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2019 World Cup | Eoin Morgan smashes 17 sixes, breaks ODI record

The England captain scored 148 off 71 balls against Afghanistan at Old Trafford

June 18, 2019 07:04 pm | Updated 07:22 pm IST - Manchester

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Eoin Morgan of England in action batting during the Group Stage match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 between England and Afghanistan at Old Trafford on June 18, 2019 in Manchester, England.

Eoin Morgan of England in action batting during the Group Stage match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 between England and Afghanistan at Old Trafford on June 18, 2019 in Manchester, England.

England captain Eoin Morgan smashed as many as 17 sixes against Afghanistan in their World Cup game here on Tuesday, breaking the record of most sixes in an ODI innings.

Morgan was in devastating form, hammering 17 sixes and four boundaries in his 148 off 71 balls.

India vice-captain Rohit Sharma had hammered 16 sixes against Australia in an ODI in 2013. West Indian Chris Gayle and retired South Africa batsman AB de Villiers too has hit 16 sixes in an innings.

Riding on Morgan’s whirlwind innings, England posted 397 for 6, the highest total of this World Cup.

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