On many instances, the game of Cricket managed to turn on itself depending on the outcome of the over. We now look at the most runs scored in an Over in the ODI format.
During 2007 World Cup, Gibbs took onslaught over Netherlands and smashed Six out of Six sixes off van Bunge scoring 36 off the over. Perera against touring South Africans at home smshed a 35 run over, which had a wide in which he smashed 5 sixers and a four off Peterson’s over. Jayasuriya and Afridi managed to make an appearance twice with the Sri Lankan opener scored 30 runs in an over twice and Afridi had a 32 run over and 28 run over on his name.
Here is the list of Top 10 most productive overs in ODI cricket:
| Runs | Batsmen | Bowler | Match | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | HH Gibbs (666666) | DLS van Bunge | South Africa v Netherlands | 2006/07 |
| 35 | NLTC Perera (6W66646) | RJ Peterson | Sri Lanka v South Africa | 2013 |
| 32 | Shahid Afridi (446666) | CM Bandara | Pakistan v Sri Lanka | 2007 |
| 31 | KS Williamson (1) & JEC Franklin (6646N4x2) | Rizwan Cheema & HS Baidwan | New Zealand v Canada | 2010/11 |
| 30 | ST Jayasuriya (x4066661) | Aamer Sohail | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | 1995/96 |
| 30 | ST Jayasuriya (666642) | CZ Harris | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | 2000/01 |
| 30 | M Boucher (41) & JH Kallis (2W5666) | LP van Troost | South Africa v Netherlands | 2006/07 |
| 30 | AD Mascarenhas (066666) | Yuvraj Singh | England v India | 2007 |
| 30 | LRPL Taylor (46W6W246) | Abdul Razzaq | New Zealand v Pakistan | 2010/11 |
| 30 | JP Faulkner (662664) | I Sharma | Australia v India | 2013/14 |
| 28 | Shahid Afridi (662644) | ST Jayasuriya | Pakistan v Sri Lanka | 1996/97 |
