Most Runs in One Over in Cricket History

UpdatedFriday, February 27, 2015

Cricket is cruel game, especially for bowlers. On a given day, with suitable conditions, a bowler can dominate the batters. But few occasions in the history of the game are nightmares for the bowlers. Most Runs in One Over in Cricket History is a list of some such incidents. The list includes the most costly overs from all three international  formats and first-class cricket.

Most Runs in One Over in T20 InternationalsYuvraj Singh Most Runs in One Over

Runs Match Bowler Batsmen Figure Date Venue
36 India v England Stuart Broad Yuvraj Singh 666666 19/09/2007 Durban
32 England v South Africa Wayne Parnell Jos Buttler 662nb1nb4462 12/09/2012 Edgbaston
32 England v Afghanistan Izatullah Dawlatza Jos Buttler Jonny Bairstow,Luke Wright 4w6nb1nb6661 21/09/2012 Colombo
30 Australia v New Zealand Daryl Tuffey Ricky Ponting 626646 17/02/2005 Auckland
30 Australia v Pakistan Bilawal Bhatti Aaron FinchGlenn Maxwell 414665nb4 23/03/2014 Mirpur

Most Runs in One Over in One Day InternationalsHerschelle Gibbs Most Runs in One Over

Runs Match Bowler Batsmen Figure Year Venue
36 South Africa v Netherlands Daan van Bunge Herschelle Gibbs 666666 2006/07 St. Kitts
35 Sri Lank v South Africa Robin Peterson Thisara Perera 6wd66646 2013 pallekele
34 South Africa v West Indies Jason Holder

 

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 4nb62nb44426 2015 Sydney

 
32 Pakistan v   Sri Lanka Malinga Bandara Shahid Afridi 446666 2007 Abu Dhabi
31 New Zealand v Canada Rizwan Cheema  Harvir Baidwan Kane WilliamsonJames Franklin 16646N4x2 2010/11 Mumbai

Most Runs in One Over in Test CricketBrian Lara Most Runs in One Over

Runs Match Bowler Batsmen Figure Year Venue
28 West Indies v South Africa Robin Peterson Brian Lara 466444 2003/04 Johannesburg
28 Australia v England James Anderson George Bailey 462466 2013-14 Perth
27 Pakistan v India Harbhajan Singh Shahid Afridi 666621 2005-06 Lahore

 Most Runs in One Over in First-Class CricketMost Runs in One Over

Runs Match Bowler Batsmen Figure Year Venue
77 Wellington v Canterbury Bert Vance Lee GermonRoger Ford 0444664614106666600401 1990 Christchurch
36 Nottinghamshire v Glamorgan MA Nash Garry Sobers 666666 1968 Swansea
36 Bombay v Baroda Tilak Raj Ravi Shastri 666666 1984-85 Bombay
34 Nottinghamshire v Sussex EH Killick Ted Alletson 466446+nb 1911 Hove
34 Lancashire v Glamorgan MA Nash FC Hayes 646666 1977 Swansea
34 Lancashire v Surrey AJ Tudor A Flintoff 6444466+2nb 1998 Manchester
34 Gloucestershire v Oxford UCCE SJP Moreton CM Spearman 666646 2005 Oxford