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Most Sixes in ODI World Cup history

In this article, we will take a look at who hit the most sixes in ODI World Cup history. Indian legendary cricketer Rohit Sharma holds the record for most sixes in ODI World Cup history. The right-handed batter smashed 51 sixes.

Sandipan Ghosh
Last updated: 15.11.2023
Most Sixes in ODI World Cup history

Sixes or over-boundaries are the key for a batting side to move the scoreboard quickly at any period. 

It also helps a struggling batting team immediately come out from the challenging batting environment. 

This article talks about the most sixes records in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. 

Article Contents

  • Who has the most sixes in World Cup history

            >> List of most sixes (Top 10)

  • Who hit most sixes in a single World Cup

            >> List of most sixes in a single World Cup (Top 5)

  • Which batter hit the most sixes in an innings in World Cup

            >> List of most sixes in World Cup one match (Top 5)

  • Who hit most sixes in a single over in World Cup

            >> List of most sixes in one over in World Cup (Top 5)

 

ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup: Records for most sixes


Q. Who has the most sixes in World Cup history?

A. Indian legendary cricketer Rohit Sharma holds the record for most sixes in ODI World Cup history. The right-handed batter smashed 51 sixes in his ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup career.


Top 10 players with Most Sixes in ODI World Cup history


Player (Team)

Number of sixes

Rohit Sharma (India)

51

Chris Gayle (West Indies)

49

Glenn Maxwell (Australia)

43

AB de Villiers (South Africa)

37

David Warner (Australia)

37

Ricky Ponting (Australia)

31

David Miller (South Africa)

30

Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)

29

Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa)

28

Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)

27

Sachin Tendulkar (India)

27

(Updated as of November 15, 2023)

 

Q. Who hit the most sixes in a single World Cup?

A. Once again, Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma holds the record for most sixes in a single Men’s Cricket World Cup edition. In the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, the right-handed opening batter hit the record-breaking 28 sixes.  

 

Top 5 players with most sixes in a single World Cup


Player (Team)

Number of sixes

Year

Rohit Sharma (India)

28

2023

Chris Gayle (West Indies)

26

2015

Glenn Maxwell (Australia)

22

2023

Eoin Morgan (England)

22

2019

Quinton de Kock (South Africa)

22

2023

AB de Villiers (South Africa)

21

2015

(Updated as of November 15, 2023)

 

Q. Which batter hit the most sixes in an innings in the World Cup?

A. English cricketer Eoin Morgan holds the record for most sixes in an innings in the ODI World Cup. He hit 17 sixes vs Afghanistan at Manchester on 18 June 2019.


Top 5 players who hit most sixes in a single match of World Cup


Player (Team)

Number of sixes

Opposition

Venue

Date

Eoin Morgan (England)

17

Afghanistan

Manchester

18 June 2019

Chris Gayle (West Indies)

16

Zimbabwe

Canberra

24 February 2015

Martin Guptill (New Zealand)

11

West Indies

Wellington

21 March 2015

Fakhar Zaman (Pakistan)

11

New Zealand

Bengaluru

4 November 2023

Glenn Maxwell (Australia)

10

Afghanistan

Wankhede

7 November 2023

(Updated as of November 15, 2023)

 

Q. Who hit the most sixes in a single over in the World Cup?

A. South African cricketer Herschelle Gibbs is the only batter to hit six sixes in an over during the ODI Cricket World Cup history. It was the match against the Netherlands at Basseterre (16 March 2007), where Gibbs smashed six sixes in an over of the leg-spinner Daan van Bunge.


List of most sixes in one over in World Cup


Player (Team)

Number of sixes

Bowler (Opposition)

Venue

Date

Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa)

6

Daan van Bunge (Netherlands)

Basseterre

16 March 2007

Martin Guptill (New Zealand)

4

Steven Finn (England)

Wellington

20 February 2015

Ross Taylor (New Zealand)

4

Harvir Baidwan (Canada)

Wankhede

13 March 2011

(Updated till ICC Cricket World Cup 2019)

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