Top 10 Most runs scored in one over in ODIs

Top 10 Most runs scored in one over in ODIs: The maximum runs that can be conceded in an over in six legal deliveries is 36 (6 x 6 ). There is only one batsman who has scored that many runs in one over in One Day cricket. Here are the Top 10 Most runs scored in one over in ODIs. 10. Ross Taylor (4 6 Wd 6 Wd 2 4 6) 30 v Abdul Razzaq New Zealand v Pakistan Pallekele 2010/11 Pakistan met New Zealand in World cup 2011 and Ross Taylor destroyed Shoaib Akhtar and Abdul Razzaq in particular. (Photo Source: AFP) Pakistan met New Zealand in World cup 2011 and Ross Taylor destroyed Shoaib Akhtar and Abdul Razzaq in particular. He hit Razzaq for 30 runs in his over in death overs. He also scored his century( 131) on his birthday. 9. Dimitri Mascarenhas (0 6 6 6 6 6) 30 v Yuvraj Singh England v India The Oval 2007 Dimitri Mascarenhas hit Yuvraj Singh for 5 sixes in the 50th over of the English innings. (Photo Source:Getty Images) Dimitri Mascarenhas hit Yuvraj Singh for 5 sixes in the 50th over of the English innings. England wanted to end on a high note and Mascarenhas did the exact thing when he smoked Yuvraj to the leg side mid-wicket boundary 5 times. 8. Mark Boucher (4 1)/ Jacques Kallis (2 Wd 5 6 6 6) 30 v LP van Troost South Africa v Netherlands St. Kitts 2006/07 South Africa wanted to completely demolish the Netherlands. (Photo Source: AFP) South Africa wanted to completely demolish the Netherlands and after the Dutch bowlers had survived the early onslaught by Herschelle Gibbs, they ran into Mark Boucher and Jacques Kallis who together hit LP van Troost for 30 runs in one over that included a wide. 7. Sanath Jayasuriya (6 6 6 6 4 2) 30 v Chris Harris Sri Lanka v New Zealand Sharjah 2000/01 Sanath Jayasuriya was bound to appear on this list and he made his mark against Chris Harris in Sharjah 2001. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Sanath Jayasuriya was bound to appear on this list and he made his mark against Chris Harris in Sharjah 2001. Jayasuriya hit Harris for 4 sixes and one four to gather 30 runs from his over. 6. Sanath Jayasuriya (x 4 0 6 6 6 6 1) 30 v Aamer Sohail Sri Lanka v Pakistan Singapore 1995/96 Before unleashing hell on Chris Harris, Jayasuriya struck Aamer Sohail for 30 runs in one over. (Photo Source: Getty Images ) Before unleashing hell on Chris Harris, Jayasuriya struck Aamer Sohail for 30 runs in one over. This was during his then record breaking innings of the fastest century in 48 balls. *the X mark indicates that ball was a wide and no extra run was conceded on that according to the law at that time. 5. Kane Williamson (1)/ James Franklin (6 6 4 6 N4 x 2) 31 v Rizwan Cheema/HS Baidwan New Zealand v Canada Mumbai World cup 2010/11 Kane Williamson and James Franklin in particular demolished Rizwan Cheema and HS Baidwan, taking 31 runs off their combined one over. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Kane Williamson and James Franklin in particular demolished Rizwan Cheema and HS Baidwan, taking 31 runs off their combined one over. Franklin hit 3 sixes and a four off a no ball to take 30 runs of that over after Kane Williamson gave him the strike on the first ball. The over was completed by HS Baidwan after Rizwan Cheema was barred from bowling the rest of the over because he bowled two beamers in a row after bowling the first ball. *X denotes a wide was bowled off which no extra run was conceded. 4. Shahid Afridi (446666) 32 v Malinga Bandara Pakistan v Sri Lanka Abu Dhabi 2007 Shahid Afridi hit leg spinner Malinda Bandara for 32 runs in an over when Pakistan were chasing 236 runs to win and were 137/5 at one time. (Photo Source : AFP) Shahid Afridi hit leg spinner Malinda Bandara for 32 runs in an over when Pakistan were chasing 236 runs to win and were 137/5 at one time. But Afridi hit 73 runs off 34 balls to take Pakistan to victory. Poor Bandara didn’t have any idea where to ball because Afridi ket swinging it away either straight or on the leg side. 3. AB de Villiers 32 v Jason Holder (4nb 6 2nb 4 4 4 2 6) South Africa v West Indies, Sydney 2014-15 Ab De Villiers. (© Getty Images) In the World Cup 2015 match up between South Africa and the West Indies at the Sydney Cricket Ground AB de Villiers was unstoppable, once the Protea SuperMan got going no Windies bowler had a ball to stop him. The WI skipper Jason Holder who until then had descent numbers was brutally murdered by de Villiers. He hit 4 fours and 2 sixes in the over which Holder also bowled 2 no balls. After the end of 6 legitimate deliveries AB and SA had another 34 runs added to their totals. 2. Thisara Perera (6 W 6 6 6 4 6) 35 v Robin Peterson Sri Lanka v South Africa Pallekele 2013 Perera is well known for his big hitting prowess and he certainly showed it on the bowling of Robin Petersen. (Photo Source:PA Photos) Perera is well known for his big hitting prowess and he certainly showed it on the bowling of Robin Petersen. At 94/7 chasing 230, Perera decided to launch Peterson’s deliveries into galaxy. What came next were 5 sixes, 1 wide and a four. The 35 runs Perera took off Robin Peterson’s 1 over is the second most in ODI. 1. Herschelle Gibbs (6 6 6 6 6 6) 36 v Dan van Bunge South Africa v Netherlands St. Kitts World cup 2006/07 Herschelle Gibbs something only 2 people had done in any kind of cricket before him and no one had done it in international cricket of any form. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Herschelle Gibbs something only 2 people had done in any kind of cricket before him and no one had done it in international cricket of any form. In the 29th over of South African innings, leg spinner Dan van Bunge of the Netherlands went for 6 consecutive sixes at the hands of Herschelle Gibbs. Gibbs became the first batsman to hit 6 sixes in an over in ODI or international cricket. Only other batsman to do so in domestic cricket are Gary Sobers and Ravi Shastri**. ** Yuvraj Singh of India hit Stuart Board of England for 6 sixes in one over in the inaugural World T20 championship held in South Africa in 2007. No one has hit 6 sixes in an over in Test cricket till now. (All stats are updated till 10th February, 2016)