As many as 95 boundaries were hit in the Christchurch ODI. India hit 50 of them (32 fours and 18 sixes) while New Zealand managed 45 (32 fours and 13 sixes).
There has been only one better performance in entire history of ODIs in a match in terms of boundaries hit. That was during the Australia-South Africa game at Johannesburg when more than 800 runs were scored in the match.
The following table lists the most prolific matches with respect to the boundaries:
| Boundaries (4s + 6s) | Teams | Venue | Season |
| 113 (87+26) | Aus v SA | Johannesburg | 2005-06 |
| 95 (64 + 31) | Ind v NZ | Christchurch | 2008-09 |
| 89 (72 + 17) | Aus v SA | Basseterre | 2006-07 |
| 87 (79 + 8) | Ind v Pak | Peshawar | 2005-06 |
| 86 (65 + 21) | Aus v NZ | Christchurch | 2005-06 |
Most sixes in a match
The 31-sixes hit in the match is now a new world record. The previous record was of 26 sixes made on two occasions. The details:
| 6s | Teams | Venue | Season |
| 31 | Ind v NZ | Christchurch | 2008-09 |
| 26 | Aus v SA | Johannesburg | 2005-06 |
| 26 | Aus v NZ | Hamilton | 2006-07 |
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