As the format becomes shorter, each run scored by batters becomes paramount to the team’s cause. 

The top-order batters have a huge responsibility on their shoulders to provide an electric start. When the middle or lower-order batters come into the picture, their role is to either stabilise the innings or rescue the team from tricky situations. 

Whatever the situation may be, we have seen batters wielding their willows to bring up mammoth scores by batting at different positions.

In this article, we’ll look at the highest scores smashed by batters at each batting position in ODIs.

Highest Scores at Each Batting Position in ODI

Position/No.12345
OpenerRohit Sharma – 264Martin Guptill – 237*Virender Sehwag – 219Chris Gayle – 215Fakhar Zaman – 210*
No. 3Charles Coventry – 194*Faf du Plessis – 185MS Dhoni – 183*Virat Kohli – 183Mitchell Marsh – 177*
No. 4Viv Richards – 189*Ben Stokes – 182Ross Taylor – 181*Viv Richards – 181AB de Villiers – 176
No. 5Heinrich Klaasen – 174Jaskaran Malhotra – 173*AB de Villiers – 162*Andrew Symonds – 156Andrew Symonds – 151
No. 6Glenn Maxwell – 201*Kapil Dev – 175*Andrew Symonds – 143*MS Dhoni – 139*Jos Buttler – 129
No. 7Luke Ronchi – 170*Marcus Stoinis – 146*Thisara Perera – 140Michael Bracewell – 140MS Dhoni – 139*
No. 8Simi Singh – 100*Mehidy Hasan Miraz – 100*Chris Woakes – 95*Sam Curran – 95*Nathan Coulter-Nile – 92
No. 9Andre Russell – 92*Daren Sammy – 84Thisara Perera – 80*Isuru Udana – 78James Faulkner – 69*
No. 10Ravi Rampaul – 86*Mohammad Amir – 73*Hasan Ali – 59Dougie Marillier – 56*Lasith Malinga – 56
No. 11Mohammad Amir – 58Shoaib Akhtar – 43Makhaya Ntini – 42*Joel Garner – 37Peter Ongondo – 36

Key Insights

264: Rohit Sharma has the highest-ever individual score in ODIs to his name. The Hitman went bonkers against Sri Lanka and smacked 264 runs in 173 balls in 2014. Moreover, Sharma has 3 double centuries, and all of them came while opening the innings.

200: Sachin Tendulkar became the first-ever batter to score 200+ runs in an ODI innings. The Indian batting stalwart brought up his double ton against South Africa in 2010 while batting as an opener.

201: In November 2023, Glenn Maxwell became the first non-opening batter to hammer a double century in ODIs. His whirlwind knock of an unbeaten 201 came against Afghanistan while batting at No. 6. Moreover, Maxwell’s 201 is now the highest score in a run chase.

194: Zimbabwe’s Charles Coventry notched up only the second 190+ score in ODIs. However, his unbeaten 194 went in vain against Bangladesh, making it the highest score in a losing cause in the 50-over format.

183: MS Dhoni boasts the record for the highest individual score by a wicketkeeper in this format. Dhoni smashed a brilliant 183* against Sri Lanka in 2005 while coming to bat No. 3.

8: In July 2021, Ireland’s Simi Singh became the first batter to score a century while playing at No. 8 in ODIs. He garnered 100 not out against South Africa in Dublin.

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