin hit 17 fours in 132 balls. This is his second highest score not to include a six. 8. Hashim Amla (SA) 150 v England, Southampton 2012 Hashim Amla’s 150 contained 16 fours. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Hashim Amla has 2 scores of over 150 and he has not hit a single six in any of them. The first score of 150 was against England in Southampton in 2012. Amla made 150 in 124 balls with 16 fours and helped South Africa to 287 runs. England managed to reach 207 runs with Ian Bell and Samit Patel scoring 45 runs. 7. Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI) 150 v South Africa, East London 1999 Shivnarine Chanderpaul hit 20 fours in his 150. (Photo Source: Associated Press ) No one thought Shivnarine Chanderpaul could succeed as an opener, when he was asked to open against South Africa in 1999 series. But in the second match of the series, he scored his career best 150 in just 136 balls. He hit 20 fours in that innings and added an invaluable 226 runs with Carl Hooper (108) and made 292/9. Shaun Pollock took 6/35 in West Indies innings. South Africa could only muster 249 runs and lost despite a good attempt from Jacques Kallis (51) and Mark Boucher (51). 6. Gautam Gambhir (India) 150* v Sri Lanka, Kolkata 2009 Gambhir hit 14 fours in his innings. (Photo Source: Associated Press) Gautam Gambhir made 150* chasing 315 against Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka had made 315 with Upul Tharanga scoring 118. India lost Sehwag and Tendulkar early in the innings, but Gautam Gambhir who hit 14 fours and Virat Kohli (107) 224 runs for the 3rd wicket to take India home by 7 wickets. 5. Andrew Strauss (Eng) 152 v Bangladesh, Nottingham 2005 Andrew Strauss hit 19 fours in his 152. (Photo Source:Getty Images) Former England Captain Andrew Strauss made 152 against Bangladesh in 2005. England batted first and with Strauss’ 152 with 19 fours and 112 from Paul Collingwood scored 391/4. A hapless Bangladesh could only score 223 with Mohd. Ashraful trying valiantly with an innings of 94 runs. England won by 168 runs. 4. Sachin Tendulkar (India) 152 v Namibia, Pietermaritzburg 2003 Sachin Tendulkar scored his highest score in World cups in 2003 against Namibia. (Photo Source: Reuters) Sachin Tendulkar scored his highest score in World cups in 2003 against Namibia. Sachin scored 152 off 151 balls with 18 fours and along with Sourav Ganguly who scored 112 added 244 runs for 2nd wicket. India scored 311 in 50 overs. Namibia scored just 130 runs with Jan Berrie Burger top scoring with 29 runs. Yuvraj Singh took 4 wickets for 6 runs. 3. Brian Lara (WI) 153 v Pakistan, Sharjah 1993 Brian Lara scored his then highest score in ODIs against Pakistan in Sharjah in 1993. (Photo Source : Getty Images) Brian Lara scored his then highest score in ODIs against Pakistan in Sharjah in 1993. It was the final of the Pepsi Champions Trophy and Pakistan batted first and scored 284/4 in their 50 overs. Saleem Malik scored 84 and Basit Ali made 127 runs for Pakistan. West Indies chased down the scored in 45.3 overs thanks to 153 from Brian Lara who hit 21 fours in his innings. Along with Phil Simmons (42) and Keith Arthurton (44) took West Indies to 285 runs and West Indies lifted the Pepsi Champions Trophy. 2. Hashim Amla (SA) 153* v West Indies, Johannesburg 2015 Amla’s 153* had 14 fours.(Photo Source: Gallo Images) The match between West Indies and South Africa is remembered for the mind blowing innings of 149 runs off 44 balls from AB de Villiers. But many people forget about the other important innings of 153* by Hashim Amla. He stayed till the end of the innings giving Rilee Russouw (128) and then AB de Villiers the freedom to go after the bowling. South Africa ended up making 439, their highest score in ODI. West Indies was no match for them and were out for 291, losing by 148 runs. 1. Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL) 161* v Bangladesh, Melbourne 2015 The usually explosive Tillakaratne Dilshan scored 161* without a six. (Photo Source: AFP) The usually explosive Tillakaratne Dilshan scored 161* without a six. He hit 22 fours in his innings and faced just 146 balls to score his highest ODI score. Along with Kumar Sangakkara (105), Sri Lanka scored 332/1, the highest score to contain just 1 six. Bangladesh were never in the game losing Tamim Iqbal on the 2nd ball of the innings and kept losing wickets at regular intervals, finally getting all out for 240 runs and losing the match by 92 runs. Number 8 batsman Sabbir Rahman top scored for them with 53. *All the stats updated till 19th Jan 2016.