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ODI is the second oldest and is one of the most popular formats of cricket.  ODI is a one-day game, where a batsman can bat once until he gets out and one batsman can bat at a maximum of fifty overs in a particular match. Only full-member countries of the ICC (International Cricket Council) can play ODI Cricket, and now the total number of full-member countries is 12. The twelve full-member countries are Australia, England, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, Ireland, and Afghanistan. 

 In ODI cricket, just as bowling determines the win or loss of the game, runs also determine the game's outcome. But to score runs in the ODI is not so easy, as there are always competitions, always battles between bowlers and batsmen. Thus every run is cheered by the spectators, where every run makes a batman more prolific. Aside from winning, each run makes a record not only for the team but also for the batsman. However, if you would like to know more about the most ODI runs scorers of all time in every detail, then this post is for you. So keep reading;

Here are the top 10 most ODI runs-scorers of all time by position: 

Position	Name	Match	Runs	Highest Score
1	Sachin Tendulkar	463	18426	200*
2	Kumar Sangakkara	404	14234	169
3	Ricky Ponting	375	13704	164
4	Sanath Jayasuriya	445	13288	189
5	Mahela Jayawardene	448	13430	144
6	Virat Kohli	262	12344	183
7	Inzamam-ul-Haq	378	11,739	137*
8	Jacques Kallis	328	11579	139
9	Sourav Ganguly	311	11363	183
10	Rahul Dravid	344	10889	153

Who is the most odi runs scorer?

With 18426 runs and 49 centuries in 463 matches, Sachin Tendulkar of India is the most ODI runs scorer of all time. This master-class batsman has played 463 ODI matches between 18 December 1989 and 18 March 2012, where he played his debut ODI match on 18 December 1989 against Pakistan. Along with numerous records, this legend has scored a record 49 centuries and a record 96 half-centuries in his career. His best batting figure in a match was 200* against South Africa and Tendulkar is often considered one of the greatest batsmen of all time.

Here are some significant records of Tendulkar in his ODI Career:

Name	Country	Match	Innings	Runs	100	50	Ave	H. S
Sachin Tendulkar	India	463	452	18426	49	96	44.83	200*

Who is the second-most odi runs scorer?

With 14234 runs and 25 centuries in 404 matches, Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka is the second-most ODI runs scorer of all time. This master-class batsman has played 404 ODI matches between 5 July 2000 and 18 March 2015, where he played his debut ODI match on 5 July 2000 against Pakistan. Along with numerous records, this legend has scored 25 centuries and 93 half-centuries in his career. His best batting figure in a match was 169 against South Africa and Sangakkara is often considered one of the greatest batsmen of all time.

Here are some significant records of Sangakkara in the ODI Career:

Name	Country	Match	Innings	Runs	100	50	Ave	H. S
Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	404	380	14234	25	93	41.98	169

                                                                                             

Who is the third-most odi runs scorer?

With 13704 runs and 30 centuries in 375 matches, Ricky Ponting of Australia is the third-most ODI runs scorer of all time. This master-class batsman has played 375 ODI matches between 15 February 1995 and 19 February 2012, where he played his debut ODI match on 15 February 1995 against South Africa. Along with numerous records, this legend has scored 30 centuries and 82 half-centuries in his career. His best batting figure in a match was 164 against South Africa and Ponting is often considered one of the greatest batsmen of all time.

Here are some significant records of Ponting in the ODI Career:

Name	Country	Match	Innings	Runs	100	50	Ave	H. S
Ricky Ponting	Australia	375	365	13704	30	82	42.03	164

Who is the fourth-most odi runs scorer?

With 13,288 runs and 28 centuries in 445 matches, Sanath Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka is the fourth-most ODI runs scorer of all time. This master-class batsman has played 445 ODI matches between 25 December 1989 and 28 June 2011, where he played his debut ODI match on 26 December 1989 against Australia. Along with numerous records, this legend has scored 28 centuries and 68 half-centuries in his career. His best batting figure in a match was 189 against India and Jayasuriya is often considered one of the greatest batsmen of all time.

Here are some significant records of Jayasuriya in the ODI Career:

Name	Country	Match	Innings	Runs	100	50	Ave	H. S
Sanath Jayasuriya	Sri Lanka	445	433	13430	28	68	33.36	189

Who is the fifth-most odi runs scorer?

With 13430 runs and 19 centuries in 448 matches, Mahela Jayawardene of Sri Lanka is the fifth-most ODI runs scorer of all time. This master-class batsman has played 448 ODI matches between 24 January 1998 and 18 March 2015, where he played his debut ODI match on 24 January 1998 against Zimbabwe. Along with numerous records, this legend has scored 19 centuries and 77 half-centuries in his career.  His best batting figure in a match was 144 against England and Jayawardene is often considered one of the greatest batsmen of all time.

Here are some significant records of  Jayawardene in the ODI Career;

Name	Country	Match	Innings	Runs	100	50	Ave	H. S
Mahela Jayawardene	Sri Lanka	448	418	12650	19	77	33.37	144

Who is the sixth-most odi runs scorer?

With 12,344 runs and 43 centuries in 262 matches, Virat Kohli of India is the sixth-most ODI runs scorer of all time. This master-class batsman has played 262 ODI matches between 18 August 2008 and 17 July 2022, where he played his debut ODI match on 18 August 2008 against Sri Lanka. Along with numerous records, this legend has scored 43 centuries and 64 half-centuries in his career. His best batting figure in a match was 183 against Sri Lanka and Kohli is often considered one of the greatest batsmen of all time.

Here are some significant records of Kohli in the ODI Career:

Name	Country	Match	Innings	Runs	100	50	Ave	H. S
Virat Kohli	India	262	253	12344	43	64	57.68	183

Who is the seventh-most odi runs scorer?

With 11739 runs and 10 centuries in 378 matches, Inzamam-ul-Haq of Pakistan is the seventh-most ODI runs scorer of all time. This master-class batsman played 378 ODI matches between 22 November 1991 and 21 March 2007, where he played his debut ODI match on 22 November 1991 against the West Indies. Along with numerous records, this legend has scored 10 centuries and 83 half-centuries in his career. His best batting figure in a match was 137* against New Zealand and Inzamam is often considered one of the greatest batsmen of all time.

Here are some significant  Inzamam's records in the ODI Career:

Name	Country	Match	Innings	Runs	100	50	Ave	H. S
Inzamam-Ul-Haq	Pakistan	378	350	11739	10	83	39.52	137*

Who is the eighth-most odi runs scorer?

With 11579 runs and 17 centuries in 328 matches, Jacques Kallis of South Africa is the eighth-most ODI runs scorer of all time. This master-class batsman has played 328 ODI matches between 9 January 1996 and 12 July 2014, where he played his debut ODI match on 9 January 1996 against England. Along with numerous records, this legend has scored 17 centuries and 86 half-centuries in his career. His best batting figure in a match was 139 against the West Indies and Kallis is often considered one of the greatest batsmen of all time.

Here are some significant records of Kallis in the ODI Career:

Name	Country	Match	Innings	Runs	100	50	Ave	H. S
Jacques Kallis	South Africa	328	314	11579	17	86	41.36	139

Who is the ninth-most odi runs scorer?

With 11363 runs and 22 centuries in 311 matches, Sourav Ganguly of India is the ninth-most ODI runs scorer of all time. This master-class batsman played 311 ODI matches between 11 January 1992 and 15 November 2007, where he played his debut ODI match on 11 January 1992 against the West Indies. Along with numerous records, this legend has scored 22 centuries and 72 half-centuries in his career. His best batting figure in a match was 189 against Sri Lanka and Ganguly is often considered one of the greatest batsmen of all time.

Here are some significant records of Ganguly in ODI Career:

Name	Country	Match	Innings	Runs	100	50	Ave	H. S
Sourav Ganguly	India	311	300	11363	22	72	41.02	183

Who is the tenth-most odi runs scorer?

With 10889 runs and 12 centuries in 344 matches, Rahul Dravid of India is the tenth-most ODI runs scorer of all time. This master-class batsman has played 344 ODI matches between 3 April 1996 and 16 September 2011, where he played his debut ODI match on 3 April 1996 against Sri Lanka. Along with numerous records, this legend has scored 12 centuries and 83 half-centuries in his career. His best batting figure in a match was 153 against New Zealand and Dravid is often considered one of the greatest batsmen of all time.

Here are some significant records of Dravid in the ODI Career:

Name	Country	Match	Innings	Runs	100	50	Ave	H. S
Rahul Dravid	India	344	318	10889	12	83	39.16	153

Here are some notable records in ODI cricket:

When was the first ODI played?

The first ODI match was played on 5 January 1971 between England and Australia at MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground). Australia defeated England by 5 wickets in the maiden ODI match and won the first-ever ODI match in history.

When was the first ODI World Cup played?

The first edition of the ODI Cricket World Cup was held in June 1975 in England. In the 1975 ODI World Cup, West Indies defeated Australia by 17 runs won the inaugural ODI World Cup title, and became the World Champion for the first time in history.  

Who made the first Century in the ODI Cricket World Cup?

In the first edition of the Men’s ODI World Cup, Denis Amiss of England scored the maiden ODI World Cup century (137) runs against India. Along with the maiden ODI World Cup century, Denis Amiss of England also scored the maiden ODI century (103) runs against Australia at Old Trafford, England in 1972. 

Who wins the most ODI World Cups?

With five (5) ODI World Cup titles, Australia won the most ICC ODI Cricket World Cups till 2022. Australia has the record to win the most ODI World Cups in 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2015. Australia is the only team that has won three successive Cricket World Cups from 1999 to 2003. In addition to winning five ODI Cricket World Cup titles, Australia has been runners-up in the ODI Cricket World Cup twice, in 1975 and 1996.

Who scored the first 200 runs in ODI?

Sachin Tendulkar of India scored the first-ever double hundred (200) in ODI history against South Africa at Gwalior in India, while Rohit Sharma of India is the only batsman with three ODI centuries, 209, 264, and 208* so far. Meanwhile, Sachin Tendulkar is the most ODI Runs Scorer of all time, where has scored the most ODI centuries (49) and is often considered the greatest batsman of all time.

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