Morgan smashes 17 sixes against Afghanistan to set new world record

Eoin Morgan has broken the world record for sixes in a one-day international innings, hitting 17 in the World Cup match with Afghanistan at Old Trafford.

As a team England broke their own record for most maximums in an innings with 25, beating their previous mark of 24 when they played West Indies back in February.

The England captain flew to his hundred in just 57 balls before accelerating the run rate further, hitting enough sixes to make his century alone.

Morgan equalled the ODI record for sixes in an innings when he went to 16 with back-to-back blows off Gulbadin Naib, taking him level with Rohit Sharma, Ab de Villiers and Chris Gayle.

The 32-year-old made the record his own when he pumped opposing skipper Gulbadin straight down the ground. The ball thumped against the advertising pads on the boundary and was soon signalled after assessing the replay.

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He was out to the very next ball, going down the ground again but this time falling short, with Rahmat Shah taking the catch.

Moeen Ali led England to the team record by hitting two sixes in the final over to make it 25 in the innings as the tournament hosts finished 397 for six.

At the other end of the scale Rashid Khan had a bad day with the ball becoming the first spinner to concede over 100 runs in an ODI.

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