Top 10 : Most Runs In ODI Cricket Full Time

Sachin Tendulkar holds the record of the Most Runs In ODI Cricket history, followed by the most 100s in ODI cricket batsman, Virat Kohli at the second place.

Kumar Sangakkara has the third most runs in ODI cricket all time while Ricky Ponting makes the fourth spot his own.

The Asia Cup ODI most runs player, Sanath Jayasuriya comes fifth followed by Mahela Jayawardene at the sixth & Inzamam Ul Haq at the seventh place, in the category of the most runs in ODI cricket full time.

The ICC Champions Trophy 1998 player of the series, Jack Kallis has the eighth most runs in ODI cricket. Rohit Sharma & Sourav Ganguly come with the ninth & tenth most runs respectively, under this format of the game.

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No	Player	Career	Runs	Inns	Mts	Avg	HS	SR	100s	50s	6s	4s	Team
1	S Tendulkar	1989-2012	18426	452	463	44.8	200*	86.2	49	96	195	2016	IND
2	V Kohli	2008-2025*	14255	293	305	57.7	183	93.2	51	75	152	1332	IND
3	K Sangakkara	2002-2015	14234	380	404	41.9	169	78.8	25	93	88	1385	SL/ICC/Asia
4	R Ponting	1995-2012	13704	365	375	42.0	164	80.3	30	82	162	1231	AUS/ICC
5	S Jayasuriya	1989-2011	13430	433	445	32.3	189	91.2	28	68	270	1500	SL/Asia
6	M Jayawardene	1998-2015	12650	418	448	33.3	144	78.9	19	77	76	1119	SL/Asia
7	Inzamam Ul Haq	1991-2007	11739	350	378	39.5	137*	74.2	10	83	144	971	PAK/Asia
8	J Kallis	1996-2014	11579	314	328	44.3	139	72.8	17	86	137	911	RSA/ICC/Africa
9	R Sharma	2007-2025*	11370	268	276	49.2	264	92.6	33	59	349	1066	IND
10	S Ganguly	1992-2007	11363	300	311	41.0	183	73.7	22	72	190	1122	IND/Asia

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The player owning almost every batting record, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar owns the record of the most runs in ODI cricket history.

Batting in 452 innings of 463 matches, the batting great has a runs tally of 18426 in the ODI format. Having the batting average of 44, Sachin maintains a strike rate of 86 in the 50 overs format.

He has 145 fifty-plus scores which include 49 hundreds(2nd most )& 96 fifties(the most). The 2016 fours by Tendulkar are the most in ODI cricket all time while 195 sixes by him stand as the 3rd most for India.

The highest score of 200* for Sachin Tendulkar, comes against South Africa in 2010 – the first ever batsman to score a double hundred in the ODI game.

Runs	Inns	HS	100s	Avg		Wkts	Inns	Best	5s	Avg
18426	452	200*	49	44.8		154	270	5/32	2	44.4

The most runs in IND-AUS Tests & most 100s in IND-AUS Tests batter, Sachin has scored 3077 ODI runs against Australia – the most runs in ODI cricket against any team.

Playing the international cricket for over two-decades, the little master makes his ODI debut against Pakistan, in 1989 & in 2012 he makes his last ODI match appearance, against the same team.

Sachin Tendulkar dominates with the bat in an era which sees some of the fiercest bowlers of all time in their prime like – Wasim Akram, Curtley Ambrose, Glenn McGrath, Waqar Younis, Allan Donald, Courtney Walsh, Shaun Pollock, Brett Lee, Muthiah Muralidharan & Shane Warne.

The batsman having almost every cricket shot in his book, not only survives but also plays his best cricket during this period. He finds his calling after being sent to open against NZ in 1994 & scores a 49 balls 82.

From 1996-2004 period, Sachin scores over 10000 ODI runs. In 1998, his ODI runs tally count as 1894(33 inns) – the most runs in ODI cricket calendar year.

From 1992 to 2011, his career spans over 6 ODI World Cups. The 2278 runs by Sachin Tendulkar are the most runs in ODI cricket World Cup history.

Runs	Inns	Mts	100s	50s	Avg	HS	SR	Span
2278	44	45	6	15	56.9	152	88.9	1992-2011

In 1996 & 2003 editions, he gets as the leading runs scorer, with 523 & 673 respectively. He comes out as the 2nd most runs in ODI cricket WC 2011 player, with 482 and helps India lift the trophy.

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The batsman owning the records of the fastest – 8000, 9000, 10000, 11000, 12000, 13000 & 14000 ODI runs, Virat Kohli surpasses Kumar Sangakkara(Vs AUS, 2025) to have the 2nd most runs in ODI cricket game.

Batting in 293 innings, the batting star has reached to a total of 14255 runs in the fifty overs format. There are 51 centuries(most in ODIs) & 75 half centuries against the Kohli’s name.

His batting average of 57.7 is the highest among the batters with 3000+ ODI runs while the strike rate of 93.2 is the highest among the top 10 most runs in ODI cricket batsmen.

After making his ODI debut against Sri Lanka in 2008, Virat notches up his maiden ODI hundred in 2009, in an impressive run chase against the same opponent.

He comes out as the leading runs scorer in 2011 calender year(1381 in 34 inns) that involves a hundred on his ODI WC debut(Vs BAN).

An innings that makes the world take notice, is the 86 balls 133 runs knock against the Lankans in 2012. Chasing the target of 321 off 40 overs to stay alive in the tournament, Kohli carts his way to a not out innings & gets India home with more than 2 overs to spare.

The highest score of 183(148 balls) for Virat Kohli, comes during a chase against Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2012.

The most runs in IPL 2024 batter has 1795 as the 2nd most runs in ODI WC history. This includes the 765 runs(11 inns) in the 2023 WC – the most runs in a single ODI WC edition.

Runs	Inns	Mts	100s	50s	Avg	HS	SR	Span
1795	37	37	5	12	59.8	117	88.2	2011-2023*

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The Joint Fastest 10000 Runs In Test Cricket Batsman Kumar Sangakkara Stats : 3rd Most Runs In ODI Cricket Batsman, Kumar Sangakkara In The ICC 2015 ODI World Cup : The Most Consecutive Hundreds In ODI Cricket History Player

An elegant stroke player & an astute thinker of the game, Kumar Sangakkara remains the cornerstone of Sri Lankan cricket for more than 15 years.

The former Sri Lankan wicketkeeper batsman has a total of 14234 ODI runs under his pocket – the 3rd most runs in ODI cricket. He has 25 hundreds & 93 fifties in the 380 innings he bats.

He maintains a batting average of 41.9 & a strike rate of 78.8 while 169(Vs RSA, 2013) remains as the highest ODI score for the 3rd highest Test score batsman for Sri Lanka.

On his ODI debut against Pakistan in 2000, Sangakkara plays a 35 runs innings and helps his team successfully chasing the target.

Before his last ODI innings, against South Africa in ODI WC 2015, the left handed batter creates the record of 4 as the most consecutive ODI 100s that still stands.

In the runs tally of ODI World Cup, Sangakkara’s number reads as 1532 in 35 innings. This finds 541 runs(7 inns) in the 2015 edition which involves the four consecutive centuries as mentioned above.

Runs	Inns	Mts	100s	50s	Avg	HS	SR	Span
1532	35	37	5	7	56.7	124	86.5	2003-2015

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The player involved in 3 ODI WC Titles(1999, 2003 & 2007) including 2 consecutive ones as captain & also a couple of Champions Trophy Titles, Ricky Ponting comes with the 4th most runs in ODI cricket history.

The freewheeling stroke-player has amassed a total of 13704 ODI runs in 365 innings. In the columns of hundreds & fifties, his numbers count as 30 & 82 respectively.

The average and strike rate read as 42 & 80.3, for the Australian 2006 & 2009 Champions Trophy winning captain.

In 1995, Ricky Ponting burst into the international cricket arena, debuting against South Africa in ODIs & calling it a day against India in 2012.

His highest ODI score of 164, comes in a match involved in the highest ever ODI match aggregates. The splendid innings leads the Aussies posting 434 on the board that gets chased successfully by the Proteas after Herchell Gibbs terrific knock of 175.

The 2003 & 2007 ODI WC winning captain, Ricky Ponting comes with the most runs in ODI cricket World Cup for Australia. 1743 runs(42 inns) Ponting comes on to score in the World Cup of ODI format.

An unbeaten knock of 140 against India in the WC 2003 Final match by the Aussies captain, leads his team lift the World Cup Trophy.

Runs	Inns	Mts	100s	50s	Avg	HS	SR	Span
1743	42	46	5	6	45.8	140*	79.9	1996-2011

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