Most Runs in ODI Career – Highest Runs in ODl Cricket
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The record of highest runs in One Day International cricket is with Sachin Tendulkar. He scored 18,426 runs in 463 matches and 452 innings with an average of 44.83 and a strike rate of 86.23. The batsman on the second position is Kumar Sangakkara with 14,234 runs and there is a gap of more than 4,000 runs in the first two positions.
In ODI cricket, there are only 12 players who managed to cross a milestone of 10,000 runs as of now. Sachin Tendulkar was first to achieve this significant achievement in 2001 while playing against Australia. The other players who scored more than 10,000 runs are Ricky Ponting, Sanath Jayasuriya, Mahela Jayawardene, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Virat Kohli, Jacques Kallis, Saurav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, MS Dhoni, Chris Gayle, Brian Lara, Tillakaratne Dilshan and Mohammad Yusuf.
Highest Runs in ODI Career – Highest Runs in ODI
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR Tendulkar (INDIA) | 1989-2012 | 463 | 452 | 18426 | 200* | 44.83 | 86.23 | 49 | 96 |
| KC Sangakkara (Asia/ICC/SL) | 2000-2015 | 404 | 380 | 14234 | 169 | 41.98 | 78.86 | 25 | 93 |
| RT Ponting (AUS/ICC) | 1995-2012 | 375 | 365 | 13704 | 164 | 42.03 | 80.39 | 30 | 82 |
| ST Jayasuriya (Asia/SL) | 1989-2011 | 445 | 433 | 13430 | 189 | 32.36 | 91.2 | 28 | 68 |
| DPMD Jayawardene (Asia/SL) | 1998-2015 | 448 | 418 | 12650 | 144 | 33.37 | 78.96 | 19 | 77 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq (Asia/PAK) | 1991-2007 | 378 | 350 | 11739 | 137* | 39.52 | 74.24 | 10 | 83 |
| V Kohli (INDIA) | 2008-2019 | 242 | 233 | 11609 | 183 | 59.84 | 93.28 | 43 | 55 |
| JH Kallis (Afr/ICC/SA) | 1996-2014 | 328 | 314 | 11579 | 139 | 44.36 | 72.89 | 17 | 86 |
| SC Ganguly (Asia/INDIA) | 1992-2007 | 311 | 300 | 11363 | 183 | 41.02 | 73.7 | 22 | 72 |
| R Dravid (Asia/ICC/INDIA) | 1996-2011 | 344 | 318 | 10889 | 153 | 39.16 | 71.24 | 12 | 83 |
| MS Dhoni (Asia/INDIA) | 2004-2019 | 350 | 297 | 10773 | 183* | 50.57 | 87.56 | 10 | 73 |
| CH Gayle (ICC/WI) | 1999-2019 | 301 | 294 | 10480 | 215 | 37.83 | 87.19 | 25 | 54 |
| BC Lara (ICC/WI) | 1990-2007 | 299 | 289 | 10405 | 169 | 40.48 | 79.51 | 19 | 63 |
| TM Dilshan (SL) | 1999-2016 | 330 | 303 | 10290 | 161* | 39.27 | 86.23 | 22 | 47 |
| Mohammad Yousuf (Asia/PAK) | 1998-2010 | 288 | 273 | 9720 | 141* | 41.71 | 75.1 | 15 | 64 |
| AC Gilchrist (AUS/ICC) | 1996-2008 | 287 | 279 | 9619 | 172 | 35.89 | 96.94 | 16 | 55 |
| AB de Villiers (Afr/SA) | 2005-2018 | 228 | 218 | 9577 | 176 | 53.5 | 101.09 | 25 | 53 |
| M Azharuddin (INDIA) | 1985-2000 | 334 | 308 | 9378 | 153* | 36.92 | 74.02 | 7 | 58 |
| PA de Silva (SL) | 1984-2003 | 308 | 296 | 9284 | 145 | 34.9 | 81.13 | 11 | 64 |
| RG Sharma (INDIA) | 2007-2019 | 221 | 214 | 8944 | 264 | 49.14 | 88.88 | 28 | 43 |
| Saeed Anwar (PAK) | 1989-2003 | 247 | 244 | 8824 | 194 | 39.21 | 80.67 | 20 | 43 |
| S Chanderpaul (WI) | 1994-2011 | 268 | 251 | 8778 | 150 | 41.6 | 70.74 | 11 | 59 |
| Yuvraj Singh (Asia/INDIA) | 2000-2017 | 304 | 278 | 8701 | 150 | 36.55 | 87.67 | 14 | 52 |
| DL Haynes (WI) | 1978-1994 | 238 | 237 | 8648 | 152* | 41.37 | 63.09 | 17 | 57 |
| MS Atapattu (SL) | 1990-2007 | 268 | 259 | 8529 | 132* | 37.57 | 67.72 | 11 | 59 |
| ME Waugh (AUS) | 1988-2002 | 244 | 236 | 8500 | 173 | 39.35 | 76.9 | 18 | 50 |
| LRPL Taylor (NZ) | 2006-2019 | 228 | 212 | 8376 | 181* | 47.86 | 83 | 20 | 50 |
| V Sehwag (Asia/ICC/INDIA) | 1999-2013 | 251 | 245 | 8273 | 219 | 35.05 | 104.33 | 15 | 38 |
| HM Amla (SA) | 2008-2019 | 181 | 178 | 8113 | 159 | 49.46 | 88.39 | 27 | 39 |
| HH Gibbs (SA) | 1996-2010 | 248 | 240 | 8094 | 175 | 36.13 | 83.26 | 21 | 37 |
| Shahid Afridi (Asia/ICC/PAK) | 1996-2015 | 398 | 369 | 8064 | 124 | 23.57 | 117 | 6 | 39 |
| SP Fleming (ICC/NZ) | 1994-2007 | 280 | 269 | 8037 | 134* | 32.4 | 71.49 | 8 | 49 |
| MJ Clarke (AUS) | 2003-2015 | 245 | 223 | 7981 | 130 | 44.58 | 78.98 | 8 | 58 |
| SR Waugh (AUS) | 1986-2002 | 325 | 288 | 7569 | 120* | 32.9 | 75.91 | 3 | 45 |
| Shoaib Malik (PAK) | 1999-2019 | 287 | 258 | 7534 | 143 | 34.55 | 81.9 | 9 | 44 |
| A Ranatunga (SL) | 1982-1999 | 269 | 255 | 7456 | 131* | 35.84 | 77.9 | 4 | 49 |
| Javed Miandad (PAK) | 1975-1996 | 233 | 218 | 7381 | 119* | 41.7 | 67.01 | 8 | 50 |
| EJG Morgan (ENG/IRE) | 2006-2019 | 233 | 217 | 7348 | 148 | 39.71 | 91.24 | 13 | 46 |
| Younis Khan (PAK) | 2000-2015 | 265 | 255 | 7249 | 144 | 31.24 | 75.29 | 7 | 48 |
| Saleem Malik (PAK) | 1982-1999 | 283 | 256 | 7170 | 102 | 32.88 | 76.41 | 5 | 47 |
| NJ Astle (NZ) | 1995-2007 | 223 | 217 | 7090 | 145* | 34.92 | 72.64 | 16 | 41 |
| GC Smith (Afr/SA) | 2002-2013 | 197 | 194 | 6989 | 141 | 37.98 | 80.81 | 10 | 47 |
| WU Tharanga (Asia/SL) | 2005-2019 | 235 | 223 | 6951 | 174* | 33.74 | 75.92 | 15 | 37 |
| MG Bevan (AUS) | 1994-2004 | 232 | 196 | 6912 | 108* | 53.58 | 74.16 | 6 | 46 |
| Tamim Iqbal (BDESH) | 2007-2019 | 204 | 202 | 6892 | 154 | 35.52 | 77.74 | 11 | 47 |
| G Kirsten (SA) | 1993-2003 | 185 | 185 | 6798 | 188* | 40.95 | 72.04 | 13 | 45 |
| A Flower (ZIM) | 1992-2003 | 213 | 208 | 6786 | 145 | 35.34 | 74.59 | 4 | 55 |
| IVA Richards (WI) | 1975-1991 | 187 | 167 | 6721 | 189* | 47 | 90.2 | 11 | 45 |
| MJ Guptill (NZ) | 2009-2019 | 179 | 176 | 6626 | 237* | 42.2 | 87.34 | 16 | 35 |
| Mohammad Hafeez (PAK) | 2003-2019 | 218 | 216 | 6614 | 140* | 32.9 | 76.61 | 11 | 38 |
| GW Flower (ZIM) | 1992-2010 | 221 | 214 | 6571 | 142* | 33.52 | 67.58 | 6 | 40 |
| Ijaz Ahmed (PAK) | 1986-2000 | 250 | 232 | 6564 | 139* | 32.33 | 80.3 | 10 | 37 |
| AR Border (AUS) | 1979-1994 | 273 | 252 | 6524 | 127* | 30.62 | 71.42 | 3 | 39 |
| Shakib Al Hasan (BDESH) | 2006-2019 | 206 | 194 | 6323 | 134* | 37.86 | 82.75 | 9 | 47 |
| BRM Taylor (ZIM) | 2004-2019 | 193 | 192 | 6293 | 145* | 35.55 | 76.22 | 10 | 38 |
| RB Richardson (WI) | 1983-1996 | 224 | 217 | 6248 | 122 | 33.41 | 63.74 | 5 | 44 |
| ML Hayden (AUS/ICC) | 1993-2008 | 161 | 155 | 6133 | 181* | 43.8 | 78.96 | 10 | 36 |
| KS Williamson (NZ) | 2010-2019 | 149 | 142 | 6132 | 148 | 47.9 | 81.82 | 13 | 39 |
| Mushfiqur Rahim (BDESH) | 2006-2019 | 216 | 202 | 6100 | 144 | 36.3 | 79.03 | 7 | 37 |
| BB McCullum (NZ) | 2002-2016 | 260 | 228 | 6083 | 166 | 30.41 | 96.37 | 5 | 32 |
| DM Jones (AUS) | 1984-1994 | 164 | 161 | 6068 | 145 | 44.61 | 72.56 | 7 | 46 |
| DC Boon (AUS) | 1984-1995 | 181 | 177 | 5964 | 122 | 37.04 | 65.13 | 5 | 37 |
| JN Rhodes (SA) | 1992-2003 | 245 | 220 | 5935 | 121 | 35.11 | 80.9 | 2 | 33 |
| JE Root (ENG) | 2013-2019 | 143 | 135 | 5856 | 133* | 51.36 | 87.37 | 16 | 33 |
| Rameez Raja (PAK) | 1985-1997 | 198 | 197 | 5841 | 119* | 32.09 | 63.31 | 9 | 31 |
| AD Mathews (SL) | 2008-2019 | 214 | 184 | 5812 | 139* | 42.73 | 83.33 | 3 | 40 |
| RR Sarwan (WI) | 2000-2013 | 181 | 169 | 5804 | 120* | 42.67 | 75.74 | 5 | 38 |
| CL Hooper (WI) | 1987-2003 | 227 | 206 | 5761 | 113* | 35.34 | 76.63 | 7 | 29 |
| SR Watson (AUS) | 2002-2015 | 190 | 169 | 5757 | 185* | 40.54 | 90.44 | 9 | 33 |
| H Masakadza (ZIM) | 2001-2019 | 209 | 208 | 5658 | 178* | 27.73 | 73.21 | 5 | 34 |
| SK Raina (INDIA) | 2005-2018 | 226 | 194 | 5615 | 116* | 35.31 | 93.5 | 5 | 36 |
| MN Samuels (WI) | 2000-2018 | 207 | 196 | 5606 | 133* | 32.97 | 75.11 | 10 | 30 |
| WJ Cronje (SA) | 1992-2000 | 188 | 175 | 5565 | 112 | 38.64 | 76.47 | 2 | 39 |
| S Dhawan (INDIA) | 2010-2019 | 133 | 131 | 5518 | 143 | 44.5 | 94.01 | 17 | 27 |
| F du Plessis (SA) | 2011-2019 | 143 | 136 | 5507 | 185 | 47.47 | 88.6 | 12 | 35 |
| MEK Hussey (AUS) | 2004-2012 | 185 | 157 | 5442 | 109* | 48.15 | 87.16 | 3 | 39 |
| IR Bell (ENG) | 2004-2015 | 161 | 157 | 5416 | 141 | 37.87 | 77.16 | 4 | 35 |
| A Jadeja (INDIA) | 1992-2000 | 196 | 179 | 5359 | 119 | 37.47 | 69.8 | 6 | 30 |
| DR Martyn (AUS) | 1992-2006 | 208 | 182 | 5346 | 144* | 40.8 | 77.73 | 5 | 37 |
| G Gambhir (INDIA) | 2003-2013 | 147 | 143 | 5238 | 150* | 39.68 | 85.25 | 11 | 34 |
| ADR Campbell (ZIM) | 1992-2003 | 188 | 184 | 5185 | 131* | 30.5 | 66.18 | 7 | 30 |
| RS Mahanama (SL) | 1986-1999 | 213 | 198 | 5162 | 119* | 29.49 | 60.57 | 4 | 35 |
| CG Greenidge (WI) | 1975-1991 | 128 | 127 | 5134 | 133* | 45.03 | 64.92 | 11 | 31 |
| Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK) | 2002-2015 | 162 | 149 | 5122 | 96* | 43.4 | 73.75 | 0 | 42 |
| JP Duminy (SA) | 2004-2019 | 199 | 179 | 5117 | 150* | 36.81 | 84.55 | 4 | 27 |
| PD Collingwood (ENG) | 2001-2011 | 197 | 181 | 5092 | 120* | 35.36 | 76.98 | 5 | 26 |
| A Symonds (AUS) | 1998-2009 | 198 | 161 | 5088 | 156 | 39.75 | 92.44 | 6 | 30 |
| Abdul Razzaq (Asia/PAK) | 1996-2011 | 265 | 228 | 5080 | 112 | 29.7 | 81.25 | 3 | 23 |
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