Cricket World Cup: Eoin Morgan hits record 17 sixes in World Cup win

Eoin Morgan

Eoin Morgan set a new world record for the most sixes in an ODI with an astonishing display of hitting in England's 150-run World Cup win over Afghanistan.

The captain hammered 17 sixes in making 148 from 71 balls, his outrageous and audacious ball-striking providing stunning entertainment to an Old Trafford crowd that lapped it up.

Morgan went past the previous best of 16, jointly held by Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers and Rohit Sharma, and England's total of 25 sixes also set a new record for any team in an ODI innings.

Jonny Bairstow made 90 and Joe Root 88 as the hosts racked up 397-6, their highest total in a World Cup match, bettering the 386-6 they piled on against Bangladesh only 10 days ago.

There was never any danger of Afghanistan even getting close to succeeding in the run-chase and they ended a processional second half of the game on 247-8.

The win lifts England to the top of the 10-team table, ahead of Australia on net run-rate.

Victory against Sri Lanka at Headingley on Friday's will leave Morgan's men on the verge of the semi-finals.

Afghanistan remain rooted to the bottom, having lost all five of their games.

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MS Dhoni becomes second-most capped Indian player in ODIs

MS Dhoni

Veteran MS Dhoni (341), while featuring in the World Cup 2019 tie against Pakistan, became the second most capped Indian player in Indian ODI cricket history.

Dhoni is playing his 341^st ODI and goes past Rahul Dravid to become the second most capped player for India in ODIs

Overall, this is Dhoni's 344^th one-day match. While Dravid also has the same number of ODIs to his name. However, one of Dravid's ODIs was played for Asia XI vs ICC World XI and three for ICC World XI

Only cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar (463) has made more ODI appearances for India than MS Dhoni. The former India captain has been the go-to man for many youngsters including skipper Virat Kohli. His ability to read the game from behind the stumps and guide his bowlers accordingly makes him an indispensable part of Team India.

Dhoni's knack to pull off no look run outs and brilliant stumpings makes one of the finest stumpers in world cricket.

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Virat Kohli breaks Sachin Tendulkar's record, becomes fastest to 11000 ODI runs

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli is simply unstoppable. The India skipper, became the fastest to score 11,000 One-day International (ODI) runs, breaking Sachin Tendulkar's record in the process.

Kohli reached the milestone in 222 innings to become the new holder of the record after Sachin Tendulkar had achieved the milestone in 276 innings. Virat Kohli, who has led India to a positive start in the World Cup 2019, achieved the feat in the match against Pakistan at Old Trafford in Manchester. Kohli also holds the record for being the fastest to score 10,000 ODI runs.

Virat Kohli, known for his flamboyant approach against any opposition, has represented his national team in over 220 ODIs, scoring at an average of 59.47. He holds the best score of 183 runs in the ODI format and loves to chase down targets.

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Top 10 players of most centuries in ODIs

Player Country No of 100's Innings Sachin Tendulkar India 49 452 Ricky Ponting Australia 30 365 Sanath Jayasuriya Sri Lanka 28 433 Sourav Ganguly India 22 300 Herschelle Gibbs South Africa 21 240 Chris Gayle West Indies 21 250 Saeed Anwar Pakistan 20 247 Virat Kohli India 19 124 Brian Lara West Indies 19 289 Mark Waugh Austrelia 18 236

NOTE: The records upto 26^th February 2014.

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MS Dhoni completes 8000 ODI runs

India captain MS Dhoni completed 8,000 runs in One Day Internationals on Friday January 31, 2014 during the fifth and final ODI against New Zealand at Westpac Stadium.

MS Dhoni is the 7th Indian to cross 8,000 runs in 50-over international cricket. Dhoni, in 214 innings, is the fourth fastest to cross 8,000 after Sourav Ganguly (200 innings), Sachin Tendulkar (210) and Brian Lara (211).

MS Dhoni scored 47 in the match. However, India lost the match by 87 runs and series 0-4.

Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Mohammad Azharuddin, Yuvraj Singh and Virender Sehwag are the other Indians in the 8,000-run club.

Indian batsmen in 8,000 ODI-run club:

• Sachin Tendulkar 18,426 (463 matches),
• Sourav Ganguly 11,363 (311),
• Rahul Dravid 10,889 (344),
• Mohammad Azharuddin 9,378 (334),
• Yuvraj Singh 8,329 (293),
• Virender Sehwag 8,273 (251),
• MS Dhoni 8,046 (243)

NOTE: Records up to 31^st January, 2014.

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MS Dhoni first captain to feature in four tied ODIs

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has become the first captain to be involved in four ODI ties. This feat was achieved as India tied the third ODI against New Zealand in Auckland on January 25, 2014.

MS Dhoni's first tied ODI was in the ICC World Cup 2011 against England in Bangalore. His second was also against England, but this time it was at Lord's on September 11, 2011. His third tie came against Sri Lanka in Adelaide on February 2012. 

West Indies' Richie Richardson, Australia's Steve Waugh and South Africa's Shaun Pollock were involved in three ties each.

The tied game is the first between India and New Zealand in ODIs.

India have participated in seven tied games in ODIs - two each vs Zimbabwe and England and one each vs New Zealand, West Indies and Sri Lanka.

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Most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in ODIs

• Adam Gilchrist (Australia) 472 - 417 catches, 55 stumpings in 287 matches (281 innings)
• Mark Boucher (South Africa) 424 - 402, 22 in 295 matches (290 innings)
• Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) 424 - 337, 87 in 362 matches (311 innings)
• MS Dhoni (India) 300 - 221, 79 in 239 matches (236 innnings)
• Moin Khan (Pakistan) 287 - 214, 73 in 219 matches (209 innings)

Records upto 20^th January 2014.

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