When 21 runs in 1 ball were scored in the Greatest ODI Match of All Time - 438 Match South Africa vs Australia 2006 which is the World Record for most runs in 1 ball in Cricket History
Previously, 20 runs off 1 ball was World record of Cricket for most runs off one ball by Travis Birt vs Clint McKay in a Big Bash match. But 21 runs off 1 ball in the best ODI match ever is the highest.
Famously dubbed as the ‘438 match’ and ‘The Greatest Cricket Match Ever Played’, this game delivered tons and heaps more than anyone would have ever asked for in this highest run chase in one day match by South Africa vs Australia
But in all this ecstasy and thrill, one interesting stat that might have gone un-noticed under everyone’s nose is that 21 runs off 1 ball were scored in this Australia vs South Africa World Record Match 2006
This happened in the 48th over of the Australian innings when Roger Telemachus delivered a barrage of no-balls, coupled with hits to the boundary from Ponting and Symonds who were at the crease at that time.
After the first legal ball, the 48th over read:
4NB, 1NB, 4NB, 6NB, 2 = 21 runs from 1 ball
This is the World record of Cricket for most runs in 1 ball
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