Most Fours by Teams in ODI Innings

This article explores the highest boundary-hitting milestones in 50-over cricket, highlighting the teams and individual players who have dominated ODI innings with record-breaking fours.

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Most Fours by Teams in an ODI Innings

Team	4s	Final Total	Against	Venue	Date
Sri Lanka	56	443/9	Netherlands	Amstelveen	4 Jul 2006
India	48	418/5	West Indies	Indore	8 Dec 2011
Australia	48	392/8	South Africa	Bloemfontein	9 Sep 2023
India	47	404/5	Sri Lanka	Eden Gardens	13 Nov 2014
New Zealand	46	401/6	Pakistan	Bengaluru	4 Nov 2023
Scotland	45	371/5	England	Edinburgh	10 Jun 2018
South Africa	45	428/5	Sri Lanka	Delhi	7 Oct 2023
England	44	391/4	Bangladesh	Nottingham	21 Jun 2005
South Africa	44	438/9	Australia	Johannesburg	12 Mar 2006
England	44	414/5	South Africa	Southampton	7 Sep 2025

Key Insights on Maximum Boundaries in ODI Innings

Historical Team Records for Most Fours in an Innings

Sri Lanka hold the record for hitting the most fours among teams in an ODI innings, striking 56 boundaries against the Netherlands in the 2006 Amstelveen ODI.

The 443-run total from that match is the highest for Sri Lanka in ODI cricket and stands as the fourth-highest team total in the format overall.

India have hit the most fours in a home ODI innings, smashing 48 against the West Indies in the 2011 Indore ODI.

Scotland hold the record for the most fours by an associate team in an ODI innings, having scored 45 against England in the 2018 Edinburgh ODI.

India are the only team to score 40 or more fours in 10 or more separate ODI innings.

Record-Breaking Combined Team Performances and Chases

There is only one instance in ODI history where both teams hit 40 or more fours in the same match. Australia scored 43 boundaries in the first innings, while South Africa replied with 44 in the 2006 Johannesburg ODI.

Australia and South Africa added a combined 87 fours in the Johannesburg encounter, the most by both teams in a single ODI.

The Johannesburg match recorded the highest ODI total in a losing cause and the highest successful run chase, as South Africa (438/9) overtook the 435-run target set by Australia (434/4).

Individual Batting Milestones and Unique Boundary Feats

Sri Lanka scored the most fours without hitting a single six in an ODI innings, aggregating 38 boundaries during a score of 285 for 7 against Bangladesh in the 2025 Pallekele ODI.

Rohit Sharma has scored the most fours among batters in an ODI innings, hitting 33 boundaries during his 264-run knock against Sri Lanka in the 2014 Kolkata ODI.

Rohit’s score of 264 remains the highest individual total by a batter in the history of ODI cricket.

England hold the record for the most sixes in an ODI innings, hitting 26 maximums against the Netherlands in the 2022 Amstelveen ODI.

Bonus: Highest Individual Scores in ODIs Without a Six

Saurabh Chede

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