Virender Sehwag registered his best figures in One-Day Internationals on Wednesday, claiming four wickets for six runs, as India beat Bangladesh in the second match of the Asia Cup in Dambulla.
His strike-rate of 4.25 (balls per wicket) is the best by any bowler capturing at least four wickets in an ODI.
Sehwag's bowling average of 1.50 also features among the best performances in ODI chronicles.
The details:
Best strike-rates in an innings in ODIs (Minimum 4 wickets)
|
SR |
Figures |
Bowler |
Opponent |
Venue |
Date |
|
4.25 |
4-6 |
Virender Sehwag (Ind) |
Bangladesh |
Dambulla |
16-06-2010 |
|
4.25 |
4-10 |
S Dhaniram (Can) |
Bermuda |
Nairobi |
02-02-2007 |
|
4.25 |
4-15 |
Paul Collingwood (Eng) |
New Zealand |
Chester-le-Street |
15-06-2008 |
|
4.75 |
4-7 |
Chris Harris (NZ) |
Scotland |
Edinburgh |
31-05-1999 |
|
5.25 |
4-11 |
Andrew Symonds (Aus) |
India |
Sydney |
14-01-2000 |
|
|
Best bowling averages in an innings (Minimum 4 wickets)
|
Avg |
Figures |
Bowler |
Opponent |
Venue |
Date |
|
0.20 |
5-1 |
Courtney Walsh (WI) |
Sri Lanka |
Sharjah |
03-12-1986 |
|
0.75 |
4-3 |
Phil Simmons (WI) |
Pakistan |
Sydney |
17-12-1992 |
|
1.20 |
5-6 |
Sunil Joshi (Ind) |
South Africa |
Nairobi Gym |
26-09-1999 |
|
1.40 |
5-7 |
Daniel Vettori (NZ) |
Bangladesh |
Queenstown |
31-12-2007 |
|
1.50 |
4-6 |
Yuvraj Singh (Ind) |
Namibia |
Pietermaritzburg |
23-02-2003 |
|
1.50 |
4-6 |
Virender Sehwag (Ind) |
Bangladesh |
Dambulla |
16-06-2010 |
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