ENG vs AFG, ICC World Cup 2019: Eoin Morgan sets World Record of most sixes in an ODI innings

Eoin Morgan went past 200 sixes in ODIs and raced away to his 13th ODI

They bettered their previous best – 386 against Bangladesh earlier on June 8 at Cardiff

England posted 397/6 in their 50-over quota which turned out to be their highest World Cup total

He ended up scoring 148 runs off 71 balls which took the England scoreboard beyond 350-run mark

His fiery ton was also the 4th fastest century in ICC Cricket World Cup

Ireland's Kevin O'Brien holds the record for the fastest World Cup hundred off 50 balls against England in a record run chase in 2011

He surpassed the previous record of Rohit Sharma ho had hit 16 maximums against Australia in 2013 where he slammed 209

England Captain Eoin Morgan altered the record books while batting against Afghanistan on Tuesday at the Old Trafford, Manchester

Batting at No 4, Captain Morgan took just 57 balls to slam a century. It was his maiden ton at ICC Cricket World Cup

England went to a flying start as the opener Jonny Baristow slammed 90 runs while Joe Root played a terrific 88-run innings

In his 57-ball ton Eoin Morgan tonked 17 sixes against Afghanistan, the most by any batsman in one day international cricket