JM Bairstow owns the record for most boundary sixes in an innings by England opening batsman
JM Bairstow of England scored seven boundary sixes in his knock of 138 against New Zealand on 07.03.18 which represent the record for most sixes by an England opening batsman in o one-day internationals. The previous best was six boundary sixes by AD Hales against Sri Lanka at Birmingham on 24.06.16. The following table lists the England batsmen who have scored five or more boundary sixes in a one day international
| No | Player | Runs | 6s | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | JM Bairstow | 138 | 7 | 1 | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 07 Mar 2018 |
| 2 | AD Hales | 133* | 6 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Birmingham | 24 Jun 2016 |
| 3 | AJ Strauss | 154 | 5 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Birmingham | 12 Jul 2010 |
| 4 | MM Ali | 119 | 5 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 26 Nov 2014 |
| 5 | MM Ali | 58 | 5 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Hambantota | 03 Dec 2014 |
| 6 | MM Ali | 128 | 5 | 1 | v Scotland | Christchurch | 23 Feb 2015 |
| 7 | AD Hales | 110 | 5 | 1 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 09 Mar 2017 |
| 8 | JJ Roy | 180 | 5 | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | 14 Jan 2018 |
JM Bairstow became the sixth opening batsman to score seven or more boundary sixes in a one day international against New Zealand and his feat provides the seventh occasion. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | 6s | Inns | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | ML Hayden | 181* | 10 | 1 | Aus | NZl | Hamilton | 20 Feb 2007 |
| 2 | CH Gayle | 125 | 9 | 1 | Win | NZl | Kingston | 07 Jul 2012 |
| 3 | Shahid Afridi | 108* | 8 | 2 | Pak | NZl | Sharjah | 15 Apr 2002 |
| 4 | CH Gayle | 61 | 8 | 2 | Win | NZl | Wellington | 21 Mar 2015 |
| 5 | AC Gilchrist | 128 | 7 | 1 | Aus | NZl | Christchurch | 26 Feb 2000 |
| 6 | HH Gibbs | 119 | 7 | 2 | SAF | NZl | Cape Town | 02 Dec 2007 |
| 7 | JM Bairstow | 138 | 7 | 1 | Eng | NZl | Dunedin | 07 Mar 2018 |