In this article, we will learn about the top run-scorers in the One-Day Internationals
Sachin Tendulkar (India)
Sachin Tendulkar is the highest run-scorer in the world in both Test and ODI cricket. He scored a total of 18426 runs while appearing in 463 ODI matches with an average of 44.83 and a strike rate of 86.23, including 96 half-centuries and 49 wonderful hundreds. He also scored a double century in the 50-over format of the game, and the best performance of his career in ODI cricket was 200* against South Africa.
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
Kumar Sangakkara is the second-leading run-scorer of all time in ODI cricket. He played a total of 404 ODI matches and scored 14234 runs with an excellent batting average of 41.98 and a strike rate of 78.86, including 93 fifties and 25 magnificent centuries. Sangakkara played his first ODI contest against Pakistan on July 5, 2000, and appeared in his last ODI on March 18, 2015, against South Africa in Sydney.
Virat Kohli (India)
Virat Kohli has scored 13848 runs in 292 ODI matches, with the highest batting average of 58.67 and a strike rate of 93.58, including 72 fifties and 50 outstanding hundreds. He also holds the record for the highest number of centuries in ODI cricket and is just a few runs away from becoming the second-highest run-scorer in ODI cricket. Kohli started his ODI career in 2008 and is still a part of the Indian side.
Ricky Ponting (Australia)
Rickey Ponting is the fourth-highest run-scorer in the world, with 13704 runs in 375 ODI matches. He smashed a total of 82 half-centuries and 30 centuries in his career and made runs with an impressive batting average of 42.03 and a strike rate of 80.39. He played his first ODI contest against South Africa in 1995 and participated in his last ODI on February 19, 2012, against India in Brisbane.
Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
Sanath Jayasuriya stands in fifth place on the list of the leading run-scorers in ODI cricket. He made a total of 13430 runs in 445 ODI matches with a batting average of 32.36 and a strike rate of 91.20, including 68 half-centuries and 28 impressive hundreds. Jayasuriya’s ODI journey commenced in 1989, and he played his last ODI contest on June 28, 2011, against England at The Oval.
