Along with the world record for most sixes in an innings, Shane Watson also erased the mark for most fours, against Bangladesh in the second ODI, says Rajneesh Gupta.
Australia's Shane Watson established a new world record of most sixes in an innings in one-day internationals on Monday, when he hammered 15 against Bangladesh at Mirpur.
The opener's assault easily put West Indian Xavier Marshall's record into shade.
Marshall had hit 12 sixes against Canada in 2008.
Batsmen with most number of sixes in an ODI innings:
| 6s | Batsman | Runs | Teams | Venue | Date |
| 15 | SR Watson | 185* | Aus v Ban | Dhaka | 11 Apr 2011 |
| 12 | XM Marshall | 157* | WI v Can | King City | 22 Aug 2008 |
| 11 | ST Jayasuriya | 134 | SL v Pak | Singapore | 02 Apr 1996 |
| 11 | Shahid Afridi | 102 | Pak v SL | Nairobi (Gym) | 04 Oct 1996 |
| 10 | MS Dhoni | 183* | Ind v SL | Jaipur | 31 Oct 2005 |
| 10 | MV Boucher | 147* | SA v Zim | Potchefstroom | 20 Sep 2006 |
| 10 | ML Hayden | 181* | Aus v NZ | Hamilton | 20 Feb 2007 |
| 10 | BB McCullum | 166 | NZ v Ire | Aberdeen | 01 Jul 2008 |
| 10 | Abdul Razzaq | 109* | Pak v SA | Abu Dhabi | 31 Oct 2010 |
Watson's innings also included 15 fours. This means he scored 150 runs in boundaries alone! This is another world record of maximum runs scored in boundaries in an individual innings. Have a look:
| Boundary Runs | 4s | 6s | Batsman | Score | Teams | Venue | Date |
| 150 | 15 | 15 | SR Watson | 185* | Aus v Ban | Dhaka | 11 Apr 2011 |
| 126 | 21 | 7 | HH Gibbs | 175 | SA v Aus | Johannesburg | 12 Mar 2006 |
| 120 | 15 | 10 | MS Dhoni | 183* | Ind v SL | Jaipur | 31 Oct 2005 |
| 118 | 22 | 5 | Saeed Anwar | 194 | Pak v Ind | Chennai | 21 May 1997 |
| 118 | 16 | 9 | L Vincent | 172 | NZ v Zim | Bulawayo | 24 Aug 2005 |
| 118 | 25 | 3 | SR Tendulkar | 200* | Ind v SA | Gwalior | 24 Feb 2010 |
| 116 | 11 | 12 | XM Marshall | 157* | WI v Can | King City (NW) | 22 Aug 2008 |
| 114 | 21 | 5 | IVA Richards | 189* | WI v Eng | Manchester | 31 May 1984 |
| 114 | 21 | 5 | PR Stirling | 177 | Ire v Can | Toronto | 07 Sep 2010 |
| 110 | 11 | 11 | ST Jayasuriya | 134 | SL v Pak | Singapore | 02 Apr 1996 |
| 110 | 17 | 7 | SC Ganguly | 183 | Ind v SL | Taunton | 26 May 1999 |