Sixes for everyone, and strike-rates over 100

All that anyone, apart from the Australians perhaps, will remember from the recent Hyderabad one-dayer is Sachin Tendulkar's valiant 175 in defeat. But while India's chase of 351 relied on one man, Australia's innings was a collective effort with all their top five batsmen making fast and substantial contributions. Their innings was only the fourth time that every batsmen hit at least one six and had a strike-rate of 100 or more (provided at least four batted) in a one-day international.

During the 2003 World Cup, New Zealand were chasing 197 against Canada and their batsmen were in a tearing hurry. All seven batsmen used had strike rates of over 100, even Stephen Fleming, who scored only 5 off two balls, and New Zealand ran down the target in 23 overs. They were aiming to finish the game in 16 overs in order to ensure qualification for the Super Six but could not achieve that.

Only once after that have all seven batsmen in an innings scored at more than a run a ball, four years after the first occurrence, during the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies. After being sent in by South Africa in St Kitts, Australia amassed 377 for 6. Adam Gilchrist and Ricky Ponting had the lowest strike rates - exactly 100 - while Matthew Hayden cracked 101 off 68 balls, the fastest hundred in World Cups and the quickest by an Australian.

Amid the slew of matches from the 2000s in the table above, containing innings with the highest proportion of batsmen with a strike rate over 100, there are two entries from the 1980s. New Zealand went past 300 for the first time in ODIs against Sri Lanka at Eden Park in 1983, with six out of seven batsmen scoring at more than a run a ball. Bruce Edgar was the only slow coach, taking 99 balls to score 52, as New Zealand raced to 304. The Sri Lankan chase provided a stark contrast and only one of their eight batsmen - Yohan Goonasekera - had a strike rate over 100. They finished with 188 for 6 off their 50 overs.

Sri Lanka were involved in another match in 1983 which had a lot of batsmen - 12 in all - with strike rates over 100. In that game, in Bombay, five out of six Indians scored at more than a run a ball as India made 299 in a 40-over contest. Sri Lanka gave valiant chase this time, with seven batsmen having strike rates of over 100, but fell 10 runs short. This match also appears in the table below, which contains innings with the most 100-plus strike rates.

Eight Pakistan batsmen, the most in an ODI innings, including all four tailenders, had strike-rates over 100 during a match against Bangladesh in Karachi in 2008. As a result, Pakistan posted 329; Bangladesh managed only 179 in reply.

The Hyderabad ODI between India and Australia is also one of four matches in which all batsmen in an innings (minimum of four batsmen) hit a six. India was also involved when this happened for the first time, against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo in 1998. Chasing 236 for 45 overs, all four batsmen hit a six each and India reached 236 for 2 in the 42nd over.

There have been several ODIs with more than six batsmen in an innings clearing the boundary, but only one with seven. West Indies were chasing 283 against India at Albion in Guyana in 1983 and seven batsmen - Gordon Greenidge, Viv Richards, Clive Lloyd, Faoud Bacchus, Larry Gomes, Jeff Dujon and Andy Roberts - hit one six each. It didn't help much, though, for West Indies managed only 255 for 9. The victory was India's first against West Indies in ODIs.

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