New Delhi. In the game of cricket, six balls of one over are a testing moment for any bowler. But when the most dangerous batsman in the world is in front, then those same six balls become a scene of destruction. Many times in the history of One Day International cricket, there have been such thrashings of bowlers which left the world stunned. We are talking about those 5 explosive batsmen who have made the world record of scoring the most runs in one over of ODI. There are two top names in this list who have got their names written in golden letters in the pages of history by hitting six sixes in six balls. For the first time in the history of ODI cricket, the feat of scoring 36 runs in an over was done by Herschelle Gibbs of South Africa. While playing for South Africa in the 2007 World Cup, Gibbs achieved this feat against the Netherlands.
Herschelle Gibbs had achieved this feat on the ball of Netherlands bowler Dan van Bunge (DLS van Bunge). In this match played in St. Kitts, West Indies, he hit 6 sixes in a single over of Netherlands leg spinner Dan van Bunge. This happened for the first time in the history of the World Cup. Gibbs showed that when he is in his element, the boundaries become smaller. Years after Gibbs, Indian-origin batsman Jaskaran Malhotra, who played for America, repeated this magical figure. Jaskaran had hit six consecutive sixes in one over of bowler Gaudi Toka in the year 2021 against Papua New Guinea at the Al Amerat ground in Oman. He became the second batsman in the world and the first American batsman to do so in ODI cricket. The interesting thing is that in this match he played a historic inning of 173 unbeaten runs.
5 batsmen in the world who scored the most runs in an over in ODI.
Thisara Perera destroyed the South African spinner
Former Sri Lankan all-rounder Thisara Perera was known for his clean hitting. He created a ruckus by scoring 35 runs in one over against South Africa. Perera had achieved this feat in the year 2013 on the ball of spin bowler Robin Peterson. He scored (6, wide, 6, 6, 6, 4, 6) in Pietersen's over at Pallekele ground. One ball was wide in this, due to which a total of 7 balls were bowled in the over and Perera showed the stars to the bowler on the day.
The fierce form of 'Mr 360' AB de Villiers
When it comes to scoring the most runs, it is not possible that AB de Villiers' name does not come up. He created havoc against West Indies at Sydney Cricket Ground. ABD scored 34 runs in one over of bowler Jason Holder against West Indies in the World Cup 2014-15. De Villiers scored runs in Holder's over (4, no ball, 6, 2, no ball, 4, 4, 4, 2, 6). A total of 34 runs were scored in this over with the help of two no-balls. In the same match, De Villiers also scored the fastest century (31 balls) in ODI history.
Jimmy Neesham scored 34 runs in one over against Sri Lanka
New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham has also made his place in this list. He scored 34 runs in the over of Sri Lanka's experienced bowler Thisara Perera (who himself is at number 3 in this list). He achieved a big feat on the ball of Thisara Perera in the New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 2018-19 match. Neesham hit 5 sixes in Perera's over on the ground of Mount Maunganui. That over was something like this (6, 6, 6, 6, no ball, 2, 6, 1). With the help of no-ball, a total of 34 runs were scored in this over.
