Most sixes in an innings ODI

Overview:-

The third ever ODI double hundred saw a world record get re-written. It was Rohit’s day without a doubt as he set Bangalore on fire with his breathtaking knock. In the process, he hit 16 sixes which is currently the world record for the most sixes in an ODI innings. India won the match by 57 runs.

Three players have hit 16 sixes in a One-Day International (ODI) match:-

• Rohit Sharma (India), against Australia at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, India, on 2 November 2013.
• AB de Villiers (South Africa), against the West Indies at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa, on 18 January 2015.
• Chris Gayle (Jamaica), for the West Indies against Zimbabwe in a World Cup match at the Manuka Oval in Canberra, Australia, on 24 February 2015.
• Opening batsman Sharma made 209 – the fourth highest score in ODI history – off 158 balls, featuring 12 fours.
• Number three batsman de Villiers made 149 off 44 balls, featuring nine fours.
• De Villiers faced 114 balls fewer than Sharma for his 16 maximums!
• Gayle’s 215 was the first ICC World Cup double-hundred and was scored off 147 balls, with 10 fours.
• Gayle’s 372-run, second-wicket stand with Marlon Samuels was the highest partnership for any wicket in ODI history.