Sep 15, 2023, 11:26 AM IST
Rohit Sharma: India's ace player leads the title for having the most double century in ODI cricket with three. In addition to being the best score for India in ODI cricket, his 264 against Sri Lanka also holds the record for the highest individual score.
In Wellington, New Zealand's 2015 World Cup match against West Indies, Martin Guptill scored 237 runs without being dismissed. The Kiwi batter currently holds the record for the highest individual score made by a New Zealand batsman, and his 237 is the second-highest score ever made in ODI.
Chris Gayle, aka The Universe Boss, has the greatest individual score for the West Indies in ODI cricket. In a 2015 World Cup match in Canberra against Zimbabwe, he scored 215 off 147 balls.
Left-handed opening batsman from Pakistan, Fakhar Zaman scored 210 against Zimbabwe in an ODI in 2018, setting a new career high. He is the only Pakistani batsman to have scored a double century in ODI cricket and has the best individual score for Pakistan.
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The highest individual score by a Zimbabwean batter in an ODI is currently held by Charles. His innings of 194 not out against Bangladesh in 2009 puts him on the list of ODI cricket's highest individual scores.
The best individual score from Sri Lanka in ODI cricket belongs to former opener Sanath Jayasuriya. At the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, he crushed India in an ODI, scoring 189 points off 161 balls.
The record holder for the highest ODI score by a South African is Gary Kirsten, who hails from that country. At the 1996 World Cup in Rawalpindi, he made 188 runs without being out against UAE.
The best individual score among Australians in ODI cricket thus far belongs to the former Australian captain, Shane Watson. In just 96 balls, he destroyed Bangladesh in Mirpur, scoring 185 runs.
Ben Stokes has recorded the greatest individual ODI score for England since he started playing again. At Kennington Oval, the left-hander scored 182 runs off 124 throws in the September 13 match against New Zealand.
The top individual scorer for Ireland in ODIs is Paul Stirling, the team's opener and present skipper. In an ODI against Canada in 2010, he scored 177 runs.
The greatest individual ODI score among Bangladeshi players belongs to right-handed hitter Litton Das, who has also occasionally captained the squad. This list included him thanks to the 176-run innings he played against Zimbabwe.