Most Not-Outs While Chasing in ODI
| Player | Not-Outs | Chasing Innings | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS Dhoni (IND) | 50 | 145 | 51.04 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin (IND) | 37 | 157 | 37.24 |
| Virat Kohli (IND) | 36 | 162 | 65.10 |
| Jonty Rhodes (SA) | 35 | 105 | 36.05 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK) | 34 | 151 | 40.99 |
| Jacques Kallis (SA) | 34 | 158 | 44.95 |
| Shaun Pollock (SA) | 33 | 91 | 29.56 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga (SL) | 33 | 143 | 34.89 |
| Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN) | 32 | 120 | 33.62 |
| Ricky Ponting (AUS) | 32 | 153 | 41.93 |
Key Insights on Most Not Outs while Chasing in ODI Cricket
Record Holders for Most Unbeaten ODI Chases
MS Dhoni holds the record for the most not-outs while batting second in ODI cricket, with 50 unbeaten innings.
Dhoni has also remained not out the most times in overall ODI cricket, with 84 unbeaten outings under his belt.
India ended up on the winning side in 94 per cent of the ODI run chases in which Dhoni stayed not out. He remained unbeaten in 47 successful chases.
Muttiah Muralitharan has remained unbeaten in the most unsuccessful ODI chases, with 22 such innings for Sri Lanka.
Mushfiqur Rahim remained not out in 21 innings while chasing in Bangladesh, the most by a batter on home soil in ODIs.
Dhoni, on the other hand, stayed not out 31 times in overseas conditions, the most by a batter in away ODI chases.
Unbeaten Fifty-Plus Scores in Successful ODI Chases
Virat Kohli has scored the most unbeaten centuries (14+) and fifty-plus scores (28+) in ODI run chases.
All of Kohli’s hundreds helped India chase targets successfully, while only one of his fifties ended in a loss.
Jacques Kallis is the other batter with more than 20 unbeaten fifty-plus scores in run chases in ODIs, with all coming in wins. Explore Jacques Kallis records here.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul has recorded the most unbeaten fifty-plus scores in unsuccessful ODI chases, with four such knocks for the West Indies. Three of them were centuries, again the most by a batter.
Openers Carrying Their Bat While Chasing in ODIs
Saeed Anwar (Pakistan), Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa), Alec Stewart (England), Javed Omar (Bangladesh), Azhar Ali (Pakistan), and Upul Tharanga (Sri Lanka) are the openers who’ve carried their bats (remained unbeaten) while chasing in ODIs.
While five of these batters’ efforts went in vain, Anwar’s unbeaten 103 ended up in a tie against Zimbabwe as Pakistan failed to chase 220 in the 1995 Harare ODI.
Perfect Success Rate in ODI Run Chases
More than 60 batters have stayed not out in 20 or more chases in ODIs. Among them, Yuvraj Singh (27), Eoin Morgan (24), Mohammad Yousuf (23), JP Duminy (22), Desmond Haynes (20) and Viv Richards (20) remained unbeaten in 100 per cent of the chases their teams won.
