Image Credit: twitter.com/@ICC
Every team now has explosive players who, regardless of the circumstance or playing conditions, play a very aggressive style of cricket. They bat very deep, and some teams have eleven players who can all hit the ball far. The most boundaries scored by a team in an ODI inning are discussed here.
ODI Innings with the Most Fours
These days, every team has an aggressive batsman who regularly hits fours. Due to their deep batting position, the England ODI team can play aggressively throughout an innings without worrying about the wicket falling. Additionally, more fours have been hit as a result of the external changes, such as the flattening of the pitches and the quickening of the outfield.
Advertisement
In one-day international cricket, hitting fours is just as crucial as rotating strikes. A batsman finding the gaps to secure the boundary is a sight to behold. The batsmen who have scored the most fours in an ODI inning will be discussed in this article. The chances of hitting more fours in an ODI innings are typically highest for batsmen who bat long.
| PLAYERS | NO. OF 4S | FINAL SCORE | BALLS FACED |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rohit Sharma | 33 | 264 | 173 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 25 | 200 | 147 |
| Virender Sehwag | 25 | 219 | 149 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 24 | 157 | 104 |
| Martin Guptil | 24 | 237 | 163 |
| David Warner | 24 | 173 | 136 |
| Fakhar Zaman | 24 | 210 | 156 |
| Calum Macleod | 23 | 157 | 146 |
| Saeed Anwar | 22 | 195 | 146 |
| Virat Kohli | 22 | 183 | 148 |
Data Insights
Advertisement
The most fours in an ODI inning were all hit by Rohit Sharma. The highest score by a batsman in an ODI inning, he achieved this feat during his 264-run marathon against Sri Lanka. In ODI cricket, only Hitman has batted three double centuries.
In terms of balls faced, Rohit‘s record innings took 173 balls, making it the longest batsman-played innings in a 50-over game.
In this list, Indians make up the top three names. The only non-openers on this list are Virat Kohli and Calum Macleod. Because they get to face all 50 innings and benefit from the powerplay, openers predominate this list.
On this list, only Martin Guptill has pulled off this feat during a World Cup match. In the quarterfinals of the 2015 ODI World Cup, he did this in opposition to the West Indies. The best rate of four-strike outs per 100 balls in an ODI inning belongs to Sanath Jayasuriya.
In ODIs, Virat Kohli has the highest batting average of any of the batsmen on this list. The player with the most runs in the format is Sachin Tendulkar. The batsman on the list with the greatest strike rate is Virender Sehwag.
Earlier, the game of singles and doubles in ODI cricket was called that. But during the past five years, a significant shift in batsmen’s attitudes has been observed in ODI cricket. Teams have learned how to play ODIs aggressively from the men’s cricket team of England. With their aggressive style of play, they have entirely transformed ODI cricket.
Advertisement
