Top 10 Teams with Most Sixes in ODI Cricket

Top 10 Teams with Most Sixes in ODI Cricket: Sixes are the ultimate prize on offer off a ball in the game of cricket. Hitting the ball cleanly is an art mastered by some legends of the game over the years in cricket. A frenzy ensues once a batsman gets going in ODIs which is a treat for spectators around the world. There have been some massive sixes scored in One Day International cricket today. Here’s a list of Top 10 Teams with Most Sixes in ODI Cricket. 10. Bangladesh – 586 sixes: Bangladesh. (© Getty Images) The Bangladesh team has scored a total of 586 sixes in ODIs so far in a combined 312 matches they have played so far. It is worth noting that their overall average is just 22.26 in 50-50 matches. Players like Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal have displayed their clean hitting skills in recent times and Bangladesh has emerged as a serious contender in recent times. Who are the players with most runs in international cricket? – Top 10 Teams With Most Runs In International Cricket 9. Zimbabwe – 984 sixes: Zimbabwe. (© Getty Images) Andy Flower, Grant Flower, Alistair Campbell and Brendan Taylor & Sean Williams in recent times have all showed the world what they are capable of doing in ODI cricket. Some monstrous sixes have been hit by the team from African continent. Their total of 984 sixes is the proof of that. Zimbabwe has used a total of 129 players in ODIs since they started playing in the year 1983. 8. England – 1283 sixes: England. (© Getty Images) England is somewhat surprisingly at a lower position in this list considering that they have played a total of 659 matches using 243 players since 1971. England has produced some of the best technical batsmen over the years but they somehow lack the kind of batsmen who can single-handedly destroy oppositions. Say someone like Chris Gayle or Glenn Maxwell who can hit some huge sixes. 7. Sri Lanka – 1366 sixes: Sri Lanka. ( © Getty Images) The island nation of Sri Lanka has played a total of 765 matches and scored 1366 sixes in ODIs. Sri Lankan batsmen have played some of the best cricket in recent times and they have also been world champions of ODIs in 1996. Also they have scored a total of 800 fifties in One-Day Internationals over the years since 1975. 6. South Africa – 1448 sixes: South Africa. (© Getty Images) Considering the fact that South Africa only started playing in 1991, it is a remarkable achievement to be the 6th best team in this list. Their 1448 sixes have resulted in a world best strike rate of 78.46 and also the best overall average in the world of 33.23. Batsmen like AB de Villiers, Smith, Klusener, Kallis and McKenzie have donned the shirts of this nation and have treated us all with some of the best attacking displays in world cricket. 5. New Zealand – 1871 sixes: New Zealand. (Photo Source: Getty Images) The runners up from the CWC 2015 have scored 1871 sixes in ODIs. New Zealand’s performance at the recent ICC CWC 2015 did not come in as a surprise. Corey Anderson, Brendon McCullum and Martin Guptill played some of the finest knocks which were studded with some huge sixes, pleasing and amazing the crowds around the world. Guptill scored a brilliant 237* in the World Cup which included some beautiful sixes and fours. 4. Australia – 1904 sixes: Australia. (Photo Source: Getty Images) The current best team of the world in ODIs has scored a fascinating 1904 sixes in One-Day International cricket over the years since their first ODI in 1971. Australia has always been among the best teams in the world and they are the team to beat at most International competitions. Australian batsmen have scored a world record 1053 fifties in ODIs combined and it is no surprise seeing the number of boundaries that they have hit in the format. 3. Pakistan – 2126 sixes: Pakistan Team .(© Getty Images) Pakistan is among the three teams in the world who have hit more than 2000 sixes in One-Day Internationals. Their total of 2126 sixes have come in 855 matches since 1973. The 8th best ODI team at the moment has used a total of 208 players in ODIs so far. They also have the record of most ducks in 50-overs cricket with 615. But they have compensated that with some massive hits around the ground. Shahid Afridi tops the list for Pakistan and is among the leading six hitters in international cricket. 2. West Indies – 2152 sixes: West Indies. (© Getty Images) Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo, Darren Sammy and Lendl Simmons are some of the current players in the Caribbean nation’s team. It is hardly surprising and almost an inevitability that West Indies are at 2nd place in this list. Chris Gayle’s 215 off 147 balls in the recent ICC CWC 2015 against Zimbabwe alone consisted of 16 sixes. They have almost played 150 matches less than the top placed team in this list and the difference in sixes hit is not that huge. 1. India – 2230 sixes: India. (© Getty Images) The team that has played 892 ODIs in world cricket is leading everyone in the number of boundaries hit. Team India has hit a massive 2230 sixes in ODI cricket since they started playing in the year 1973. India’s overall average in ODIs is 30.47 and their strike rate is 76.79. Players like Navjot Sidhu, Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Mahendra Singh Dhoni have or are playing for India and thus the number of sixes hit looks normal for such a talented team. Do you know how long the longest sixes in international cricket have been? – Top 10 Longest sixes in international Cricket (All stats updated till 14th January 2016)