Stats: Highest Scores at Each Batting Position in ODI

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.	1	2	3	4	5
Opener	Rohit Sharma – 264	Martin Guptill – 237*	Virender Sehwag – 219	Chris Gayle – 215	Fakhar Zaman – 210*
No. 3	Charles Coventry – 194*	Faf du Plessis – 185	MS Dhoni – 183*	Virat Kohli – 183	Mitchell Marsh – 177*
No. 4	Viv Richards – 189*	Ben Stokes – 182	Ross Taylor – 181*	Viv Richards – 181	AB de Villiers – 176
No. 5	Heinrich Klaasen – 174	Jaskaran Malhotra – 173*	AB de Villiers – 162*	Andrew Symonds – 156	Andrew Symonds – 151
No. 6	Glenn Maxwell – 201*	Kapil Dev – 175*	Andrew Symonds – 143*	MS Dhoni – 139*	Jos Buttler – 129
No. 7	Luke Ronchi – 170*	Marcus Stoinis – 146*	Thisara Perera – 140	Michael Bracewell – 140	MS Dhoni – 139*
No. 8	Simi Singh – 100*	Mehidy Hasan Miraz – 100*	Chris Woakes – 95*	Sam Curran – 95*	Nathan Coulter-Nile – 92
No. 9	Andre Russell – 92*	Daren Sammy – 84	Thisara Perera – 80*	Isuru Udana – 78	James Faulkner – 69*
No. 10	Ravi Rampaul – 86*	Mohammad Amir – 73*	Hasan Ali – 59	Dougie Marillier – 56*	Lasith Malinga – 56
No. 11	Mohammad Amir – 58	Shoaib Akhtar – 43	Makhaya Ntini – 42*	Joel Garner – 37	Peter 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.

Saurabh Chede

Saurabh is a cricket enthusiast who crafts content around the sport. Being from a cricket-crazy nation, he developed an unbreakable bond with the sport. When he's not watching cricket, you'll find him creating funny memes or watching old TMKOC episodes!

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