Players to Score Most Runs in an Over in ODIs

In ODI cricket, the batters usually score at a lower rate, but change the gears in the last 10-15 overs of an innings. We see batters scoring all over the stadium and take their team to a big total with their aggressive batting. There are also some batters who could change the course of the match with their disastrous batting in a single over. In the following listicle, we will discuss the top seven batters to score most runs in an over in ODIs. Most Runs in an Over in ODI 7. Liam Livingstone - 32 runs against Philippe Boissevain in 2022 Liam Livingstone gave a big finish to England when they posted the highest-ever ODI total of 498/4 against the Netherlands on June 17, 2022. During his knock of 66(22) runs, Livingstone smashed 32 runs in an over against Philippe Boissevain hitting two fours and four sixes. #PAGE_BREAK# 6. Shahid Afridi - 32 runs against Malinga Bandara in 2007 Former Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi played a match winning knock of 73*(34) in an ODI against Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi on May 18, 2007. During his knock, Afridi smashed 32 runs against Malinga Bandara hitting fours in first two balls followed by consecutive sixes in the next four deliveries. #PAGE_BREAK# 5. Jimmy Neesham - 34 runs against Thisara Perera in 2019 New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham smashed Thisara Perera for 34 runs in an ODI match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Mount Maunganui on January 5, 2019. Neesham smashed four sixes (one in a no-ball) along with a double and a single. #PAGE_BREAK# 4. Ab de Villiers - 34 runs against Jason Holder in 2015 South Africa’s Ab de Villiers played one his best knocks in ODIs when he smashed 166 runs off just 66 balls in the 2015 ODI World Cup fixture against West Indies in Sydney on February 27. During his knock, De Villiers scored 34 runs in a single over with four fours, two sixes, and two doubles, with two no-balls in that over. #PAGE_BREAK# 3. Thisara Perera - 35 runs against Robin Peterson in 2013 Thisara Perera smashed 35 runs in an over by Robin Peterson during a match between Sri Lanka and South Africa in Pallekele on July 26, 2013. During his knock of 65(49), Perera smashed five sixes and a four in Peterson’s over. #PAGE_BREAK# 2. Jaskaran Malhotra - 36 runs against Gaudi Toka in 2021 The United States cricketer Jaskaran Malhotra became the second player to smash six sixes in an over in ODI cricket when smashed 36 runs in an over by Gaudi Toka in a match between the USA and Papua New Guinea in Oman on September 9, 2021. Malhotra scored 173 runs off 124 balls in that game. #PAGE_BREAK# 1. Herschelle Gibbs - 36 runs against Daan van Bunge in 2007 Former South African cricketer Herschelle Gibbs is the first cricketer to smash six sixes in an over in international cricket. The right-hander smashed 36 runs in an over by Daan van Bunge during the 2007 ODI World Cup fixture between South Africa and Netherlands in Basseterre on March 16, 2007.

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Players to Score Most Runs in an Over in ODIs