7 Batsmen Who Have batted all the 50 overs in an ODI.

ODI cricket asks for temperament and intent to take your team through!! If some player even plays 60-70 balls and makes some crucial runs for his team. That itself is a big thing to pull off. And if someone is standing there from the very beginning till the very end, that is next to impossible for a player to do.

Now I will present the 7 batsmen who batted all the 50 overs of an ODI cricket match.!!

1.Rohit Sharma 264

It was India's fourth match of the 5 match series against Sri Lanka in Kolkata in 2014. The match date was Nov 13, 2014. After a slow start, then capitalising on that build-up towards the end of the innings, Rohit Sharma scored a mammoth 264 runs off 173 balls, which included 33 4s and 9 sixes all over the park. Still, unfortunately, he was caught on the last delivery of the innings. Due to his 264 India manager putting up a target of 405 runs in 50 overs. And in reply to that, Sri Lanka was all out for just 251 runs.

2. Sachin Tendulkar 200

It was the 2nd match against South Africa on the 24th of Feb 2010 in Gwalior. Sachin scored 200 runs off 147 balls, including 25 fours and 3 sixes, and that was the first time ever any batsman had scored 200 runs in an ODI match. That 200 helped India to put up a mammoth 402 runs target. And in reply to that, SA was all out for 248 runs.

3. Martin Guptill 237

The fourth quarter-final of the ICC World Cup 2015 against West Indies on 21st March in Wellington. Guptill scored a staggering 237 runs off 163 balls, including 24 fours and 11 sixes helping NZ to put up a massive total of 393 runs. In reply to that, WI managed to score 250 and was all out.

4. Fakhar Zaman 210

It was the fourth ODI of the Pakistan tour of Zimbabwe on the 20th of July, 2018, in Bulawayo. Fakhar scored 210 runs off 156 balls, including 24 fours and 5 sixes, helping Pakistan set up 400 runs in 50 overs. In reply of which Zimbabwe only managed 155 runs and was all out.

5. Gary Kristen 188

 It was the second match of the Wills World Cup on 16th of February, 1996, in Rawalpindi.

South Africa was playing against UAE. In that match, Gary Kristen scored a staggering 188 runs off 159 balls, including 13 fours and 4 sixes around the park, helping SA put a mammoth total of 321 runs for the loss of only 2 wickets. In reply, UAE somehow managed only 152 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 50 overs.

6. Hashim Amla 153 

It was the second ODI match of the West Indies tour of South Africa on the 18th of January 2015 in Johannesburg. Hashim Amla scored an elegant 153 runs off 142 balls, including 14 fours. This match is really a special one because many old records were broken and new in this match. Ab De Villiers set a world record of scoring the fastest 100 off just 31 deliveries. And due to the great innings of Amla, SA put up a gigantic total of 431 for the loss of only 2 wickets against West Indies. In reply, West Indies only managed 291 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 50 overs.

7. Tilakratne Dilshan 161

It was the 18th match of the ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP, 2015, on the 26th of February in Melbourne. Sri Lanka was playing against Bangladesh in which Dilshan player a majestic knock of 161 runs off 146 balls, including 22 fours. This knock helped SL put a massive total of 332 runs to lose only 1 wicket. In reply of which Bangladesh managed 240 runs and was all out.

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