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Top 10: Most Overall Runs while Chasing in ODI World Cup

Many batters have left an indelible mark in the history of the ODI World Cup by scoring loads of runs. Some of them have also shown their ability to score runs while chasing targets.

Chasing a target is a difficult task given the tremendous pressure in a tournament like the World Cup, and batters have to change their gear accordingly to keep their team in the game.

A few have mastered that skill and have amassed plenty of runs. Now, let’s take a look at the top 10 batters with the most runs while chasing in the ODI World Cup.

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Most Runs while Chasing in ODI World Cup

Player	Innings	Runs	High Score	Avg	100s/50s	Not Out
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	22	831	124*	43.73	2/6	3
Rohit Sharma (IND)	14	817	131	68.08	4/3	2
Virat Kohli (IND)	18	727	103*	55.92	1/4	5
Arjuna Ranatunga (SL)	20	727	88*	55.92	0/5	7
Stephen Fleming (NZ)	20	692	134*	40.70	2/2	3
Brian Lara (WI)	19	681	88*	45.40	0/5	4
Jacques Kallis (SA)	18	680	96	48.57	0/6	4
Sachin Tendulkar (IND)	16	656	127*	43.73	1/5	1
Kumar Sangakkara (SL)	15	628	117*	62.80	2/3	5
Kane Williamson (NZ)	15	590	106*	59.00	1/3	5

Key Insights

New Zealand’s former batter Scott Styris averages the most — 77.28 — among the batters with 500-plus runs while chasing in the ODI World Cup.

Brendon McCullum has scored runs at the highest strike rate of 141.94 among the batters who have chased in 10 or more innings.

AB de Villiers and Rohit Sharma are the only two batters with a strike rate above 100 in run chases among the batters with 500 or more runs.

Moreover, Rohit Sharma, who turns into a complete beast during the World Cup, is the only batter who has scored 3 or more centuries while chasing in this tournament.

Over 20 batters have scored 500 or more runs while chasing targets in the ODI World Cup.

Australia’s swashbuckling batter Glenn Maxwell scored 201* runs against Afghanistan while chasing the target of 292 — the highest individual score by any batter in a run chase in the 50-over tournament.

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!