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Rohit Sharma sets ODI record for sixes against New Zealand
In the second ODI in Wellington, Rohit Sharma hit 51 sixes against New Zealand in ODIs, moving past the previous record of 50.
The record belonged to Pakistan's Shahid Afridi, who hit his sixes against New Zealand in 38 ODIs.
Rohit reached the mark while scoring 23 runs in India's chase of 135.
His two sixes in the match took him past Afridi, and he now leads the ODI list ahead of Chris Gayle and Sanath Jayasuriya.
Rohit also has 85 sixes against New Zealand across international cricket, while Gayle holds that record with 87.
Three more sixes would put Rohit past Gayle, with three ODIs still to come in the series.
If he hits 15 sixes in those matches, he will reach 100 sixes against New Zealand in international cricket.
Rohit Sharma set a record for the most sixes hit against New Zealand in one-day internationals.
He reached 51 sixes, moving past Shahid Afridi’s previous record of 50.
Rohit hit two sixes while scoring 23 runs off 28 balls in India’s chase of 135 in the second ODI.
The match was played between India and New Zealand in Wellington on November 7.
Rohit has 85 sixes against New Zealand across international formats, three short of Chris Gayle’s record of 87.
- Who
- Rohit Sharma, India batter.
- What
- He set the record for most sixes against New Zealand in ODIs, reaching 51.
- When
- November 7, 2026.
- Where
- The second ODI between India and New Zealand in Wellington.
- Why
- His two sixes in the match took him past Shahid Afridi’s previous record of 50.
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Rohit was dismissed for a six-ball duck in the first ODI, according to News18.
Rohit hit two sixes in the second ODI and raised his tally against New Zealand to 51.
- ODI sixes against New Zealand
- Rohit Sharma: 51
- Previous record
- Shahid Afridi: 50 sixes
- Rohit’s second-ODI score
- 23 runs off 28 balls, including two sixes
- Chase target
- 135 runs
- Sixes against New Zealand across international formats
- Rohit: 85; Chris Gayle: 87
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