The ICC ODI World Cup is the pinnacle of cricketing events, and every player strives to perform at their best. Speaking of batters, they always look to score loads of runs throughout the tournament by dominating opposition bowlers.
A few batters have displayed their batting prowess by amassing 500-plus runs in the World Cup. This article lists the batters who have scored 500-plus runs the most times in the ODI World Cup.
Most 500+ Runs Seasons in ODI World Cup
| Player | No. of Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar (IND) | 2 | 1996, 2003 |
| Rohit Sharma (IND) | 2 | 2019, 2023 |
| David Warner (AUS) | 2 | 2019, 2023 |
| Matthew Hayden (AUS) | 1 | 2007 |
| Mahela Jayawardene (SL) | 1 | 2007 |
| Ricky Ponting (AUS) | 1 | 2007 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL) | 1 | 2011 |
| Martin Guptill (NZ) | 1 | 2015 |
| Kumar Sangakkara (SL) | 1 | 2015 |
| Jonny Bairstow (ENG) | 1 | 2019 |
| Aaron Finch (AUS) | 1 | 2019 |
| Joe Root (ENG) | 1 | 2019 |
| Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) | 1 | 2019 |
| Kane Williamson (NZ) | 1 | 2019 |
| Quinton de Kock (SA) | 1 | 2023 |
| Rachin Ravindra (NZ) | 1 | 2023 |
| Virat Kohli (IND) | 1 | 2023 |
| Shreyas Iyer (IND) | 1 | 2023 |
| Daryl Mitchell (NZ) | 1 | 2023 |
Key Insights
Since the beginning of the World Cup in 1975, over 14 batsmen have scored 500-plus runs at least once in a single edition.
Out of those 14 batsmen, 7 batters went past 500 runs in the 2019 World Cup held in England.
India’s Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman to breach the 500-run mark twice. He scored 523 runs in the 1996 edition and 673 runs in the 2003 edition, with the latter being the most runs scored in a single edition of the 50-over tournament.
