WATCH: New Zealand's James Neesham smashes five sixes in over against Sri Lanka

James Neesham displayed all his power on his return to New Zealand's ODI side by smashing five sixes in an over!

Watch Neesham's onslaught against Sri Lanka seamer Thisara Perera in the video above.

The all-rounder, playing his first ODI since June 2017, clobbered Perera into the stands from five successive legal deliveries before being limited to a single from the last ball of a 34-run 49th over in the first ODI in Tauranga.

Neesham, who ended up unbeaten on 47 from 13 balls, flogged Perera over cow corner twice, then back over his head, before sailing over cow corner again for four sixes in a row at Bay Oval.

A flustered Perera then served up a full toss above waist height which Neesham struck to mid-off for two - before the 28-year-old blazed the subsequent free hit onto the stadium roof!

The six blitz ended on the final ball with Neesham skewing to midwicket on the slog - still, he ended the over on 36 having begun it on three!

Neesham may well have cracked the fastest ODI half-century had he had more time, with his sixth and final six coming from the final ball of the innings when he nailed Nuwan Pradeep over cover.

AB de Villiers' 16-ball fifty against Windies remains the record but one more over - maybe even one more ball - and Neesham night have had him!

The New Zealander's pyrotechnics propelled his side from 322-6 at the end of the 48th over to 371-7 after 50 - the Kiwis went on to win the game by 45 runs, with Neesham taking 3-38 as Sri Lanka were dismissed for 326.

See if Neesham goes big again at the same venue on Saturday when New Zealand and Sri Lanka contest the second ODI. Live coverage begins at 12.55am on Sky Sports Cricket (channel 404).

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