The first ODI was played on 5 January 1971 between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Since then, there has been no looking back for this format. The 50-over format is one of the most popular forms of cricket. Many new teams became a part of this format along the journey.
Let’s have a look at the top 10 teams with the most runs in ODI cricket history:
Top 10 countries with the most runs in ODI cricket history
1. England
England has sealed the top spot by playing 761 ODIs and has piled up 3,32,990 runs. They have the record for the most runs in ODI cricket. However, contrary to their history, they only have 1 ODI World Cup to their name, which was also won recently in 2019.
2. Australia
In ODIs, Australia has made 4,19,350 runs to date, playing around 958 matches. They are the most successful ODI team as they have won the ICC ODI World Cup a record 5 times – 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2015.
3. India
India has won 2 ODI World Cup titles, played 999 ODIs and scored 4,44,586 runs. They form the Big 3 in cricket along with Australia and England.
4. West Indies
West Indies captures the fourth spot. In a total of 834 ODIs, they won the Cup two times scoring up to 3,47,841 runs.
5. Pakistan
Pakistan has played a total of 1566 international matches out of which 936 were ODI clashes, where the team mustered 4,01,259 runs.
6. New Zealand
The fifth spot is taken by New Zealand. In 775 ODIs, the team has made an overall score of 3,25,779 runs.
7. South Africa
South Africa gets a seventh place in the list. In 638 ODIs, they have made 2,80,237 runs.
8. Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has also mustered 3,71,622 runs in 870 ODI games and takes eighth place.
9. Zimbabwe
In 541 ODIs, Zimbabwe accounted for 2,30,752 runs getting the second last spot.
10. Bangladesh
Bangladesh is the last team to get a space on the list of the top 10 teams with the most runs in ODI. In 388 ODIs, Bangladesh has scored 1,63,741 runs.
Read more: Top 10 Teams with most runs in Test cricket history
