Opening batsmen scoring ten or more sixes in an innings in one day international

Opening batsmen scoring ten or more sixes in an innings in one day international

CH Gayle of West Indies scored 12 boundary sixes in his knock of 135 against England at Bridgetown on 20 Feb 2019 to provide the 12th occasion of an opening batsman scoring ten or more boundary sixes in an innings in a one day international.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs 6s Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 ST Jayasuriya 134 11 1 Srl Pak Singapore 02 Apr 1996
2 ML Hayden 181* 10 1 Aus NZl Hamilton 20 Feb 2007
3 BB McCullum 166 10 1 NZl Ire Aberdeen 01 Jul 2008
4 SR Watson 185* 15 2 Aus Ban Dhaka 11 Apr 2011
5 RG Sharma 209 16 1 Ind Aus Bengaluru 02 Nov 2013
6 CH Gayle 215 16 1 Win Zim Canberra 24 Feb 2015
7 MJ Guptill 237* 11 1 NZl Win Wellington 21 Mar 2015
8 Q de Kock 178 11 2 RSA Aus Centurion 30 Sep 2016
9 MJ Guptill 180* 11 2 NZl RSA Hamilton 01 Mar 2017
10 RG Sharma 208* 12 1 Ind Srl Mohali 13 Dec 2017
11 CH Gayle 123 11 1 Win UAE Harare 06 Mar 2018
12 CH Gayle 135 12 1 Win Eng Bridgetown 20 Feb 2019

CH Gayle, MJ Guptill and RG Sharma are the three opening batsmen who have scored ten or more sixes in an innings on two or more occasions. CH Gayle owns the record with three such occasions

No Player Runs 6s Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 CH Gayle 215 16 1 Win Zim Canberra 24 Feb 2015
2 CH Gayle 123 11 1 Win UAE Harare 06 Mar 2018
3 CH Gayle 135 12 1 Win Eng Bridgetown 20 Feb 2019
                 
1 MJ Guptill 237* 11 1 NZl Win Wellington 21 Mar 2015
2 MJ Guptill 180* 11 2 NZl RSA Hamilton 01 Mar 2017
                 
1 RG Sharma 209 16 1 Ind Aus Bengaluru 02 Nov 2013
2 RG Sharma 208* 12 1 Ind Srl Mohali 13 Dec 2017
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