List of One Day International cricket records
cricket is played between international cricket teams who are full members of the International Cricket Council as well as the top four associate members. Unlike Test matches, ODIs consist of one innings per team, having a limit in the number of overs, currently 50 overs per innings – although in the past this has been 55 or 60 overs. ODI matches are a subset of List A cricket.
The earliest match recognised as an ODI was played between England and Australia in January 1971; since when there have been more than 4,700 ODIs played by 29 teams. The frequency of matches has steadily increased, partly because of the increase in the number of ODI-playing countries, and partly as the cricket boards of those nations seek to maximise their revenue with the increased popularity of cricket, a process that dates from the time of the Packer Revolution. In February 2022, in their home series against the West Indies, India played their 1,000th ODI match, becoming the first team to play one thousand matches in this format.
The trend of countries to increase the number of ODI matches they play means that the aggregate lists are dominated by modern players, though this trend is reversing as teams play more Twenty20 Internationals. Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most runs in ODIs with a total of 18,426. Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan is the highest ODI wicket-taker with a total of 534 wickets. The record for most dismissals by a wicket-keeper is held by Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka while the record for most catches by a fielder is held by Sri Lankan Mahela Jayawardene.
Listing criteria
In general the top five are listed in each category.Listing notation
Team notation- indicates that a team scored 300 runs for three wickets and the innings was closed, either due to a successful run chase or if no overs remained to be bowled.
- indicates that a team scored 300 runs and was all out, either by losing all ten wickets or by having one or more batsmen unable to bat and losing the remaining wickets.
- indicates that a batsman scored 100 runs and was not out.
- indicates that a batsman scored 175 runs and was out after that.
- indicates that a bowler has captured 5 wickets while giving away 40 runs.
- indicates that a team bowled 49 complete overs, and one incomplete over of just five deliveries.
- Currently active ODI players appear in boldface.
- Currently active ODI officials are shown by ‡.
- Cricket is played during the summer months in most countries. Domestic cricket seasons in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and the West Indies may therefore span two calendar years, and are by convention said to be played in "2008–09". A cricket season in England is described as a single year. e.g. "2009". An international ODI series or tournament may be for a much shorter duration, and Cricinfo treats this issue by stating "as a rule of thumb, any series or tour or tournament which began between the six months of April and September of any given year will appear in the relevant single year season and any that began between October and March will appear in the relevant cross-year season". In the record tables, a two-year span generally indicates that the record was set within a domestic season in one of the above named countries.
Team records
Result records
Greatest win margin (by runs)
Greatest win margin (by balls remaining)
Greatest win margin (by wickets)
As of November 2024, teams batting second have won by a margin of ten wickets on 68 occasions.Highest successful chases
Narrowest win margins (by runs)
The narrowest margin of victory by teams batting first is one run, which has been achieved in 35 ODIs. Australia have won by this margin on six occasions, which is the most for any team.Narrowest win margins (by balls remaining)
Teams batting second have won on the final ball of their innings 40 times, with South Africa winning in such a manner seven times.Narrowest win margins (by wickets)
The narrowest margin of victory by wickets is by a single wicket, which has settled 70 ODIs. West Indies have recorded such victory on twelve occasions.Lowest totals defended successfully
Most consecutive wins
Most consecutive defeats
Most consecutive All out dismissals
Team scoring records
Highest innings totals
Highest innings total batting second
Highest chase in an innings
Highest match aggregate
Lowest innings totals
Shortest completed innings (by balls)
Most sixes in an innings
Most fours in an innings
Most individual hundreds in an innings
Most individual hundreds in a match
Individual records (batting)
Most career runs
Most career runs – progression of record
Most runs in each batting position
Fastest to multiples of 1000 runs
Highest individual scores
Highest individual score (progression of record)
Highest individual score at each position
Highest career average
Highest average at each position
Highest strike rates
Most centuries
Most fifties
Fastest fifties
Fastest centuries
Fastest double centuries
Most sixes in career
Most fours in career
Most sixes in an innings
Most fours in an innings
Highest strike rates in an innings
Most runs in a calendar year
Most runs in a series
Most runs in an over
Most ducks in career
Most innings before first duck
Most runs in a career without scoring a century
Individual records (bowling)
Most wickets
Fastest to multiples of wickets
Best innings figures
Best innings figures – progression of record
| Figures | Player | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 3/34 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 1971 | |||
| 3/33 | Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester | 1972 | |||
| 4/27 | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham | 1972 | |||
| 5/34 | Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds | 1975 | |||
| 6/14 | Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds | 1975 | |||
| 7/51 | Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds | 1983 | |||
| 7/37 | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | 1991–92 | |||
| 7/30 | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | 2000–01 | |||
| 8/19 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2001–02 |