Arshdeep Singh surprised everyone with his batting for the India National Cricket Team in the fifth and final ODI against the New Zealand National Cricket Team on Sunday (November 15) at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui. Coming in at No. 11, Arshdeep Singh wasted no time in attacking the bowlers and made his presence felt with two big sixes.
The Indian pacer began his innings by sending Jacob Duffy over the boundary on the very first ball he faced. He then smashed another six off Duffy on the third delivery. However, the New Zealand pacer got his revenge by dismissing him on the first ball of the 43rd over.
Although Arshdeep could manage only 14 runs off just four balls at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui, the Indian pacer managed to equal two important records for India. Read Also: 21.5 average! Virat Kohli endures second-worst ODI series of his career.
Arshdeep Singh joins Venkatesh Prasad and Jasprit Bumrah in the elite list
Arshdeep Singh became only the third Indian No. 11 batter to hit a six on the first ball of his innings in ODI cricket. Before him, Venkatesh Prasad and Jasprit Bumrah had achieved the same feat.
Prasad achieved this against Australia in Nairobi during the 2000 Champions Trophy quarter-final. Bumrah repeated the same feat against Australia in Mohali on March 10, 2019, when he smashed Pat Cummins for a six off the first ball he faced.
Indian No. 11 batters to hit a six off the first ball in ODIs:
- Venkatesh Prasad vs Ian Harvey, Australia, Nairobi (October 7, 2000).
- Jasprit Bumrah vs Pat Cummins, Australia, Mohali (March 10, 2019).
- Arshdeep Singh vs Jacob Duffy, New Zealand, Mount Maunganui (November 15, 2026).
Arshdeep Singh equals Venkatesh Prasad and Mohammed Shami’s record
Arshdeep’s second maximum helped him equal the record for the most sixes by an Indian No. 11 batter in a single ODI innings. Before him, Venkatesh Prasad and Mohammed Shami had also hit two sixes each while batting at No. 11 for India.
Prasad achieved this against Pakistan in Toronto in 1996, while Shami hit two sixes against Sri Lanka in Fatullah in 2014. Read Also: Suryakumar Yadav, Sarfaraz Khan’s mutton meal video goes viral during SMAT 2026-27.
Most sixes by India’s No. 11 batters in an ODI innings:
- Venkatesh Prasad: 19 (19 balls), 2 sixes vs Pakistan, Toronto (1996).
- Mohammed Shami: 14* (7 balls), 2 sixes vs Sri Lanka, Fatullah (2014).
- Arshdeep Singh: 14 (4 balls), 2 sixes vs New Zealand, Mount Maunganui (2026).
- Balwinder Singh Sandhu: 9* (12 balls), 1 six vs. Australia, Nottingham (1983).
- Javagal Srinath: 30 (58 balls), 1 six vs. South Africa, Sharjah (2000).
- Venkatesh Prasad: 6* (1 ball), 1 six vs. Australia, Nairobi (2000).
- Ashish Nehra: 24 (19 balls), 1 six vs. England, The Oval (2002).
- Ashish Nehra: 14* (4 balls), 1 six vs. Australia, Sydney (2004).
- Munaf Patel: 15 (14 balls), 1 six vs. Sri Lanka, Dambulla (2008).
- Umesh Yadav: 17 (13 balls), 1 six vs. Bangladesh, Mirpur (2014).
- Mohammed Shami: 19 (17 balls), 1 six vs West Indies, Kochi (2014).
- Mohammed Shami: 25 (18 balls), 1 six vs. England, Perth (2015).
- Jasprit Bumrah: 6* (1 ball), 1 six vs Australia, Mohali (2019).
Mohammad Amir, Naseem Shah, and Blair Tickner hold world record
The overall ODI record for the most sixes by a No. 11 batter in one innings is four. Pakistan’s Mohammad Amir and Naseem Shah, along with New Zealand’s Blair Tickner, share this record.
Amir smashed four sixes against England in Nottingham in 2016 while scoring 58 off just 28 balls. Naseem Shah achieved the same feat against New Zealand in Hamilton in 2025, scoring 51 off 44 deliveries.
Interestingly, Tickner also hit four sixes against India in Auckland on November 4, 2026. He scored 34 runs off 23 balls in the first ODI of the ongoing series.
Most sixes by a No. 11 batter in an ODI innings:
- Mohammad Amir (Pakistan): 58 (28 balls), 4 sixes vs England, Nottingham (2016).
- Naseem Shah (Pakistan): 51 (44 balls), 4 sixes vs New Zealand, Hamilton (2025).
- Blair Tickner (New Zealand): 34 (23 balls), 4 sixes vs India, Auckland (2026).
- Shane Bond (New Zealand): 31* (15 balls), 3 sixes vs India, Auckland (2003).
- Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan): 43 (16 balls), 3 sixes vs England, Cape Town (2003).
- Haris Rauf (Pakistan): 35 (23 balls), 3 sixes vs England, Eden Gardens (2023).
- Jayden Seales (West Indies): 29* (14 balls), 3 sixes vs England, Birmingham (2025).
- Hassnain Shah (Oman): 27 (37 balls), 3 sixes vs Canada, Al Amerat (2026).
