Home
Cricket
Virat Kohli joins Sachin Tendulkar in the Most 50+ scores in ODI history

Virat Kohli joins Sachin Tendulkar in the Most 50+ scores in ODI history

Kohli needs just one century to break Tendulkar's record for scoring the most 100s in ODIs.

After making his 49th ODI century in the IND vs SA World Cup 2023 match, Virat Kohli is close to breaking yet another record. The right-handed batter is now close to holding the record for scoring the most 50+ scores in ODI cricket. Apart from the modern great, all-time legends Sachin Tendulkar, Kumar Sangakkara and Ricky Ponting also feature in the list. So, let’s check out the top 3 players with the most 50+ scores in ODI:

PlayerMatchesInningsRunsAverage100s50s50+
Sachin Tendulkar4634521842644.834996145
Virat Kohli2892771362658.484970119
Kumar Sangakkara4043801423441.982593118
Ricky Ponting3753651370442.033082112
Jacques Kallis3283141157944.361786103

Most 50+ score in ODI: Sachin Tendulkar tops the list

The Little Master stands at the top with 145 50+ scores in 463 ODIs. Tendulkar currently holds the record for scoring the most runs (18426), most 100s (49), and most 50s (96) in ODIs.

Virat Kohli (119)

The Delhi cricketer went past former Sri Lankan skipper Kumar Sangakkara after scoring his 49th century on his birthday to move to the top 2 spot in the most 50+ scores in ODI. Kohli is the only active player on the list, with 49 centuries (joint most in ODIs) and 70 fifties (10th most of all time).

Kumar Sangakkara (118)

The former Sri Lankan skipper was not too far away from Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 96 fifties when he retired. However, his making just 25 hundred saw Sangakkara finish second with 118 50+ scores in ODI.

Also Read:

Follow
Share

Editor's Pick

Rishabh Pant once again Cricket Rishabh Pant once again "most expensive", sold for 33 Cr to PBKS at IPL Mock Auction

Top Stories

Share article
Follow us on social media
Tell us why didn’t you like our article so that we can improve on?
Choose ranking:
ICC Test Ranking
ICC ODI Ranking
ICC T20I Ranking