Top 10: Most Sixes in ODI World Cup History

Over the years, the six-hitting capabilities of batters have improved a lot. Nowadays, batters hit huge towering sixes with ease and a lot of precision.

And the ODI World Cup is no exception to that. Modern-day power-hitters like Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers, and Rohit Sharma have displayed their sheer excellence at hitting huge sixes. 

In this article, let’s take a look at the top 10 batters with the most sixes in ODI World Cup history. 

Most Sixes in ODI World Cup History

Key Stats

40: India’s Rohit Sharma, the West Indies’ power-hitter Chris Gayle, and Australia’s Glenn Maxwell are the only three batters who have smashed 40-plus sixes in the tournament.

17: Out of 27 sixes hit by Eoin Morgan, 17 came in one match against Afghanistan in Manchester in the 2019 edition. This is the most sixes hit by a batter in an ODI innings.

26: Chris Gayle had a tremendous outing with the bat in the 2015 ODI World Cup as he smashed 26 sixes in 6 innings — the most by any batter in a single edition of the World Cup.

215: 16 of those 26 sixes were hit against Zimbabwe in Canberra, where Gayle racked up the first double-century in the tournament’s history and one of the highest individual scores in the Cricket World Cup.