List of One Day International cricket records

Sachin Tendulkar is the leading run-scorer in ODI cricket
Muttiah Muralidharan
Muttiah Muralitharan is the highest wicket-taker in ODI cricket

One Day International (ODI) cricket is played between international cricket teams who are Full Members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) as well as the top four Associate members.[1] Unlike Test matches, ODIs consist of one inning per team, having a limit in the number of overs, currently 50 overs per innings – although in the past this has been 55 or 60 overs.[2] ODI matches are a subset of List A cricket.

The earliest match recognised as an ODI was played between England and Australia in January 1971;[3] since when there have been more than 4,700 ODIs played by 29 teams. The frequency of matches has steadily increased, partly because of the increase in the number of ODI-playing countries, and partly as the cricket boards of those nations seek to maximise their revenue with the increased popularity of cricket, a process that dates from the time of the Packer Revolution.[4] In February 2022, in their home series against the West Indies, India played their 1,000th ODI match,[5] becoming the first team to play one thousand matches in this format.[6]

The trend of countries to increase the number of ODI matches they play means that the aggregate lists are dominated by modern players, though this trend is reversing as teams play more Twenty20 Internationals. Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most runs in ODIs with a total of 18,426. Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan is the highest ODI wicket-taker with a total of 534 wickets. The record for most dismissals by a wicket-keeper is held by Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka while the record for most catches by a fielder is held by Sri Lankan Mahela Jayawardene.

Listing criteria

In general the top five are listed in each category (except when there is a tie for the last place among the five, in which case all the tied record holders are noted).

Listing notation

Team notation

  • (300–3) indicates that a team scored 300 runs for three wickets and the innings was closed, either due to a successful run chase or if no overs remained (or are able) to be bowled.
  • (300) indicates that a team scored 300 runs and was all out, either by losing all ten wickets or by having one or more batsmen unable to bat and losing the remaining wickets.
Batting notation
  • (100*) indicates that a batsman scored 100 runs and was not out.
  • (175) indicates that a batsman scored 175 runs and was out after that.
Bowling notation
  • (5–40) indicates that a bowler has captured 5 wickets while giving away 40 runs.
  • (49.5 overs) indicates that a team bowled 49 complete overs (each of six legal deliveries), and one incomplete over of just five deliveries.
Active players
  • Currently active ODI players appear in boldface.
  • Currently active ODI officials are shown by ‡.

Seasons

  • Cricket is played during the summer months in most countries. Domestic cricket seasons in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and the West Indies may therefore span two calendar years, and are by convention said to be played in (e.g.) "2008–09". A cricket season in England is described as a single year. e.g. "2009". An international ODI series or tournament may be for a much shorter duration, and Cricinfo treats this issue by stating "as a rule of thumb, any series or tour or tournament which began between the six months of April and September of any given year will appear in the relevant single year season and any that began between October and March will appear in the relevant cross-year season".[7] In the record tables, a two-year span generally indicates that the record was set within a domestic season in one of the above named countries.

Team records

Team wins, losses, ties, and no results

Team First ODI Matches Won Lost Tied No result %Win*
 Afghanistan 19 April 2009 166 79 82 1 4 49.07
Africa XI 17 August 2005 6 1 4 0 1 20.00
Asia XI 10 January 2005 7 4 2 0 1 66.66
 Australia 5 January 1971 1,000 609 348 9 34 63.50
 Bangladesh 31 March 1986 438 159 269 0 10 37.14
 Bermuda 17 May 2006 35 7 28 0 0 20.00
 Canada 9 June 1979 89 24 63 0 2 27.58
East Africa 7 June 1975 3 0 3 0 0 0.00
 England 5 January 1971 797 400 357 9 31 52.80
 Hong Kong 16 July 2004 26 9 16 0 1 36.00
ICC World XI 10 January 2005 4 1 3 0 0 25.00
 India 13 July 1974 1,055 559 443 9 44 55.73
 Ireland 13 June 2006 201 80 103 3 15 43.81
 Jersey 27 March 2023 5 1 4 0 0 20.00
 Kenya 18 February 1996 154 42 107 0 5 28.18
 Namibia 10 February 2003 52 26 25 0 1 50.98
   Nepal 1 August 2018 66 34 30 1 1 53.07
 Netherlands 17 February 1996 127 43 78 2 4 35.77
 New Zealand 11 February 1973 824 379 395 7 43 48.97
 Oman 27 April 2019 46 23 21 1 1 52.22
 Pakistan 11 February 1973 970 512 428 9 21 54.42
 Papua New Guinea 8 November 2014 66 14 51 1 0 21.96
 Scotland 16 May 1999 156 69 79 1 7 46.64
 South Africa 10 November 1991 672 410 235 6 21 63.44
 Sri Lanka 7 June 1975 918 421 452 5 40 48.23
 United Arab Emirates 13 April 1994 111 37 73 1 0 33.78
 United States 10 September 2004 51 22 27 2 0 45.09
 West Indies 5 September 1973 873 420 412 11 30 50.47
 Zimbabwe 9 June 1983 572 151 398 8 15 27.82
*The win percentage excludes no results and counts ties (irrespective of a tiebreaker) as half a win.
Last updated: 18 March 2024[8]

Result records

Greatest win margin (by runs)

Margin Teams Venue Date Scorecard
317 runs  India (390–5) beat  Sri Lanka (73) Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram 15 January 2023 Scorecard
309 runs  Australia (399–8) beat  Netherlands (90) Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi 25 October 2023 Scorecard
304 runs  Zimbabwe (408–6) beat  United States (104) Harare Sports Club, Harare 26 June 2023 Scorecard
302 runs  India (357–8) beat  Sri Lanka (55) Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 2 November 2023 Scorecard
290 runs  New Zealand (402–2) beat  Ireland (112) Mannofield Park, Aberdeen 1 July 2008 Scorecard
Last updated: 2 November 2023[9]

Greatest win margin (by balls remaining)

Margin Teams Venue Date Scorecard
277 balls[a]  England (46–2) beat  Canada (45) Manchester 13 June 1979 Scorecard
274 balls  Sri Lanka (40–1) beat  Zimbabwe (38) SSC, Colombo 8 December 2001 Scorecard
272 balls  Sri Lanka (37–1) beat  Canada (36) Boland Park, Paarl 19 February 2003 Scorecard
268 balls    Nepal (36–2) beat  United States (35) TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur 12 February 2020 Scorecard
264 balls  New Zealand (95–0) beat  Bangladesh (93) Queenstown, New Zealand 31 December 2007 Scorecard
Last updated: 17 September 2023[10]
  1. ^ This match was played with 60 overs per innings

Greatest win margin (by wickets)

Teams batting second have won by a margin of ten wickets 63 times, with West Indies and India winning in such a manner 10 times.[11]

Highest successful chases

Score Team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
438–9 (49.5 overs)  South Africa  Australia Johannesburg 12 March 2006 Scorecard
374–9 (50 overs)[a]  Netherlands  West Indies Harare 26 June 2023 Scorecard
372–6 (49.2 overs)  South Africa  Australia Durban 5 October 2016 Scorecard
364–4 (48.4 overs)  England  West Indies Bridgetown 20 February 2019 Scorecard
362–1 (43.3 overs)  India  Australia Jaipur 16 October 2013 Scorecard
Last updated: 26 June 2023[12]
  1. ^ match ended in tie but Netherlands won on super over

Narrowest win margins (by runs)

The narrowest margin of victory by teams batting first is one run, which has been achieved in 35 ODIs. Australia have won by this margin on six occasions, which is the most for any team.[13]

Narrowest win margins (by balls remaining)

Teams batting second have won on the final ball of their innings 40 times, with South Africa winning in such a manner seven times.[14]

Narrowest win margins (by wickets)

The narrowest margin of victory by wickets is by a single wicket, which has settled 70 ODIs. West Indies have recorded such victory on twelve occasions.[15]

Lowest totals defended successfully

Total Defended by Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
125  India  Pakistan (87 in 32.5 overs) Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 22 March 1985 Scorecard
127  West Indies  England (125 in 48.2 overs) Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown 4 February 1981 Scorecard
129  Zimbabwe  Afghanistan (126 in 29.3 overs) Harare Sports Club, Harare 21 February 2017 Scorecard
 South Africa  England (115 in 43.4 overs) Buffalo Park, East London 19 January 1996 Scorecard
131  Afghanistan  Zimbabwe (82 in 30.5 overs) Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah 25 December 2015 Scorecard
Last updated: 30 August 2019[16]
Qualification: Only completed innings in matches that did not have overs reduced are included.

Most consecutive wins

Wins[a] Team First win Last win
21  Australia  England at Hobart, 11 January 2003  West Indies at Port of Spain, 24 May 2003
13  Sri Lanka  Afghanistan at Sooriyawewa, 4 June 2023  Bangladesh at Colombo, 9 September 2023
12  South Africa[b]  England at Centurion, 13 February 2005  New Zealand at Port Elizabeth, 30 October 2005
 Pakistan  India at Jaipur, 18 November 2007  Bangladesh at Dhaka, 8 June 2008
 South Africa  Ireland at Benoni, 25 September 2016  New Zealand at Hamilton, 19 February 2017
  1. ^ No Results are treated the same as losses and ties in this table.
  2. ^ This sequence began after a no-result, and was ended by a no-result. The first win was against England in the final ODI of a seven-game series. The sixth ODI ended with no result, before which South Africa had won the previous three matches. Ignoring this no result, the sequence lasted 15 matches.[17] The last win came against New Zealand in the third ODI of a five-game series. The fourth ODI ended with no result and South Africa went on to win the fifth ODI as well as the first ODI in their next series against India. Ignoring this no result as well, South Africa's winning streak is further extended to 17 matches.[18]

Most consecutive defeats

Defeats[a] Team First defeat Last defeat
23  Bangladesh[b]  West Indies at Dhaka, 8 October 1999  South Africa at Kimberley, 9 October 2002
22  Bangladesh  Pakistan at Moratuwa, 31 March 1986  India at Mohali, 14 May 1998
18  Zimbabwe  India at Leicester, 11 June 1983  Australia at Hobart, 14 March 1992
 Bangladesh[b]  South Africa at Bloemfontein, 22 September 2003  England at Dhaka, 12 November 2003
 Papua New Guinea  Oman at Aberdeen, 14 August 2019    Nepal at Sharjah, 16 March 2022
Last updated: 19 March 2022[22]
  1. ^ No results are treated the same as wins and ties in this table.
  2. ^ a b The 23-game sequence was ended by a no result (ODI 1904).[19] Another four defeats followed, then another no result (ODI 1956),[20] and then Bangladesh's 18 game losing sequence. Ignoring these no results, Bangladesh's 23 game losing sequence and 18 game losing sequence combine with the intervening four defeats into a single losing streak of 45 matches.[21]

Most consecutive All out dismissals

Allout dismissal Team First Team Last Team
14  Sri Lanka  Afghanistan at Hambantota, 4 June 2023  India at Colombo, 12 September 2023
10  Australia  India at Punjab, 2 November 2009  West Indies at Adelaide, 9 February 2010
9  Australia  Afghanistan at Perth, 4 March 2015  England at London, 5 September 2015
Last updated: 15 September 2023[23]

Team scoring records

Highest innings totals

Score Team Opponent Venue Date Scorecard
498–4 (50 overs)  England  Netherlands Amstelveen 17 June 2022 Scorecard
481–6 (50 overs)  Australia Nottingham 19 June 2018 Scorecard
444–3 (50 overs)  Pakistan 30 August 2016 Scorecard
443–9 (50 overs)  Sri Lanka  Netherlands Amstelveen 4 July 2006 Scorecard
439–2 (50 overs)  South Africa  West Indies Johannesburg 18 January 2015 Scorecard
Last updated: 17 June 2022[24]

Highest innings total batting second

Score Team Opponent Venue Date Result Scorecard
438–9 (49.5 overs)  South Africa  Australia Johannesburg 12 March 2006 Won Scorecard
411–8 (50 overs)  Sri Lanka  India Rajkot 15 December 2009 Lost Scorecard
389 (48 overs)  West Indies  England St. George's 27 February 2019 Lost Scorecard
383–9 (50 overs)  New Zealand  Australia Dharamsala 28 October 2023 Lost Scorecard
374–9 (50 overs)  Netherlands  West Indies Harare 26 June 2023 Tie (Won by super over) Scorecard
Last updated: 28 October 2023[25]

Highest match aggregate

Score Teams Venue Date Scorecard
872–13 (99.5 overs)  Australia (434–4) v  South Africa (438–9) Johannesburg 12 March 2006 Scorecard
825–15 (100 overs)  India (414–7) v  Sri Lanka (411–8) Rajkot 15 December 2009 Scorecard
807–16 (98.0 overs)  England (418–6) v  West Indies (389) St George's 27 February 2019 Scorecard
771–19 (99.2 overs)  Australia (388) v  New Zealand (383-9) Dharamshala 28 October 2023

Scorecard

764–14 (99.4 overs)  England (498-4) v  Netherlands (266) Amstelveen 17 June 2022 Scorecard
Last updated: 28 October 2023[26]

Lowest innings totals

Score Team Opponent Venue Date Scorecard
35 (12.0 overs)  United States    Nepal Kirtipur 12 February 2020 Scorecard
35 (18.0 overs)  Zimbabwe  Sri Lanka Harare 25 April 2004 Scorecard
36 (18.4 overs)  Canada Paarl 19 Feb 2003 Scorecard
38 (15.5 overs)  Zimbabwe Colombo 8 Dec 2001 Scorecard
43 (19.5 overs)  Pakistan  West Indies Cape Town 25 Feb 1993 Scorecard
Last updated: 12 February 2020[27]

Shortest completed innings (by balls)

Score Balls Team Opponent Venue Date Scorecard
35 72  United States    Nepal Kirtipur 12 February 2020 Scorecard
54 83  Zimbabwe  Afghanistan Harare 26 February 2017 Scorecard
45 84  Namibia  Australia Potchefstroom 27 February 2003 Scorecard
92 89  Canada  Kenya Nairobi (Jaff) 5 February 2007 Scorecard
50 92  Sri Lanka  India Colombo (RPS) 17 September 2023 Scorecard
Last updated: 17 September 2023[28]

Most sixes in an innings

Sixes Team Opponent Venue Match date Scorecard
26  England  Netherlands Amstelveen 17 June 2022 Scorecard
25  Afghanistan Manchester 18 June 2019 Scorecard
24  West Indies St George's 27 February 2019 Scorecard
23  West Indies  England Bridgetown 20 February 2019 Scorecard
22  New Zealand  West Indies Queenstown 1 January 2014 Scorecard
 West Indies  England St George's 27 February 2019 Scorecard
Last updated: 8 January 2021[29]

Most fours in an innings

Fours Team Opponent Venue Match date Scorecard
56  Sri Lanka  Netherlands Amstelveen 4 July 2006 Scorecard
48  India  West Indies Indore 8 December 2011 Scorecard
 Australia  South Africa Bloemfontein 9 September 2023 Scorecard
47  India  Sri Lanka Kolkata 13 November 2014 Scorecard
45  Scotland  England Edinburgh 10 June 2018 Scorecard
Last updated: 12 September 2023[30]

Individual Hundreds in an innings

Hundreds Team Opponent Venue Match date Scorecard
3  South Africa  West Indies Johannesburg 21 January 2015 Scorecard
 South Africa  India Mumbai 4 July 2015 Scorecard
 England  Netherlands Amstelveen 22 June 2022 Scorecard
 South Africa  Sri Lanka New Delhi 7 October 2023 Scorecard
Last updated: 7 October 2023[31]

Individual Hundreds in a match

Hundreds Team 1 Total Hundreds Team 2 Total Hundreds Venue Match date Scorecard
4  Pakistan 2  Australia 2 Lahore 10 November 1998 Scorecard
 India 2  Australia 2 Nagpur 30 October 2013 Scorecard
 Pakistan 2  Sri Lanka 2 Hyderabad 10 October 2023 Scorecard
Last updated: 12 September 2023[32]

Individual records (batting)

Most career runs

Rank Runs Inn. Player Team Average 100 50 Period
1 18,426 452 Sachin Tendulkar  India 44.83 49 96 1989–2012
2 14,234 404 Kumar Sangakkara  Sri Lanka 41.98 25 93 2000–2015
3 13,848 280 Virat Kohli  India 58.67 50 72 2008–Present
4 13,704 365 Ricky Ponting  Australia 42.03 30 82 1995–2012
5 13,430 433 Sanath Jayasuriya  Sri Lanka 32.36 28 68 1989–2011
Last updated: 20 November 2023[33]

Most career runs – progression of record

Runs Player Team Record held until Duration of record
82 John Edrich  England 24 August 1972[34] 1 year, 232 days
113 Greg Chappell  Australia 26 August 1972[35] 2 days
144 Ian Chappell 28 August 1972[36] 2 days
302 Dennis Amiss  England 31 March 1974[37] 1 year, 215 days
316 Ian Chappell  Australia 13 July 1974[38] 104 days
322 Dennis Amiss  England 15 July 1974[39] 2 days
400 Keith Fletcher 5 June 1975[40] 325 days
509 Dennis Amiss 11 June 1975[41] 6 days
599 Keith Fletcher 14 June 1975[42] 3 days
859 Dennis Amiss[a] 21 December 1979[43] 4 years, 190 days
867 Greg Chappell  Australia 23 December 1979[44] 2 days
883 Viv Richards  West Indies 26 December 1979[45] 3 days
953 Greg Chappell  Australia 16 January 1980[46] 21 days
1,059 Viv Richards  West Indies 28 May 1980[47] 133 days
1,133 Gordon Greenidge 25 November 1980[48] 181 days
1,154 Greg Chappell  Australia 5 December 1980[49] 11 days
1,211 Viv Richards  West Indies 7 December 1980[50] 2 days
2,331 Greg Chappell[a]  Australia 7 December 1983[51] 3 years
6,501 Viv Richards  West Indies 9 November 1990[52] 6 years, 337 days
8,648 Desmond Haynes[a] 8 November 1996[53] 5 years, 365 days
9,378 Mohammad Azharuddin[a]  India 15 October 2000[54] 3 years, 342 days
18,426 Sachin Tendulkar[a] Current[33] 23 years, 164 days
Last updated: 21 January 2016
  1. ^ a b c d This figure is the player's final career total.

Most runs in each batting position

Batting position Batsman Team Innings Runs Average ODI Career Span Ref
Opener Sachin Tendulkar  India 340 15,310 48.29 1989–2012 [55]
Number 3 Ricky Ponting  Australia 330 12,662 42.48 1995–2012 [56]
Number 4 Ross Taylor  New Zealand 182 7,690 51.27 2006–2022 [57]
Number 5 Arjuna Ranatunga  Sri Lanka 153 4,675 38.63 1984–1999 [58]
Number 6 MS Dhoni  India 129 4,164 47.31 2004–2019 [59]
Number 7 Chris Harris  New Zealand 104 2,130 31.32 1990–2004 [60]
Number 8 Wasim Akram  Pakistan 93 1,208 17.01 1985–2003 [61]
Number 9 Mashrafe Mortaza  Bangladesh/Asia XI 72 701 11.88 2001–2020 [62]
Number 10 Waqar Younis  Pakistan 63 478 11.11 1989–2003 [63]
Number 11 Trent Boult  New Zealand 40 174 9.66 2012–2022 [64]
Last updated: 12 July 2023
Qualification: Batted at least 20 Innings at the given position.

Fastest to multiples of 1000 runs

Runs Batsman Team Match Innings Record Date Reference
1,000 Fakhar Zaman  Pakistan 18 18 22 July 2018 [65]
2,000 Shubman Gill  India 38 38 22 October 2023 [66]
3,000 Hashim Amla  South Africa 59 57 28 August 2012 [67]
4,000 84 81 8 December 2013 [68]
5,000 Babar Azam  Pakistan 99 97 5 May 2023 [69]
6,000 Hashim Amla  South Africa 126 123 25 October 2015 [70]
7,000 153 150 29 May 2017 [71]
8,000 Virat Kohli  India 183 175 15 June 2017 [72]
9,000 202 194 29 October 2017 [73]
10,000 213 205 24 October 2018 [74]
11,000 230 222 16 June 2019 [75]
12,000 251 242 2 December 2020 [76]
13,000 278 267 11 September 2023 [77]
14,000 Sachin Tendulkar 359 350 6 February 2006 [78]
15,000 387 377 29 June 2007 [79]
16,000 409 399 5 February 2008 [80]
17,000 435 424 5 November 2009 [81]
18,000 451 440 24 March 2011 [82]
Last updated: 11 September 2023

Highest individual scores

Rank Score Player Team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
1 264 Rohit Sharma  India  Sri Lanka Kolkata 13 November 2014 Scorecard
2 237* Martin Guptill  New Zealand  West Indies Wellington 21 March 2015 Scorecard
3 219 Virender Sehwag  India Indore 8 December 2011 Scorecard
4 215 Chris Gayle  West Indies  Zimbabwe Canberra 24 February 2015 Scorecard
5 210* Fakhar Zaman  Pakistan Bulawayo 20 July 2018 Scorecard
210* Pathum Nissanka  Sri Lanka  Afghanistan Pallekele 9 February 2024 Scorecard
210 Ishan Kishan  India  Bangladesh Chattogram 10 December 2022 Scorecard
Last updated: 9 February 2024[83]

Highest individual score (progression of record)

Runs Date Player Team Opponent Match Scorecard Notes
82 5 January 1971 John Edrich  England  Australia Scorecard
  • First ever ODI fifty
  • England lost the match
103 24 August 1972 Dennis Amiss Scorecard
  • First ever ODI Century
  • Achieved while chasing target
105 7 September 1973 Roy Fredericks  West Indies  England Scorecard
  • Achieved while chasing target
116* 31 August 1974 David Lloyd  England  Pakistan Scorecard
  • England lost the match
137 7 June 1975 Dennis Amiss  India Scorecard
  • World Cup
  • Only player to reclaim the record
171* 7 June 1975 Glenn Turner  New Zealand  East Africa Scorecard
  • World Cup
  • First ever ODI 150
  • Faced most balls in an ODI innings (201)
175* 18 June 1983 Kapil Dev  India  Zimbabwe Scorecard
  • World Cup
  • Was the fastest ODI century
189* 31 May 1984 Viv Richards  West Indies  England Scorecard
194 21 May 1997 Saeed Anwar  Pakistan  India Scorecard
194* 16 August 2009 Charles Coventry  Zimbabwe  Bangladesh Scorecard
  • Equalled the record but was not out.
  • Zimbabwe lost the match
200* 24 February 2010 Sachin Tendulkar  India  South Africa Scorecard
  • First man to achieve an ODI double century
219 8 December 2011 Virendar Sehwag  West Indies Scorecard
264 13 November 2014 Rohit Sharma  Sri Lanka Scorecard
  • First ever ODI 250
  • First man to achieve two double hundreds in ODIs
Last updated: 31 August 2016[84]

Highest individual score at each position

Batting position Score Player Team Opponent Venue Date
Opener 264 Rohit Sharma  India  Sri Lanka Eden Gardens 13 November 2014
Number 3 194* Charles Coventry  Zimbabwe  Bangladesh Queens Sports Club 16 August 2009
Number 4 189* Viv Richards  West Indies  England Manchester 31 May 1984
Number 5 174 Heinrich Klaasen  South Africa  Australia Centurion 15 September 2023
Number 6 201* Glenn Maxwell  Australia  Afghanistan Wankhede Stadium 7 November 2023
Number 7 170* Luke Ronchi  New Zealand  Sri Lanka University Oval 23 January 2015
Number 8 100* Simi Singh  Ireland  South Africa Malahide Cricket Club Ground 16 July 2021
Mehidy Hasan  Bangladesh  India Sher-e Bangla National Cricket Stadium 7 December 2022
Number 9 92* Andre Russell  West Indies Sir Vivian Richards Stadium 11 June 2011
Number 10 86* Ravi Rampaul ACA-VDCA Stadium 2 December 2011
Number 11 58 Mohammad Amir  Pakistan  England Trent Bridge 30 August 2016
Last updated: 7 November 2023[85]

Highest career average

Rank Average Player Team Innings Runs Not Outs Period
1 67.00 Ryan ten Doeschate  Netherlands 32 1,541 9 2006–2011
2 61.37 Shubman Gill  India 44 2,271 7 2019–2023
3 58.67 Virat Kohli 280 13,848 44 2008–2023
4 56.72 Babar Azam  Pakistan 114 5,729 13 2015–2023
5 55.76 Dawid Malan  England 30 1,450 4 2019–2023
Last updated: 20 November 2023[86]
Qualification: At least 20 innings.

Highest average at each position

Batting position Player Team Innings Runs Average Career Span Ref
Opener Shubman Gill  India 40 2,092 63.39 2020–2023 [87]
Number 3 Virat Kohli 225 11,727 61.72 2009–2023 [88]
Number 4 Michael Bevan  Australia 53 2,265 59.60 1994–2004 [89]
Number 5 AB de Villiers  South Africa 42 2,027 77.96 2006–2017 [90]
Number 6 Michael Bevan  Australia 87 3,006 56.71 1994–2004 [91]
Number 7 Michael Hussey 21 725 120.83 2004–2012 [92]
Number 8 Lance Klusener  South Africa 36 1,056 58.66 1996–2004 [93]
Number 9 Liam Plunkett  England 31 459 25.50 2005–2019 [94]
Number 10 Dawlat Zadran  Afghanistan 25 252 28.00 2012–2019 [95]
Number 11 Josh Hazlewood  Australia 28 93 18.60 2013–2023 [96]
Last updated: 20 November 2023
Qualification: Batted at least 20 Innings at the given position.

Highest strike rates

Rank Strike rate Player Team Runs Balls faced Period
1 130.22 Andre Russell  West Indies 1034 794 2011–2019
2 126.91 Glenn Maxwell  Australia 3895 3069 2012–2023
3 117.11 Jos Buttler  England 5022 4288 2012–2023
4 117.06 Lionel Cann  Bermuda 590 504 2006–2009
5 117.00 Shahid Afridi  Pakistan 8064 6892 1996–2015
Last updated: 3 November 2023[97]
Qualification: Faced at least 500 balls.

Most centuries

Rank Centuries Innings Player Team Period
1 50 279 Virat Kohli  India 2008–present
2 49 452 Sachin Tendulkar 1989–2012
3 31 253 Rohit Sharma 2007–present
4 30 365 Ricky Ponting  Australia 1995–2012
5 28 433 Sanath Jayasuriya  Sri Lanka 1989–2011
Last updated: 15 November 2023[98]

Most fifties

Rank Fifties Innings Player Team Period
1 96 452 Sachin Tendulkar  India 1989–2012
2 93 380 Kumar Sangakkara  Sri Lanka 2000–2015
3 86 314 Jacques Kallis  South Africa 1996–2014
4 83 318 Rahul Dravid  India 1996–2011
350 Inzamam-ul-Haq  Pakistan 1991–2007
Last updated: 15 February 2016[99]

Fastest fifties

Rank Balls faced Player Team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
1 16 AB de Villiers  South Africa  West Indies Johannesburg 18 January 2015 Scorecard
2 17 Sanath Jayasuriya  Sri Lanka  Pakistan Singapore 7 April 1996 Scorecard
Kusal Perera Kandy 15 July 2015 Scorecard
Martin Guptill  New Zealand  Sri Lanka Christchurch 28 December 2015 Scorecard
Liam Livingstone  England  Netherlands Amstelveen 17 June 2022 Scorecard
Last updated: 21 June 2022[100]

Fastest centuries

Rank Balls faced Player Team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
1 31 AB de Villiers  South Africa  West Indies Johannesburg 18 January 2015 Scorecard
2 36 Corey Anderson  New Zealand Queenstown Events Centre 1 January 2014 Scorecard
3 37 Shahid Afridi  Pakistan  Sri Lanka Nairobi 4 October 1996 Scorecard
4 40 Glenn Maxwell  Australia  Netherlands Delhi 25 October 2023 Scorecard
5 41 Asif Khan  United Arab Emirates    Nepal Kirtipur 16 March 2023 Scorecard
Last updated: 25 October 2023[101]

Fastest double centuries

Rank Balls faced Player Team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
1 126 Ishan Kishan  India  Bangladesh Chattogram 10 December 2022 Scorecard
2 128 Glenn Maxwell  Australia  Afghanistan Mumbai 7 November 2023 Scorecard
3 136 Pathum Nissanka  Sri Lanka  Afghanistan Pallekele 9 February 2024 Scorecard
4 137 Chris Gayle  West Indies  Zimbabwe Canberra 24 February 2015 Scorecard
5 140 Virender Sehwag  India  West Indies Indore 8 December 2011 Scorecard
Last updated: 15 February 2024[101]

Most sixes in career

Rank Sixes Player Team Innings Span
1 351 Shahid Afridi  Pakistan 369 1996–2015
2 331 Chris Gayle  West Indies 294 1999–2019
3 323 Rohit Sharma  India 254 2007–2023
4 270 Sanath Jayasuriya  Sri Lanka 433 1989–2011
5 229 MS Dhoni  India 297 2004–2019
Last updated: 20 November 2023[102]

Most fours in career

Rank Fours Player Team Innings Span
1 2,016 Sachin Tendulkar  India 452 1989–2012
2 1,500 Sanath Jayasuriya  Sri Lanka 433 1989–2011
3 1,385 Kumar Sangakkara 380 2000–2015
4 1,294 Virat Kohli  India 280 2008–2023
5 1,231 Ricky Ponting  Australia 365 1995–2012
Last updated: 20 November 2023[103]

Most sixes in an innings

Rank Sixes Runs Player Team Opposition Venue Match date Scorecard
1 17 148 Eoin Morgan  England  Afghanistan Manchester 18 Jun 2019 Scorecard
2 16 209 Rohit Sharma  India  Australia Bangalore 2 Nov 2013 Scorecard
149 AB de Villiers  South Africa  West Indies Johannesburg 18 Jan 2015 Scorecard
215 Chris Gayle  West Indies  Zimbabwe Canberra 24 Feb 2015 Scorecard
173* Jaskaran Malhotra  United States  Papua New Guinea Muscat 9 Sep 2021 Scorecard
Last updated: 9 September 2021[103]

Most fours in an innings

Rank Fours Runs Player Team Opposition Venue Match date Scorecard
1 33 264 Rohit Sharma  India  Sri Lanka Kolkata 13 November 2014 Scorecard
2 25 200* Sachin Tendulkar  India  South Africa Gwalior 24 February 2010 Scorecard
219 Virender Sehwag  India  West Indies Indore 8 December 2011 Scorecard
4 24 157 Sanath Jayasuriya  Sri Lanka  Netherlands Amstelveen 4 July 2006 Scorecard
237* Martin Guptill  New Zealand  West Indies Wellington 21 March 2015 Scorecard
173 David Warner  Australia  South Africa Cape Town 12 October 2016 Scorecard
210* Fakhar Zaman  Pakistan  Zimbabwe Bulawayo 20 July 2018 Scorecard
210 Ishan Kishan  India  Bangladesh Chittagong 10 December 2022 Scorecard
Last updated: 1 January 2023[104]

Highest strike rates in an innings

Rank Strike rate Player Runs Balls Faced Team Opposition Venue Date
1 387.50 James Franklin 31* 8  New Zealand  Canada Mumbai 13 March 2011
2 361.53 James Neesham 47* 13  Sri Lanka Tauranga 3 January 2019
3 355.55 Nathan McCullum 32* 9 Hambantota 12 November 2011
Glenn Maxwell 32* 9  Australia  Zimbabwe Townsville 28 August 2022
4 344.44 Moeen Ali 31* 9  England  Afghanistan Manchester 18 June 2019
Last updated: 1 April 2023[105]

Most runs in a calendar year

Rank Runs Innings Player Team Year
1 1,894 33 Sachin Tendulkar  India 1998
2 1,767 41 Sourav Ganguly 1999
3 1,761 43 Rahul Dravid 1999
4 1,611 32 Sachin Tendulkar 1996
5 1,601 30 Matthew Hayden  Australia 2007
Last updated: 15 February 2016[106]

Most runs in a series

Rank Runs Innings Player Team Series
1 765 11 Virat Kohli  India 2023 Cricket World Cup
2 686 14 Greg Chappell  Australia Benson & Hedges World Series Cup 1980-81
3 673 11 Sachin Tendulkar  India 2003 Cricket World Cup
4 659 10 Matthew Hayden  Australia 2007 Cricket World Cup
5 651 11 Viv Richards  West Indies Benson & Hedges World Series Cup 1984-85
Last updated: 16 November 2023[107]

Most runs in an over

Rank Runs Sequence Batsman Team Bowler Opposition Team Venue Date Scorecard
1 36 6–6–6–6–6–6 Herschelle Gibbs  South Africa Daan van Bunge  Netherlands St. Kitts 2006–07 Scorecard
Jaskaran Malhotra  United States Gaudi Toka  Papua New Guinea Al Amerat Cricket Stadium Turf 2 2021–22 Scorecard
3 35 6–W–6–6–6–4–6 Thisara Perera  Sri Lanka Robin Peterson  South Africa Pallekele 2013 Scorecard
4 34 4–(N+6)–2–(N+4)–4–4–2–6 AB de Villiers  South Africa Jason Holder  West Indies Sydney 2014–15 Scorecard
6–6–6–6–(N+2)–6–1 James Neesham  New Zealand Thisara Perera  Sri Lanka Mount Maunganui 2019 Scorecard
Last updated: 9 September 2021[108]
Key: *N – No ball *W – Wide

Most ducks in career

Rank Ducks Player Team Matches Innings Period
1 34 Sanath Jayasuriya  Sri Lanka 445 433 1989–2011
2 30 Shahid Afridi  Pakistan 398 369 1996–2015
3 28 Wasim Akram 356 280 1984–2003
Mahela Jayawardene  Sri Lanka 448 418 1998–2015
5 26 Lasith Malinga 226 119 2004–2019
Last updated: 4 August 2020[109]

Most innings before first duck

Rank Innings Player Team Span
1 105* Kepler Wessels[a]  Australia/ South Africa 1983–1994
2 72 Kumar Dharmasena  Sri Lanka 1994–2001
3 70 Gordon Greenidge  West Indies 1975–1986
Samiullah Shinwari  Afghanistan 2009–2019
5 68 Craig McMillan  New Zealand 1997–2001
Last updated: 24 July 2019[110][111]
  1. ^ Wessels went through his ODI career without being dismissed for a duck

Most runs in a career without scoring a century

Rank Runs Player Team Best Span
1 5,122 Misbah-ul-Haq  Pakistan 96* 2002–2015
2 3,717 Wasim Akram 86 1984–2003
3 3,266 Moin Khan 72* 1990–2004
4 2,943 Heath Streak  Zimbabwe 79* 1993–2005
5 2,784 Andrew Jones  New Zealand 93 1987–1995
Last updated: 1 March 2017[112]

Individual records (bowling)

Most wickets

Rank Wickets Matches Player Team Avg SR 4 W 5 W Period
1 534 350 Muttiah Muralitharan  Sri Lanka 23.08 35.2 15 10 1993–2011
2 502 356 Wasim Akram  Pakistan 23.52 36.2 17 6 1984–2003
3 416 262 Waqar Younis 23.84 30.5 14 13 1989–2003
4 400 322 Chaminda Vaas  Sri Lanka 27.53 39.4 9 4 1994–2008
5 395 398 Shahid Afridi  Pakistan 34.51 44.7 4 9 1996–2015
Last updated: 15 February 2016[113]

Fastest to multiples of wickets

Wickets Bowler Team Match Record Date Reference
50 Ajantha Mendis  Sri Lanka 19 12 January 2009 [114]
100 Sandeep Lamichhane    Nepal 42 21 April 2023 [115]
150 Mitchell Starc  Australia 77 6 June 2019 [116]
200 102 3 September 2022 [117]
250 Saqlain Mushtaq  Pakistan 138 20 April 2001 [118]
300 Brett Lee  Australia 171 29 June 2008 [119]
350 202 10 August 2011 [120]
400 Waqar Younis  Pakistan 252 8 December 2002 [121]
450 Muttiah Muralitharan  Sri Lanka 295 18 April 2007 [122]
500 324 24 January 2009 [123]
Last updated: 20 March 2023

Best innings figures

Rank Figures Player Team Opposition Venue Date
1 8/19 Chaminda Vaas  Sri Lanka  Zimbabwe Colombo (RPS) 8 December 2001
2 7/12 Shahid Afridi  Pakistan  West Indies Guyana 14 July 2013
3 7/15 Glenn McGrath  Australia  Namibia Potchefstroom 27 February 2003
4 7/18 Rashid Khan  Afghanistan  West Indies Gros Islet 9 June 2017
5 7/19 Wanindu Hasaranga  Sri Lanka  Zimbabwe Colombo (RPS) 11 January 2024
Last updated: 11 January 2024[124]

Best innings figures – progression of record

Figures Player Team Opposition Venue Date
3/34 Ashley Mallett  Australia  England MCG, Melbourne, Australia 1971
3/33 Bob Woolmer  England  Australia Old Trafford, Manchester, England 1972
4/27 Geoff Arnold  England  Australia Edgbaston, Birmingham, England 1972
5/34 Dennis Lillee  Australia  Pakistan Headingley, Leeds, England 1975
6/14 Gary Gilmour  Australia  England Headingley, Leeds, England 1975
7/51 Winston Davis  West Indies  Australia Headingley, Leeds, England 1983
7/37 Aaqib Javed  Pakistan  India Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 1991–92
7/30 Muttiah Muralitharan  Sri Lanka  India Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 2000–01
8/19 Chaminda Vaas  Sri Lanka  Zimbabwe Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2001–02

Best career bowling average

Rank Bowling average Player Team Runs Wickets Span
1 18.06 Sandeep Lamichhane    Nepal 2,023 112 2018–2023
2 18.77 Basil Hameed  United Arab Emirates 676 36 2019–2023
3 18.84 Joel Garner  West Indies 2,752 146 1977–1987
4 18.90 Ryan Harris  Australia 832 44 2009–2012
5 18.97 Tony Gray  West Indies 835 44 1985–1991
Last updated: 16 September 2023[125]
Qualification: At least 1,000 balls bowled.

Best career economy rate

Rank Economy rate Player Team Balls Runs Span
1 3.09 Joel Garner  West Indies 5,330 2,752 1977–1987
2 3.25 Max Walker  Australia 1,006 546 1977–1981
3 3.27 Mike Hendrick  England 1,248 681 1973–1981
4 3.28 Bob Willis  England 3,595 1,968 1973–1984
5 3.30 Richard Hadlee  New Zealand 6,182 3,407 1973–1990
Last updated: 6 March 2023[126]
Qualification: At least 1,000 balls bowled.

Best career bowling strike rate

Rank Strike rate Player Team Balls Wickets Span
1 23.43 Ryan Harris  Australia 1,031 44 2009–2012
2 24.69 Bilal Khan  Oman 1,969 95 2019–2023
3 24.75 Corey Anderson  New Zealand 1,485 60 2013–2017
4 24.76 Sandeep Lamichhane    Nepal 2,774 112 2018–2023
5 25.56 Mohammed Shami  India 4985 195 2013–2023
Last updated: 14 October 2023[127]
Qualification: At least 1,000 balls bowled.

Most 5 wickets in an innings

Rank 5 Wkts Player Team Matches Span
1 13 Waqar Younis  Pakistan 262 1989–2003
2 10 Muttiah Muralitharan  Sri Lanka 350 1993–2011
3 9 Mitchell Starc  Australia 110 2010–2023
Brett Lee 221 2000–2012
Shahid Afridi  Pakistan 398 1996–2015
Last updated: 20 March 2023[128]

Most consecutive five wickets in an innings

Rank 5 Wkts Player Team Matches Span
1 3 Waqar Younis  Pakistan 262 1989–2003
Wanindu Hasaranga  Sri Lanka 44 2017–2023
2 2 12 players
Last updated: 9 January 2023[129]

Best economy rates in an innings

Rank Economy Player Team Overs Runs Wickets Opposition Venue Date
1 0.20 Sean Abbott  Australia 5 1 2  New Zealand Cairns 8 September 2022
2 0.30 Phil Simmons  West Indies 10 3 4  Pakistan Sydney 17 December 1992
3 0.40 Dermot Reeve  England 5 2 1  Pakistan Adelaide 1 March 1992
4 0.50 Bishan Bedi  India 12 6 1  East Africa Leeds 11 June 1975
Curtly Ambrose  West Indies 10 5 1  Sri Lanka Sharjah 13 October 1999
Last updated: 25 March 2023[130]
Qualification: At least 30 balls bowled.

Best strike rates in an innings

Rank Strike rate Player Team Wickets Runs Balls Opposition Venue Date
1 3.6 Ryan Burl  Zimbabwe 5 10 18  Australia Townsville 3 September 2022
2 4.2 Sunil Dhaniram  Canada 4 10 17  Bermuda Nairobi (Gym) 2 February 2007
Paul Collingwood  England 4 15 17  New Zealand Chester-le-Street 15 June 2008
Virender Sehwag  India 4 6 17  Bangladesh Dambulla 16 June 2010
5 4.5 Tillakaratne Dilshan  Sri Lanka 4 4 18  Zimbabwe Pallekele 10 March 2011
Sushan Bhari    Nepal 4 5 18  United States Kirtipur 12 February 2020
Last updated: 3 September 2022[131]
Qualification: At least 4 wickets.

Most runs conceded in an innings

Rank Runs Bowling figures Player Team Opposition Venue Date
1 115 10–0–115–2 Bas de Leede  Netherlands  Australia Delhi 25 October 2023
2 113 10–0–113–0 Mick Lewis  Australia  South Africa Johannesburg 12 March 2006
Adam Zampa Centurion 15 September 2023
4 110 10–0–110–0 Wahab Riaz  Pakistan  England Nottingham 30 August 2016
9–0–110–0 Rashid Khan  Afghanistan  England Manchester 18 June 2019
Last updated: 25 October 2023[132]

Most wickets in a calendar year

Rank Wickets Player Team Matches Year
1 69 Saqlain Mushtaq  Pakistan 36 1997
2 65 33 1996
3 62 Saeed Ajmal  Pakistan 33 2013
Shane Warne  Australia 37 1999
5 61 Anil Kumble  India 32 1996
Shaun Pollock  South Africa 38 2000
Abdul Razzaq  Pakistan 38
Last updated: 27 August 2020[133]

Most wickets in a series

Rank Wickets Player Team Matches Series
1 27 Glenn McGrath  Australia 11 1998–99 Carlton and United Series
Mitchell Starc  Australia 10 2019 Cricket World Cup
3 26 Glenn McGrath  Australia 11 2007 Cricket World Cup
4 25 Dennis Lillee  Australia 14 Benson & Hedges World Series Cup 1980–81
5 24 Joel Garner  West Indies 14 Benson & Hedges World Series Cup 1981–82
Last updated: 27 August 2020[134]

Individual records (fielding)

Most catches in ODI career

Rank Catches[a] Innings Player Team Ct/Inn Span
1 218 443 Mahela Jayawardene  Sri Lanka 0.492 1998–2015
2 160 372 Ricky Ponting  Australia 0.430 1995–2012
3 156 332 Mohammed Azharuddin  India 0.469 1985–2000
4 151 289 Virat Kohli 0.522 2008–2023
5 142 232 Ross Taylor  New Zealand 0.612 2006–2022
Last updated: 20 November 2023[135]
  1. ^ This list excludes catches made as wicket-keeper.

Most catches in a series

Rank Catches Player Team Matches Innings Series
1 13 Joe Root  England 11 11 2019 Cricket World Cup
2 12 Allan Border  Australia 11 11 Benson & Hedges World Series 1988–89
VVS Laxman  India 7 7 2003–04 VB Series
4 11 Jeremy Coney  New Zealand 11 11 Benson & Hedges World Series 1980–81
Allan Border  Australia 12 12 Benson & Hedges World Series 1985–86
Carl Hooper  West Indies 7 7 1992–93 Total International Series
Ricky Ponting  Australia 11 11 2003 Cricket World Cup
Last updated: 27 August 2020[136]

Individual records (wicket-keeping)

Most dismissals

Rank Dismissals Innings Player Team Catches Stumpings Dis/Inn Span
1 482[a] 353 Kumar Sangakkara  Sri Lanka 383 99 1.365 2000–2015
2 472 281 Adam Gilchrist  Australia 417 55 1.679 1996–2008
3 444 345 MS Dhoni  India 321 123 1.286 2004–2019
4 424 290 Mark Boucher  South Africa 402 22 1.462 1998–2011
5 287 209 Moin Khan  Pakistan 214 73 1.373 1990–2004
Last updated: 24 July 2019[138]
  1. ^ Sangakkara also took 19 catches in 44 matches where he was not the designated wicket-keeper.[137]

Most catches

Rank Catches Innings Player Team Span
1 417 281 Adam Gilchrist  Australia 1996–2008
2 402 290 Mark Boucher  South Africa 1998–2011
3 383[a] 353 Kumar Sangakkara  Sri Lanka 2000–2015
4 321 345 MS Dhoni  India 2004–2019
5 227 183 Brendon McCullum  New Zealand 2002–2016
Last updated: 24 July 2019[139]
  1. ^ Sangakkara also took 19 catches in 44 matches where he was not the designated wicket-keeper.[137]

Most stumpings

Rank Stumpings Innings Player Team Span
1 123 345 MS Dhoni