Since its beginning in 1971, the One Day International cricket design has seen a ton of energising thumps. Yet, as the opposition developed seriously throughout the long term, the need to score more runs rose. While customarily, arriving at 100 runs was viewed as an achievement, today, it has transformed into a benchmark. Batters have stretched the limits further with hard-hitting, endlessly batting cordial pitches. Here is a rundown of 5 batters who have scored the most elevated individual score in ODI cricket and have enlisted their names in the cricketing record creator’s rundown.
264 Runs – Rohit Sharma
On 13 November 2014, is the date recorded in history books as the day when Rohit Sharma scored the most elevated individual score in ODI cricket at his number one cricket ground, the Eden Gardens of Kolkata. The Indian Bad habit Skipper played an unfathomable inning of 264 runs in only 173 balls at an even impossible strike pace of 152.63.
With these innings, the ‘Hitman’ additionally broke the record for hitting the most number of boundaries by an individual in an ODI(42 – 33 fours and 9 sixes). Rohit confronted 173 balls – the most balls a batsman has at any point looked at in a 50-over ODI design. Rohit directed India to an enormous all-out of 404/5. India dominated the game by 153 runs as Sri Lanka got all out for 251 runs, 13 not precisely Rohit.
219 Runs – Virender Sehwag
On December 8, 2011, Virender Sehwag turned into the second batsman after Sachin Tendulkar to score a twofold hundred in ODI cricket. The forceful right-given opener crushed 219 off only 149 balls at an extraordinary strike pace of 146.97. The ‘Nawab of Najafgarh’ broke the record of scoring the most noteworthy individual score by a commander in an ODI and drove his group to score 418/5 in their standard of 50 overs. Until now, this is India’s most elevated group in ODI cricket.
200 Runs – Sachin Tendulkar
In the ODI match at Commander Roop Singh Arena in Gwalior on February 24, 2010, the “Master Blaster,” “The Lord of Cricket,” Sachin Tendulkar, gave a gift that would live on in cricket history. Tendulkar crushed 25 fours and 3 sixes in his 147-ball innings, obliterating an impressive bowling line-up highlighting extraordinarily skilled bowlers like Dale Steyn and Jacques Kallis. At a rankling strike pace of 136.05, Sachin Tendulkar hit 200 not out. India beat South Africa by a mind-boggling 153 runs thanks to Sachin’s commitments to their gigantic 401 for losing just 3 wickets in 50 overs.
194 Runs – Charles Coventry
At the Sovereign Games Club Ground in Bulawayo on August 16, 2009, Zimbabwean cricketer Charles Coventry approached Saeed Anwar’s 1997 ODI record. Coventry batted when Zimbabwe was 5/1 in the second over. With a striking pace of 124.35, he scored 194 undefeated in 156 balls. In the penultimate over, Charles Coventry missed his 200 after hitting 16 fours and 7 sixes. He likewise holds the record for making the most runs in an innings on a terrible side since Zimbabwe’s bowling line-up couldn’t match Coventry’s sublime.
194 Runs – Saeed Anwar
Previous Pakistani opener Saeed Anwar is straightaway. Saeed Anwar played a forceful inning against India in Pakistan’s 1997 visit to India. He scored 194 out of 146 balls, missing a double century by 6 runs. Pakistan won by 35 runs, scoring 327/5 in the primary innings. Despite Chennai’s challenging climate, the left-handed starter scored 132.88. By impacting 21 fours and 5 sixes, Anwar overwhelmed the Indian bowling line-up. Until 2010, he had the best ODI score.
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